LaFeber Life Lately

Date Night @ Southpoint Hotel




Gettin' crazy!

I have such a hard time keeping up with all the events in our life, that I forget to write about the little personal things that each of us has been up to. Since this is basically the only journal I have been keeping nowadays (aint nobody got time for that), I decided I need to be better at writing down the little things that make us who we are.

Let's start with the man of the house.....

Josh

Josh has been keeping busy with work. There's been a lot of crazy stuff going on at the office so he has been working a lot... at least that's what he tells me ;). No, I'm totally kidding!!

 

He and some buddies at work started up a little group that go after work on Monday nights to play tennis at a park nearby. He is sorely missed but Austin and I try to get on without him because we know how much he needs some "me time" with all the stress he is under. My favorite though is when he called me on his way home from this week's match and told me he has a war wound that hurts so bad he ended up losing the match. Okay, being a nurse, when I hear that I instantly imagine the most gruesome scene I have witnessed when people come into the ER with that kind of story. Imagine my surprise when he shows me his "hurt finger" and it turns out to be a popped blister! REALLY?!! Now I understand why God gave the duty of childbirth to women.

 

Josh is still serving on Thursday nights as a Stake Employment Officer and continues to enjoy it. He even had the opportunity to help his old boss who was recently laid off find a new job. He is such a caring person and always wants to help people. Maybe that's why all the women at work treat him like their therapist? I can't believe some of the stories they tell him!

 

Josh claims he is the Grill Master, but last night's burgers didn't agree. We both sat at the table looking at our pathetic excuse for a dinner and burst out laughing! He argues it is my fault because I was the one who prepared the burgers and he was just the one who put them on the grill. Perhaps..... I guess we will see next time. He has agreed to make dinner once a week and since he only knows how to grill or microwave, I have a feeling we will be having a lot of hamburgers, yummy or not so yummy ;).

 

Ashly

I have been keeping very busy these past few weeks. First off, my garden! The herbs have been really temperamental and most of them have died off except for the basil :(. We have been having really strong wind and it broke one of my tomato plants in half! Yes, I cried. I debated on whether to dump it and buy a new plant or just make do with what I've got and in the end I decided to keep it and see if it might grow back. And it did! It's almost as big as the other plant now! I think God knew I needed that little blessing because of how hard I fought to even start a garden in the first place. Josh thought it was a stupid idea and didn't think it was worth the money because they would probably just die anyway since we live in the desert. Boy am I excited to prove him wrong!

 

My babies first starting out

Growing tall! You can't even tell which one had a quick brush with death!

My first tomato! Are you seeing this Josh?!

Now that I am a stay at home Mom, I finally have time to do the fun stuff. And guess what! Strawberries are now in season! So for the past two days I have been making Strawberry Freezer Jam. I found a recipe online to make it super healthy and it tastes so yummy you wouldn't even know it is sugar free! I used Truvia for the sweetener and Chia Seeds instead of Pectin to thicken it up. I was so proud of myself that I gave all of the first batch away to church friends/neighbors so I spent the second day actually making some for us. It wasn't easy with a 9 month old wandering around and causing havoc and then there was of course the incident with the hand-held blender that splattered strawberry  juice all over myself and my kitchen.... but it will be worth it in the winter when we have yummy jam :). Oh and I made homemade bread to go with it! Yummo!

I made it in the crockpot which took longer but also cut down on a lot of work.

I spent my birthday money on online shopping this year. Who has time to actually go to the mall? Even if I did, Austin doesn't enjoy waiting for me in the dressing room while I try on outfits. I found the perfect website that has the most adorable clothes and after about a month of waiting, they finally arrived! Summers in Nevada are brutal so I bought a bunch of Maxi Dresses and I am sooooo glad I did! They are super comfy and since they are long, you don't have to worry about bending over or doing your chores/ picking up baby and flashing everyone your undies (or in my case, garments). I am so in love with them that I am contemplating buying more.... Please Josh??? ;)

This one is my favorite because it is already modest so I don't have to wear an undershirt




Another favorite :)

Out of all the holiday candy, Easter candy is my favorite for one reason... The Cadbury Eggs! Every time I go to the store I buy me one and everyone in my family knows I love them so much that they buy them for me too! It's pure bliss I tell you!

MMMmmmm

I found this cute Easter wreath at Target and fell in love! Now I'm on the hunt for a cute summer wreath. I love decorating!

Working out has been another passion of mine and I have loved seeing the results! However, it has been almost a month since I've seen the gym and between the fair food and Easter candy, the scale isn't very happy with me. I keep saying "next week I'll get back on track." Let's hope it really is next week or I will soon be saying bye-bye to the new obliques I just discovered!

 

 

I also have a calling at church and it has been really good for me. I am famous for never doing my visiting teaching and I will be the first to say that I haven't really cared. So what calling did they give me? Visiting Teaching Supervisor! I think someone upstairs is trying to tell me something. It gets stressful trying to keep up every month with all the sisters but it has also been a great blessing in that I am making new friends and am being forced to be social in the ward.

 

As for Austin, he already gets his own monthly update in the blog so I will leave him out of this one. He did however get his first little spanking today. He is so mischievous and is constantly doing what he shouldn't. So after telling him "No" for the millionth time today when he tried to get to the Playstation that we have tried to cleverly disguise under a blanket and then ripped apart my basket it sits on to shreds with his teeth, I finally swatted him. I barely tapped him and I highly doubt he felt anything with his diaper and pants on but for the first time he knew I meant business and he didn't like it. Go ahead and judge me, I really don't care if it means my son is safe and doesn't think he runs the show all the time.