One of those days...

I'm doing laundry today like a good wife.

I turn the washer on, close it, and give myself an imaginary pat on the back

for doing a load of towels.

I walk back in the house (our washer and dryer are in the hot garage)

and walk past our dirty-towel hamper.

Which is fine.

Except it is untouched!

I forgot to put the towels in the washer!

I quickly grabbed them and stuffed them in.

Yup.

One of those days!

I almost ran an empty load.

I've been posting a lot of pictures on Instagram.

(follow me @sabrinahamann)

And I think it's because I haven't done a blog in a while!

And since I've kept you all updated through Instagram

I don't have a whole lot to share here!

Except this picture of me and Chris at our first time at Wing Stop.

I think we liked the wings, I can't remember.

Until next time,

thanks for reading and I love you all!

Sabrina

PS my baby is really cute with her little palm-tree piggy tail.

March in a nutshell + Rini's birthday (finally!)

It's been a couple weeks since Serena's birthday.

And now I am finally finally FINALLY making a post.

Which just basically consists of pictures.

Firstly, I can't believe she is ONE!

I'm pretty sure I birthed her yesterday.

Here is her little cupcake.

Strawberry flavored cake and 

homemade butter cream frosting. 

(I can't remember where I got the recipe, but it was so yum yum)

This is her after she started eating her cup cake

which she liked a lot.

These are here cousins (slash Aunt D'Veda) eating cupcakes 

like good littles.

And that's basically it!

It was so crazy fun that I literally 

forgot to serve the ice cream!

I was mad at myself at first, but then laughed and laughed.

Who forgets to serve ice cream?!

Apparently me!

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Haag's house one day

and cousin Jack drove these girls around in a little Barbie car.

He was such a stud.

D'Veda was a good aunt and held Rini on her lap

while they drove down to the Great-Grandparents house.

 How do you mom's get a picture of your kids on the swing?!

For some reason I was having a hard time

but still got a pretty good one.

She loved it!

She would laugh sometimes

but mostly just sat in the swing and chilled.

Like, "I was born for this life."

She says, "buh-pa" (Grandpa)

"kitl kitl kitl" (Tickle tickle tickle)

She also put herself on her own sleep schedule

like the perfect little angel she is.

Thanks for reading!

I love you all!

Sabrina

Adventures with Serena!

This is literally all the good photos 

from our SoCal trip.

(unless you follow me on instagram or Facebook, where I posted pictures while things were happening!)

I am Gandalf The White.
Merliiin.
Happy, Sneezy, Doc, Sleepy, Bashful, Grumpy.
  Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Bo-Bo Sheeshow (aka Santa Clause)!
You guys can name any other white-bearded characters you know in the comments beloow.
But seriously, she loved the ice cream.

Can we talk about this? How cute is this?
After a long day at Disneyland/California Adventure they passed out.
I absolutely love these moments.
These two are my favorite people in the entire world.

I look away for a second and BOOM.
She already wants to buy everything at Target like her mommy, haha.

We have a PlayStation 2 packed away somewhere.
Somehow she found this controller and LOVES loves loves
to carry it around the house and play with it.
She'll put her thumbs on the toggles and
move them around like she knows what she's doing.
It's super cute.
The cord isn't even plugged into anything,
it just drags behind her like a little devils tail. haha

She walks around like she owns the place now. She's a pro.
IN FACT when we were at Target the other day
she would throw a fit if you picked her up.
She says, "day doo" (thank you),
"bye bye bye" (like, N*Sync),
sometimes "da da", but mostly "momomom"
and she'll mimic what you say in her own way.
She's 100% adorable, and the reason my house isn't clean.

Thanks for reading, I love you all!

Sabrina

Ode to pizza

As promised, here is my paper/love letter I wrote recently for my English class. Please don't judge me for my grammatical errors and punctuation.

My Relationship with Pizza

Dear Pizza,

            I love you, unfortunately. There, I said it. I don’t know why you do this to us. Yes, I said “us.” I knew of my husband’s love for you before I married him, and I was okay with that. I never thought I would be a victim.

I remember when I first fell in love with you, and it wasn’t at first site. My husband and I were newly married when he brought you home. We didn’t even have a table in our house to place you on. We just sat on the floor; the three of us. Together. I made eye contact with your greasy pepperoni atop your mozzarella cheese. I winced. You didn’t look my type, but you were dinner that night.

As I picked up one of your slices, a tear of grease slid down it and landed on the box as if to say, “Goodbye, Box, my old friend.” I laid you down on my simple, white paper plate only to pick you up again. You seemed a little down, so I used both my hands to lift you up--to my mouth. I took a big bite, ensuring that both cheese and pepperoni would make it in.

Pizza, this is when I fell in love with you. Your pepperoni had the right amount of spice; it was the life of the party in my mouth. Mixed in was the grease that felt like a hot summer day, and the cheese fit in perfectly. Let’s not forget your crust! It was tortilla chips but with Wonder Bread, the right softness with a little crunch.

You’ve been there for me ever since then. Remember my pregnancy? Yes, we became very well acquainted during those long months of growing a human. I wouldn’t be surprised if you steal the little one’s heart, like you did her parents. After she was born, you were our first meal after we arrived home. Our neighbor across the street knocked on the door, and there you were in her hand. I could smell your aroma; calling to me.

We even had you for dinner tonight! I cannot resist you, Pizza. You have gone to my thighs. You are the reason I cannot lose the weight I gained from the pregnancy, but a small part of me says, “It’s worth it.” You were there when life changing moments were happening to my family, like our little one taking her first steps, and I am grateful. I know one day I might need to say goodbye to you for my health, but today is not that day. You’re family.

Love you till I can’t anymore,

            Sabrina

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Did you like this? Do you get what I'm saying?

Do you have a guilty food?

Let me know in the comments below!

I love you all and thanks for reading!

Sabrina

Hello 2015!

I love love love the holiday time and I am so sad that it is already over.

Like, why is time going so fast?

^^This was on Christmas. 

And pretty much the only not blurring picture (she won't stop moving!)

I. Love. Her. So. Much.

She is such a party, oh my gosh.

I eat her cheeks on a daily basis and

I cannot believe she is going to be 1 years old in March!

How is this happening?! I just had her yesterday!!

^^This is her on New Years eve/New Years 

(yes, I let her stay up for her first New Years.)

She was having a ball.

She sings.

She talks.

And she is walking now!

And by walking, I mean taking a few (2-5) baby steps at a time

then crawling the rest of the way.

She is taking more and more steps by the day though.

Chris told me, "She can't be a grown-up."

Sorry Serena, you have to stay a baby forever.

Dad said.

She is the absolute. best. Target buddy in the world.

She loves Target as much as I do.

It's like a giant theme park to her (and me!!)

 ^^^check out her cutie little beanie. bought it online at H&M for like $5 (find it here)

Yes, it has shiny polka dots. Two things that I love (shiny and polka dots!)

My cousin Brittany came into town from SLC!

We got some much needed

momma time together which was so much fun.

Her little handsome boy, Ethan, is like...

4 or 5 months younger than Rini.

I have to be honest,

seeing him and holding him made me a little baby hungry.

Guess it's time for me to read my delivery story again (here)

to remind me of how scary it is (;

Rini looked like a toddler next to him. He is so baby!

^^^We went on a walk and they both fell asleep, 

but of course when we want a picture Ethan wakes up. 

His eyes are SO cute and big and ROUND.

School has started up again, which is exciting!--said no one ever.

Haha, just kidding! It really is fun, 

I have the best classmates in the world.

AND I will share with you guys VERY soon

a little essay I wrote on my love for pizza.

no joke.

i <3 pizzzaaaaaaaa.

Till then,

I love you all and thanks for reading!

Sabrina

Story Time: Sick baby story

I love this time of year.

I love the decorations.

I love the spirit everyone has to serve and to give.

I love love loooove scarf weather.

The holidays are such a great reminder of what we should really do all year round.

Chris sets a great example by wearing Christmas ties in July.

What a rebel, haha.

But most importantly it makes me think of Jesus Christ.

Not only of his birth, but also of his death.

And how Heavenly Father must have felt when He sent his Son, and knew that he would suffer.

Back in the beginning of May of this year, Serena had a very high fever,

which is incredibly fatal to someone so young and small.

Chris and I took her to the hospital, and we ended up being there for about half a week.

They poked her with needles and taped monitors to her precious tiny body.

I remember thinking many times while in the hospital, 

"How could Heavenly Father let His Son, Jesus Christ, suffer when I can barely handle this?"

I continuously said to myself, "If I had the power, I would heal her right now."

I wanted it to be me instead.

I prayed so many times.

What I felt for Serena must've been just a glimpse of how Heavenly Father felt for His Son.

Heavenly Father knew, as I know, 

that Jesus Christ's sacrifice was necessary 

so that we could have the Atonement.

She was such a happy little sicky.

She would smile at the nurses and melt their hearts.

I was so grateful when she was finally better 

and we could take her home.

I thanked God for helping me have a better understanding 

of the Atonement and all he does for me.

Serena is almost 9 months!!
Where did the time go?!

I think it's time for me to put up our decorations now...

You guys can come over and help if you want! (:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thanks for reading, I love you all!

Sabrina

(If you would like to know more on what we believe, click here.)

The Holidays!!

I love love love the holidays!

Firstly, October in a nutshell:

Grandpa Haag reading to Aunt D'Veda and Serena.

These are just few of my favorite people.

Daddy and Rini started playing tug-o-war. Seriously, this was a complete accident and totally perfect.
(Serena's favorite toys are water bottles, so if you see them around my house that's why)

When we were playing with Grandma Hamann, Rini kept laying on her like this:

It was too cute! You can tell she loves her Grandma!

We went to my parents ward Halloween party (that was a week before Halloween)

where she met a new friend!

Madeline! She's my friend Felicia's little girl, and is a week older than Rini.

 These girls are a couple of Princess'!

Rini went trick or treating on Halloween night with aunt D'Veda.

Her dad stayed home and napped.

She tried sharing her treats with him, but he wouldn't wake up. (;

NOVEMBER.

I had this candle from Bath and Body works (it's gone now because I used it all this month!) called Cinnamon Pumpkin. (you can get it here)
YOU GUYS! It smells sooo good. AH, just thinking about it.

I was feeling crafty and did this little DIY project:

I'm so in love with the herringbone pattern right now, and I saw some things on Pinterest and decided to give it a try.

Plus, I'm loving gold.

Would you guys like me to do a post on how to achieve this awesome (and easy!) canvas art?

Let me know!

My hot and single cousin, Buck, came home from his mission.

 Buck and I grew up together and we are both nuts.

But he's more nuts because he's more willing to break the rules than I am.

Believe it or not, I'm the more conservative one about rules!

This was a selfie I tried to take on the bus trip out to the airport to greet him:

I'm wearing my ultimate favorite Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in Elusive (or maybe its in Sultry, I can't remember.)
They are the bombdotcom. Check them out at your local Target/Walmart/drugstore OR here.

The Family Bus where all my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc hop on for a trip so we don't have to take a billion cars.

Because there are a billion of us.

The night before Thanksgiving we went to the 21st Annual Turkey Skate at The Rink.
(Of course I forgot to get pictures.)
We visited a lot of family. Talked about having babies. It was great.
I didn't get any pictures on Thanksgiving either.
Probably because I didn't want to show off my stuffed turkey belly.
We (Chris, me, Serena, and Marcia joined us) went up to the
Mormon Center at Temple Hill where the Haag family Thanksgiving was held.
After we ate, there were blow up slides and "Wipe-Out" looking machines trying to knock you down.
Because what better way to make you throw up your food? (;
Then we went down to Chris' Dad's house and had dinner there.
I don't know if it was the delicious food he made or what,
but Rini loved playing with Grandpa Hamann.
She actually preferred him over her parents, which is a first!

Then there's Black Friday Shopping...
let's just say there were a few trips to Kohls, Target, Michaels, etc. and leave it at that.
I didn't miss Cyber Monday either!
If you guys would like to hear about the awesome deals I got, let me know!

I love you all!
Sabrina