Witchespalooza...

we finally had our Witch party that was one year in the making...last year my mom came up this idea to have a witch party. she was so excited about it. so the planning begun.

for our first annual party we decided to decorate witch hats. i wasn't so sure how it was going to go, but it was a total success. everyones hat turned out so cute and different. i was really happy with how mine turned out too.
here are the party planning people. my mom, me, steph, and kate. the party was so much fun, but the getting ready for it was just as much fun. what a great looking bunch of witches huh? it was fun to see what costumes everyone came in. i really liked mine. my wonderful mom helped me make it.

the three witchy sisters! me, steph, and kate

this picture isn't very good, but we all went to breakfast at midnight, dressrd in our witch costumes and newly decorated witch hats. it was so much fun. you should have seen how packed the resturant was. we had so many stares and questions of what 16 grown women were doing dressed as we were and at village inn no less! we had so many fun laughs.

after eating we went back to my moms and had a sleepover. although we didn't really sleep. we ended up going to bed at about 3am! it has been a really long time since i have stayed up that late. when we woke up we ate homemade cinnamon rolls, chocolate milk and fruit...yum. but we can't forget the awards we gave out to each witch. everyone left with a "witch" themed gift!

i can't wait for next years party. it will be fun to see what fun and creative things my mom comes up with!

Mostly Sweet...

here is ky. she is a fun little girl. i am very glad she is mine, and this was one of those times when she reminds me just how lucky i am to be her mom. not always is she the sweet, charming ky that we know and love, but this day she gave me a sweet little gift...

we were having a great time watching paxton's soccer game and out of the blue ky jumps in my lap and says in her cute muttled two year old voice, "me duv you mom". talk about melting my heart. this was the first time she said she loved me without me have to pry, bribe, or tickle it out of her.

ps. i have mis-placed this jacket that she is wearing. if i happened to have left it at your home, would you kindly give me a call. thanks so much!

gardner village
here we are at gardner village. it was during the wee-witches weekend...so much fun. we were getting some inspiration for our witch party that was to be held the next weekend.
thanks girlys, i had a fantastic time and can't wait to do it again next year.
pictured above is: my sister steph, me, my mom becky and my grandma dixie!

i love the fall...i took this picture on our way home from bear lake. the trees were in full glory. it was so beautiful. i love the fall. why can't it last a little longer???

peach rasberry jam...
every year as peaches come into season, me, my mom and my sister get together and make this jam. it is sooooo good and is pretty easy to make! so i wanted to share. go ahead, give it a try with all those yummy peaches that you have been wondering what you are going to do with.

**my moms jam **
4c. smashed peaches
4c. sugar
1pkg. frozen rasberries
(you can used fresh, about 1 1/2 baskets)
1- 3oz. pkg. strawberry jello

first get yourself some peaches. i got this entire basket full and i ended up making about 8 batches.

next you need to take the skin off your peaches. this is a good tip i got from my friend kasie, get a pot of water boiling and drop your peaches in for about 30 seconds. take them out and let them cool just a bit. then the skins will slide right off! so much easier then to use a knife!

once you get the skins off, wash and cut in half.

instead of smashing my peaches i put them in the blender and pushed the chop button.

put 4c. of the peaches, 4c. of sugar, and 1 pkg. of rasberries into a pot, stir altogether. bring to a boil, make sure to stir constantly. once it is boiling reduce the heat to med/low and cook for 25 minutes, stir occasionally.

after you have cooked the jam for the 25 minutes, take it off the heat and add the pkg of strawberry jello. stir it in and then pour into your containers. then plop those little babies into your freezer and use as needed.

Volia! now you have a nice supply of homemade, yummy, fresh, peach rasberry jam!

hope you enjoy! let me know if anyone tries it!

Bear lake -trip#2 i love that my parents have a condo in bear lake, it is so much fun to take the weekend and go have some family fun. this trip to bear lake was focused on Halloween. we tie-dyed these pumpkin t-shirts. they were so much fun. the kids loved them. my kids wanted to wear them all three days we were up there.

for dinner we make a "spooky" meal. this is a bloody monster foot created by Waha (my mom).

and of course it wouldn't be halloween without some creativly painted pumpkins. so much fun!

ps- the downside of the trip...i freaking got stung by a bee. (or hornet, i am not sure) i had a allergic reaction and my arm swelled up and got a yucky raised welt on it. can i just tell you, it still hurts/itches, mind you this was three days ago. shouldn't it feel better by now?

don't mess with me... paxton got invited to one of his friends birthday parties. it was a superhero/villian themed party. how fun for there little boys! they were supposed to come dressed up. paxton couldn't decide what he wanted to be. even up until the day of the party we were discussing it. so finally dad suggested "the hulk". paxton was so excited and i was all for it. we had everything except the green face paint, but with a quick trip to the halloween store we were set. pax wore a ripped up white tee and some of his little brothers shorts (to make them look small, and believe me, they were), some green face paint and some black hair dye (extra from last halloween), and volia! the hulk was reborn and in our kitchen no less!

i told him to give me a "mean" face, i think he looks more worried then mean, but what do you think?

take me out to the ballgame... go raptors, go! we had been planning on going to a baseball game all summer and finally we made it to the very last one! well we picked a good night to go, they were giving all kids 14 and younger a free bike helmet.

here is wyatt sporting his new helmet and waiting to catch a foul ball. he didn't end up catching one, but one of the dads we were with did, and being the nice guy he is, he gave it to wyatt. how exciting. wyatt was so happy, it totally made his night, that and the snowcone!

say cheese. the kids loved their helmets and ended up wearing them just about the entire game. ky wanted to wear hers to bed until she learned how uncomfortable it is to lay down in!

this was such a fun, free, family night. we will for sure do it again!

preschool rocks! wow, where does time go? my little dubby is in preschool. he was so excited and so ready to be in school.
this year i decided to get involved in a neighborhood preschool. it has been so much fun. there are six kids and they rotate houses each week. and the moms are the teachers. wyatt thinks this is really cool, he always teases paxton that he has more teachers then him!

wyatt and mia posing on their first day!

getting ready to walk to school

isn't wyatt such a handsome boy...i just love him! sending wyatt to school has been a little bittersweet for me. i love that i have a little more freedom with only having ky at home, but dub is such a fun little boy. he is the first to want to play a game with me, first to give me a hug when i have had a hard day, first to help with the cooking, the first to fetch a band aide even with no blood in sight, the first to cheer anyone up with his selection of jokes. although, he is the first to get his feelings hurt, the first to get into the canister of sugar and eat it with a spoon, he is the first to tell me he doesn't want a bath, the first to get out of bed when it IS bed time, the first to flood our side room, the first to draw on the neighbors car (it was washable marker, thank heavens!),the first to cut his own hair. as active and energetic and mischevous as wyatt is i love having him at home with me. but he is a big boy now and he reminds me everyday!

isn't the imagination amazing...
the treehouse is such fun place for my kids to explore. we hadn't been in a while and got an invite from some friends to go with them. of course we jumped at the chance.
this is a picture with wyatt and his "girlfriend," maddie. she is such a cute girl. wyatt really likes her. infact she was wyatts "first kiss". what a little stud i have on my hands! maddie and wyatt go to preschool together.

there was so many new things this time we went. one of them was the wild wild west. the kids loved it. there was even horses that they got to ride. of course they had to get in the cowboy/cowgirl get up!
wyatt named his horse bullet!

giddy up, little cowgirl!