Wedding Fun!

Sorry about the no show post last week. I was a LITTLE busy to say the least. I was working on my brothers wedding cake! Posting was the last thing on my mind. But it turned out great! So last week we had a busy week of wedding stuff. Friday was a BBQ at my mom for family. There was over 100 people there. Even though there was that many people it really didn't feel like a zoo. My mom has a huge, BEAUTIFUL, yard with lots of stuff for kids to play with so everyone had a great time. She served BBQ pulled pork sandwiches that people are still talking about. They were amazing. she had a lot of great food to go with those like baked potatoes ( that's a lot of potatoes to wrap in foil) fruit salad, green salad, relish trays, chips, sloppy joes, hot dogs, 3 kinds of cookies, brownies, and yummy drinks. It was so DELICIOUS! After all that excitement the next day was the wedding. Now I was nervous. I had to get the cake there and hopefully in one piece. Thanks to the excellent driving skills of my husband it made it there safe and sound. I did sit in the back with it for my own piece of mind! But it made it and I finished decorating it and it looked beautiful. The wedding was amazing, and they both said yes! So I now have a new sister-in-law! YAY!! Chantelle is so much fun!!! We are excited to have her in our family! As soon as the pictures come I'll post some pictures of the cake and wedding! Check back soon for yet another post!

What have we been up to?

What have we been up to! Well a lot? Brielle finished Kindergarten the end of May and is so excited for 1st grade. She asks me at least twice a day, "When do I get to go to school and eat and eat in the lunch room?" She had a program about a week before she got out. They sang all sorts of songs and had an award ceremony. Brielle's last report card was straight A's and she scored very high in her reading. She can practically read everything all by herself. We are very proud at how well she did this year and can't wait to see what next year brings. Now we are just enjoying not having to get her up early and get her in bed early either. It's so nice not having to worry where you are at 8:30 because it's bedtime. So she is enjoying summer vacation, she just wishes the weather was better! Carter is doing amazing with his speech. He is saying so many new things each day! I can't wait to take him to his check up and show them how amazing he is. We are working on potty training, but today is not a good day so let's not talk about it. I wasn't going to post this but since I accidentally erased my first post I had time to think and since I want to embarrass him when he's older here's what happened. He took his diaper off and pooped on the bottom of his sippy, and them he brought it to me. I was mad and glad all at the same time. I was mad because, that is soooooo gross. I just threw that sippy way. And mad because it wasn't in the potty. But on the other hand I was glad that he didn't just poop on the carpet and leave it for Kelsie to find. AND that takes talent to poop directly on the center of a sippy. I couldn't do it! Wish me luck on this adventure. So besides all that drama he is enjoying going outside playing and discovering all the dirt and bugs. He really likes to ride to 4-wheeler and motorcycle. Like father like son!!! Kelsie is growing so fast I can't believe it. She will be one in less than 2 weeks. Her two bottom teeth Finally broke through the day before Mother's Day. What a great gift for me!! Now her two top teeth broke through last week. So pretty soon she'll have those hippo teeth. She has been walking along the furniture since March , but she still isn't walking by herself. When you hold her hands she practically takes off running. I'm sure if her bully of a brother will stop pushing her down she will be running soon! He hair is growing fast too! She has an alfalfa pony on the top and a mullet in the back. It won't be long before she'll have devil horns. She started saying mom, dad, bye, and yes. She is very smart, so Carter and Brielle better watch out. She recently started patting us on the back when we pick her up, and hug, snuggle, or console her. Isn't that funny how they catch on to that kinda stuff so young. Well that's a quick update check back soon for some pictures and more updates!

New Look and New Name!

There are some new changes to our blog! We've changed the name so don't be alarmed. I hope you check it before you delete it, because it is still us! There has been a lot of change around our house, and so we are adding some changes to the blog. First of all, I want to blog a lot more so starting this week we will update on our family life every Thursday( unless something exciting happens and I can't wait to post it), but I promise a new post every Thursday- so watch for new stuff! Second- I added a new list of my favorite blogs that have to do with coupons and free stuff. We have been doing the coupon thing for a while now and it's so fun to see the deals I can get and how much money I can save. So check the coupon blogs for cool stuff and freebies! Anyways have fun looking at all the new stuff I have added and check back often for new stuff!

The Kids enjoying themselves!!!!

FUN FILLED WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are all so tried today from our fun filled weekend in Utah. Jason, the kids, myself and my mom and sister ( Yes, I convinced them to come) headed to Utah for shopping and FUN!!! It started Friday evening by heading to Jason's sisters house to spend the night. THANK YOU Bobbi and Bevan for the great hospitality. We always enjoy staying to your house. We always have the most interesting conversations!!!!!!!!!! Anyways, we stayed up late playing the Wii and talking. When we woke up the guys headed the the Motocross races and the rest of headed the Gateway Discovery center. The kids had a blast! We would have stayed a lot longer if they didn't have to take those darn naps. Brielle had the best time playing with all of her cousins. All the way there she was saying how excited she was to see her cousins. She did miss her other cousins, Andrew, Kellan, and Hayden, that couldn't come. But we are going to see them this week, because we are going to help them into their New House! I'm so excited for them and it's not even my house!! We were able to get a few pictures of our fun filled weekend. Stay tuned for more posts since I'm so behind!!

Who will the Lucky 3 be????

I have seen this done on a couple of blogs, so when I found this on Micah's I decided to give it a try. It sounded fun!! Plus Micah is so creative I can't wait to see what she makes me!! So lets PAY IT FORWARD!! Be one of the first three to comment on this post and I will have to make you something...my choice! This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make NO guarantees that you will LIKE what I make! (I can only hope)
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It WILL be done this year.
4. You have no CLUE what it’s going to be … it may be cards, a bookmark, something delicious or a complete surprise to you (and me!) … who knows?
5. Most importantly, you MUST offer the same deal on your blog - the first 3 people to comment on your blog get something made by YOU! (you may surprise even yourself how creative you can be when the pressure is on)

Yummy Pizza!

A while back Bobbi and Sherrie made some delicious soup and had some french bread with it. I think it was Sherrie who made the comment that it would make really good french bread pizza. So the other day while I was in town I decided to pick up a few loaves and try it. I must say what a great idea! Thanks Sherrie! It was delicious!! First, we cut a loaf in half (like subway does.) Then we added some Ragu homemade style pizza sauce, cheddar and Monterrey jack cheese, and pepperoni. Then we put it on a cookie sheet and baked it in the oven at 350* for about 20 minutes. When it was done we devoured it in no time. Even Carter liked it. Thanks Sherrie for the great idea.