I LOVE traditions! And I love General Conference. Every 1st weekend of April and October a General Conference is held where our dear prophet and other church leaders speak to us. And I truly believe that Thomas S. Monson is a real prophet who speaks for The Lord. Like Noah or Abraham of old. It…
Our Dinners and Family Nights….
So I find I am so much better at making dinners when there is a menu planned. (Big surprise, I know!) Earlier this year I found with busy life that after the week where I planned our dinners it quickly became the next week. So I started planning two weeks in a row so if…
My Oldest Boy
It’s after church. I am always gathering my littles. Trying not to loose anyone so we can go home and eat lunch. My youngest boy is missing. I peek my head in the Primary room (where the children meet as a group) and don’t see him. The leaders of the children’s group ask me to…
Baby Elsa Costume Tutorial
Halloween is probably my 2nd favorite holiday (right below Christmas). Before I married my sweet heart I made him promise to have matching Halloween costumes every year. Of course when we had our first son we included him in our theme. To be honest, I am surprised our kids still are on board with…
Pirate Traditions
It all started 9 years ago. Our family was in Barnes and Noble checking out children’s books with my 6 month old son when I saw this sign. “Talk Like A Pirate Day September 19th” I said no way is this real. I found an employee and asked her. She told me she had never…
The Platform 9 3/4
Our family LOVES Harry Potter. And usually I like to use the excuse of July 31st (Harry’s Birthday) to make some yummy HP recipes. But since we moved into our new place in July it was kinda crazy. So I figured September 1st (The day the Hogwarts Express leaves for Hogwarts) was the next best…
Baby Girl’s 1st Cookie and Sunday Thoughts
Tonight seemed like the perfect night to have my baby girl try her first cookie. I thought she might enjoy a gingersnap and seeing how my friend Judy makes the best Gingersnaps we had to use her recipe. Ginger loved it! When I tried to pull it away, she tugged it back. Her older brothers…
We Love our New Home…
I love our new home. I love the extra space. I love the extra storage. And I love the way this dresser Omera gave me looks next to our “Harry Potter” closet. Gavin was kinda bummed when we told him it wasn’t really his room. Even though our home looks different from these pictures a…
Baby Girl’s 1st birthday
Hello. Welcome to my little blog. I meant to start this two months ago when my family, following a prompting left beautiful Orange County, to move to Arizona. My sweet baby girl turned 1 this month. Turning one is always special. I love first birthdays!! They don’t have to be big. They don’t have to…