So Grown Up

I was talking with another wife who's husband plays basketball with Terrance; her name is Gina Newlan. I appreciate that our husbands have given us the oppertuniy to meet, and become friends. Durring the game last night (we wont by the way), Gina and I were talking about how fast your children grow up. Her son, Asher is about to turn 3. I was uploading some pictures this morning, and just got to browsing some old pictures of Crysta, and even of Carter 3 months ago. Time flies, and now that Tawn has a baby, Im sure time will zoom by. I thought it would be neat to compare some pictures of Crysta and Carter, and then just amuse you with some updated pictures. I also put Carter in the Bumbo for the first time today. He did great, his neck still needs to stabalize a little, but he really enjoyed sitting in it.
Here is Crysta roughly 2-3 months:

Here is Carter around 2 months:

Here is Carter in the bumbo!

Here is Carter and Crysta, best buddies.

Finally Proactiv

I tried AcneFree Severe for about a week. As you can see in my previous post, it dried my face out somethin' terrible, and my skin was extremley tender, and red. And for some reason, it seemed that my acne worsend. So, a friend had given me some left over Proactiv to try, so I figured might as well. My whole point of this experiment was to see if I reall had to, and almost 2 months later, I'd say its a safe bet that I do.
So I started yesterday morning. (so total 2 mornings, and one night). Imediatley I could tell a diffrence of the feel of my skin. It felt smooth, and refreshed, not dry, tender and red. On the infomercials they say you should see a significant diffrence within 2 weeks. But in one day my redness is gone, and my pimples are half the size they were, and dont hurt anymore. So lets put proactiv to the test.... Im already seeing improvment!

Tiny Blessings!

YAY!! IT'S A GIRL!!! After 9 months of suspense, Tawn and Darron suprised us all, when they deliverd their gorgeous little girl into the world on Saturday December 15th. Whitney Adaire Mitchell was born 6lbs 6oz, 19 inches long, and asolutley lovley! Im a first time Aunt and can hardly contain my excitment! Tawn gets to be a stay at home mommy like me, so I am stoked about the time we will get to spend together, and the play time our children will have. Whitney and Carter are 3 months, and 1 day apart! (and mine is 4 times the size of hers! haha). Welcome to the world baby Whitney and congrats Mommy and Daddy Mitchell!

On another note, We finally got some winter snow!! I LOVE IT!! Crysta was with the GP's durring the weather, so I wasn't there to take pictures of her playtime in it, and Carter is to small for it, so I spent saturday morning running around outside with the dog! It was a great day for Terrance and I to spend some quality time together, and believe me we did. We finally changed out of our PJ's around 6 pm to go pick Crysta up, and then again to head to the hospital to meet the new bundle of joy! Its hard for me to sit around ALL day, but I must admit it was very relaxing.

New Stuff

OK, I tried Acne Free for a little over a month. I saw results in the beginning but then tward the end, for some reason, it seemed like my face got worse. So I was going to get Proactive, but then I saw that there was an Acne Free Severe. It has a daytime moisurizer/benzol peroxide lotion, and a night time cream that is supposed to be really good. Its all the same steps, but it has more B.P. than the original stuff. So I have been using it for a little over a week. Its drying my skin out and making my face red, as you can see in the pictures. So far no dramatic diffrence, but we will see. If this doesnt work, I will most likley try Proactive. I am still looking for a remedy for my dark circles, so if any of you know of a product or home remedy, please share!

Beautiful Terrible Ice!

The ice storm that has passed through, has left many without power, and for some without branches on their trees. But as we drive around town, I just can't help but notice how beautiful all the trees look. They glisten, and just look like they are lighted up with lights. I took some pictures of what we woke up to yesterday.
our grass:


A Good contrast of Color:


Crysta trying to stay warm:


I hope all those without power, get their power back soon. And those that are out in the mess, to be safe. Our stairs to our deck are slicker than baby oil on plastic, and Im not even going to try to walk down them! I hope everyone stays safe and warm! And can you believe that Christmas is in 2 weeks? I can't wait!