Here is my very special, always insistent helper! We setup the tree on Friday, it is now Sunday...and he has continually helped remove and replace my glass ornaments on my tree multiple times in each day! This is going to be a VERY long month!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Christmas Decorating
Here is my very special, always insistent helper! We setup the tree on Friday, it is now Sunday...and he has continually helped remove and replace my glass ornaments on my tree multiple times in each day! This is going to be a VERY long month!
Turkey Day Preparations
I love the holidays and reasons to cook and eat good food and visit with family and friends! I wish we lived close enough to my entire family, but we are lucky to live near my grandparents and uncle. We enjoy having them over for family meals!
It's a tradition that the boys go to play Turkey bowl at the park while we cook and get ready! Aubrey and her friend Dallas lasted as cheerleaders for 10 mins and then came home. (It was 20 deg. that am) Here they are enjoying their hot cocoa!
Here is my little helper that morning, with his very special cutting board and knife!
Here are my perfectly cooked rolls (gotta love Rhodes Frozen Roll Dough)!
Here is a sample plate of the meal that was prepared! Take special notice of the fancy plate, and silverware, but Rick wants you to notice the white trash plasticware! He is still talking about those cups! I don't have fancy pretty glasses that are a complete set, or don't have dishwasher water stains on them, so I opted to get these! He was seriously annoyed. Just yesterday, he said, "Hey, hon, on a serious note, next time you make a beautiful holiday meal with fancy dishes, use REAL glasses, we aren't camping!" I also noticed this person didn't get turkey, either, it was there, I promise!
One more photo I loved, while we were setting the food out, I asked Rick to take a picture of the boys before they got dirty. I love my boys, especially when they are CLEAN!
We feel very blessed to have a warm home, good food and family to share it with, a knowledge of the gospel and the plan of happiness, and an attitude of gratitude! It was a nice, quiet, peaceful Thanksgiving with TONS of leftovers!
It's a tradition that the boys go to play Turkey bowl at the park while we cook and get ready! Aubrey and her friend Dallas lasted as cheerleaders for 10 mins and then came home. (It was 20 deg. that am) Here they are enjoying their hot cocoa!
Here is my little helper that morning, with his very special cutting board and knife!
Here are my perfectly cooked rolls (gotta love Rhodes Frozen Roll Dough)!
Here is a sample plate of the meal that was prepared! Take special notice of the fancy plate, and silverware, but Rick wants you to notice the white trash plasticware! He is still talking about those cups! I don't have fancy pretty glasses that are a complete set, or don't have dishwasher water stains on them, so I opted to get these! He was seriously annoyed. Just yesterday, he said, "Hey, hon, on a serious note, next time you make a beautiful holiday meal with fancy dishes, use REAL glasses, we aren't camping!" I also noticed this person didn't get turkey, either, it was there, I promise!
One more photo I loved, while we were setting the food out, I asked Rick to take a picture of the boys before they got dirty. I love my boys, especially when they are CLEAN!
We feel very blessed to have a warm home, good food and family to share it with, a knowledge of the gospel and the plan of happiness, and an attitude of gratitude! It was a nice, quiet, peaceful Thanksgiving with TONS of leftovers!
There's a chill in the air
I love this time of year when the leaves fall and the chill moves in! I am not a fan of snow country, just enough to make the desert landscape look soft and cloudy! Here are a few reasons I love that we get some cold and snow...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Christmas Crafts
So, I have had these things on my list for months now and decided to burn the midnight oil and get them done last night! I'm so happy to check these off my list!!!! DONE!
My nephew is serving an LDS mission in the Philippines and wanted a missionary apron. I saw the ones they sell on line, but liked my idea better! Thanks to a great friend with an awesome embroidery machine I could make it happen! It only cost me $3 to make but $12 to ship! He's worth it!
Growing up I remember my mom had special Santa rugs for us. They were a little rug that told Santa where to put our specific gifts! I made some a few years ago, that weren't quite what I wanted! So thanks to Ilona, my embroidery master I was able to get the perfect look! Rick says I should sew a bow on the top of the black box to make it look like a present, I may still do that, but for now, the kids are really excited and love that they are personalized!
My nephew is serving an LDS mission in the Philippines and wanted a missionary apron. I saw the ones they sell on line, but liked my idea better! Thanks to a great friend with an awesome embroidery machine I could make it happen! It only cost me $3 to make but $12 to ship! He's worth it!
Growing up I remember my mom had special Santa rugs for us. They were a little rug that told Santa where to put our specific gifts! I made some a few years ago, that weren't quite what I wanted! So thanks to Ilona, my embroidery master I was able to get the perfect look! Rick says I should sew a bow on the top of the black box to make it look like a present, I may still do that, but for now, the kids are really excited and love that they are personalized!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Grateful
I have always tried to recognize God's hand in all the blessings, joys, struggles and challenges in my life! I try not to let a day go by that I don't tell my husband how much I appreciate all the sacrifices he makes, or how hard the kids work at trying to do their best. Don't misunderstand, there are days when all I feel like I do is clean up messes, change diapers and yell! But when the house is all calm and quiet and I lay in bed exhausted mentally, physically and emotionally, I still "get it"! I am truly blessed! I have love in my life, I have an eternal perspective, I have an undeniable faith in Jesus Christ, I find joy in the journey!
I love this quote by Gordon B. Hinckley, “When you walk with gratitude, you do not walk with arrogance and conceit and egotism, you walk with a spirit of thanksgiving that is becoming to you and will bless your lives.”
I hope that those who know me and even those who don't see in me the spirit of thanksgiving, and that I always live my life as one with a grateful heart.
I hope that the outward me, shows the inward me.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is the family at the local corn maze! I love these photos that really "show" their personalities. Yep, that's Hunter on the ground crying to get up on the top. I'm so mean!
I love this quote by Gordon B. Hinckley, “When you walk with gratitude, you do not walk with arrogance and conceit and egotism, you walk with a spirit of thanksgiving that is becoming to you and will bless your lives.”
I hope that those who know me and even those who don't see in me the spirit of thanksgiving, and that I always live my life as one with a grateful heart.
I hope that the outward me, shows the inward me.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here is the family at the local corn maze! I love these photos that really "show" their personalities. Yep, that's Hunter on the ground crying to get up on the top. I'm so mean!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
My Trick-R-Treaters
In our neighborhood we (my friend Cheryl, myself and a handful of ladies on the activity committee) organize a community halloween party at the park that is always well attended! We have a chili/pie cookoff with prizes, game booths, and a cake walk it is a great time to just connect with our neighbors!
We usually do it the Sat just before Halloween, but some years it will fall on the same night as trick r treating. That makes the day very long! My family is always great about helping us prepare for it and setting up and picking up the slack when I can't. We had a successful carnival despite the wind, and then had just enough time to cleanup and regroup before it was time to head out to trick r treat!
This year we had a pirate, a leprechaun, a motocross racer, a power ranger and a very sticky turtle!
We used to all go out together, and now it has become 3 separate groups. Aubrey went to a friends house for a party, Ashton and a friend went out in a group, and Carter, Parker, Hunter and I went to another neighborhood where they have a trunk r treat and so car to car is easier than house to house! Rick stays home and hands out the treats. It was a fun night and everyone had a good time, got lots of treats and all were home asleep by 9! Church is at 9 am, so I'm glad it wasn't too late!
After church (yes, we get in pj's at noon!) they were all able to sit down for the traditional candy trading session! Notice top right of photo...this is the prime example of why my husband things that robes are USELESS! Notice the bare chest and the blue boxers?! Haha...this kid can never keep his robe tied!
It was a fun weekend, but I am SO relieved it has finally past...now to gear up for Thanksgiving!
We usually do it the Sat just before Halloween, but some years it will fall on the same night as trick r treating. That makes the day very long! My family is always great about helping us prepare for it and setting up and picking up the slack when I can't. We had a successful carnival despite the wind, and then had just enough time to cleanup and regroup before it was time to head out to trick r treat!
This year we had a pirate, a leprechaun, a motocross racer, a power ranger and a very sticky turtle!
We used to all go out together, and now it has become 3 separate groups. Aubrey went to a friends house for a party, Ashton and a friend went out in a group, and Carter, Parker, Hunter and I went to another neighborhood where they have a trunk r treat and so car to car is easier than house to house! Rick stays home and hands out the treats. It was a fun night and everyone had a good time, got lots of treats and all were home asleep by 9! Church is at 9 am, so I'm glad it wasn't too late!
After church (yes, we get in pj's at noon!) they were all able to sit down for the traditional candy trading session! Notice top right of photo...this is the prime example of why my husband things that robes are USELESS! Notice the bare chest and the blue boxers?! Haha...this kid can never keep his robe tied!
It was a fun weekend, but I am SO relieved it has finally past...now to gear up for Thanksgiving!
Halloween Parties
I find myself always crazy, busy, around holidays, which, if I'm being honest, is really my own doing! I like to be involved at school, church and the community! However, being involved also means being busy and that sometimes can become very overwhelming!
This week I signed up to help in Parker's class for the Halloween party. I already had to bring treats since it was Parker's bday, so I figured just do it! I had some great moms who helped. We played halloween bingo and used candy corns as the markers. Then we made ghost tootsie pops (my friend taught at church the week before and they were her handouts to always have the "holy ghost" with us...cute), then we had rootbeer in a kettle with dry ice...the kids loved that part! It was fun to be a part of the class!
Parker (red power ranger) celebrated his bday with 12 of his friends after school that same day...once again, overachiever, just want to cram all the activities in 1 day and knock them out!
We had ghost cucpcakes, juice, pinata, treat bags, and played pin the bat and pass the pumpkin. Everyone had a great time and I was thrilled to have day 1 of our 2 day halloween plans over with!
This week I signed up to help in Parker's class for the Halloween party. I already had to bring treats since it was Parker's bday, so I figured just do it! I had some great moms who helped. We played halloween bingo and used candy corns as the markers. Then we made ghost tootsie pops (my friend taught at church the week before and they were her handouts to always have the "holy ghost" with us...cute), then we had rootbeer in a kettle with dry ice...the kids loved that part! It was fun to be a part of the class!
Parker (red power ranger) celebrated his bday with 12 of his friends after school that same day...once again, overachiever, just want to cram all the activities in 1 day and knock them out!
We had ghost cucpcakes, juice, pinata, treat bags, and played pin the bat and pass the pumpkin. Everyone had a great time and I was thrilled to have day 1 of our 2 day halloween plans over with!
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