Boston's 11th Birthday

Boston''s birthday was the Sunday of General Conference...what a great way to spend your birthday! We did a little celebrating as well!

Here is Boston's cake...since he got a turtle for Christmas, he loves turtles...


candles added...


side view


add Boston...


light the candles...


Blowing out the candles...


Boston wanted pizza for his birthday...home made since it was Sunday!


Boston enjoying his pizza...


Boy Scout uniform with neckerchief, patches, etc...



Boston got a DSI for his birthday!


a game for his DSI

Conference Weekend

Strawberries were on sale so Cheyenne was slicing and freezing them until I could get some jam made...


72 hour kits ready for the first conference session


Joran showing his favorite part of the 72 hour food!


Maren decided to empty her entire main pocket...not just the food bag!


Having some snacks during conference...


Maren leaving out the important things...she played with the baby all day!


enjoying 72 hour food!


Our neighbors are moving.When we were out between sessions they brought this over for our family to have...such nice neighbors...we are sure enjoying it!


We also did a little rockband!


Jeff, Connor and Boston attended the Priesthood session on Saturday...great experience!

Junior Prom-Part 2

The gang's all here...


Connor giving Kalli her corsage.


Yeah, big relief!



Kalli's turn...


Kalli and McKayla


With attitude!


All ready to go...


One more time...Connor and Kalli, Caleb and McKayla


Are we done yet???


taking a rest


New pose


trying to escape the camera


Connor and Kalli


One more time


Kalli lost her slipper


Saturday morning they went to Toad's for a couple hours to play mini golf, laser tag and drive the slick track cars...
After all these pictures, they headed to GoodWood steakhouse for dinner and then off to the dance and the Union Station. Connor said he had a great time! How could he not being with this great bunch of young people!

Junior Prom-Part 1

This is the beginning of a two part post about Junior Prom...coming this Saturday.
Connor isn't big into dances, but his buddy Caleb (who can't drive yet) talked him into doubling with him. Last weekend, Connor and Caleb made an easter egg hunt for the girl Connor wanted to ask.
She responded by ordering a pizza to be delivered with her answer spelled in pepperoni...come to find out her cousin works at the pizza place and thought he would have a little fun as well...

This is the first pizza he delivered...


When Connor opened it the cousin says, "oops that is the wrong pizza, just a sec"...he runs to his car and comes back with this one...


This one has a note attached to the lid from the girl he asked, so we knew it was the right one. I think Connor didn't catch on right away what was going on or he would have been mortified by the first pizza!

Come to find out the cousin did the first pizza without letting the girl know what he was doing...she was shocked!
Connor said it was all good...he got two pizza's!

Pictures etc. coming Saturday from the dance :)

Sticker Mania

So this is a picture of Maren's bed...I went up the other morning to make it and couldn't figure out what kept catching on the sheets...when I lift up the comforter this is what I found...


I have blogged before about her obsession with anything sticky: stickers, mailing labels (she peels these off packages), tape, stamps, size labels from clothes... anything that is sticky! My tote with wrapping paper etc is under her bed...she must have gotten bored, or couldn't find any other sticky things, because these are the Christmas package labels she has torn into all those stickers! She has learned to stick them on her bedframe because the comforter covers it and I don't see it....

She is just so funny...

St. Patty's Day

Here are just a couple pictures of our St. Patty's Day dinner...

We have nice little leprechauns that leave us gold....


Just a little decorating to make it festive...our food included green apples and green grapes with green fruit dip, lime crystal light, and of course green jello...


We aren't into the corned beef and cabbage so we have grilled chicken, green potatoes and green peas!


And of course mint brownies for dessert!


Hope you had a fun filled day and didn't get pinched!

Two Little Monkeys

Maren and I spent some time in the backyard today...when everyone got home from school and work I enlisted them all!
Right before we were going in...look what I spotted in our apple tree! I thought these little monkeys were as cute as can be so I just had to take a couple pictures.

Notice who we were cheering for today :)


Joran and Maren sitting in a tree...


my little princess


our handsome-that's what we call him


aren't they the cutest???

We sure love our little monkeys!