Cupcakes and Cowboys Too!!!

The shop is open!!!! After months of product design and hours of crafting, our etsy shop has opened. Just check it out, I promise you'll like it! I've had so much fun thinking of ideas with Cate, and even more fun picking out fabric :) We'll have to wait and see if the shop is monetarily viable, but it sure has been fun developing it!

If you would like to see what all the fuss is about, go to etsy.com and search for cupcakesandcowboys2 (all one word) under sellers.

A Resolution Broken

Sorry guys, but I blew it. February was a bust. I'll make the following excuses: my camera is dumb, my flip videos won't load, mars is in its third orbit.... I know, pretty lame, but I had to do it. But who's to say that broken resolutions can't be repaired. Not me!!!!
To make up for my blunder, here's a summary of the great month of February; she may be the short in length, but certainly not in zip!
Ellie is really starting to cruise. She still can't crawl forward, but is quite proficient at going backward. Her favorite mode of transportation (other than demanding that Scott or I simply carry her to where she wants to go...) is rolling. She also really loves to "walk" while Scott or I hold her little hands. So cute. That girl has so much energy! Exhausting, but I still love her!
Cate and I have been working on developing a product line for our etsy shop. I am so excited!!! This shop, more than anything, gives me the opportunity to craft to my heart's delight (to some extent at least). I'll let you know how it goes...
Scott's internship has contacted us and it looks like we'll be headed out to Detroit in May! I think that this is going to be a great summer. I know that Scott is really excited to work for Ford and I'm super excited to go explore a strange new land!
School is school. I'm ready to be done, finished, finito... basically I WANT TO GRADUATE. It's not that far (at least that's what I keep telling myself)
Well, that's about all. Life is good. I have so much to be grateful for.

New Year's Resolution

I'm making the commitment to post at least once a month. Blogging is difficult for me because I'm a little bit technologically retarded, but I think this will be good for me. For the two of you that follow our blog (thanks mom and Cate) you have to hold me accountable. Cuz let's be honest, life is too good to not share it with those you love.

So to start the year off right, I'm going to write about... my bathroom. Well not really my bathroom, but the cute little wreath that I made with Cate last night. Feel free to covet it a little bit because it is pretty stinking cute, but don't think for a minute that I came up with it on my own. Not that creative. I don't know what I'm going to do when we move from Utah and I don't have KSL Studio 5 to inspire me anymore. I'll have to get extended cable or something...

Our family decided that still pictures of the baby aren't good enough, so Mom and Dad Hieb bought a camcorder for us to capture all of Ellie's milestones. This is the Flip's maiden voyage, captained by Scott. We hope you enjoy!

Conference Weekend!

This weekend was Conference Weekend, when leaders from our church address us on television in four two-hour sessions on Saturday and Sunday. After so much television, Scott and I decided that we would go explore the wonderful outdoors. We attempted to drive the Alpine Loop, which is notorious for beautiful fall colors. We did enjoy beautiful changing leaves, but not without our fair share of hail, snow, and rain! We decided not to let the weather ruin our day, so we took a family picture before we left... Ellie was not so thrilled with the cold wet stuff falling on her face, so that was a short-lived endeavor. All in all, though, it was a great weekend!