She's 3!

Can you believe our princess is 3? It is hard to imagine some days and some days it seems like she is at least 6! And some days she seems more like a ninja than a princess:

Abi's Birthday Party Attendees:
Tessa:

Megan:

Cousin Lizzy:

Kate, the cheeser:

Cousin Jane:

Grandma:

Emily:

Yeah...where else were we supposed to put the candles???

Look at those cute cheeks!

Abi loved her cake, even though the oil i used made the cake rancid and unedible. She at least got to eat some frosting.

Abi was spoiled by our neighbors. They took us out to eat and to the circus the night before and then they gave her this super-duper shopping cart. We love you guys!

"Yeah, I'm 3"

Thanks everyone for helping make Abi's birthday so awesome. She had a great time!!!!

Oatmeal Play

The best, & easiest 45 minutes of childcare EVER.
Directions:
Get out 1 kiddie pool. (no water)
Add 4 cartons of oats (mine were getting old in my storage)
Add children (preferably no more than 9 & preferably awake--NO PETS)
Add measuring cups, spoons, etc.
Let children eat, throw, swim, and jump.
Take Pictures

Clean up:
Refill cartons with leftover oatmeal (MARK PLAY OATMEAL. DO NOT USE FOR BREAKFAST THE NEXT DAY)
Sweep
Change Kids dusty clothes.
The end of a fun filled, you are an awesome mom day.

Cascade Springs

We took a trip to Cascade Springs one Saturday. Abi made a friend playing in the water just outside the springs. We had to eat our lunch in the parking lot as you're not supposed to eat inside. The girls didn't mind. We drove out through Heber and stopped by to see my Grandma on the way back.

Kate's Roseola

Back in September I think we were sick for a few weeks. Then Kate got a really high fever and these lovely dots a few days later. She was a trooper but she ended up coughing most nights for a few weeks after--resulting in very little sleep for all of us.

Daddy's Birthday

Robot Themed Cupcake Toppers for my Techno Boy:

His hair really isn't THAT TALL:

We sang to Daddy while the girls were in the tub. They had been outside playing in the gutters...yes, the gutters and were covered in mud. They got to eat their cupcakes in the tub too. Cleanup was a breeze.

We love our Birthday boy every day!!! Isn't he getting handsomer??? :)

Temple Square

Another one of our summer outings: Temple Square

Ice Cream & Thanksgiving Point

WARNING: LOTS OF PICTURES OF ICE CREAM IN THIS POST!!!

Kate's first ice cream outside of University Mall at one of their free concerts:

Abi contemplating the music? Either way, too darn cute.

More Ice cream at Thanksgiving Points $2 Tuesdays

Thanksgiving Point Gardens:

Dino Museum:

PICTURES!!!

Thanks to the Bakers for using us as a referral to Sweet Bean Photography (Stephanie Wright)! If anyone else gets their photos done by Stephanie and mentions us, we get a FREE photo shoot! She is awesome (and her prices are AMAZING). She took our pictures earlier this year (the picture above is from her). Just thought I'd pass the word along and if you use her....remember to mention us! :)

Marshmallows

Kate's First Marshmallow

"What is this?"

"How do I get this into my mouth"

"Do I Like this?"

"Heck YES!"

Yuba Lake

We went to Yuba Lake in July. It was so much fun. If we weren't such whities, we would have stayed longer but we left just before we got burned. Someday, we're totally going to camp out on the beach.

Homemade Laundry Detergent

Anybody local want to try homemade laundry detergent? I taught a class a while ago and bought a bit of extra stuff--that I would like to recoup my costs on. For $10, I'll give you a 5 gallon bucket - enough for 650+ loads for a front loader or 180 loads for a top loader. It's better than Dreft for sensitive skin. Let me know.

The effects of blue jello:

Gross huh?

FREEBIE

Hey all my LOVELY, DARLING Friends. Here is a freebie for you--made entirely by me! I had soooo much fun making this and I learned tons! I never thought I could actually "draw" things.

I'm Just starting up a new etsy shop - Prettiful Designs

If you'd like this Halloween paper pack & clip art kit, just copy this picture with my link on your blog and I'll send it over to you.

A day....

It's been a long day....
Richard is safe after the car he was in started on fire.....


...burning his work laptop...

and I had to say goodbye to one of my best-est friends....(sorry, i couldn't remember where any better pictures of you were.)
and a myriad of other things not worth mentioning.

I'm glad Richard is safe and I wish Jenna & Brett & Bryce well on their great adventure but I will miss them too much...darn it all.