Stitch Fix Review

Overall I thought it was WAY fun! I really liked everything in the fix when I opened the box. LOVE the scarf. But once I tried things on I had a few items I decided to send back because I didn't like the way they fit on me. For example the Glenn Cable Knit Sweater was too boxy and had too much extra fabric around my arms/sides which made me feel frumpy not cute. This style would probably look great on a skinnier person but I just felt like it added extra bulk where bulk was not needed!

First you go in and set up your profile. They have a ton of questions for you to answer to help them get an idea of what you would want. I created a Stitch Fix Pinterest board and left that for my stylist as well. I also asked for a skirt because I don't have any right now that I love. I should clarify I thought I asked for a skirt in the stylist notes, but when I went back couldn't figure out where the note when so I'm not positive. I did not get a skirt in my box though :( The pieces were more expensive than what I typically spend on clothes, but I kind of expected that thanks to a friends great review/recommendation so I saved extra cash just in case I loved pieces I got.

Here's what it looked like when I opened it:

Here are the pieces I received:

Also in the box are these handy styling cards:

Oops, didn't get a picture of the infinity scarf!

IF you keep all the items in your box you get 25% off I totally thought I would be getting the 25% off because I really did love every piece before trying them on. You pay $20 for the fix. If you decide to keep items from that fix the $20 goes towards the items you keep. You have 3 days to decide what you are keeping/returning. Then you go online and check out. During the check out process you rate each item.

Boys and MORE boys!

We found out on August 17th that we are having another BOY!!! Which is great...except we can't come up with a name that we both like to save our lives. This child may forever be known as Baby #4! Sorry son!
Savannah wanted a sister so bad! She was pretty disappointed.

New School Year

Here's to another school year! S is now in 2nd grade and B is in kindergarten. I was really worried about B going to kindergarten because he is so active and pretty much does want ever he wants. He's a sweet kid, but hard. So far kindergarten is going well! He even came home with a kelso catcher which is a green slip you get if you are caught being good/on task/etc. Then the slip goes in a drawing for a prize or something. I haven't quite figured out the kelso catchers but according to my 2nd grader they are a BIG deal.

Kindergarten!

Showing off their backpacks. C had to be in the picture and show off his backside!

First time on the bus for B

2nd Grade

My homebody!

Linder Farm

We are loving Boise. We took the kids out to a local farm "Linder Farm". Every Halloween they have a corn maze, corn box, "slide", hay ride, pumpkin patch, etc. It was a blast! The kids really enjoyed it and I was very proud of how well behaved they were. You have to pay admission into the farm that allows access to a few things. If you want to ride the ponies, go on the carnival rides and such you have to pay extra. We decided when the kids are a little older if we are still here next year we may get the all day pass that allows you to do everything. But this year they are small enough that it was just fine. ANYWAY! back to why I was proud of them. We've been struggling with the "I wanna"'s lately. You know what I'm talking about. The I wanna ride this! I wanna do this! I wanna buy this! I want it NOW! But last night when they would ask to do something that wasn't part of the price of admission we would simply say, "No, you have to have tokens to ride/do that and we are not doing that this time". There was no whining, no begging, nothing! It was AMAZING! AND they were sooo grateful. Savannah even said, "Thanks for spending all this money for us to have fun tonight". They do listen occasionally ;)

Here are the pictures from the night. Some are a little blurry because they were so excited they were moving too fast!

 This was a tube thing they had place on a bunch of hay bales and created a slide

This is a "Corn Box" It is literal hard corn in a box that they have set up for kids to play in like the ball pit at McDonalds!

Two years later...

So life has been insane and my blog has been badly neglected! Oops! In the last 2 years we have moved twice (currently in Boise while Chris gets his MBA at BSU), had a baby, lost my dad, started a few new jobs, etc! You get the idea we've been busy!!

Introducing Cohen Kyle born October 11th (Named after my Dad, Kyle Sellers who passed away in Sept)

My sister Kristin and her family moved back to Utah! Now that she is closer I will be able to see her more often! SOOO excited! She came up and visited a few weekends ago. We had a blast. Shopping, movies, parks, and more!

Kite flying

Savannah is a big Dora fan. In one of the Dora episodes Boots gets carried away by a kite. Ever since then EVERYTHING has turned into a kite. I took the sun visor off the umbrella stroller because she was pulling it down all the way and putting her feet in it and frankly it was just annoying. I left it on the kitchen table in our haste to get out the door to go to the zoo with my mom. When we got home she discovered the visor sitting on the table and began running around the apartment holding it above her head while shouting "You's flying a tite!" (translation: I'm flying a kite!)
A few days later I got new bedding for the baby and Savannah used the "wall decor" as a kite. And anything else she could get her hands on that she felt was kite worthy would be flown around the apartment.
SOOO Chris decided we needed to take her to fly a "real" kite. She loved it, but didn't understand what the tail was and kept trying to fly it by the tail. (And the wind wasn't strong enough to keep it up very long...) But we still had fun!

Dreaded day!

I have been dreading the day that Braden would need to move from his crib to a big boy bed. He hasn't actually tried to climb out of his crib yet. But today when he wanted out he stuck his foot right on top of the crib rail! He's too tall...Although he didn't do anything after putting his foot on top of the rail I realized its probably time to completely baby proof his room and put him in a big boy bed...He's only 14months..............

New Family Member

Ever since we had to leave Sophie behind, we've been talking about getting another dog. However, Chris didn't want to get another dog until we were "settled" so we wouldnt end up in the same situation we were in when we moved last time. Chris wants a big dog, he's really hoping someday we can get a great dane....we'll see.
Then,... Chris got bit by a hobo spider....it was REALLY nasty. We've been having problems with spiders in the apartment (we're not sure if he got bite at home or not) Anyway, after dealing with the nasty necrosis of a spider bite I was  in an absolute state of panic slightly freaked out, so we looked up ways to get rid of hobos. Problem: you can't spray because it kills their pretators and usually they go unharmed. We didnt feel comfortable about getting spider traps because Braden is the kind of kid that sees sugar ants in the kitchen sits down right in the middle of them and tries to play....
As Chris was researching multiple sources say that cats help with spider problems. We started talking about getting a cat. (Chris is kind of allergic, but he loves them and can manage as long as they are not in his face and he doesnt touch his face)

Piper's first few minutes home, getting used to new noises

THEN! I remembered there was a cool little cat rescue about a block from our house, so we decided to visit. A local family found out the local animal shelter was euthanizing about 90% of the cats that came in because they didnt have enough room and decided to do something about it! Its a house that the cats roam free and all the workers are volunteers. They currently have 92 91 cats.

Coming out from under the crib to check things out, cautiously

Savannah and I fell in love with a beautiful calico (or as Savannah called her, "the polka dot one") cat. She's little, but almost adult size. They're not sure her exact age but know she's younger than a year. We visited the rescue a few days in a row to be sure Braden wasnt allergic. Then Chris and I decided we would wait til the next pay check because we didnt budget a cat into this pay check and it seemed like the more responsible thing to do. I decided to post some garage sale items (i had been meaning to post for months) and see if we could get her sooner and told Savannah if she wanted to sell some of her toys it would help us bring Piper home faster. She started bringing out every toy! "Oh mom, you can sell this stroller, I dont really like it! You can sell my rocking horse". Then she asked if we could go bring Piper home. I told her no not yet and explained that Piper might be adopted before we were ready to get a cat, but that that would be ok because there are LOTS of other cats to adopt. She FREAKED! "No! No one can take Piper home! I want to bring Piper home!" and ran to wake up Chris, "DAD! We have to go get Piper before someone else gets her!"
With how willing she was to give up all her toys and how attached she'd gotten to this one cat out of 92 other, beautiful, fun cats I figured I better make this happen.

Savannah trying to share her movie with Piper (the white paw on top of the black suit case)

Savannah and I got out the coin jar and started count. Savannah divided all the pennies, dimes and nickels into piles and we made $1 stacks...we had enough for the adoption fee!!! Chris took Savannah to the coin machine, they picked up kitty liter and food and then walked over to adopt Piper. (Braden was napping so I stayed home, and the rescue closed in 30min) Savannah was SO excited! Chris said she ran through the door at the rescue and proudly announced she was there to bring Piper home! He also said one of the workers looked like she was about to cry. Piper was one of the favorites there and for good reason! I was first drawn to Piper because of her coloring and then liked her temperament and really liked that every volunteer I asked had only good things to tell you about her (They were very, very honest).

And that's how Piper became the newest addition to our family.

Now the question is: are going to stick to just one cat? ....or get a buddy for Piper (there was another little kitten I fell in love with)

Gettin' Crafty

My Grandmother still had the rubber stamps we used to play with as kids. We pulled them out and Savannah and even little Braden went to town.

Girls Camp

I was recently asked to work with the young women in my church. It has been so much fun! Every year they go to girl's camp. It was my first time at Girl's camp since I went as a youth years ago. I was SO excited. Chris however was less enthused! This meant he had to take care of the kiddos by himself. This is what I found written on my bathroom mirror when I got home at 12:30am Wednesday night:

 6 Dirty diapers,

1 hour chasing kids at spray park

dishes

dirty floor swept

toys every where

I miss my wife

Savannah trying to explain why she should be able to go to girl's camp with me!