Friday, November 13, 2009

Turkey time!

I found this awesome book at the library that shows you how to make a turkey out of gingerbread cookie... It was way fun to do and really easy...

So here's how to make a turkey out of gingerbread... Cut out the patterns immediatly after you take the cookie out of the oven...


Assemble the pieces together with icing.

I color coordinate my candy so it makes it easier to put on the turkey.


Then use the icing and candy to decorate the cookie! Enjoy









Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween


We had great fun at Jessica and TJ's halloween party last night... There were tons of people and tons of delicious food.. There was a cake walk, and a mummy contest.... also people voted for the best costume of the night.
We dressed up and Ryan was my Knight in shining armour, Jonathan was the Evil Dragon trying to eat me and I was the princess who needed rescuing! Thanks Jess for throwing an amazing party.


Trip to Sea World in San Diego, California

We went to San Diego for Ryan to work down there and while we were there we took a Saturday and went to Sea World... It was way fun. We didn't know this till we got there but, if to dress your kids up in costumes they have all these stands set up all over the park with candy. We got lots of candy even though we didn't dress Jonathan up. Here's a fun pic of a guy dressed as a flamingo.



Here is Daddy and son petting the manta rays...





You were able to touch the star fish at the exhibit... Ryan got yelled at for taking it out of the water lol... We're used to our old salt water fish tank.. He felt right at home here lol.






Friday, September 4, 2009

Ryan's 33rd Birthday

So we had fun at the pool... Nate and Ryan threw Luke to each other...


Sophie got a new hairdew!

Ryan got some delicious cake (that is strawberry shortcake so there's no fancy decorations)



Ryan got the biggest piece



I helped dish the food out...


Ryan got lots of hunting presents












Skimboarding
















Yesterday we went down to the Virgin River right by the Bloomington Wal Mart and got our skimboarding on! It was my first time and since I was the one taking the pictures I didn't get one of me.. I did do it right a few times but am not as good as Ryan or my sister Alex. So we took the dog and Jonathan along. Lady had a blast in the water and kept running head on towards anyone who would try to skim board so we had to keep her out of the way. My son Jonathan on the other hand was so funny, he WOULD NOT put his feet in the sand! He would freak out and start crying, we even would try to get him to stand in the river and he would hold his feet up so they wouldn't touch the sand lol. So we finally gave up and he just sat in the water on my lap.










2nd sleepover at Jena's


We had a second sleepover a week later cause once again we had no husbands to keep us safe at night... This time it was a little more fun too. Maddie and Taeler stayed the night and we all watched Hanna Montana the movie and I painted everyone's toenails to look like watermelon! It was so fun. Such cute toenails don't ya think?!



Sleepover at Jena's

Well Jena and I are hunting widows for the next couple of months so since we both don't like to be alone we decided to have a couple of sleepovers (at her house since she has more kids than me to have to pack up) We always have fun together and it was so cute to watch our kids play together.

Here is Jonathan and Hale getting ready for bed in their cute striped pajamas.


So cute these two are... They even play nice together... well most the time lol.
This kids got some serious eyelashes!


All clean in the tub!





Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Time to say goodbye!

So many of you are wondering, after looking at this adorable little face, why I could get rid of her right?

Well... Where do I begin!
I'd like to say on her behalf that she has been the most wonderful dog. She is so cuddly and loving. I'll be sitting on the couch and shell come up and sit behind me and lay her little head on my shoulder or just fall asleep in my lap most of the time. She's tiny, only 3lbs and she looks so fluffy until you giver her a shower and then she looks like a scrawny little rat lol. She is so happy and is MY dog... What I mean by that is if Ryan tries to hold her and I'm near by she trys to get away and sit by me; or when I leave she goes nuts jumping up and down at the door. I love her and she is so wonderful.
On the other hand my son doesn't love her the same as me... He is extremely jealous in fact. If she is sitting in my lap Jonathan will come over and try to cuddle with me too (he hates when I try to cuddle him) and while in the process of getting on my lap he either just lays right on the dog and smushes her, or will try to pull her off my lap and throw her on the floor! (I am sad to say he has accomplished this a time or two) Then there is the matter of him throwing his sippy cups at her... Now you may think that's not a big deal. But when the dog is the same size as the sippy cup, and its thrown full force at her, it really hurts... Half the time I haven't seen what he's done to her and I'll see her backed in a corner just shaking and I have no idea what's happened!
She used to get me up at 7am every morning when we first got her, which is an hour earlier than I'm used to getting up at... But this last week she's gotten me up every morning at 5am! I will not miss getting up early and in the process waking my son up too with her barking; and me trying to put him back to bed for a couple more hours of sleep!!! Then there is the potty training. We were planning on her being potty trained out here in this apartment so we could go back to our home with no messes in our actual home. She poops in Jonathan's room ALWAYS (I wonder why) and under the chair in the living room and never outside... She will not poop outside! Drives me insane! She has chewed all the blinds, so we'll have to replace those. The cabinets are all gnawed to death in the bathroom and the base boards too. She has scratched the under part to the chair and chewed the pillows to the couch! I REFUSE TO LET HER HAVE AT MY LEATHER COUCHES WE HAVE BACK HOME!!! So yes, we are selling the dog. Areally nice girl came over yesterday with her Yorkie she already has to see if they'd get along and she loves Jezebel so she is coming tomorrow to pick her up.
It will be a bittersweet day but I think its in her best interest and ours as well. To all you animal lovers... I think you can see why she just doesn't fit into our family... We would either have to giver her up cause of animal cruelty haha, or we'd kill her lol.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July


Thanks Grandma Kathy for the cute blanket... Perfect for the 4th of July
Playing tug-a-war with Jezebel... Don't worry Kathy, it didn't get ruined lol, the dog is too small. He just dragged her around!
Its cuddle time! Yes my son is a blankie boy like his mama.




A day at the parade... Ryker, Jonathan, Parker, and Briley



This was cool... This is that famous statue but instead these were real men posing as statues, that got everyone standing up and clapping!




Wearing our patriotic colors

Jonathan, Brylie, Me, Cadie, Catherine, Parker, Ryker




Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Lee's 25th birthday

Lee is one of the managers out here with us and it was his birthday June 29th, so I made him a cake for his surprise party... so we all huddled into Jordan's room in Jason's apartment with the lights off waiting for him to come over... He thought they were just hanging out with Catherine and Jason... oh no that's not the whole truth:





Jason brought him back to the room to "show" him his birthday present... opened the door and SURPRISE!

If you're wondering what's on the top of that cake, its a speedo. Yep, you heard me right a cake shaped like a speedo! Its a known fact that all the pinnacle boys have speedos. They all play marco polo in the pool while wearing speedos and goggles. Its pretty intense too, none of us girls play cause its so serious... Anyway its not my best job on a cake but I only had 2 hours to bake and decorate the whole thing before he got home... I have a hard time wanting to decorate a cake with fondant cause it just doesn't taste good so I always end up using soft frosting and it just looks messy. Oh well, when I get back to Utah I plan to take some classes.



Who said the party was over! Jason came out while we were enjoying our cake and ice cream in his speedo and...




...gave Lee a special birthday dance lol.





Thats why we love him! And these guys are both happily married, so don't get any ideas.