Easter

This past Sunday was Easter, Elizabeth's first Easter to be exact. It was an absolutely beautiful day! The sun was shining, church was great, and we were able to spend time with our friends. Elizabeth was a little spoiled and even got her very own little Easter basket complete with bunny ears, a board book, a bunny puppy (which happens to be her new favorite toy), a teething toy (she still prefers to chew on the stuffed animals), and adorable little bunny finger puppets I made (pretty proud of them..haha). Little girl looked so adorable in her Easter dress (thanks mom!) and she went the entire day without blowing out of her diaper. Quite the accomplishment. To enjoy the sun we went over to the park for a little bit to relax after church, and then headed over to Steven and Stephanies house where they made a delicious ham dinner (I don't even like ham...but it was really yummy!). 

There are lots of pictures but she is cute and I couldn't narrow it down....sorry :)

2 months!

Elizabeth is two months old today! Boy, time sure flies! I figure I should give an update of her likes/dislikes and such things...but she's just a baby, so I'm not sure she has too many of those yet. She really likes sitting upwards, she doesn't want to lay down unless she is eating or REALLY tired. She likes it when we sit her up so she can look around and see what's new. She has been talking and cooing a lot lately. It's really cute! We will talk to her and she talks right back like we are having a real conversation. Sometimes she apparently says really funny things because she will say her baby talk and then get a huge smile on her face and give a little laugh. She is having her two month appointment next week, I am not looking forward to shots! But I am excited to see how much she is growing (She is starting to grow out of a lot of her newborn clothes, 0-3 is still a little baggy...but they are cute). 

In other news, Justin made his final decision of where he will be going to grad school. This fall he is going to be attending the University of Washington! I am so excited! Can't wait to go back home!

And Justin had a "decision day" video chat... Go UW

let's try some DIY

A friend told me the other day that I should try and make my own Moby Wrap to carry Elizabeth around in. After a quick Pinterest search I found a ton of tutorials which were, luckily, all super easy (pretty much just cut a really long strip of jersey stretch fabric)! Sweet! After heading to Walmart and finding some fabric for $1 a yard I thought I might as well try it out. I needed 5 yards, but only 20 inches wide, so I had a TON of extra fabric. I figured might as well find a project to use up the rest of the fabric, so I decided to try a maxi dress. Now I have close to zero sewing skills, but I found this little tutorial that wasn't too difficult. I will admit, I didn't actually hem the bottom, sleeves, or neckline, but the jersey fabric doesn't fray so I should be good (hopefully... I might add hems if it bugs me, but frankly stretchy fabric isn't fun to sew). I just need to figure out how to accessorize it a bit to avoid it looking like a potato sack. 

So, for a total of $5 I now have a faux Moby wrap and a dress....sweet! The best part is I actually still have a ton of fabric left to use for something else...not that I have any other ideas of what I might do. 

Justin even got to try it out! (need to work on how tight or loose to tie it)

oh...and another picture of Elizabeth from today, because I like her.

Elizabeth Eve

Elizabeth is almost 7 weeks old now! I can't believe it! She is so much fun to have around, I just love her. 

She was born January 16, 2013 at 11:57 pm. We were all really expecting her to be born the morning of the 17th, but nope, she REALLY wanted to be born on the 16th, just in the knick of time!  She was 7 lbs 6oz and 20 inches long. She was in the NICU for about 12 days....but now she is out and healthy! I'm not sure exactly how big she is now...but I think she is around 10 lbs now. Some of her newborn clothes are too small now, and she is finally fitting into the 0-3 month clothes. She is so stinking adorable. 

Here are some pictures of her from birth until now!

1 day old

coming home from the hospital, almost 2 weeks old

2 1/2 weeks old

almost 3 weeks old

1 month old

5 weeks old

6 1/2 weeks old

Life is wonderful!

So I am HORRIBLE at blogging lately. As you can tell I haven't blogged since graduation in April. Since then I have become pregnant, and now have had the baby! Adorable little Elizabeth Eve McKell. Also, Justin got accepted to two grad schools, including UW! Hooray! So excited. The best part is the last two things have all happened this past week. I promise I will blog more with all the details, but for now I am going to steal Justin's blog post that goes into more detail!

Check it out! 
http://justinsmckell.blogspot.com/2013/01/what-might-be-best-week-of-my-life.html

Ode to College

Ok... so technically I am not going to write an ode, but I was just thinking about how I am graduating with my bachelors degree in exactly once week. I still don't think that it has really hit me that I am going to be done... no more writing papers, receiving grades, sitting through lectures, and seeing all the people I have spent the last four years with. The interior design program is a little different than some other majors, rather than having classes with different people every semester, I have been with the same 30 or so people (ok...it did start out with about 50...but still). Through the years it has been great fun getting to know them and learn from them. Also I have had the same four professors, they all have been amazing examples to me and taught me so much, I can't believe I am not going to be able to have their help and mentorship anymore. 


I think for me I am having a hard time comprehending because, frankly, I have been in college for a long time.... like... way longer than it should take any one person to get a bachelors degree. Before attending BYU-Idaho I had my associates degree from Highline Community College ( I was able to graduate with my associates a week before my high school graduation, kind of a fun story). Most of the time I choose to ignore counting those two years towards my time in college, mostly just to make me feel better about myself. After going to BYU-I for a year I was accepted into the interior design program, that meant four more years. Really I have had a total of seven years college education.... I should really at least have a masters by now...oh well. 


The scariest part of graduating is that I have no plans. That's right, graduation in SEVEN days and no idea what I am going to do now. YIKES! Justin still has a year before he graduates with his bachelors, which means a year before we will be settled and I will be able to have a "real" job. I really hope I can find something this summer, and it would be great if it could be design related. I want to put my education to work! 


Anyway.... I hope you enjoyed my random rant about what is going on in my head. Now some pictures for your entertainment!

So myself, and my fellow graduating interior design classmates do not like doing things the typical or cliche way. So we thought, if we are taking a senior class picture might as well make it all out glam! 

And of course, all of my wonderful professors who we actually convinced to participate in our "over the top" ways. 

hair

I got a haircut.. it is very exciting. the bangs are a bit crazy still, but that pretty much always happens right after they are cut. 

This is the picture I gave her... I know.. I don't look quite like Hilary Duff... oh well. 

Life

So I have kind of failed at the whole blogging thing lately. So here is an update...

First of all... I GRADUATE IN 24 DAYS! I am pretty excited about it. I think I will miss all of the people I have become friends with the past four years, but I know that being done with college will be excellent.

This weekend Justin, Daniel, and I all went to Provo for nationals for ballroom dance. We were able to see my mom, Justin's mom, Laura, and Jared... along with a ton of other friends from home. It was great spending time with family and helped me with the whole homesick thing. Also it was wonderful weather, which was definitely a plus. I am SOOO ready for summer.

Speaking of summer... this summer Justin needs an internship and I need to once again find a summer job. It looks like he will be getting an internship in Seattle, so we get to go home! YAY!!! Hopefully I will be able to find some sort of design related job, kind of tricky when I am going to only be there for the summer, but I will keep my fingers crossed.

Not too much else is happening, just good ol' school in the good ol' Rexburg. So... here are some pictures for your entertainment! (lots of them our blurry...they were just dancing too fast)

 First here is a picture of Justin working on our pine wood derby last month. It pretty much rocked!

 Daniel excited for the road trip to Utah

Now lots and lots of dancing picture of Laura, Aiden,  and Jared with his partners!

Christmas?

I know it's not time for Christmas yet....but I got excited. And I wanted stockings. So I made some! woo hoo! they are kind of a funny shape...but I thought they were pretty fun anyway. Well.. I'm in no way a seamstress...so I was proud of myself. Here they are!

I am just super excited for Christmas this year! Since I'm not going home for Thanksgiving it makes me even more excited for Christmas. And Daniel is coming home...and the whole family is going to be together. It's gonna be a partaayy!!!

Bored Blogging...

So.. I am quite bored/ sick of seeing the same blog post every time I open my blog. Therefore, I am going to do a random update/ catchup of things I haven't blogged about yet.

So... This semester I am only taking 4 credits and do not have a job... Therefore, too much free time. I have been working on some interior design competitions to fill up some time, but still that doesn't even compare to the work load that I am used to. I have been spending way too much time on pinterest... trying lots of new recipes, trying to find cheap ways to jazz up the apartment, cleaning, and trying to learn how to paint (without much luck). Anyway... this was not what I wanted to blog about... So.. let us go back in time a couple months.

In August, before coming back to Idaho, Justin and I went to a Sounders game. I think soccer is probably my favorite kind of sport to watch, and going to a game was absolutely insane! We marched to the stadium with a ton of other fans and were on our feet the whole game! It was beautiful weather, we had great seats, and the game was fantastic (we won). Oh goodness... I love Seattle!

Before the beginning of the semester Justin and I went with our friends, Stephanie and Steven, to Yellowstone! It was SO much fun. Nature is so crazy. Stephanie and Steven live in the same apartment complex as us, therefore, we get to see them ALL the time! It's great! I love friends! Oh yeah.... Yellowstone. We drove lots, camped in the freezing cold weather, made fire, saw bison, and smelled several geysers (they are awesome, but they sure do stink).

We did not see any bears at Yellowstone..... super lame! Right? Luckily, Justin's grandparents came to visit and we went to BEAR WORLD! Aka the best place EVER! Big bears, baby bears, bears everywhere! Plus, I saw Bambi. Yay!