Update on life || Lots of pictures ||

 I originally started this blog to keep all our friends+family updated about everything that was happening with us but then I decided to change it all up and to become more of a fashion blog.  But I love doing posts about my family and an update about all we have been through lately.  I hope you enjoy reading along about my life and a small little update.  I can't remember the last time I did an update, but Ill just kind of start from the first of the summer.

June // June came and went so quickly I didn't really get a chance to enjoy it.  We returned back from NM in May and next thing we knew June had came.  We spent a lot of time outside and went swimming a lot. When you live in 100 degree temp you spend a lot of time either inside or outdoors in the water.  T celebrated fathers day for the first time and we spoiled him rotten.  Archer and I decided to buy him a brand new set of golf clubs and a golf club card that allowed him to go to all of Saint Georges best courses.  He was super excited and then a couple of days later we decided to go buy a black ford F-150!  We were so excited to buy a truck because 1. we needed one and 2. T was so glad to have his "man card" back by driving a truck not a car.  We certainly love it and it has been SO nice to have one!  I am so glad that we both have nice vehicles to drive and are enjoying them.  Archer got blessed on June 14 by his dad, and T did such an amazing blessing.  I am so proud of him and the choices he has made to make it to be able to bless his son.  That is one thing we both decided when we found out we were pregnant that he wanted to be the one to bless him.  It was such a good day surrounded by family+friends.  We went to little Jamaica and hung out with T's brothers down there.  Archer loves water and loved the coolness of the spring.  All in all June FLEW by and left us wanting more. 

July /// July started out with a fun family vacation.  We joined my fam ily and we went up to Salt Lake City, UT.  We hit the hogle zoo and the kids had a blast.  Archer was just kinda "eh" but loved to eat ice cream and snow cones.  We all had a blast and then watched the fourth of July parade in Provo, UT and went to Cowabunga bay and ate way too much food.  We laughed and had such a great time.  We spend July going for rides in the truck, exploring places in Saint George that we had yet to see and enjoyed the time as a family.  Archer grew up a lot this month and learned so many new things.  We went to sand hollow with T's family to spend some much needed time in the water.  We rented a boat and went tubing, and played in the water.  Archer loved to sit in the water and splash.  We ended July with the 24th of July AKA pioneer day.  It is a Utah holiday that is bigger then the fourth.  We went to rodeos, horse races, parades, and spent the whole time with T's family.  Archer loved to watch the horses at the rodeo and was the cutest little cowboy around.   He turned 5 months old on July 24th and is a little wiggly monster.  We celebrated our 2 year anniversary on July 26 by going to Las Vegas, NV.  We went down and stayed at the MGM in their tower spa suite.  It was the nicest room I had ever stayed in and we had a blast.  It was the first time leaving Archer and I was so nervous but it was such a nice time to spend just the two of us.  We went and saw Le Reve The dream at the wynn and it was SO cool.. I cannot wait to go back and see another one.  We ate at waffle bliss, swam, and just enjoyed our summer together.  

August /// August flew by way too quickly.  I threw my best friend a baby shower and it turned out perfectly.  She had such a great turnout and got so many things for baby Tex.  I cannot wait for him to arrive.  Tex and Archer are going to be best friends and are going to give us both a run for our money.  We went to the Washington fair and Archer loved to look around at all the lights from the carnival rides.  We rode out to Veyo, UT to see some cool red rocks and it was nice to get out on a dirt road and enjoy ourselves.  We went to the Beaver County Fair two days in a row.  We went to the rodeo with our good friends Trexton & Kenzie and had a blast.  We always laugh so much when we are with them, its always a blast.  We then ended the fair with the demolition derby and that was also a good time!  A couple posts ago I had mentioned that T was going to be applying for Linemen school.  He had an interview with the school so we headed up North for a quick little getaway.  It was kinda a waste of time because after talking with them we have decided it isn't in his best interest to go that route.  So that was a scratch off.  We have wanted to get Archer a build a bear since before he was born so we finally got him one.  We decided on a batman build a bear and he loves it.  We saw Archers little girl friend Kyznlee and her momma! I got offered a job at a dental office and after much consideration I have decided to accept it.  I have been there for about a week now and I love it.  I love everyone I work with, and the dentists and it really is so perfect.  I was so sad to leave Archer but I found the cutest nanny who comes to my house (I refuse daycare) and she loves him and takes such good care of him.  I feel much better leaving knowing that he is in good hands.  He is always fed and happy, and she picks up my house and makes it look spotless.  Things are working out so good for us and I am so thankful.  We ended this wonderful month by a camping trip with the 222.  T's drill unit always has a family mountain drill so we went up camping.  We sent T and Trexton up to go camp while Kenzie and I stayed back in Beaver to do some pictures.  I love having her as a friend and I am so glad she is one of my friends, we have gotten so close so quickly and I am so thankful for her.  We always have a blast and end up laughing our butts off.  Not to mention she helps me SO much with Archer and is always so good to take him and play with him! 

I really feel so "content" with life right now.  Even though things didn't work out with the linemen apprenticeship I feel it was meant to be.  I really do not want to move North for personal reasons and this school was going to require us to move North up to Salt Lake.  I guess time will tell what happens next but for right now I am so blessed and content.  I really cannot believe just how lucky I have gotten.  I have a strong marriage, a handsome, healthy baby boy and even though sometimes things may not seem like they are always the best, at the end of the day I am so blessed and so thankful.  

September Featured shops ||

Archer turned six months old and it was such a bitter sweet day.  I am so happy that he has grown into such a happy little boy and is growing up healthy and smart.  I will be doing a more detailed post about Archer turning six months after he goes for his 6 month shots on September 8.

But make sure to view the vendors below and check out their shops.  I love supporting small businesses and there items are my favorite things in Archers closet.  These are all my favorite vendors and who has been chosen for September features.  If you are interested in being a featured vendor please contact me. ||

24SEVEN DESIGNS || Sara makes the cutest custom blankets, leggings, etc.  She has always had a passion for fashion and went to fashion school at 18.  Once her second son was born, she started making him a few things and her desire to create clothes was relit and she started up 24 seven designs.  I love her shop because it is based in my home state of Utah.  I love supporting any business that is from Utah.  Her business has grown since she started it seven months ago and she want it to keep growing.  She has offered my readers FREE SHIPPING with the code: FRIEND247 

Haus of Rome  Haus of rome is a children's shop that makes custom infant+kids tees.  They are located in Calabash, NC and is a mommy and baby duo that brings the latest trends for your little ones. There shop is inspired by love for humor, music, travel and god's grace.  Christine is so kind to offer all my readers 30% off their total order by using the code: ROME30 ... head over and order your littles a cute graphic tee, my favorite is "OMG becky."  Which actually hangs in Archers closet! 

Hoot Boutique  Sandra is such a awesome person and her business is one of my favorites.  She started Hoot right after her son, Noah was born.  She had a hard time finding cute clothes for boys and everything she found was international and US small shops online.  That is when she decided to start Hoot.  She wanted to create a one-stop shot for cute clothes from all my favorite small shops around the world.  She has only been open for 5 months, so go show her some love.  I love everything she has in stock and I totally agree with the hard part of finding boy clothes in an actual store.  She has offered my readers a 20% off your total order using the code: archeris6months 

Young Buck Beanies Taylor started young buck beanies shortly after her son was born.  She was on the hunt for a lightweight beanie, but she couldn't find much, thus that is when Young Buck Beanies was born in October 2013.  Before her sister shipped out to Basic Trainiing for the airfare, she helped start the business.  They launched their website in November 2013, gaining a couple hundred of followers on instagram and mostly sales from family+friends.  They are so thankful for the support from their community, they wold of 100 beanies at their local Christmas Bazaar in December of 2013.  That really boosted their confidence!  Her sister shipped our shortly after and that is when she decided she wanted to take off with the business.  She ate, dreamed, and slept Young Buck Beanies and pretty much still does, while taking care of her son Max and working full time as a WIC dietician for her local health department.  By 2015 they complete wholesale orders and have a supportive following on Instagram.  She gets so excited every time someone tags her in photos of her beanies i use.  She wakes up feeling thankful for the support and the Instagram community everyday.  Family is a huge key to the operation, her husband pre-cuts all the material and her mom helps hand sew finishing touches on the YB beanie Tags.  She wants to thank everyone for their support!    She has offered a discount code thankyou15 for 15% off your total purchase!   

Jessica with Sew Much Love started sewing a year ago when she was just a buyer on Instagram.  She started seeing all those IG shops and their beautiful work and it inspired her.  She started out with a shop of just bows using ribbon and they slowly started making baby/toddler clothing and ever since she got into the clothing making industry, she hasn't regretted it.  Seeing all her tiny customers in her items makes her love her job even more.  She has made forever friends and awesome returning customers.  She never thought she would be where she is today, but with all the support from her awesome IG followers, she has sprouted into a semi big business that is continuing to grow.  

Lana is the owner of 2 sweet cheeks off Instagram.  She makes some of the cutest items I have ever seen.  She makes boy+girl handmade items and she is currently taking all orders.  She has a turnaround time of 1.5 weeks.  I love everything she has on her page!  Her sister had always made little clothes for their kids so when she started having kids she had such motivation to sew!  She loved seeing all the items she had made on her children, and she got lots of compliments and requests if she would sew clothes for their children.  She decided it'd be a good idea to start a shop so everyone could see what she was doing and what she had available.  She started to get a lot of followers and likes from Instagram.  She has two children which is why she chose the name "2sweetcheeks." 20% discount for the month of September using code: save20archer

Nikki with Monsters Under my bed is one of my favorite insta shops.  All he products are up to standard, and she always makes sure everything is perfect before shipping her orders out.  A lot of Archers pants came from her and I am addicted.  I place a new order every other week from her because I love them!  She Started Monsters Under my bed out of necessity.  Around the time her son turned 2 he started to become scared of Monsters and the dark.  She made him a monster doll that he could carry anywhere.  This helped to get him through his phase.  Soon she began to make them for friends and customizing them as gifts for baby showers.  She started to receive orders for them.  She soon opened a shop and added organic cotton leggings, shorts, bibs, cardigans and many other baby & toddler garmets in modern prints.  She focuses on custom orders and she believes in giving her customers choices and allowing them to dream up new and fun styles for their littles at a affordable price. It is still just her and her machine with the part time support of her wonderful husband.  She believes in supporting small businesses when possible.  She still makes monsters and other woodland creates but the bulk of her orders are the leggings sewn with USA made organic cotton.  Use code SEPTEMBER for 20% off // good until 9/9/15