CTR

Demarie got her first CTR ring at church! She came home and said, "I can't wait to wear my CTR ring to church so that my friends can ask me what it means and then I can tell them aboout our church!" She's such a little missionary!

Primary Pianist and Assistant

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

We had a great time celebrating DR. SEUSS' birthday! We started the day by eating GREEN EGGS AND HAM and then we went to storytime at the library where we listened to MR BROWN CAN MOO and made a RED FISH BLUE FISH puppet. Then, at school, Demarie's class ate GREEN EGGS AND HAM again, made CAT IN THE HAT hats, and played with OOBLECK! I brought some CAT IN THE HAT cookies for the party. They were really yummy and fun to make, but my hand sure ached after piping out red frosting for the stripes! Here is the recipe for all you DR. SEUSS fans:


Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat Coookies

• vanilla wafers
• white chocolate chips
• large marshmallows
• Betty Crocker red icing

Follow the directions on the package to melt the white chocolate chips. Dip the wafers in the chocolate and put a large marshmallow on top so it sticks to the wafer as the chocolate dries. Let the cholocate completely dry and then pipe three red stripes around the marshmallow. (You can put red icing on the top of the marshmallow to make it more like the Cat in the Hat's hat. When I made these, I wasn't sure if I would have enough red icing and then when I got to the end, my hand hurt too much to go back and fix them. I still thought they turned out cute!).

Yummy Broyden!

I titled this posting, "Yummy Broyden" because he is so cute I just want to eat him up! I can't get enough of my handsome little boy!

Broyden loves to smile and laugh! It's so contagious!

So so sweet! Broyden is 5-months old in these pictures. He know how to roll from his belly to his back, loves to eat his fingers and toes, and LOVES to pull his sister's hair!

Happy Valentine's Day!

so now that valentine's day is well over and done with and it's almost time for st. patrick's day, i figured i better post all about the day of love before it really is too too late! the only picture that i remembered to take of my sweet valentine is this one (and i took it because i discovered a button on my camera that helps take good pictures in front in windows!) anyways, i'm so glad i married aaron. he is a wonderful, hard-working husband and father and keeps me laughing with his randomness. i'm a lucky girl!

my sweet valentine girl's, all decked out in their pretty red dresses!
valentine's day can't be valentine's day without the pink heart-shaped pancakes and pink milk for breakfast!

for family home evening, demarie was assigned to come up with an activity. she had us pass cards around the table and take turns writing a sweet message, drawing a picture, or putting stickers on a card for each member of the family. it was a fun activity and everyone enjoyed getting their card on valentine's day!

to all our loved ones: we hope you had a wonderful valentine's day as well and that you know how much we love and appreciate you!

Visiting Vegas!

We have been so lucky to have family visit us these past few months! First, my brother Blaine came for a business trip. Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures, but we did get to have him over for dinner and to watch a few re-runs of the Office. Sheldon and Stacy came next with their kids, Mylee and Tyler. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins. Demarie tells me she wishes she lived next to Mylee so they can play together more. The first night, Mylee and Tyler slept in the girls' room and Tyler kept getting up out of bed to tell his mommy and daddy something. Next thing we know, here comes Preslyn to do the same. It has been a month later and she still likes to sneak out of bed at night to come peak on us while we watch t.v. The other night she scared me half to death when I got up to get Broyden and she was walking around in the dark! We miss you Sheldon and Stacey!!! It was fun catching up!


Our most recent visitor was my sister, Milin. She lives in Pocatello and I called her one day and told her she needed to get a plane ticket and come visit me. To my surprise, she did! I took advantage of her good cooking and crafty side while she was here. She cooked for us every night and helped me fix my FAMILY sign on my wall. She also gave me some blogging tips so hopefully I will blog more now! It was fun to see Tean, her little boy. He loved helping with Broyden and always made sure he had his binky:) He even climbed up on Broyden and sat on him in his bouncy seat! One day before school we went to go to a museum and right before we got there Demarie puked in the van. We ended up spending the rest of the day hanging out in the house. It was fun spending time with Milin and I'm glad she came!

Tean poking Broyden's eye out:)

Enjoying the Vegas weather on a walk.

Disney On Ice World of Fantasy!

I took the kids to see Disney On Ice World of Fantasy with some friends. We went a few years ago with Grandma Moon and had such a good time. We saw Cars, Lion King, Little Mermaid, and Tinkerbell. Demarie got so excited during the Tinkerbell segment. Preslyn wasn't really sure what to think and Broyden seemed to enjoy the flashing lights. This was the first time on an outing that I felt overwhelmed as a mother of three! I was so grateful to Missy Mecham for being an extra pair of hands! I felt better when we got to the van after the show and the couple next to me were dealing with a tantrum from their three-year old who had peed all over the dad because she was so upset. At least I'm not alone in the exciting journey of parenthood!