In memory of all those who serve our country and gave their lives for our freedom....THANK YOU!

 

Kitties, Lanterns & Camping

Our Mama cat had 7 kittens...all beautiful, adorable kittens that have been healthy, playful and messy!  I'm glad my children had the experience of seeing them born, watching how Mama Kitty cared for them, cleaning them, feeding them and making sure they were safe.  I'm grateful to my Mom who set the example by giving all of our childhool animals a chance to be a Mommy.  We adopted all of them out and made their new families promise to love and care for them as much as we do....every one of  them ended up with such good people and that makes me so happy. 

We will miss them.

Another cool thing my kids got to be part of this past weekend was helping out with a proposal of marriage!  We let off 100 lanterns (just like in the movie "Tangled") and a young man took his girlfriend out on a boat on the lake and proposed as all 100 lanterns floated above them.  She said Yes!

I guess we do live in a pretty cool place with a lake just down the road and amazing neighbors that invite us to do cool things...!  I feel very lucky!

Want a chance to do something cool and exciting with your neighbors??? 

Saturday, June 23rd is National Backyard Campout Day!

Invite your neighbors over for S'mores & a campfire and then everyone head back to their own little backyard tents...I found these cool pics on the internet...I can't wait!

Fun, huh?  So do it!

A Weekend of Weddings...

Friday night we headed for Logan, Utah to attend my oldest daughter's former mission companion's wedding reception!  Logan is soooo beautiful with lush, green fields and beautiful cows everywhere...we literally went over the river and through the woods to get here...

This is the house where the reception was to take place.  Due to crazy rain & winds, we headed over to the church instead...The yard and house were so cute and the family did so much to get ready for the wedding...but as you may or may not know, Utah weather is unpredictable!

We waited in line over an hour to see the Bride & Groom...tons of people came to support them and they were so gracious to stand there for so long to accommodate all who came!

My cute girls waiting in the reception line...

Everything was vintage farm...my favorite style!  The cute chalkboard signs were hand made...the flowers, gorgeous and they had a panel of old doors being the Bride & Groom which just made it extra adorable!

Loved her color palette!

The adorable Bride!

The cake was amazing and the fresh slices of lemons made it even more pretty

The Logan Temple is castle like...at night it is amazing to see...

Girl's Night at the Marriott...

Saturday morning we were off to the Salt Lake Temple!

I want to do something like these flowers on my backyard fence...

The Angel Moroni

Sisters & cousins waiting for their big sister/cousin to come out of the temple...

Beautiful corsages made by the bride...

Finally they come out...so excited to be married!

Alyx's dress was gorgeous and here she is getting a hug from her youngest sister...

My daughter Kayla was in charge of 140 cupcakes and the wedding cake...it was strawberry & white cake and it was delicious!  On the way in, one of the helpers dropped the glass bowl that held the frosting to the cake...glass was shattered everywhere in the frosting which had to be tossed....my husband came to the rescue with a Kitchen Aid and new ingredients...the cake was completed just as the reception started....sheesh...gave us all a heart attack!

Some guests required gluten free...they were delish!

The cute little cake table...

Me, the groom, John, the bride, Alyx and the baker, Kayla

Wheeler Farms was the venue...so much fun...Alyx did amazing on the decorations!

Treat bags for the guests that say, "Thanks for making our wedding day sweeter" filled with taffy & candy sticks...

My cute little vintage bike was spray painted pink for the occassion and decked out in ribbons...turned out soooo cute!

It's Monday and I'm exhausted from both weddings but was so glad to be a part of each of them...the girls each had beautiful weddings and were so happy to see everyone who came...!  We may be having a wedding of our own in the next while...my son Eric may be getting hitched! 

I'll keep you posted!

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Good Luck!

Every seen these?  I want to order a bunch and use them for my parties!  So clever!

I'm gettin me one of these carts...$50 @ Ikea

My new favorite vendor at Oh Sweet Sadie...Marci...you gotta get her for your show!

She took her collection of books and made the most adorable notebooks out of them!

She is a crafter after my own heart...i LOVED everything she made!

I love the candlesticks with the cute pom pom flowers on top by Amy Chapel

I love being a Mom. 

I LOVE my children. 

I love being home with them. 

I love summertime when were all together all the time. 

(I really do)  

I love listening to the things they have to say. 

 I love the stories they tell about their day.  

I love hearing my son play the guitar and especially when he sings. 

I'm so grateful to have two wonderful Moms

(long story)

I am so blessed to be a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day!

This dear girl won "Student of the Month" at her school today.  She is MY best girl for a lifetime! 

Congratulations Zoe...

Mama loves you!

(PS - Last week when I dropped her off to school she did not want to kiss me goodbye...it's starting and I'm so sad!)

Breathing Space Retreat 2012

What a fun weekend it was at the Breathing Space Retreat...thank you to the lovely ladies and volunteers who pulled together such a fabulous event...great dinners, generous sponsors and Daybreak's local businesses treated us like Queens!

My solar powered house (for the night)

The whole house was decorated by Ikea for under $10,000

My room...the Master bedroom

Megan Faulkner Brown - The Sweet Tooth Fairy!

Learning to pipe cupcakes which were delicious by the way!

She is so stinking cute!

Liz Edmunds - The Food Nanny!!

(her cookbook is where I got the Tomato Basil Soup recipe!)

Nadine Woodraska - The Material Girls

Beginner Quilting (bless her heart, we were truly beginners)  Nadine brought chocolate to her class...she knew us too well...sew a stitch, chocolate covered almond...sew a stitch...repeat.

Quilting is on my bucket list...thank you Nadine for such a fun class!

My newest additions from Fleaology!!!  I'll be blogging about this next week!  Stay tuned!

The weekend was amazing fun...I'm so tired and need to spend a little time with my family now...to see the Breathing Space sponsors and hear more about future events, go here