Craftin' Tuesday

Every Tuesday, my friend and I get together to make something we found on Pinterest.  Today it was Birthday boards.  You hang a tag to indicate the next birthday coming up.  It is pretty darn cute if I do say so myself.  Daddy's birthday is the next one coming up, so his tag is hanging right now.  It's fun to make things and be creative, and it's fun to hang out with my friend every week.  It's interesting all of the things you can find on Pinterest. I've started another blog, Quite Pinteresting where you can see all of the crafty things we've made.

Baptism day

Our sweet friend was baptized today, by Daddy.  We were so glad to help bring her to the gospel of Christ, and proud of her for taking this step.  She has become like a little sister to me, so it was such a wonderful day to be involved in her baptism.  The boy especially was excited, he could barely keep still. Such a wonderful day!

The Boy has made friends with some of the kids from the play he is in, so we had them and their parents over for dinner and to dye Easter eggs. It was a lot of fun, and the boy really enjoyed having company over for him. 

Our finished eggs, and sister being a good egg and watching! 

Bowling ball

Daddy left for Korea early this morning, so to keep us occupied, our good buddies took us "bowling ball." The boy always calls it "bowling ball." As in, "We had fun bowling ball today," or "We went to bowling ball." It was a lot of fun, and even though he had bumpers, the boy did really well. He did not always bump the bumpers, and was able to throw the "bowling ball" straight down the lane often. It was really a fun day!

There are too many kids in this tent!

This play tent was a BIG hit at Joy School. ALL of the kids wanted to be in it, and no one wanted to get out to make more room. There were six little bodies in a 3 foot square. They all seemed to think it was hilarious, and everyone wanted to take a picture. Funny kids...fun time!

They had a bash, they had a birthday bash!

The boy's bestest little buddy had her birthday party today. It was a Halloween themed birthday party. In January....LOVE it! The kids all dressed up and they went trick or treating, did Halloween games, watched Halloween cartoons. It was awesome. The boy got this Army man costume in November for super cheap. What a fun birthday party idea!

Funny faced friends

Our good friends came over for our weekly dinner/movie night, and made a funny face totem pole with the boy. It's amazing to find friends who you are so instantly comfortable with. They are so similar to us, and yet very different. They are fun, funny, talented, and they are SO good with the kids. It's nice to have such good friends around.

Today I feel...

It was my turn to teach pre- school today, and our lesson had to do with feelings. The kids had a lot of fun making different faces for the camera. The boy especially loves to put on a show. It was really funny to see them interacting and laughing with each other and making faces.

Welcome fall!

To celebrate the coming of fall, we went to a friends house for dinner. The boy's bestest buddy these day's is their daughter, Little E. The two of them have so much fun together. We made caramel apples, covered with all kinds of candy, nuts, and fruit. We couldn't wait for them to fully set so we ate them when they were still all gooey and sticky. It was great!

Ladies Man

So, last night, the boy got all pouty. I asked what was the matter, and he told me he "missed E...." So I called up E's momma and asked if E could come play today. E came over, and immediately had the boy kowtowing to her every whim. It was hilarious. The boy wanted to watch "Finding Nemo" but E wanted to watch "Barbie as Rapunzel." They watched Barbie. The boy wanted to play on the swing set, but E wanted to hopscotch. They hopscotched. These kids are so funny. They have a bit of a love/hate thing going on. I think they yelled every single thing they wanted to say to each other. Little E and the boy had a lot of fun, and as soon as she left, he was pouting saying he missed her again.

Blueberries cryin' in the rain

Actually, there was no crying it was a LOT of fun to pick blue berries in the rain with our friends. We went to a little u-pick organic blue berry farm just down the street from our house. The boy ate his weight in blue berries, and there were some that were just HUGE! We had blueberry pancakes for lunch, blueberries and whipped cream after dinner, blueberries as a snack at church, pretty soon we will all look like Violet Beauregarde!

And I won't forget the men who died...

Today is Memorial Day. It doesn't seem quite appropriate to say "Happy" Memorial Day...we got a group of our dear friends together for a BBQ, then we had a FHE about the meaning of Memorial Day. At the end of FHE we all wrote letters to send to soldiers. It was a good day, and though the kids were more excited about writing/coloring than actually listening to the lesson, I think some of the meaning got through to them. I didn't get any pictures of the BBQ, but I did get one after of baby girl being cute.

Sad to say goodbye

Our good friends are moving back to Utah, which makes me sad. Today we had a goodbye lunch at a WONDERFUL place in town, that had really really good GLUTEN FREE pizza. I will miss my friend, and the boy will miss his buddy. Hopefully they will be able to move back soon!

Egg hunt

The boy and some of his little buddies had an Easter egg hunt today. The boy was quite excited, running around faster than I could get good pictures. Later, I found a pink plastic egg in baby girl's car seat. What a sweet brother, sharing with his baby sister!

'Cuz you've gotta have friends!

Tonight I got to have a "girls night" with a group of girlfriends. It's amazing how a group of gabbing ladies, food, and friendship can make any night great. Tonight we made feather headbands and clips, and had yummy food. We celebrated my dear friend's birthday, and had a fantastic time.