Butterfly in the Sky!

These cupcakes were made especially for Chera for her 29Th Birthday. I thought they were particularly perfect for her (bright and beautiful).

The Butterflies were made using melted Chocolate. They were so much fun to make, a little time consuming, but worth it.

Happy late Birthday again Chera!

Sweet Corn!

Don't be fooled these are cupcakes, the kernels are made of Jelly Belly's the butter, is Starburst, and the little black pepper is just colored sugar. They were so fun and easy to make and I guess we will find out if they taste as good as real Pennsylvanian sweet corn!

Speaking of walking...

I decided to hand mop my floor yesterday, I was going to wait until the kids went down for their naps but Elisabeth was just not willing to surrender early enough. I thought what the heck I'll let them join in on the fun. They loved playing in the suds from the soap and Isaac thought they tasted as great as they looked. I was cleaning the far side of my kitchen, and I turned around to find them both standing in a huge puddle of water from the bucket that had been tipped. I thought about getting upset about the huge puddle but decided it wasn't worth it. We all laughed instead, and then cleaned it up.

Isaac started to walk about 2 weeks ago.... I guess I should say he started taking steps. He loves to walk back and forth between Jake and I. He thinks it's a game now and gets a huge smile on his face when he realizes we are both sitting in the right positions on the floor for him to be able to walk back and forth, back and forth.

Thanks to those who walked and walked and walked...

I was explaining to Elisabeth yesterday, why I was making her a pioneer outfit to wear to our ward Pioneer party. We got to talking and she started asking me questions like;"what is a pioneer, why they wear those, and why they have to walk?" So I started explaining and telling her some different pioneer stories, and all of the sudden I had a huge rush of gratitude toward the Pioneers and early church members come over me. I really am so thankful that they smoothed the path for me and my family so that we can enjoy the fullness of the gospel so freely today.

They were the cutest pioneers I've ever seen, even though I can never get them to look at the camera when I want them to.

You know, Isaac and Elisabeth were just out doing their normal chores for the day.

Sometimes I wish I could freeze time, this was one of those times.

They were just sooo dang cute.

The cute cowboy/make-shift pioneers

What a Man!

So there is a man I know, one that I am in very close contact with that I would like to brag about. It's not a good thing to be proud but I have to admit I must be a sinner because I am very proud of this great guy. He tries so hard every day to make it a good one, a happy one, and better yet he goes out of his way all day long to make sure that mine is even better than his. He is a full-time student and has been for many years now, apart from being at school (he is at the top of his class) he works, serves diligently at church, plays with his children, holds family Home evenings regularly, has scripture study and prayer with his wife, sends her out for her own time weekly if not more while he stays with the kids, he cooks, cleans, dances and instead of listening to the radio in the car he listens to Conference talks.
I think the only scratch in his character is that he doesn't see all this in himself. sometimes he gets down thinking that he is not good enough, not working hard enough, or looking back in his life he thinks he hasn't yet achieved anything. I want him to know that he is wrong in thinking this. He has accomplished so much with his life and the things he is doing now are stepping stones and bricks to the structure of the beautiful castle of a man that Heavenly Father is building out of him. I feel so privileged to be a part of his life, his partner, his companion, his soul mate. I have been so happy getting to share this journey with him, and I honestly wouldn't change it for anything. It has made me stronger going through it with him. Thank you Jake, you are amazing. I love you

YARD SALE!

So our little community is having a yard sale this Friday and Saturday, everyone is invited. Most items for sale at our house will be selling for $.25 and the larger items for $.50. We are also having a bake sale consisting of custom cupcakes by me. I am also selling Tu Tu's and very cute hair barrettes for girls. Hey, thought we could make a buck or two. Jake said the problem with me having a sale is that I will give everything away for free...( because I will feel bad asking money for things) I have to admit he is probably right. I told him that and he just laughed and said, "who cares anyway". I will post some pictures of the cute bows and Tu Tu's if anyone is interested.

Home again Home again Jiggety Jig

Mom, and I drove home with the kids last Monday. It was a long drive but actually wasn't too horrible. The kids did really well and Mom and I switched off and on driving and and sleeping. Thank goodness for rest stops along the way, one even had a nice play area with a playground. We arrived home on Tuesday morning at about 3 am. Jake was so excited to see all of us, it was a very happy reunion. Tuesday night, Mom sent us on a date, to dinner and then we went and watched the BYU Ballroom dance team perform in Harrisburg. Mom took the kids and spoiled them at McDonald's and she also went with them to their music class, they ended up getting home later than we did. Mom left Wednesday night, she had to get back home to fulfill her grand-motherly duties. We love her so much and appreciate all the sacrifices she makes for us.

We have been home for over a week now, and have slipped right back into our normal routine. Things have been great at home, it is so wonderful to be back with my love, I just don't seem to function well with out him, and the kids don't either.

We had a great Memorial Day weekend, full of fun times at the pool, with family and friends. We are looking forward to an exciting summer, who knows what adventures lie ahead.