Just Playin Around

Sometimes a boy just has to RUN....and today he was runnin'! My Mom & my sister came down for a little girl time...we went to grab dinner & the boys did not want to come along.....so instead, they headed to the park to get out some wiggles!
He loves to have someone to go to the park with...and who doesn't like to play with their Dad

An evening at the park, with his favorite guy.....priceless!

Cupcakes

Today while Noah was at school, I was able to go have a little girl fun.....I tried something that I have to admit, I have never done before. I know, how can that be possible. I'm almost 40 & I've never really decorated cupcakes! I've frosted them, but just a quick swirl with my knife. Nothing fun & cute.

My two friends were teaching this class & I made these delicious beauties. It was a lot of fun. It's so simple. I think you just get intimidated. BUT, not anymore!! You just wait to see what I create (but don't hold your breath).

{all of my creations}

{a fun butterfly (one wing has fallen down)}
{an adorable spring hat/bonnet, made with fondant}

{a rosette, these little flowers were made from fondant also, individually rolled}

{who knows what this is?? Spaghetti & meatball! Too cute. The "sauce" is actually raspberry jam warmed up & drizzled...it tasted great too!}

{you can't tell, but this is a lemon meringue cupcake...there is a lemon curd then the meringue topping...don't know how it will taste on chocolate, but we'll see}

Don't laugh at my cupcake post...this was fun a fun day & I have to say I was proud of my creations! Something about a cute cupcake just puts a smile on your face!

100

So as I was getting ready to write this post, I noticed this is my 100th post. Congrats to me! I'm actually impressed. But then I read some of my friends, one in particular that just made her 500th post. Holy Cow! But 100 is an accomplishment.

Are these not the cutest pictures? Noah went to bed one night & about 30 minutes later, he got up & said he was hungry. He wanted a sandwich. So Scott made him a sandwich & a bowl of strawberries....and then took these adorable pictures.

I think Noah just wanted to spend more time with his dad because he knew that he was leaving the next morning to go out of town for 2 days. He took a short trip to Santa Barbara to visit some nurseries. We survived without him, but it was hard for Noah. He is definitely a daddy's boy.

Love this little guy, although I have to admit, he has been really hard lately. I'm hoping it's because he had four shots this week (to get ready for kindergarten). He's been extremely tempermental over really little things. Let's just say that he has been trying my patience.

Then you look at these pictures....too cute...love the eyelashes.

B.A.L.D.

Dad's home....

First on the agenda.....

"Madison is going to laugh at me" {she's his little buddy}

"Dad, STOP, I don't like this anymore!"

WOW!!! This is S.H.O.R.T.

I think suncreen & a hat are going to be necessary!

I hope this is a lesson learned.

P.S. I am glad this happened after Easter. I loved his hair like this, I love this pic of the two of us........

oh no he didn't............

This is what I get for taking a shower this morning.....................

Oh NO he didn't!!! Oh YES he DID!!!!



I guess he'll be getting a BIG haircut,
or should I say buzz (hopefully)......



I thought girls usually did this....

this is the 2nd or 3rd time around for this boy!

Now I get it......

I'm sure that most of you have heard that there was a 7.2 earthquake in Baja California today. We definitely felt it at our house. We were rolling for about 40 - 50 seconds. I happened to be at my friend Heather's house. We were just chatting & it hit....we weren't sure if it was going to stop or keep going....it really was just a rolling earthquake. The kids were upstairs playing so we told them to come downstairs...Heather had to go get her 2 year old up from her nap (which the rolling woke her up anyways). We waited until it stopped, everyone chatted about it & then it was over.

It kind of freaked Noah out...he said, "we gotta get out here, the house is going to break". He wanted to go outside. His little heart was pounding and he had tears in his eyes. I told him it was okay. Why do I write about this......he is a little concerned about the ground moving & he just came in and said to me:

"Mom, I figured out how the ground was moving...you know how penguins walk from side to side? There must be penguins under the street walking like this (he proceeded to show me how penguins walk). That must be it!" Priceless.

I hope the people that were severely affected by this earthquake will be comforted during this time & be able to get the help that they need. There is a lot of disasters happening all around us...Time to update my 72 hour kits & stock up on more water!

Happy Easter

I LOVE having Easter Sunday on a General Conference Weekend. It is wonderful to be able to stay home all weekend & listen to the messages from the leaders of our Church. What a blessing to have it on Easter Sunday also, when we can remember what our Savior has done for us, the sacrifice he has made for all of us.
This morning we had a little family Easter Egg Hunt. Noah was so excited. He actually woke up at 6:30 this morning & went in the backyard...he wanted to meet the Easter Bunny & shake his hand & say, "Happy Easter". Really?? 6:30??? Does he not realize this is a rare opportunity to actually sleep in on a Sunday. We didn't have to leave the house at 8:10am to get to church on time. He even went out in the backyard....but there was nothing.

After Noah took a shower, miraculously, the Easter Bunny visited during this time! amazing! When he was getting dressed he was looking out our bedroom window down in to the backyard, searching with his eyes, looking carefully, pretending he had his xray glasses on....and low and behold! "I SEE ONE! I SEE AN EASTER EGG...I HAVE TO GO GET IT!"

We hurriedly finished getting dressed & we were out in the chilly weather. It was just under 50 degrees this morning. That's chilly.

Sorry for a lot of pictures that look a lot alike, I'm trying to decide which one I like the most.

We had a great time & ate a delicious breakfast. I'm going to attempt making a carrot cake from scratch...I'll let you know how it turns out.

Have a wonderful day, enjoy your friends & family

oh those silly eggs.......

those silly eggs.............

there was such excitement when dyeing our eggs tonight there were several close calls of cups spilling. Mom was not that happy...but I was biting my tongue trying to make the event fun. But let me tell you, I would not have been happy. But it luckily didn't happen.

Noah gets so giddy seeing the eggs make their transformation. pure joy!

BUT, we made it...they are colored & ready & waiting for that silly Easter Bunny to come & do his magic!

Step One....

A LARGE project has started at our house.....

and a little helper has been involved, which causes the project to move along a little slower, but it's worth it! Could he be any cuter? I guess if he had a tool belt on & of course safety glasses, he would just be too cute! He loves to help with projects. It keeps him busy & working with his little hands, which is something he really likes. Take a look at Dad's little helper working hard...

After one lesson, he knew every step involved & he wanted to do it all by himself.

Cleaning up the yard is part of this project...I've told you before that this is the land to nowhere...but this land is slowly being transformed into our bountiful harvest. The plan is to have 4 large raised beds, to plant beautiful crops. I asked Scott, "WHAT in the world will we do with all of the food, that's a lot of food!" He told me I will learn to can & we will use it all. I guess I better start learning! He has big plans...4 raised beds, a fountain, fruit trees...it's his dream & he's working hard at making it a reality!

All in a days work!