A friend close by!

A few months ago one of my really good friends that I met at Utah State, Rachel "Roach" McIff, moved from Indiana to St. George with her husband and four kids! He finished medical school and took a job in St. George. It has been so fun having them live closer so we can visit more often. In December, Roach and her kids came to visit us and spent the night at our house. Our kids had a great time getting to know each other and we had a great time catching up on old times. In January, we stopped in St. George and spent the night on our way home from Aaron's brother's wedding in Manti. Roach and her family were so hospitable. We ate amazing food, the kids had a blast playing together, and we went to visit their horse. Can you tell how much Preslyn LOVED the horse? We are so excited to have our friends close by!

Playdate in January!

Gotta love Vegas! On January 27th, Preslyn had a playdate. It was so beautiful outside! We rode bikes, jumped on the trampoline, and played with play doh...all outside!!!!

Abby, Lauren, Kelsey, Preslyn, and Broyden

Us Girl Magazine! Order yours today!

Do you want your daughter or grand-daughter to be this HAPPY???

Then purchase your daughter her very own US Girl today!

The official Us Girl Magazine will help guide you to pick out the right doll for your child! Here's a sneak peak at some of the amazing dolls and accessories to choose from:

Be assured about your purchase...if anything happens to your doll, you can just send her to the Us Girl Hospital! Note the warning in case you decide to get your doll's ears pierced: Earrings stay on forever!

You can even get a doll for your Us girl doll! Get the Doll for Doll Collection today!

DO NOT IGNORE! All Us Girls and accessories are hand made! May not arrive exactly like the picture!

Us Girl Madaline. Find out what it is like to be an Indian from 1764

Madaline's fishing set, hunting set, paddle set and teepee are also available for purchase.

Us Girl Lilly. A girl who has her heart set on justice!

Lilly's lunch, camping set, party set, and bed. Throughout the magazine there are even things that are FREE!!!

Us Girl Martha. Your doll arrives with medium hair, dress, shoes, and a sparkling smile!

Martha loves inviting her friends to the carnival

Us Girl Ashelly. Perfect for your little girl scout!

So many fun accessories to choose from!

The possibilities are limitless! You can even customize your order to fit your own personal preferences! Is there anything "Mrs. Demarie" has not thought of?

Order form...order yours today! Demarie has actually had several orders already and customer satisfaction is always guaranteed! What a little entreprenuer! Her products are amazing! High quality, detailed, and extremely creative! I think Us Girls are going to make it big! Here are a few of the items she has already made to fill her orders:

Us Girl-size snow globe. This was creatively made from a hairspray lid dotted with specks of white paint.

Us girl book "Dancing In a Real Show" with dancing princesses. The princesses are so small, yet so detailed! My favorite is the one doing a backbend.

Us Girl Madeline with accompanying book, doll, and watch. Learn all about what it was like to be an indian in 1764.

I love this note that Demarie included with Grandma Moon's order when she mailed it out, especially the part where she writes, "Remember, we have cents, most other company's have dollars."

Gotta love that girl!!! Gotta love her Us Girls!!!

American Girl Doll Skirt and Matching Shirt

 Skirt

 

 Shirt with added sleeves

 

 Headband (Always important to accessorize!)

 

 Complete outfit

 

The "before" dress

 

Here is another American Girl Doll Outfit that I made out of a baby outfit I received when Preslyn was a baby.  I made sure to take a picture of the dress before cutting it up so I could compare the finished project. I was pretty proud of my sewing skills!  First, I cut the skirt off the top part and created a separate skirt and shirt.  I altered the top to make it more fitting and added sleeves from the extra fabric from the skirt. I added elastic to the skirt and made a headband with some ribbon and an extra flowers off the skirt.  Pretty impressive, huh?  Not bad for an amateur sewer!

Bowling!!!

Broyden, Aaron, and Uncle Rett
Aaron getting ready to bowl

It's Demarie's turn!

Brynna, Preslyn, and Broyden

On our trip to Utah we went bowling with Rett, Susie, and Brynna. We had a lot of fun. It was great to talk with them and the kids loved spending time with Brynna, especially Preslyn. Isn't it funny that there is only a few months between them yet Brynna is so much taller than Boo! I love this picture!

Moon Family Christmas Party

Me on the paino with Kailey singing

Aunt Susie and Myan

Aunt Daisy and Kaija

Leilani
Aunt Susie and Brynna

Everyone watching the program

Uncle Blaine and kids putting candy canes on the tree

Aunt Susie and Jalia

I was in charge of the Moon family Christmas party this year. We met at the church the week after Christmas when we came up to Utah to visit. We had a yummy dinner of ham, potatoes, jello, beans, and Texas Sheet Cake. Then we did a Christmas program about the different Christmas decorations and how they symbolize Jesus Christ. Everyone had some sort of part in the program. Many family members sang or did piano solos or duets and each family took turns putting decorations on the tree. Afterwards, a few of the grandkids (Hallie and Alyssa) surprised the family with an awesome gymanstic dance routine. We have pretty talented family! It was a fun evening to be around family!

A Fun Place to Sleep!

Having three American girl dolls in the house has posed a problem... where do they sleep? We fashioned this sleeping bag from a baby blanket and they had a fun sleep over...
...then we visited Grandma and Grandpa Moon in Utah after a few days after Christmas. They surprised us with a bed for each of the dolls and a rag blanket that matches the girl's quilts at home!

Grandma also made each doll a jacket for the cold weather up in Utah!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa! The beds are amazing (Grandpa's woodworking skills) and the blankets and jackets are adorable (Grandma's sewing skills)! Preslyn and Demarie felt like the luckiest girls in the world! We also enjoyed a cute book for Broyden, some beautiful pottery from Poland and a beautiful hand-carved Nativity set from Poland. These are going to be some neat heirlooms for our family. It is so nice to be able to enjoy Grandma and Grandpa home from their mission.