Santa Strawberry

My Mom and Betsy made these for a Christmas Eve party. They are so cute! I definitely want to make some next year. All you have to do is cut the tip off the strawberry. The cream is a mixture of whipping cream, cream cheese and powdered sugar. The eyes are chocolate sprinkles. Then put the tip back on.

Christmas Best

This morning I took some pictures of my Cuties in their Christmas Best.

Blue Treasure

One fashion I love is my large purse! It took me a few years to come around. I eventually came across this one made out of material that fits my personality. I'm always amazed at how much I can fit in here. It doubles as a diaper bag/small luggage/baby carrier (not really). When I first started using it Marshall and I referred to the big pocket in the middle as the abyss. Once something is placed in it, it is very hard to find again or rarely found again. I was out doing errands on Friday and thought it felt really heavy but I couldn't find what was adding all the weight. Today my full water bottle surfaced and I realized it was the culprit. The best is being able to put a package of wipes, diapers, formula, and a bottle in it and it looks empty from the outside. I haven't had to use the diaper bag much since I got this blue treasure. It's great for sneaking candy in the movie theater. I think I'll be using this until it falls apart.

Craziness

I started working again this week. I was able to get my old job back so that's a huge blessing! So grateful for answered prayers! Even though I worked at Timpanogos less than a year ago I have to go through orientation as a new hire. My head hurt after the first day. It felt like a sore muscle after running a race. Luckily it got better by the end of the week.

On the days I had off I spent time with these lovelies.

Static Girl!

5 months old

Captain James!

She's all about being silly.

He was entertained by his siblings dancing around.

Checking out the reindeer at Thanksgiving Point.

Loves doing crazy do's in the tub.

Lights

We went to Temple Square last week with my whole family to see the beautiful lights. It was perfect weather and not too crowded. I love the new City Creek Mall. We all met up in the food court and ate dinner. Then we walked passed the candy windows. We saw the lights around Temple Square and then went to the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial building to see the view. Last we topped it off with ice cream from Farrs Fresh. Sounds great, right? Well Kaden cried the whole time so that kind of put a damper on my night but James and Lynnlee had a blast with their cousins. Luckily Kaden didn't put a damper on everyone else's night.

Winter Wonderland

I love waking up to a fresh blanket of snow and it still snowing. Saturday morning we had a few inches on the ground and it was still coming down. We all went out and played in the snow while Kaden was taking his morning nap. We built a snowman, had a snow ball fight and tried sledding in our yard which is sloped. It worked ok. James's favorite was the snowball fight. Lynnlee's favorite was making a snowman.

I hope we get a White Christmas this year!

12-12-12

Everyone kept saying, "It's 12-12-12 do something special to make the day memorable." So I tried to get the few creative juices I have going but couldn't come up with anything that involved the number 12. Also something that would entertain a 2 & 4-year-old and not require too much energy. I'm becoming more Pinterest savvy so we decided to make elves. It had nothing to do with the number 12 but it was a fun project. We did have a visitor to set the day apart. Ironman visited. Kaden wasn't even afraid which is surprising because Kaden is very jumpy and gets scared easily.

Does Not Fit All

I haven't jumped on the skinny jean fashion wagon. The ad for Old Navy said the skinny jeans fit all shapes and sizes. So while I was at Old Navy I decided to try a pair on. They definitely weren't flattering. They were very tricky to change out of. They reminded me of a Chinese finger trap. Your fingers go in without a problem and then you try to take it off and it's impossible. Lynnlee was in the dressing room with me. I started laughing and she didn't understand why I was laughing.

Skinny jeans do not fit all. I think I'll stick to boot cut.