Random Sunday Pics

I think they're pretty cute!
FYI-We still aren't sure why Ridge opens his mouth like that every time you say smile?

Random Crepe Paper Afternoon

 Sometimes it's the little things.

Kyleigh's 11th Birthday

 The other day Kyleigh told Ridge she couldn't believe he would be in kindergarten next year.  She told him she wanted to strap books to his head so he couldn't grow anymore.  I wish that really worked so I could strap books to her head.

On her birthday my Mom and Dad were in town on their way to Northern Idaho.  They were here to celebrate with us.  I took her out of school for a lunch of tacos at home.  Then I checked her out early for a trip to the movie theatre.  I arranged with the parents of two of her friends to have them checked out of school also.  We went to see Maleficent in 3D.

Her birthday dinner was steak and potatoes.  We also had a mint ice cream cake with an oreo crust for her birthday cake.  We gave her some fun new things for her room, including a chair and a full length mirror.  The day before I introduced her to the wonderful world of Downeast outfitters and she got some cute new shirts.

She had a fun birthday and just a few months later I got a fun surprise...we wear the same shoe size!  Luckily, she has good taste in shoes and she is willing to share!  Kyleigh is such a great big sister, daughter, and friend.  She is a beautiful girl on the inside and the outside.  Happy Birthday Kyleigh!

Mandie's Birthday

My birthday was split between two days.  On my actual birthday I was surprised by Holly in the morning.  She had a scavenger hunt set up for me.  I got an envelope at each location.  The first sent us to St. Vincent's thrift store on a treasure hunt.  I got a gravy boat that looks like a turkey.  We then went to Goodwill where I was "forced" to buy some new shirts.  We also went to Sonic for some cheddar peppers and Pastry Perfection for some donuts.  Russ took me to lunch at Red Lobster.  Our ward was having a desert/movie night so we ate lots of desert and watched Despicable Me.  The next day Rusty made us this breakfast. We canned pears, went on a hike, and tried to go ice skating.  It turns out dollar day at the ice skating rink was enough of a madhouse that we gave up on that idea and went to a movie at the dollar theater.  We also made a stop at Costco and ran into Joylynn Moore, a dear friend of mine from Arco.  She was my 4-H leader who taught me how to make pies and bread. She also came to Manti when we got married and did my hair on my wedding day.  It was so fun to see her and visit with her.  We finished the day off with steaks for dinner with Mike and Holly.  Happy Birthday to me.

Biggest Egg Ever

 That ginormous egg is for real.  I found it in my chicken coop one day.  Poor chicken!

Halloween Shirts

 Every holiday needs a craft.  I found t-shirts on sale near Halloween and found something cute to do with them.  We printed Halloween clip art, cut it out, traced it onto parchment paper, then layed it on the t-shirts.  We filled a spray bottle with bleach water and sprayed the shirt.  It discolored the shirt everywhere except under the parchment paper cut outs.  Some of them turned out better than others. The smaller cutouts allowed the bleach to bleed underneath and looked less than perfect.  All of them were cute enough to wear.

Save the Worms!

 I came out of the back door of the house one afternoon to this scene.  Katelyn and Elena had flooded this area.  This happens quite often.  The kids call it the Amazon River or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  This time they were catching the worms they had flooded out to "save them."  However, to save them they were putting them in a cup full of water.  I taught them that the worms come out to get away from the water, so putting them in water wasn't very good for them.  They filled the cup with dirt and saved the worms.