Nate's Hunting Adventures

I don't tel the story near as well as Nate. But chances that he will tell it are slim to none. I guess the pictures will suffice.

This Morning

Last night we fell asleep to pounding rain and howling wind

This morning we woke up to quiet, still, and white powder snow

This morning the snow clothes came out with a silent plea that they would still fit

This morning Emma started her day making a snow angel, and jumping on the trampoline...much to her dismay, the snow was not ideal for snow man making

This morning Emma had to have hot chocolate to warm her up after her jaunt in the snow

This morning Henry fussed and whined about being outside in the snow, but after being brought inside, continually tried to escape out the front door

This morning the sun is shining, making the ground glisten like diamonds

Tonight we wil get pellets so we can stay warm

The one with the cat, mom.

{tHaNks MoM}

Move Over Ace of Cakes

I was wondering what to do on Henry's birthday. The boys were playing with friends and Nate was hunting. We weren't going to celebrate until Sunday anyway. So I got this idea to make a cake for Henry. I was going to make one...but decided I wanted to really make a cake..fondant, layers, props...the whole 9 yards. So I did a little browsing, found some recipes, and found three cakes that I liked and wanted to combine their features to make a really cool cake for my Henry boy.

OH. HOW. FUN. I loved making this cake. It's far from perfect, but I was pleased with the end result. Henry enjoyed it. He posed for pictures for about a second before he grabbed the car from off the top of the cake. Then he did what any boy would do and drove that car back and forth, making the lovely spitting, zooming noise that cars make when they are being driven by a little boy.

Henry really enjoyed the making of the cake. {There's nothing like a good buttercream frosting.}

And of course there was more fun in the actual eating of the cake.

He liked the lid from the ice cream the most. He didn't go all crazy tearing the cake apart and eating it. Once he got a taste of the ice cream, that's where his attention stayed. And of course the frosting on the nose is nothing more than a prop for good pictures.

My Baby's One

I really am trying to get this post up. I just had a lovely post, and it didn't save. GRRRR. I'll try again later.

The Missing Piece

I met Stacey in April when I went to Ohio for the Akron Stake Conference when my dad was called as the Patriarch. Stacey came to my parents house that afternoon. He entertained us with stories of his time in the NFL, and shared how he came to know about and join the church. He impressed me with his courage, faith, and optismism in the face of serious health difficulties. I love this video that the church put together to tell his story. They always do a beautiful job.

I'm Coming

The other day I was chopping vegetables for spaghetti sauce.

Amelia called for me from the living room.

"just a minute" I really wanted to finish what I was doing, and I was almost done.

The call from the living room came again.

"I'm coming" still chopping peppers

That's when Emma walks into the kitchen. "No you're not"

"What?"

"Mom, you're not coming"

"Yes I am...I'm finishing what I am doing and will be on my way"

"No mom...watch...this is "coming"

Emma proceeds to walk towards the living room saying, "I'm coming" then stops and turns around. "See?"

Yep...she told me.