Taylor's Candy Land Birthday Party!

Taylor requested for his 3rd birthday a Candy party so this is what I came up with:

Invitations were lolipops:



The games we played were:
1-Tape the gumball in the Gumball Machine.



2-How many candies are in the jar?


3- Candy Bingo.


Taylor wanted green cupcakes with m&m's on them:



My favors for coming to the party- let them know how "sweet" they were for coming.

We all had alot of fun!


John really had fun so maybe we will do it again for his birthday in August...but you know kids they liked to change their minds so often you never know what is coming next!

Kids say the darndest things!

So last Friday was SUPER (wink wink) fun. I had been working on my sharing time most of the day for Primary and the kids and I were getting pretty restless so I decided to try and get a few errands done before my Chiropractic apt. In Primary we started a new thing that if the kids bring their scriptures than they get to add a penny to the jar and when it is full we give it the Bishop to go towards Book of Mormon fund- anywho John was way excited about this and wanted to bring scriptures to church with him. So we went to DI to see if they had a scripture case and some scriptures. We found a really cute case for him there but didn't have any decent scriptures so we decided to check at Deseret Book (now that I think about it the Distribution Center was next door to DI so this whole upcoming fiasco could have been avoided by just going there) anywho! So while at DI Taylor was really upset that he didn't get to get anything and let me and the rest of the store know- that was just warm up I guess. When we got to Deseret Book we went to look at the scriptures and Taylor decided he wanted to read the scriptures to so he grabbed a set and started thumbing through. Well most of the books Taylor looks at get ripped so I told him he couldn't look at the scriptures right now took them away and put them back and he starts throwing a fit!! Not just a little one either- he starts sreaming at me "I Want To Read The Scriptures!!" So how do you react? Totally not okay for him to act like this at the store but you don't want to encourage him not to read the scriptures either!! Love kids!!! So after we got out of that store. I had my apt. They have a little play room for kids where my kids were playing while I was in the waiting room. All of a sudden you hear them start to fight - John yells "I Am A Child Of GOD!! and Taylor then replies "I AM A CHILD OF GODD TOO JOHN!! lovely huh! I am so glad they know they are children of God but really?? My doctor came in right after that laughing and say that had just made her day (so guessing everyone heard wasn't too off) - she gave me hug knowing what it is like to be a mom :). Man oh man...Kids say the darndest things!!

February's Atempts...

This month I found some cute ideas online and just had to try them out. Well I would say that I didn't quiet do as cute of a job but they all worked out pretty well, I was going to post the comparision pictures but was struggling to find them again online.

First I found this new website and it had this yummy valentines smore recipe so I had to try it. You buy the heart marshmallows put on grahmn cracker crust and dip in chocolate- sounds pretty easy huh! That is what I thought too. Well it wasn't easy so I did the best I could with what paitence I had. Everyone that had one said they tasted really good so that is all that matters right. :)


I found this cute idea in "Parent" magazine and thought it would be fun for John and I to do together for Valentines cards. You take alphabet building blocks and spell out a word and color over with a crayon. They turned out way cute and John had alot of fun with this too.


The next one I had to try was a baby sling for my niece. My friend made one and posted a picture and the directions online. Again it sounded really easy but when it came down to it I had to go over to her house and have her explain it to me. I think mine turned out really cute.


Telsha my sister came up before valentines and found this really cute idea on The Dating Divas web site to make for our boys for valentines. They too turned out really cute and were not too hard to make thanks to the website that had done all the work for us. :). By the way if you have not checked out this website I would highly recommend it~

box of love

Okay so I am so excited- today I was just dying to craft- i remembered this idea I read in the Friend this month so the boys and I busted the crafts out and had some fun! Here are some picts of the fun. Below is the Friend's article that gave me the idea-




Box of Love
Each week in February, hang this box of love on a different family member’s door. Throughout the week, put things in the box that tell or show your love for that person. You can leave a note, a drawing, or a small treat. If you like, invite other family members to add to the box and share the love!

1. Cut off the top flaps of a small cardboard box, such as a small cereal box.

2. Cut out a piece of colorful paper or wrapping paper the same height as the box. Wrap the paper around the box and secure with tape or glue.

3. Punch a hole near the top of the two short sides.

4. Tie a ribbon or string through the two holes to make a handle to hang the box on a doorknob.

Kelsi's Wedding

Well Kelsi got married on Jan. 22nd. The wedding events started the night before with a wedding dinner where close friends and family enjoyed a dinner and program together. Then Sat was the big day! It was such a wonderful day! The whole day just went so great! The sealing was so special with tons of our family there and the reception- well it rocked! It looked beautiful (if I do say so myself) and it was a ton of fun! It was so great to see so many old friends and lots of family members. We are excited to welcome Emil into the family! My boys absolutely adore him and are excited to have a new uncle. Here are just a few pictures from my camera that day- I will have to post some from the photographer because I am sure she got alot of better shots!

I DID IT!!

This year I have been working with some family and friends on a weight loss blog- where we can have people to report in to as we work on loosing weight and making more healthy choices. This was my post from this morning:

Well today was my weigh in and I DID IT!!!So I lost 2.2lbs this week to reached my 50 lbs!!! in fact I reached 51 lbs lost!!! This gives me a total % lost since Jan. 26.53% lost!! That is a quarter of me!! Wow! I have 1.2 lbs to get to my year goal of 140 and I am so excited to get there! I never thought I could but one pound at a time one day at a time I did it! HOpe everyone else is moving forward on their weight loss goals- if not do it now- it is a choice to improve your health- JUST DO IT!!

Kelsi's Engaged!!!

I just wanted to let everyone know that Kelsi is Engaged! She announced it to everyone Nov. 20th! She has a beautiful ring and a great fiance! Emil Cluff if a great guy and we are so excited to welcome him into the family. They are getting married Jan. 22nd in the St. George Temple. It has been so fun to start planning a wedding again- at least for me I am only involved in all the fun stuff- wedding dress shopping, brides maid dress shopping, picking out colors :). Well I want to wish Kelsi and Emil the best in all to come!!