Oh no...its way too big...

I just realized that when I published the post the picture was WAY to big to be able to see it all...I'll try to resize...

My Paper Crafting "Crowning Achievement!"

Okay, so some of you may see this tomorrow at Kyle's little birthday party, but for those of you who live away, I just had to show this off. There are going to be quite a few people at Kyle's little birthday BBQ, and I was stressing about what to do for a cake. I definitely could not justify buying one when I knew I could make one, but with all the people who are going to be here, just one sheet cake wouldn't have been enough. So I was stressing. This is what I finally came up with, and I am totally pumped!!


It's a paper cake!! All the kids (and some of the adults!) will be able to take a "slice" home with them as a party favor! Each slice is filled with candy and a little toy.

So I honestly can't take credit for coming up with the idea, but I've always seen it done as a wedding shower or baby shower cake. My Cricut die cutter machine did all the hard work for me of cutting the boxes out of paper, and then I just had to stamp them up and fold and glue. I can take credit for the "bow" on top. The idea just came to me and I went with it!

Back to the cake dilemma...I made cupcakes!

Anywho, its been forever since I've posted, but this turned out too cool not to share!

Way Too Long...

So, it's been so long since I've blogged that I'm guessing nobody is even checkin' it out any more. My bad! Life has just seemed to be crazy since we got home from Mexico. I know, excuses excuses excuses...that's all they are! Hopefully I can get back on track a little. My new goal is to blog at least once a week. - Honestly my problem is that when I think to get on to blog I start checking out everybody elses, and get carried away with time. Before I know it my time is up and I didn't ever post anything for myself.

So, our big news for the week is that Kyle is sleeping in a Big Boy Bed!! I have fretted and fretted and stressed about transferring him from his crib to a bed, figuring that it would be a total nightmare. Thankfully I was COMPLETELY wrong! The transition has been unbelievably easy. He has been in his new bed for three nights now and hasn't tried to get out ONCE! The first day that he took a nap in it I had to get after him once to get back onto his bed, but yesterday I didn't even have to remind him. I'm hoping that the newness doesn't ware off and then he'll become a terror, but I guess time will only tell. For now, we'll just enjoy how easy it has been and take it day by day. We think the key is that we got him new McQueen and Mater sheets and he is so excited to sleep in them that he's not putting up a fight.

A few days in paradise!

Our view upon descent on Sunday morning...

We are definitely enjoying the nice weather that the Carribbean has to offer! A little sun, sand, and SCUBA diving can do a lot for the psyche.

Here are just a few pictures that we've taken so far...

The view from our room.

Playing in the sand at our resort.

Thats all I'm going to post for now...their internet connection here is pretty slow and it is taking forever to upload pictures. I'll try to post a few later.

Adios amigos!

Happy New Year!

Wow, here it is the new year, January 4th to be exact, and I am just now getting to my blog. I always thought January was suppose to be a slow month, but I've been proven wrong!

I am so excited for this new year. A new year is such a great time to set new goals, try new things, and improve on what you already have. I feel like I'm already on the right track. The two main goals I have set (not that any of you really care, but I'm just trying to make myself accountable) is to read my scriptures every day (I haven't missed yet...4 days and counting!) and to keep a "Thankful Journal" writing in it a short entry each night about something I am thankful for. The Thankful Journal is kind of a spin off of something one of the Apostles spoke about in the fall conference (I think it was elder Eyering, but could be wrong). I have always had good intentions of keeping a regular journal, but they seem to be a little overwhelming, so by just keeping a thankful journal I will still have somewhat of a record of my life, just not a play-by-play so to speak...it's less daunting in my mind.

Something exciting that is also on track for the new year (part of my 'try new things' in the new year) is that Lynette and I are going for it! Yep, we are making ourselves into an actual Legal, on the state books, tax paying, Limited Liability Company. We've been making and selling things for over a year now at craft fairs and such, but we've decided to go out on a limb and try to expand a bit. I know I am so excited I can hardly stand it, and I'm pretty sure Lynette mirrors my feelings. We still plan to go to craft fairs, although hopefully on a little larger scale now, but we are also setting up shop online. Our webpage is currently under construction, but hopefully before the month is over we'll be up and running for business! We use to operate under the name "Lovepug Creations" (combining our last names Loveridge and Pugmire), but too many people thought we were selling dog items (because of the "pug" reference), so we've come up with a new name that we feel embodies our products...drum roll please.....
All The Trend LLC
We have a graphic designer working out the bugs on our logo, but as soon as we have it in our possession, we'll unveil it!! We'll be sure to let you know when we're fully up and running. Wish us luck!

On a final note...The Pugmires are going on VACATION! Boo-yeah! We leave in two days for Cozumel, Mexico. I can hardly wait! We get the best of both worlds because both sets of our parents are going, as well as my brother Tom and his wife Jill and another couple that Tom works with. We went two years ago and had a great time, hopefully this year will be just as wonderful. Yes, Kyle is going with us. With four grandparents along Scott and I will actually get a little bit of a break. Fun times ahead!

Here are a few photos from last time...(Kyle was 8 months old)

Merry Day After Christmas!

Hello family and friends! I hope that your Christmas holiday was as great as ours! We have been so blessed this year. Although it was hard to be away from both of our families this year, it was so much fun to spend Christmas at our own house and start to make some of our own traditions. Thankfully we are also surrounded by great friends who help to fill the void of family.

We took this cute little family picture after all gifts had been opened on Christmas morning. Kyle was SO happy! Yesterday was definitely a good day in his little book of life! Seriously, how much better can it get for a little one with the attention span of a knat? He got to open a gift, play with it for 30 seconds to a minute loose attention, and then get to open something new! We were afraid that he was going to be overwhelmed, but that wasn't the case. It was fun to see him so excited. Holidays are getting more and more fun as he gets older.

One of my favorite parts of Christmas this year was that Scott had a four day weekend! It was so much fun to have him home with Kyle and I. We really just enjoyed each other, played, shopped and cleaned as a family. It was great. Scott totally stepped up this whole weekend and helped extra with cleaning and errands and such. He really helped to make MY holiday so enjoyable. Thanks babe! I love you.

Blackmail!!....

One day when these two are older...this picture could come in all kinds of handy!

My childhood Best Friend, Jamie, and her daughter, Brynlee, spent this last weekend at our house. We had SUCH A GREAT TIME! (The kids not so much.)

Jamie and I have been friends longer than either of us can remember. Literally! We lived across the street from each other until 7th grade, and then they moved just a few miles away after that. Through attending different middle schools, high schools, boyfriends, college, a mission (Jamie), marriages, giving birth to children, and living on opposite ends of the country, we've managed to still stay great friends. It's not very often that you get to have a life-long friend.

Jamie's daughter Brynlee is turning two at the end of this month, and we haven't seen each other for over a year, so we figured we'd better take advantage of her flying free and get them out here for a quick visit. It was so worth any hassle it might have been. Jamie and I had a great time catching up, reminiscing, crying on each others shoulders, and just enjoying being together. We really didn't "do" much, no site seeing that is, but it was great. I couldn't have asked for a better weekend.

Kyle and Brynlee found it impossible to get along...enough said! (Oh, except for the three minute window that this picture was taken of them in the tub on Sunday morning together. Jamie and I couldn't resist taking the shot. They'll kill us for it one day!)

Here is my quick blast from the past photo. It was taken our Senior year in high school. Is that matching shirts you think you see? Yep! You're not mistaken. We were dorky that way, but we also went to different high schools so it didn't matter if we had some of the same clothes. (We actually only had these because we went to a Garth Brooks concert earlier in the year together and wanted to dress alike.)


I love ya James! Thanks for the visit and thanks for being such a great friend.