Sucking

Ever since Layla was this big....




She has done this....

Now she is this big...

and still doing this...

HELP!!! We have tried reminding her, and she would smile at us and pull the fingers out...until we turned our heads. Smack, right back in they go. I picked up some of that nasty fingernail paint that is so very foul in flavor, and she just sucked really hard to get it off faster. Craig taped a Popsicle stick to her fingers, and that actually worked...until she figured out she could just suck her other hand.
So now here we are, out of ideas, with Popsicle sticks stuck to all of laylas foul tasting little fingers...OK, so just 2 of her foul tasting little fingers. We are desperately hoping our blogging friends will have some wisdom to donate to a great cause.

Singing continued

If you didn't read the post before this...do. This is kind of part two.


I hope he Never stops singing from his heart...love it.

my fav singer ever

Carter LOVES to sing, and I have been lucky enough a couple times to catch him in action. I can not even tell you how many times I have heard him in his room playing, and singing a melody to himself. I think it's the cutest thing. Enjoy

Fall Time Fun At My HoUsE

I LOVE to decorate my house for Fall time! The colors are so natural and lovely, it's simply irresistible...as a great musician once put it.

Growing up, my Family had a tradition of making place mats using the most colorful Autumn leaves we would find, and I always loved it. This fun tradition has carried over to my little family. The Craigser and I loaded the kids, four wheelers, and the In Laws up, and we all went for the most BEAUTIFUL Autumn ride EVER! Is was simply magical! The leaves were the most vibrant reds, yellows, and oranges I have ever seen. I love my Mom and Dad in law, so it was wonderful to have them there for that amazing afternoon. When we got home we assembled our new place mats for the year, and I decided to add the photograph element this year. It's fun to see the kids as they climb up my tall kitchen chairs to find where their place mat will be. They each actually put the leaves and pictures on themselves...and then, of course, I moved them around when they weren't looking. wink, wink.

Another night we made about 30 caramel, and while chocolate apples. The apples were all off our tree out back, so they were extra wonderful:)
We made a TON because I wanted to take them around for ALL the primary workers in my awesome ward. We had our program (as previously noted), and they did a great job of keeping the kids focused, so they deserved a reward of their own. I packaged them all cute in these little Chinese foodish take out boxes. cute, cute.

Lay love REALLY enjoyed her apple. She worked on it for about 2 hours...seriously! Such a mess!

28

Now I know a true lady never reveals her age, but we all know I'm not a true lady...and I don't mind revealing my true age. Today I turn 28 years old, and I'm good with it. I feel like I have received so many blessings, and this is a beautiful time of my life. I am in just the place I want to be, with the people I want to be with. Sure, I would LOVE to see more of my perfect, sweeps me off my feet, best husband in the world, but I know those days will come.
Last night the kids and I were playing around with the camera, and I was just thinking "Man, I love my life" while they tried to make me laugh...not a hard thing to do. How is it that one person can be so blessed?

going private this weekend

Just one last notice that we are making our blog private this weekend. Leave your info, and We'll put you on the list. Love ya all lots.

Big Day!

So tomorrow is the BIG DAY! It is my Companies first national convention, and I'm the last speaker of the event. That is the one part that makes me nervous, but I"m super excited about the rest of the day.

I have this great friend from the summer I lived in Stanley Idaho, and she has a blog that does a spotlight every Friday. I'm the spotlight of the day today, so you can check it out here http://soverythankful.blogspot.com/
WARNING: may cause you to think less of me after hearing of our shenanigans that summer. My also cause watery eyes, and red cheeks of embarrassment.

Anyway, pray for me not to have a nervous break down this weekend...just keepin it real.