Happy Holidays!

Check out some of these fun winter sites-

http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/

http://www.miniclip.com/games/santa-ski-jump/en/

http://www.holdman.com/christmas/ -This is here in Lindon!

Candy Cane Poem

A significant symbol of Christmas

Is the Simple Candy Cane.

Its shape is the crook of the Shepherd

One of the first who came.

The lively peppermint flavor is,

The regal gift of spice.

The White is Jesus' purity.

The Red is sacrifice.

The narrow stripes are friendship,

And selfless brotherly love.

Eternal, sweet compassion,

A gift from God above.

The Candy Cane reminds us all;

of how much our Father cared.

He sent his Son, Jesus Christ

The greatest gift declared.

Twilight

Hey guys! I saw Twilight on Saturday.. and there were some ups and downs! But bottom line I think the books are way better! What did you guys think?

Turkey Day

In honor of the November/ Thanksgiving season I would like to share the blessings I am especially thankful for.

1. My husband - Jason

'A good marriage is like a casserole,only those responsible for it reallyknow what goes in it."

2. My husband good job (so I can stay home with Tyson)

"Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating."

3. My amazingly fun family

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.

4. All the friends and loved ones who care so much for us

"A faithful friend is the medicine of life."

5. Gospel and Jesus Christ

"Faith makes all things possible. Love makes them easy."

Great tip for Halloween

So Halloween is right around the corner! Happy Halloween in advance! but I wanted to share this tip my sister in law told me!

If your Jack-O-Lantern has been carved for a while and may look droopy just let it soak in water and it will look as good as new! Cool huh?

Frugal Fall Centerpiece Ideas

Here are some fun ideas I saw online and thought I would share!

This one is super easy. You can use real or silk sunflowers (silk will last longer unless the centerpiece is for a specific occasion then go for the real touch). And place on some ornate plates!
This one is almost the same as above. you will need to buy some small pumpkins from the grocery store. I think you could also use gourds. I think for the embellishments you could use flowers including sunflowers or even some dried fall leaves.
I really loved this one! If your crafty enough you could paint on the design or if you don't think you could paint then try a sharpie! You could try some fall leaf designs as well or whatever you could think of. For the pedistal you could use a ornate candle holder or if the pumpkins big enough try a cake server.
Branches in lemon water. I love how they used branches with acorns on them! Easy as pie and looks cute as ever!
Ok, whoever thought of this is truely creative and I vow to use this idea sometime in the future. The small pumpkins can be found at stores such as Walmart or I've even seen them at the dollar store. We all have stem wine glasses from our weddings that we all want to use someday! I think when I do this centerpiece I will use walnust or smaller pinecones or maybe nothing at all.

Either way these are all easy and cute centerpieces! Let me know which one was your favorite!

Tyson's infatuation

Tyson's recent infatuation is anything with wheels. He loves to stand in the drivers seat and make sound effects, push buttons, etc. Jason captured this hilarious moment at his work.

Banana Bread for the cold

Banana Bread

This was just the remedy for the cold weather for me today. Banana bread and hot cocoa! Yum!

Here's the recipe-

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Banana-Bread/Detail.aspx

Motherhood

Well now as Tyson is growing I am finding parenting harder and harder! There are so many choices and options. Wean or breastfeed? Negitive reinforcement or ignore? And it goes on... I am just praying about what is right my son. I love him and just want him to be what our Heavenly Father intended.

{Any tips!?!}

One year already!

So last week my (once) little baby turned 1! We had a fun birthday and I just can not believe that it has gone so quickly. As I held my son this morning I realized how big he is getting! I am so excited for his growth and development. Well we also went to the doctor last week and we found the following for Tyson-

Head size-30 percentile

Weight- 35 percentile

Height- 95 percentile

So we are now hoping it stays that way and we can have a basketball player on our hands! Well here are few photos of my growing boy ::sobbs::

Family + unity = family unity

I wanted to post our new family pictures. It was really fun to take them! Hope you enjoy.




I also was reading this months Ensign this morning and found this amazing article on unity. I think unity is very important and I am grateful that we are striving for that right now in our family. I am also grateful for inspiried leaders and teachers who have been placed in my life as servants for our Heavenly Father. Here is a link to the article- http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=25ddbf9cd2f0c110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1

Apple Orchard Overalls GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Take a look at these! so cute!


Apple Orchard Overalls GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Summer fun with my sista

This is my younger sister Carla who is staying with us for a few weeks to vacation! She is amazing and I'm so happy to be spending time with her!










We went to a lake outside of St. George when we met my parernts to hand off Carla. Here's Tyson in the dirt.









Here's Carla and I water um... riding?









Tyson enjoyed wheel chair rides at Nana and Papa's!









And then he wanted to push!









Back in Provo Carla and I have been having fun by swimming...










and shopping!

Us on the lake. You will notice Tyson is being towed.

This last weekend we went to Camp Jackson in the Blue Mountains with 6 couples. Here's Heather "Toil and trouble"...

Twilight

I had heard of Twilight but thought "Vampires, nah!" I don't have the time.

So last month I was doing my visiting teaching and I found myself feeling oddly out of place as my companion and teachee were chatting endlessly about the Twilight series. "huff...' Well, a couple weekends ago I was sitting at a babyshower with a room full of girls, and once again, I was the only one who had not yet read Twilight. That was it! I borrow the book that day and vowed to read it! Well I dove in a couple days ago and yes... I am sucked in! i just finished Twilight last night and read the "sneak peak" into the next book and all I can say is "Help!" I have to read them... now! Needless to say I am excited that the movies coming out in December and have already watched the trailers. Yes, I know pathetic. But if you haven't read them yet, take a stab and you'll understand.

Oh and check out this awesome site if you haven't already called http://www.goodreads.com/. Great book reviews and fun way to see what everyone else is reading.

Summer has gone so fast!

Geeezz I can not believe it is already August! We've been having fun! Check out our recent adventures.

Fishing

Reptiles at BYU mueseum

Tyson watching Footloose at the Scera Theatre

Tyson and I have been going to the park often! He loves the swings and slides, and did I mention the bark!

Camping and fishing at Pelican Lake during pioneer day!

Peachy Apricot Jello Fluff

APRICOT JELLO SALAD

1st Layer
1 lg. Peach Jello
2 tbsp. sugar1
1 1/2 c. boiling water
3/4 pkg. cream cheese (softened)

2nd layer
1 sm. apricot Jello
1 tbsp. sugar1
3/4 c. boiling water
1/4 pkg. cream cheese (softened)

Toppings
1 lg. Cool Whip
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 can apricots, chopped or fresh apricots to taste

Directions:

First layer- Beat Jello, sugar, water and cream cheese until foamy. Refrigerate one hour.

Second layer- Beat Jello, sugar, water and cream cheese until foamy. Pour onto existing peach layer. Refrigerate two hours.

Add Cool Whip, pineapple and apricots. Mix well or arrange on top and refrigerate.

Hint:

You can use peach or apricot in either layer. Also you can get creative and use other fruits and flavors.

Memory Game

This blog idea came from Joanna. Play if you'd like to.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Recent Movies

The Dark Knight- Just saw this Sat! Amazing movie with tons of great action scenes as well as character development! Heath Ledger and Christian Bale do an amazing job. Note: As a warning there was a little disturbing dialogue and lots of violence.

Mama Mia- Saw this Friday. Really cute story line. Merryl Streep is so funny and there is a great ending. There is a lot of references to adult topics! Also it is a musical so to appreciate it you will have to like singing and dancing and ABBA!

Hancock- Jason saw this one and said it was different than he assumed! Interesting story line and ending. He also said anyone who likes Will Smith will like this movie. He also mentioned the music was impressive.

Wall-e- Very cute movie that I greatly enjoyed. The humor will make anyone laugh and the idea is unique. the story line is much different than I anticipated.

Get Smart- Fun movie that shows a different side of Steve Carrell! It is funny and has some great stunts! I thought it was like a Charlies Angels meet Magoo. There is also a great twist!

If you cant tell we like movies, let me know what you thought of these films or others!