Becca's Miss Spanish Fork!!!

Yay!!!!  Becca is officially "Miss Spanish Fork"!!!  We are so excited for her and she has made us all so proud!

The competition was incredible!!!  She was self assured and at ease the whole night and did a really good job.  I was proud of her for not coming across as over-confident!  She just seemed happy to be there and talented!  OK do I sound like a mom or what???

I like this photo of her and thought it would be fun to share!  Congratulations Becca!

A Huge THANK YOU to everyone who came to support our Bec's on her big night!!!!

Easter Dresses . . . (or pinafores?)

So today was fun! We worked in the morning to get the house clean, the kids pitching in and the hubby biting off the big projects. It was sunny and cold!!! We thought outdoor jobs would be fun, but I couldn't get past the chill in the air. Tyler broke out the lawn mower, Scott trimmed the peach tree and fixed Zach's bike, and I made a huge batch of turkey/16 bean soup. By noon me, Brooklyn and Becca were on our way to JoAnns for inspiration for Easter skirts. We weren't really thinking of anything in particular but when we got there we were reminded of this great fabric, already gathered (I can't remember the name of it) and ready to stitch. Brooklyn (earlier in the week) had wanted the black and white fabric and I made her wait. I wasn't sure that's what we wanted to do, and I wasn't sure I'd have time to do much. But this is what we came up with. I think they turned out cute and will be even cuter on the girls.

We're thinking they'll wear them next week on Easter, but maybe tomorrow since it's our ward's Easter program. It's always fun to pull off a new project!!!

Another fun part of our day was a little shopping trip with Addie and Zach. They wanted to get paintbrushes from the dollar store to paint a couple of plaster Easter projects. I took them to CAL Ranch to see the baby chicks. There were Black ones, yellow ones, and a couple of black/yellow ones, and some turkey chicks. The kids loved it!!!!

Brook and I went to the YW Broadcast tonight too. We ate at Arby's because we thought it started at 7:00, but it actually started at 6:00. We were inspired by the messages. I felt like all the messages were for me . . . and I'm the mom:)

Hopefully tomorrow will be a true day of rest compared to today!

A Well Deserved Day Off!!!

Scott had a day off. . . his first since last Tuesday. So we made sure he had some rest, then attacked our list. We ran errands like running to the Elementary School to pick up Kindergarten registration information for Addie, and a stop at the scrap-booking supply store for Ward Clerk certificates. We stopped for lunch at the In & Out Burger and stopped at Barnes and Noble to pick up a new read:) We can't wait!
Scott picked up a book Tyler recommended, Lone Survivor, and I picked one that Scott recommended called Three Cups of Tea. We have been reading a lot more since the sound on our TV in our bedroom quit working. It's actually been really nice!!! Lot's more pillow talk!

We registered Addie for kindergarten. She was so excited to tell Mrs. Hyer all the things that she already knows. She wanted to go shopping for her school stuff. I had to tell her that we had plenty of time and that we had a lot of camping, hiking and gardening to do before we had to shop!!! I have lots of hugging and holding and reading to do . . . before she heads to school. I'm having quite mixed emotions. I

SPRING IS HERE!

I'm so excited that Spring is here. I've spent the weekend stocking my fridge and cleaning my pantry, and planning projects to give a fresh feel to my home. Brook and I painted her room last weekend and it turned out Great!!!! We were inspired by the colors in her comforter and ended up painting one wall a dark chocolate brown and the other 3 walls a robin egg blue. We loved how it turned out! One fun thing we did was take the old Closet doors (which were beyond repair) and stood it in one of the corners of the room, then put a wreath on it.

Thanks to Kathy Tibbs I spent some time this morning making vinyl letters of the children's names for a Responsibility board. I'm getting inspiration from the Eyre's and am trying the "Family Economy". I know a few people who do this and I like the lessons the children learn early. Kathy has a Cricut and my project is now well on it's way!

My daffodils bloomed today! I can't believe how just that one little thing made my day!!! It didn't hurt that the sun was shining and the temp. felt like the 60's:)