Twin Bedtime Routine for sleep!

WE ARE NOT EXPERTS, I want that to be clear, LOL, we have simply found something that works for us and want to share with others in hopes it works for you too! 

Watch our bedtime routine!

Here is our routine simply put:

- 6:30 pm is when we typically START our routine.

- BATH TIME!!! (Vera and Ayva's favorite time) we let them play in the tub as long as they want, they love it and it wears them out.

- During bath time we give them a little GRIPE WATER, to help their tummies settle for bed. We just started doing this but have noticed it really helps them.

- After their bath we give them a little LOTION MASSAGE and PLAY a little more, if they still aren't showing any tired signs.

- Then we do a FORMULA FEED to top them off and give them nice full tummies. 

- SWADDLE AND BINKIE 

- FAMILY PRAYER

- Tuck in and turn out the lights!

I didn't read any books or anything, I just listened to what my babies were telling me through their cries and body language and we experimented until we figured out what they wanted and what worked for them. A sleep specialist had mentioned to me that they should and could be sleeping 12+ hours a night with only one feeding between those hours and after I heard that I tried my best to figure out what the girls wanted! We've been doing this routine for almost two months now and there hasn't been a night that they haven't gotten 8+ hours of sleep in their first stretch of sleep, which should be the longest stretch.

 I hope it works for you and IF IT DOES WORK FOR YOU, we would LOVE to hear from you! Reach out to us on any of our social media accounts, here in the comments, or through email cambriairene@gmail.com!! 

Again, we are NOT EXPERTS, we have NO IDEA what we are doing hahahahahha but we are doing our best and have found something that works and simply want to share. 

Good luck and Goodnight! I hope you get some sleep!!!

Bigger + More Beautiful Than Ever

It’s the weirdest thing...

 I’m heavier than I’ve ever been, my underwear is tight and causes a muffin top at times 😂, and I never wear makeup anymore due to lack of motivation BUT I’ve never felt more beautiful! Isn’t that crazy?? 

  Infertility + pregnancy has made me realize that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder and there is beauty and things to admire about yourself in every stage of life. 

 During infertility struggles I too often focused on negative things about myself when I should have taken time to be grateful and loved my “beauty” in the struggle. So whatever stage you’re in take a minute to write out 3 things you find beautiful about yourself! Ready...GO! 

 1. I love seeing my tummy grow, it truly is beautiful to me!

 2. I love how strong I am in all situations... I've been raised to believe I can handle anything through my Savior and I truly believe it with my whole heart!

 3. I feel the "pregnancy glow" in full effect and it truly makes me feel beautiful!

So coming up with three things is harder than it may seem, but you are WORTH IT so take the time to list three things!!!!

Shop this look and other summer dresses at Shop Pink Blush!!!

Oh and this dress is not only maternity but also NURSING FRIENDLY!!! That's a HUGE win win!!!

Spontaneous Valentines Day

Spontaneity is good for the soul! Lately I've been feeling claustrophobic and trapped, I don't know what other words to describe the feeling, but it just hasn't felt good. I always joke with Jeff saying let's just go to Disneyland today, I need to get away. Going through IVF and the waiting process is hard and at times you just feel out of control (in more than one way hahaha) in the sense that you don't have control over the situation. If you know me then you know that I'm kind of a control freak, but in a cute way right Jeff?? (hahaha)

With that being said....we took a spontaneous day trip to DISNEYLAND! Yes, we are crazy!

  I just love him!!!

 We are crazy...crazy in love!

 Mickey photo bombing us.

 I just love this shot, it captures the magic of Disney's toon town.

 The trick to getting pictures together is to offer to take other people's pictures first then they naturally ask if you want on too...LOL.

 The perfect blooms over Minnie's house.

 He's perfect to me.

 And this is what he gets...HAHAHAHA.

 This is the experienced Disneylander look...
-Tevas for the feet
-Fanny pack full of essentials so you don't have to take off and put on a bag for the rides
-Stretchy jeans
-Tshirt with a light cover for the nights
-Sunglasses
-Minnie ears

 Okay Jeff no more pictures!

 This time around at Disneyland we decided to take a slower pace and just enjoy things we've never experienced there before. We did the monorail, the train ride, the river boat, walked through shops, and rode character rides we'd never ridden. It was nice to just take it all at a slower pace.

 A magical Valentines Day with my prince!

 Some pretty shots of the castle I captured this time around.

 Jeff treats me like a real life princess, I truly don't know how I snatched him up but I am SOOOOOOOOO grateful I did! 

 I love you Jeff.

Anyway we decided LAST MINUTE to just take a day trip to Disneyland. Yes it is a 5 and half hour drive for us and no we don't have annual passes, although I wish we did. We had a wonderful Valentines day just being together! We are hoping this is our last Valentines just the two of us so we tried to make it extra memorable and special and I'd say we succeeded!
While we were there we decided to show how to use the Disney Max Pass, mostly because Jeff had a school assignment where he had to make a HOW TO video so here you go. It's cheesy and we are not good at the whole "commercial" voice but it was fun to make anyway!

It's HERE!

IT'S FINALLY HERE...GRADUATION DAY!!!

I can't even believe that all my hard work over the last four years is coming to an end...I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT! But you better believe I'm excited!

 Last Monday night we had our Vault Grandparent Night performance and I was left in charge. Although I went in a little stressed out, after dancing with some cute little old ladies all my stress was gone and i was just having fun. I love that Kalamity pushes me to do things I wouldn't do on my own, I love visiting my friends at Kindred Rehab and I love the joy they bring to my life.

 Our cute audience! They loved it, even if their faces didn't always show it haha.

I have a weird obsession with making my food look beautiful, I won't eat anything I cook unless it looks beautiful (I don't know what's wrong with me, and it's only food I make, I could care less how food others make for me looks hahaha I just want to eat it.)

My salad consisted of romaine lettuce (I grew), swiss chard (I grew), tomatos (I grew), red onions, tangerines, strawberries, feta cheese, guacamole, and Briana's poppyseed dressing!

Because I've had a lot of people ask how I make my salmon I thought I'd show how EASY it really is! 

1. I thaw the salmon in cold water
2. When it's thawed I season both sides of the salmon with both the "Boston Bay" and "Lemon Pepper" seasoning 
3. Then I grill it on my George Forman grill till it's cooked (I also like to get the cross hatch grill marks to make it really pretty)
4. After it's cooked thoroughly I spread the "Roasted Pineapple Habanero Sauce" on top and seer it till it's just barely crispy

WALA...MASTERPIECE!

 Because Cecilee graduates soon (June 8th-ish) she had her hair showcase where Syd and I got to be hair models.

 She gave me glamorous old Hollywood curls!

 My aunt and I taught a dance to the activity days age girls in our Stake, and she might of gave a little lesson last minute too hahaha.

 My friend Jaylene dropped these beauties by this last weekend and they were foodgasmic, salted caramel pecan and bacon rolls...mmmmmmmmmmmmm :)

 Syd had her last dance of her Junior year and she looked beautiful in my red dress! I can't believe how old she is, she is going to be a senior next year...WHAT???!!!

I just love walking out of church and seeing this view, it always reminds me to look up!!!

Well I have an exciting week with graduation and all and I cannot wait!!!

I hope everyone has a great week as well!!!

5 Tips for Better Photos...

So I put together a little presentation and teaching moment for my young women this last Tuesday on basics for taking better pictures with any camera! 

A lot of them thought it was fun and informative so I thought I would share!

Hopefully these little tips can help you to take better every day pictures!!!

For more picture examples check out the actual Prezi presentation!!!

If this was helpful let me know!!! Thanks!!!!

Going, going, going...

So this week has been all over the place, literally!!!

This is a post with lots of picture and lots of words!

 This is a vile full of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and follicle stimulating hormone, all things my body have an intolerance to. This is probably too much information, so stop reading now if you don't want to hear about my problems...I don't have regular periods, and when I do have periods they are not normal. I've been to three different doctors, had blood work done, tried to force my period, and had a thorough check up, all of which told me I was completely normal. How could that be when I literally went 9 months without a period, I also had a miscarriage without ever knowing I was pregnant (no positive), and as of right now I haven't had a period in 3 months. I have heard it all..."it's because you dance too much," "you just need to relax and not focus on it," "maybe you need to be adjusted," "maybe you need to get on birth control," "it's cause you are doing too much," etc...
Last week I went to try chiropractic and Dr. Ty Williams restored hope in me, he sat with me, got all the facts, shared his wife's story, then told me that he thought I should try Dr. Pinkston before having him work on me. He told me he didn't want to take my money when he thought that Dr. Pinkston's treatment would work better for me, and then on top of how amazing his professional advice was, he didn't charge me for that appointment because, "this is a matter of family, I know how important family is and I want to do whatever I can to help you start your family. My wife and I have been in your shoes..."
How amazing is that????
Dr. Pinkston then explained everything to me about how allergies (intolerances) work and he treats them through a form of acupuncture. After running his tests, we found I am intolerant to estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, and FSH all of which were causing my problems. My body was still making them but they weren't using them properly. I had to then wear this vile on my arm for 24 hours and I'll be heading in to make sure it worked in a couple hours. I don't know for sure if this was my problem, but I have a really good feeling about it and since my treatment I haven't had a headache (which I would get every day due to my hormone levels).
I hope this was my problem, and I am so grateful for both of these amazing Doctors and for their care. They both genuinely cared and they both shared personal experiences that made me feel like they understood where I was and how I was feeling. So there's where I am in my health!
Moving on...

 Major and Legend both had graduations! Major from kindergarten and Legend from preschool. It's crazy to see them growing up so fast!

Saturday we had a benefit concert in Caliente, Nevada. They pulled out their very best for us and it was such a treat! We were in their parade and they made this float for us!

I am so blessed to have such a wonderful supporting husband, he came with me and made me feel loved. He got to sit on the front row for the first time and I loved seeing him there as I danced. I am seriously the luckiest girl EVER!!!

I love being able to give service through dance! 

After the show we cleaned up and then headed home so we could get a little sleep before heading to Glendale for the family reunion.

On our way to Glendale we decided to take the Zion's route and get an all parks pass!

 It was so beautiful and I took way too many pictures.

 Checkerboard, absolutely amazing!

Yes, I made Jeff stop so I could take a picture of these beautiful horses. They were posed so perfectly and the lighting was lovely.

Then we made it to my grandparent's cabin! "Over the river and through the woods..."

Every time I'm there I love to go on "adventures" and just walk around. I don't know why, but I always feel the need to balance on things that shouldn't really be balanced on.

Cabin smiles!

Again, balancing game. This was actually scarier than it looks because that bark kept sliding!

 I love my sisters!

 Then Monday it was time to go home so we went through Zion again and I took more pictures.

 We stopped in Springdale with my family and had a blast looking in the gift shops where I got this purple necklace!

 And we made out in horse and unicorn masks...

 True love.

 I almost got one of these! We all were cracking up at these.

Then we FINALLY tried the infamous Oscar's and it was...AMAZING!!!
The horse shoe...

We were a little nervous to order breakfast, but seriously it was beyond good!
Frosted french toast.

 Pork verde breakfast burrito. That's what we got and it as SOOO GOOD!!! My mouth is watering just looking at this picture. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT TO EVERYONE!!!

 I love times like these, where we all adventure together without planning it.

After leaving Springdale we headed to visit my grandpa's grave and my grandma was there so we sat there with her for a while. Then we headed home to the Hauck's swim and pizza party!

Although my weekend was INSANELY busy, I wouldn't have it any other way.
I love my life and all the opportunities and memories I get every day.
Life is seriously so beautiful and I hope I always have the eyes to see the beauty in it!