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Answer to the Hayden Question

2012-01-17T17:44:00.001-08:00

Hayden in the one wearing red. Hard to tell isn't?

Can you guess which one is Hayden?

2012-01-13T17:19:00.000-08:00

Hayden has a friend that looks exactly like him from the back. They been in the same class at school since first grade and whenever I have seen them from the rear I can't tell them apart. Today I took a pic. Can you tell them apart?

More Cute Carly!

2012-01-04T22:06:00.000-08:00

I know I post tons of pics of my kids and my hats but I can't help it when they turn out so stinking cute. I love how Carly looks in these pics. She is such a doll and it is obvious that she is a preteen! Yikes!

Banana Splits and Board Games

2012-01-02T20:22:00.000-08:00

This New Years was super fun. I got to do the best thing of all, hang out with my kiddos and my hubby. We had a blast. Carly had the idea to make banana splits, which I can never object to and Hayden wanted to try out all the board games we got for Christmas. It was perfect. I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. I love spending quality time with the family. Steve went to bed about 10 because he has to get up super early but the kids and I styled awake to ring in the new year!

Christmas Fun

2011-12-30T10:06:00.000-08:00

Cristie

2011-12-30T09:42:00.000-08:00

I have wanted to learn how to make more crochet items with cables on them ever since I have started crocheting. I decided an Kindle Cozy would be the perfect item to design with a cable. My sister in law asked me to make a cozy for my niece Cristie and this is what I came up with. I have to say I love how it turned out.

Kindle Fire and Crochet Cozy

2011-12-28T11:14:00.000-08:00

Randy and Saundra gave us a Kindle for Christmas. (I know we are spoiled). Of course I have already crochet a nice cozy to keep it safe and warm.

CHRISTmas

2011-12-24T11:57:00.000-08:00

I LOVE CHRISTmas. This time of year is so wonderful. I love spending time with my family and freinds. I love making people happy giving them gifts and watching them open them with a smile on their faces. I love seeing my kids excitement Christmas morning when they see that Santa came in the night, but mostly I love this time of year because my heart is so open and full of gratitude for all that I have in my life. I am so blessed because of the birth of the Saviour on that Sacred, humble night. I am such a boob I can't even listen to Christmas carols about the Savior without weeping hysterically. Especially O Holy Night. It is my favorite ever and I can't help but picture myself there as I listen to the lyrics. Even though Steve and I are not rich by any means, and will never have a big beautiful house or fancy cars I have so much to be thankful for. I am so blessed compared to some people in this world. This time of year really brings out the best in people. I see so many people who are willing to give to those less fortunate than they are and it makes me want to better myself. I am so blessed because I have been on the receiving end of those generous people more than once. This time of year is truly magical. The birth of our Saviour was the biggest blessing of all! Merry CHRISTmas!

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!
O night, O Holy Night , O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Confession

2011-12-22T13:08:00.000-08:00

Maybe I'm just getting old,

Or maybe I'm just weird but I have

to admit I like Tom Jones.

Temple Square during Christmas.

2011-12-15T20:11:00.000-08:00

Last night the family went to Salt Lake to walk around temple square and see the lights. I haven't gone in about 15 years so I thought it would be a great family night. Can you believe Steve has lived in Utah his whole life and never been to see the lights at the Salt Lake Temple? Pretty unbelievable I think. Anyway, we decided to make a night of it and and go out to dinner and ride Trax up. I don't know if the kids were more excited to ride trax or see the lights. We had a lot of fun. It is always beautiful to walk around temple square but it is especially amazing during Christmas.

Peace and Gratitude

2011-12-04T20:34:00.000-08:00

I love CHRISTmas. I am one of those sappy people who can't get enough Christmas music and I cry like a baby every time I hear O Holy Night. I love thinking about that lovely gentle sacred evening when our savior was born. I am so blessed and have so much to be thankful for. Friday I was able to go to the temple with my good friend Mindy. I love this girl. I have never met such a kind caring person in my life. She makes me want to be better and do better. It was so nice to go and truly ponder some questions and concerns in my life. I felt the spirit so strong and I knew that the temple is where we should all be striving to go. I know that through the Savior and Heavenly Father no matter what burdens we have or trials we have he will give us the strength to accomplish them. This has been hard for me to believe sometimes because I have felt so inadequate and often wondered how I can accomplish things I know I need to do. I truly love the gospel! I am so blessed and grateful for all I have in my life. Especially my family. Not just my wonderful husband and beautiful children but also my parents and siblings. My heart is so full will love and gratitude for them all right now. I look forward and pray for the day that I will be able to go to the temple with all of them.

Some things I would like to make.

2011-11-20T20:55:00.000-08:00

I am constantly running across patterns and pictures of crochet projects I want to make. The problem is I usually don't have enough time to just sit down and create things for fun anymore. When I do find some free time maybe during the holiday break I want to make this.

And This

And this

Or this

and

Anyway these are just some of the items I have come across. There are about a thousand more!

Black Friday For My Etsy Shop

2011-11-16T15:57:00.000-08:00

I decided to hold a Black Friday Event for my Etsy shop. I decided the best thing for me would be to offer free shipping to all the Ready to Ship items in my store. This way I won't be killing myself trying to get a lot of custom orders done right before Christmas. Custom orders will still be available just not part of the Black Friday event. For an item to have free shipping it must say Ready To Ship in the title of the listing, and no I didn't hike all my prices up just for this. Here are some of the items that will be available. http://www.etsy.com/shop/darcyannie

These are just some of the available items. Make sure and check out my shop because I will be trying to add more before Friday!

What a Cutie!

2011-11-12T16:42:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not Carly has gotten tired of being the model for all my crochet items. I had to pay her to do it today. She was ok with receiving a couple of dollars and I was happy to get some pics. I am not the best photographer by any means but Carly always looks cute.

Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T21:54:00.000-07:00

Once again it was a fun and sugar filled Halloween. The kids were very happy with their costumes and consumed way too much candy. The only bad thing is that Hayden ran a fever all night and ended up missing school today. He was bummed about missing the festivities at school but when your too sick you just know it. He was able to go trick or treating, but about one hour into it he was exhausted. He quickly came home and went right to sleep. Poor kid. Its hard to see them be sick at all, but especially on a holiday.

Fall Pumpkin Party

2011-10-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

My sister in law Carolina invited us all over on Saturday to carve pumpkins. All of the husbands were out of town camping so it was a perfect day for the girls and the kids to get together and have some fun. Carolina is such an amazing hostess. She is a wonderful cook and always makes everything so nice. The kids had a blast and of course I had to sneak in some hat modeling from Shandail while I had a chance. I have loved Fall this year. Maybe because I have felt like we have actually had a long enough one to enjoy.

Fall Picnic

2011-10-02T19:57:00.000-07:00

EWWWWW!

Look at the dust fly from that Horseshoe!

Of course we had to model some crochet hats!

This weekend was so uplifting and so fun. Conference was amazing. It was so wondering to hear from our amazing Prophet and apostles. It really puts everything into perspective again and raises my spirits. Sunday Steve family and all us decided to go to Hobble Creek to have a picnic and enjoy the leaves. It was beautiful. We had a yummy picnic and everyone played horseshoes and enjoyed each others company. The kids had fun catching fuzzy caterpillars and finding cool rocks in the river. I stayed away from the caterpillars though because they absolutely gross me out. I love the Utah Mountains and it was such a fun ending to a great weekend.

Back To School Pics!

2011-09-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

I know I am a little slow at these because we have already been back to school for two weeks now, but better late than never. So far the kids are liking school. Carly is a little sad because all of her friends ended up in another class but she still gets lunches and recesses with them so she is hanging tough. Hayden just always says he doesn't like school no matter what. As for me, I get Fridays off this year so I think I am going to LOVE it. I am making enough with my Etsy shop that it makes up the difference.

Of Course we have to take a picture of ourselves!

My ever goofy Hayden and my perfectly posed Carly

It was so hard for her to decided on which outfit to wear first!
I like her choice.

Stiff being goofy!

Just had to share!

2011-08-26T07:58:00.000-07:00

I asked my brother Dallas and his friend Maria if they would take some pics of my hats in exchange for some free ones. They were nice enough to do it for me. I think this turned out to be my favorite!

My first attempt at Crocheting Twisted Cables.

2011-08-20T12:34:00.000-07:00

I wanted to learn how to crochet twisted cables and here is my first attempt. I quite like how it turned out and it was the easiest thing ever. I don't know why I was worried about it. I kept it simple just because I like the look. What do you think?

Crochet Hat Sale Of The Day!

2011-08-17T10:02:00.000-07:00

Today only you can this cute hat for 5 dollars off in my etsy shop. Just click on the etsy mini link in my blog roll and it will take you to it! Thanks for looking.

The good ol Bean Museum.

2011-08-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

My kids think that they need to be entertained every day that they are home during the Summer. As we all know this can be quite costly and quite tiring. As I was racking my brain trying to think of something to do I thought, DUH! The Bean Museum at BYU. Its free and my kids always love it.

Christian trying to touch the animals. He actually had one
rocking back and forth at one time. YIKES!

I love this big butterfly. Not only because it is beautiful, but
because it is made up of lots of real butterflies.

I think this was Christians favorite thing in the whole Museum.

Last day for my Etsy shop giveaway!

2011-08-12T14:30:00.000-07:00

I hate to be redundant people but today is the last day to enter for my Etsy shop giveaway.

Fringies

Knot Headband

2011-08-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

I think that this Knot headband is super cute. But what I think and what others think are sometimes not the same at all. I was wondering if I should make this for my Etsy shop. What do you guys think?

Still Time

2011-08-06T17:41:00.000-07:00

If you want a $25 credit toward this hat there is still time to head on over to Fringies and enter to win!

Review and giveaway from my Etsy shop!

2011-08-02T21:40:00.001-07:00

For all of you guys out there that would like to have a $25 credit to my etsy shop darcyannie check out my friend Jessicas blog Fringies! There are a lot of fun things to choose from. Even if you don't win you can still use the coupon code BACKTOSCHOOL all through August to save 10 percent on your purchase. The review and giveaway ends August 12 so make sure to hurry over to Fringies and check it out!

Tonsils

2011-07-30T23:01:00.000-07:00

Just waiting to get registered at the hospital!

All ready to go and still smiling!

Killing time playing the D.S. since the Dr. was an hour and a half late!

Hayden has had huge tonsils ever since I can remember. Every time I take him to the Dr. and its someone new they always are amazed that they could be that big. The look like they close off his throat! We have contemplated over the years whether or not we should get them taken out or not and it just never seemed right. Other than them being enormous he didn't have very many side effects from them until last year. Last year he got Strep a total of five time. He also suffered from chronic stomach aches. Finally Dr. Lauret put two and two together and decided they were both due to him having chronic strep and the tonsils finally needed to come out. I felt like it was time also, the poor kid needed some relief from being sick. Last Wednesday was the big day. He was so brave until the men and women dressed in green came in and they he cried for about 2 seconds but quickly regained his composure. Everything went well and now he is on the road to recovery. I just hate seeing the poor kid in pain. He is so amazing though because he hardly ever complains but I know it has to hurt him. Hopefully this is the end of STREP!

Spanish Fork Reservoir

2011-07-23T22:45:00.000-07:00

Like father like son.

Don't fall over Don.

There is no way I am posting a full body shot of me in a bathing suit!

The kids and I have loved going to the Spanish Fork Reservoir for the last two Summers. It is such a fun uncrowded place to take the kids, and best of all it is FREE. This last week we were able to go with Don and Christian. It was fun getting to spend more time with them.

Custom Colors for Kids Newsboy Hat

2011-07-22T14:04:00.000-07:00

Shocking Pink

Green Apple

Camel

caffe

Silver Heather

This hat can also be made in black, white, and blue which are not shown.

Cabin Fun!

2011-07-21T23:09:00.000-07:00

Last month my youngest brother Don moved out here. Can I tell you how excited I am for this! He brought his little boy Christian to come and stay with him for the Summer! It has been so fun having them both here. My kids absolutely love having Christian around. I am so touched by what a cute and fun dad my baby brother has turned out to be. He is so kind and loving with his little boy and you can truly tell that he loves every moment that he gets to spend with him. One of the fun things we have been able to do with them is go to my moms cabin. We went last week and grilled some meat and just hung out and enjoyed each others company.

Don

Christian had so much fun! He is such a cute little guy. At one
point we looked over and he was throwing hand fulls of dirt over
his head! He even tried licking his hand to get the dirt off. I called
him pig pen the rest of the night!

The kids love pulling the wagon up the hill and sitting in it and riding down.
I even tried it and it is pretty fun!

Carly is everyones little mother. She is such a nurturing caring girl.
I am so proud of the way she loves everyone.

Etsy store coupon code!

2011-07-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

Hey guys I know its a little too early to even be thinking about going back to school because I really don't want the summer to end. I thought I would give a coupon code to anyone who wanted to start thinking about it. Just use the coupon code backtoschool and receive 10% off. I will keep it active through August! Have a great rest of the Summer!

New Photos

2011-07-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

Here are just some of the photos from Amy Morgan Photography! I absolutely love them. She does an amazing job. Thanks Amy!

Just wondering?

2011-07-11T11:59:00.001-07:00

Just wondering if it bugs anyone else when people read your blog you know, but don't leave comments? Isn't that the whole point of having a blog, so that people will read it and comment! Just curious.

I LOVE this hat!

2011-07-08T18:49:00.000-07:00

Ok so I like to make hats but usually I am not much of a hat wearer. I bought this pattern off of etsy and have made a few different ones. I have to say I love it! I actually like to wear this hat. I think that it totally looks great on everyone that has tried it on. It is very flattering and comfy to wear also. I added it to my etsy shop so we shall see if people like it as much as I do. If not, o well. My friend Jessica Jensen is going to do a review of it on her blog and I will have a give away of some kind as soon as I get one made and sent to her. I will let you know when that happens!

Such an inspiration to me!

2011-06-24T22:33:00.000-07:00

This is the last recital Carly was in. I love to watch her continually improve in ability and confidence. I never had the courage to sing in front of people as a kid and I still don't. She is an inspiration to me.

Photo shoot with amymphotography.blogspot.com

2011-06-22T14:04:00.001-07:00

https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblueberrypearls-amymphotography.blogspot.com%2F&h=28756

These are some pictures of how the photo shoot turned out with my flower headband and hat. I am so excited about these! Amy is amazing!

More Yellowstone

2011-06-15T14:22:00.000-07:00

Most of these pictures are taken around Norris Geyser Basin. We loved walking around it and seeing all the neat things.

These are the cabins we stayed at in Canyon!

Carly in her sock monkey hat eating a banana!

The kids at Norris Geyser basin. It has some neat thermal features.

The nice couple that paid for our rooms!

Yellowstone 1

2011-06-14T13:19:00.000-07:00

Since I have so many pictures of Yellowstone I will post them in sections starting with the wildlife. We had such a blast and it was a wonderful trip over all. I love spending time with my family and being in the outdoors.

The first night we were there we saw this mama Grizzy with her little cub. It was so cute to see them together.

This is the cabin we stayed in at Canyon!

I can't tell is this is the mother Grizzy with her cub, but we ended up seeing six Grizzlies all together.

We saw about five coyotes while we were there but we ended up coming across this one right after it
attacked a baby elk. I guess it was quite traumatic. I'm glad I missed it.

Weird snake while driving through Mammoth!

I have to say I am not a fan of buffalo. Not because they aren't cute, but because one tried to ram
our van a few years back while we were there. Now every time we come across one by the road my stomach does flips.
Thank goodness this one was not in the mood to charge.

A moose we saw while driving through Jackson Hole.

Another Moose in Jackson Hole.

May the force be with you!

2011-06-06T13:54:00.000-07:00

I have loved making these Star Wars hats and they have turned out to be my best sellers so far. Now I am thinking of how to make a Darth Vadar.

Another School Year Over

2011-05-30T22:45:00.000-07:00

Haydens second grade class

King for a Day

Carly getting ready to perform the 4th grade dance to Thriller!

Hayden and Miss Wallace (who Hayden claims is the best teacher ever)

ME!

The kids and our amazing principal Jarod Sites.

Carly and some friends.

Well we made it through another year. I have to say it is the best one so far. As long as as I have been working at Spring Creek that is. It definitely had its ups and downs but over all it was good. We are going to have some major changes next year which I am kind of leery of though. First of all Mr. Mcarty is not coming back. He is the only special ed teacher I have worked with since I have been at Spring Creek and I will really miss him. The lady we are supposed to get to replace him is supposed to be wonderful but I don't like change. Secondly we found out our beloved wonderful amazing principal Jarod Sites is going to Dixon. He has done such amazing things for our school and it makes most of us sick to think about. All I can say is hopefully we get some amazing people to replace the ones we are losing because they have some big shoes to fill. The kids learned so much this year. They both have excellent grades and have grown and developed emotionally also. They are such wonderful kids. I really am proud to be their mom.

Professional Pics

2011-05-21T17:59:00.000-07:00

I know it may be overkill for some of you to see all of my crochet post but I just can't help posting them. These are all the professional pics I have had done so far. I love love love seeing my things on cute little ones. I am so excited to have them. I can't wait for my extra talented friend Amy to take pictures of some of my other things. She is so super creative with her photography. It is very stylized and amazing.

What my counter top looked like when I was finished crafting.

2011-05-17T21:36:00.000-07:00

Well the title of this post explains it all. After a few hours of crafting I am amazed at what a mess I can make.

Thank goodness I like the result and then I feel like it is all worth it and I don't mind cleaning it up so much!

Summer Stuff, Please give me your opinions!

2011-05-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

Since I have opened my etsy shop most of the things gear toward winter wear. In trying to figure out things to make and sale during summer Carly and I came up with some fun headbands. I know that most of you have seen these on facebook but I thought I would post them on here anyway. What do you guys think? Honest opinions please. I need to make some things that will make me some money for summer. I am currently asking 10 for each.

Mothers Day

2011-05-08T17:50:00.000-07:00

Every mothers day I look forward to seeing what my precious kids are going to do for me. They are so creative and excited about making me happy. I truly do love this time in my life and look forward to this kind of present more than anything material they could give me. This morning when the alarm clock went off there was a note on top of it that said follow the hand and footprints. On each of the prints was was a nice little note like, we love you, your cute. It made me happy just seeing them. I followed them down into Haydens room where both of the kids were hiding and jumped out when I came in. Carly had all the cute little notes and cards they had made for me sitting on top of a laundry basket. I love it. They were so happy and thats what makes me happy. On top of it all Carly made me chocolate covered strawberries for breakfast. It was a wonderful morning. Steve also gave me a couple of gift certificates to two of my favorite stores. Hobby Lobby and Old Navy. I truly am blessed. Even though my mom wasn't here to share mothers day with this year it was nice to talk to her on the phone. Thanks goodness she and Angel will be home soon. Life hasn't been the same without them. Thank You so much to my wonderful family. I truly am blessed.

Cub Scouts

2011-05-07T13:26:00.000-07:00

Hayden has had a blast being in the scouting program. Ever since he has turned eight he couldn't wait until he was able to earn his first badge. He earned his Bob Cat and he always won the most awesome looking car at our pinewood derby. He had a great night. I am very proud of my hard working little scout.

Family Home Evening Fun!

2011-05-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

I have to admit I am not very good at planning family home evenings. After working and running errands it is usually the last thing on my mind but I do always try to at least do something fun and simple with the family. This week we decided to try out some new games that we have gotten recently. Hayden loves to play farkle on my facebook account so the Easter bunny brought that too him. We had lots of fun playing it followed by a funny game of headbands. The kids got this from their grandparents a few months ago. This is the first time we played it as a family and we had a blast. Hayden had a blast entertaining us. He of course thought he was much funnier then we did since his jokes mostly consisted of him passing gas and then saying "Ok thats my question." And of course with our weird senses of humor we laugh at him. Even though its hard to round the family up and seems like more of a burden I am always so happy when we do it. The kids love it and we truly do cherish these wonderful times we get to spend together as a family (Even though they consist a lot of Haydens weird bodily sounds).

Easter

2011-04-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

It was a wonderful Easter as always filled with lots of family and food. It started off Saturday coloring eggs with the kids. They alway love to do that and never get enough of it. Sunday we went to a wonderful sacrament meeting. I love to go to sacrament on Easter. It must reminds me so much of the savior and his love for us. After church we went to grandpa and grandma Thomas' house and had lots of food, colored Easter eggs, had an easter egg hunt, and celebrated Kahner and Christines birthdays. Around 4:00 came home and my siblings came over for more food and more Easter egg hunting. It has been a very long and wonderful day. I am so blessed to have to many wonderful family members around me.

Spring Creek PTA and teacher appreciation week!

2011-04-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

This is my third year working at Spring Creek and I really am lucky to be able to work at such a wonderful place. Yes it is hard sometimes dealing with the kids and the drama that revolves around them but for the most part I really enjoy my job. This week was teachers appreciation week. It was amazing how much work the PTA put into making it nice. Being in the PTA really is a thankless job. I love those women for all the time they spend on bettering our school. Each day they made sure we had a treat in our boxes attached to a little note. One day it was even chocolates. Who doesn't enjoy getting chocolates. We had a huge luncheon on Thursday catered by Olive Garden. O my goodness can I tell you how much I love Olive Garden. Even after all this goodness Friday turned out to be the best day. They had Ellie Janes Massage therapy school there to give everyone a FREE message! I have never gotten a message before because I am not a touchy feely kind of person but who can pass up a free one. I LOVED IT. Now I am hooked and am going to have to go get more messages. Thank You Spring Creek PTA for all you do. Next we need to have a PTA appreciation week.

Colorful Dinosaur

2011-04-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

Little Froggie

2011-04-10T13:57:00.000-07:00

Ok I apologize if you are getting sick of seeing all of my crochet projects, but I just can't help but post them. Here is the latest one.

Sock Monkies

2011-03-27T18:16:00.000-07:00

These were so fun to make and my kids love them!

Cotton Colors For Custom Crochet Orders

2011-03-08T16:43:00.000-08:00

White

Cream

Country Yellow

Rose Pink

Bright Pink

Red

Deep Pine Green

Warm Brown

Purple

Light Blue

Bright Orange

Haydens Baptism!

2011-03-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

Saturday march 5th was Haydens Baptism. It turned out to be such a nice day. Just the usual rushing around getting everything ready in the morning and then going over tot he stake center to get ready. He had lots of family and friends there to support him and it turned out to be a wonderful day for everyone. He was grinning from ear to ear from the moment we woke up until the moment we went to bed. After the baptism we had a luncheon at our house with all of our family. Its nice to sit around and enjoy such a wonderful day with loved ones. On Sunday he got to be recognized in sacrament meeting and little brave Carly was once again an example to me and bore her testimony. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful and amazing family.

Happy Birthday Hayden

2011-02-27T20:38:00.000-08:00

I love this kid. We had such a fun birthday for him. The Saturday before his b-day we took some friends to nickel city to celebrate with him.. It was super fun for them and I liked it because they were very entertained. The next day we went to grandmas and grandpas to have a party. Grandma made him a cake. They always make it super fun for the grandkids. He scored big time with DS games. He got four of them!

Crochet Colors For Custom Orders

2011-02-23T18:37:00.000-08:00

mustard

royal blue

paprika

Butter Cream Yellow

mustard yellow (regular acrylic)

Ivory

pale pink

Light Grey

Dark Grey

Country Blue

Dark Country Blue

Turquoise

Teal

Dusty Green

Dark Leaf Green

Red

Raspberry

Dusty Purple

Purple

Dark Brown

Black

White

Lime Green

Pink

Camo Regular acrylic not soft

Lavender

Crochet Newsboy Cap

2011-02-22T17:25:00.000-08:00

I had to post pictures of this hat because I LOVED how it turned out. Plus Carly looks so stinking cute in it. The flower comes off and can be worn on other things.

Happenings

2011-02-19T22:18:00.000-08:00

Things have been pretty busy around here lately especially for Hayden. On Valentines day he lost one of his front teeth while eating breakfast. We never did find the tooth so I am just assuming he swallowed eat while eating his raisin bran crunch. He was worried that the tooth fairy would come even though he couldn't find his tooth and was very relieved the next morning when he found a dollar under his pillow.

We also had the science fair this past week. Both the kids did a great job. Carlys was to find out why some soda floated and some sank. The diet floats and the regular sinks just in case you were wondering. Haydens was to find out how much salt it took to make an egg float. Hayden ended up winning third place. He was soooooooooooooo excited.

Today I took Hayden and a few of his buddies to nickel city for his birthday party. I only let my kids have friend parties on the big birthdays like 8, 12, 16. It turned out the be fun. We are going to celebrate with the family and cousins on the same day as his baptism which in coming up in two weeks. I decided to was too much to have a party for friends and then another for family and a baptism all within the same two weeks. My brain can only handle so much.

Scouts

2011-02-09T21:28:00.000-08:00

Well for those of you that don't know I am the assistant cub master. It has turned out to be a fun calling. It is super fun to go to the meetings and see the boys get so excited about everything. What makes it even more fun is that Hayden is turning 8 this month and gets to go. The wolf den is really small right now so they have let him start coming early and he loves it. It is so fun to watch him go and interact with the other scouts. Last week was Blue and Gold. The boys had to decorate a cake on the time era that the dens had adopted for the program. The wolves had the midevil time period so we came up with this sword cake. I always look for the easiest cake to make and this one was perfect for us.

Carlys creations

2011-02-03T21:34:00.000-08:00

Carly decided that she needed to add something to my Zibbet shop so she made some earrings. I think they are really cute and a very good price at only $3 a pair. She is going to be quite the crafty girl. She can already knit better than I can.

Crochet Scrubbies

2011-01-16T14:25:00.000-08:00

My friend contacted me a couple of weeks ago and asked me if I made crochet dish scrubbies and if I would make some for her. I am up to anything new to crochet so after some research this is what I came up with. They are made out of nylon netting or tulle. I have to tell you they work really well. I have used them in the kitchen and the bathroom and they really are amazing little things. The don't scratch and they are wonderful for taking off soap scum and other stuck on stuff. Thanks Laura for the new project.

More headwraps and headbands

2011-01-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

I am having such a fun time making these things. I guess because they look so cute on Carly, I'm not sure but here are some more headbands for you guys to see. (And buy if you would like)

Crochet Owl Earflap Hats for Boys and Girls!

2010-12-30T20:41:00.000-08:00

This is the crochet owl ear flap hats I have made. I have done the brown and green ones before but the pink one is new. I am selling these for $16 dollars each. Those of you who want one that live close can order them and pick them up without the shipping cost or you can also get them from my zibbit store link on my blog or facebook! They are fun to make and I hope you enjoy them. They can be made with or without the braids. And with different colors if you like.

CHRISTmas

2010-12-26T11:39:00.000-08:00

The kids could hardly wait for grandma and grandpa to get here so they could run down the stairs and see what Santa had brought them.

A new bedroom set.

New Rollerblades!

Carly could hard believe that she got an MP3 player.

Grandpa and Grandma opening a tinfoil wrapped present from Carly.

You'll shoot your eye out!

Christmas was wonderful this year as usual. It is always jam packed full of family since we live pretty close to most of our relatives. We are very thankful for this. This year I was especially worried about getting the kids enough for Christmas but it always works out and by the end of the day I worry that they got way too much. I love the ages they are now. I love the excitement they have for getting up early and opening the presents that Santa left. It makes me sad to think that those days will soon been over.

Brings me to tears!

2010-12-24T09:40:00.000-08:00

This is my favorite song of the season. I love it. I am so thankful for the Saviour and his birth and atonement. This song truly helps me picture that glorious night o so long ago when the world was changed forever. We are so blessed.

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friends.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Crochet Mini scarf

2010-12-23T09:50:00.000-08:00

Well here you go folks another crochet creation! So much fun to make and so much fun to take pictures of my sister in law and niece wearing it! It looks great on everyone. This one too will soon go on sale in my Zibbit or Etsy shops!

Crochet Headband

2010-12-19T16:06:00.000-08:00

I am excited about this headband because I finally made one that I liked. I have tried to make wide headbands in the past and have not been happy with them but I am very pleased with this one and so is Carly. That is the most important thing.

Funniest crochet hat I have made!

2010-12-17T21:06:00.001-08:00

Ok this takes the cake for weird and funny crochet things that I have made. My cousin contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I could make him a crochet beard hat. I gave it a go and after two attempts this is what I came up with. The link he showed me on line was amazing! I tried to find the pattern for it but none compare to this one. http://taraduffstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/newest-style-of-bearded-beanie.html This lady is very talented. This is what I finally came up with. I ended up buying a beanie because I thought it looked much better than a crochet one and sewed my crochet beard on. The scariest thing about it is my picture. I guess its always good for a laugh.

Mopey

2010-12-10T23:44:00.001-08:00

Mopey? Yes that is how I am feeling tonight. It doesn't help that it is 12:45 at night and I am super tired. And yes people have a lot more to worry about than I do,but I am feeling a little whiny today. First of all I was looking in the mirror the other day and say something that look like a gray hair! What? On closer examination I realized it was a gray hair! And I actually found about then of them. I am so not ready to have gray hair. The being over 30 thing has never bothered me but this gray hair thing sure has.

I am so looking forward to Christmas break. I have never wanted a vacation so badly in my life. Needing money for Christmas this year I started making crochet stuff and selling them to people. It has worked way better than I had ever imagined. So far I think I have sold and made 23 hats, 1 scarf, 1 baby blanket, and one baby in a blanket! And I still have four more hats to make that have been ordered. This plus working 30 hours a week is killing me. The other night I was redoing a hat that wasn't turning out right when I started crying and asking myself what the heck I was doing trying to crochet all these stupid hats. When I figure out the money I made compared to the time I am barely making minimum wage. Don't get me wrong, I am very grateful to all the people who have ordered things from me. I have been able to earn enough money to buy us a meager Christmas this year but I am just tired. I am ready for things to slow down a bit. Plus I think I need just to raise my prices. I always feel badly doing that but I need to get over it because I know my prices are a lot cheaper than anyone else. I guess I am just frustrated with the whole financial, work thing right now. O well I guess I will try to go to sleep now and maybe I will feel better tomorrow.

Carlys birthday celebrations!

2010-11-21T21:52:00.000-08:00

This was a totally fun birthday for Carly this year. First of all she was turning 10 so now she is actually in the double digits. Very exciting when you are a kid. Second of all she had a recital that night. She did amazing. She had a couple of minor mistakes but I loved how she just shrugged them off like they were no big deal. She is quite the young lady. I am glad that she doesn't let things like that devastate her. Her voice teacher is so amazing. Before the first performer at the recital she called Carly on stage and had everyone sing Happy Birthday to her. She gave her a present and put a little princess crown on her head. Carly was thrilled. After the recital we went out to eat at Abblybees. She got mack and cheese and a free sunday for desert. We then went over to grandpa and grandmas and had cake and icecream and opened presents. She is such a little sweetie and I am so blessed to have her in my life.

Etsy shop now open!

2010-11-05T22:11:00.000-07:00

shttp://www.etsy.com/shop/darcyannie

Yay my Etsy shop is now open. Hope you like it as much as I do. More crochet stuff to come.

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-03T20:34:00.000-07:00

The kids had a great Halloween as usual. It was a good day despite the horrible weather. We went over to Dean house for Joshuas b-day party. The kids always enjoying spending time with cousins. After that we came home to go trick-or-treating. The weather was horrible but we got on the freeway just in time to see the most amazing double rainbow ever. Too bad I didn't have my camera with me. I loved it. Steve took the kids out this year. We try to rotate. I think they both looked great in their costumes. Carlys was especially good.

Carving Pumpkins

2010-10-26T20:33:00.000-07:00

Well I guess it is that time again. Not my favorite thing to do, but I love to watch the kids excitement. They are so cute and so fun to watch when they enjoy such little pleasures in life. I can't imagine how sad it will be when they are teenagers and not enjoying those kinds of things any more.

Some pre Halloween fun!

2010-10-21T19:18:00.001-07:00

Steve and I had a Halloween party the other night and these are the costumes we came up with. Steve needed a hair cut so he decided to become a punk and sport the mo- hawk for a night. I just dressed up in my usual witch costume. I am not very inventive when it comes to costumes.

The next night we needed to cut Haydens hair so we tried the mo-hawk out on him also. I really like it on him. I think we should have waited until Halloween and let him be a punk too but o well.

Jr Jazz

2010-10-15T19:00:00.001-07:00

This is the second year we signed Hayden up to play Jr Jazz. It is so fun to watch him continuously improve in his skill and confidence on the basketball court. He loves going to the games and getting the cheers after he makes a shot. He is such a little cutie pie and I love watching him play basketball.

High school at its best.

2010-10-06T20:33:00.001-07:00

I have to thank my friend Jessica for this one again!

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/06/03/thumbalina/

Caution disgusting boil!

2010-09-30T15:19:00.001-07:00

Poor Hayden, he had been complaining about a spot on his back that was hurting him and Steve l0oked at it and thought it was just a pimple. Over the next couple of days Hayden wouldn't even let any one near his back or even look at his pimple,(or so we thought it was). I finally got a good look at it about Monday night and knew right away that this was not an ordinary pimple. It was hugh and swollen and oozing all kinds of disgusting puss. I got him into the doctor on Wednesday morning and it turns out he has some kind of bacterial infection in a sore he must have gotten from who knows where. The doc gave him some antibiotics and said it should be getting better in about a week but Hayden still won't let any one near him. Poor kid. It always seems like he is the one who gets these weird kinds of things.

Hobble Creek

2010-09-29T18:07:00.000-07:00

A couple of Saturdays ago we took the kids on a drive to see the leaves changing. I was a little bit disappointed that they hadn't changed more but they were still pretty. On the way we stopped and got Subway and we let the kids play at one of the parks up Hobble Creek Canyon. It was a fun day. I think I will go again in another week or so and hopefully the leaves will have changed more by then.

First day of school and new crochet project!

2010-09-09T18:41:00.001-07:00

Here is my latest crochet project. Crochet hat with flower and poncho with bow. Here are the patterns in case anyone wants to try them for themselves. I love this new crochet blog where I got the flower pattern, this girl is so cute and the things she makes are incredible. Sometimes I just get the urge to make something and just have to see what I end up with. I thought a poncho would be cute and I did intend to put the flower on it instead of the bow but thought it looked cute on the hat. Carly loves them both but I am sure that I will give the hat away as a present because she never wears them. She says they mess her hair up too much. She does love the poncho however and is very excited to start wearing it.

I know I am a few weeks late posting the pictures of the kids first day of school, but I decided I should anyway. It has just taken me this long to get used to working again. My house is a mess and I am EXHAUSTED every day when I get home. I forgot how tiring it was to work with kids all day every day. (Did I mention I am in the primary presidency also?) Anyway the kids are loving school so far. Carly is in fourth grade and Hayden in second. Holy cow where did the time go? I still imagine them as my little babies. I guess all mothers think of their children that way. Before I know it they will be out of elementary school altogether. I am so blessed that I get to work at the school. I still feel like I can help earn a living for my family yet be there for the kids also.

2010-08-05T17:53:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged for a while so I have a few fun things to catch up on. First, our annual trip to White River. We didn't get to camp this time because of Steve and my work schedules, but we did get to spend a day in the beautiful mountains with grandma and grandpa Thomas and Aunt Lynette and Uncle Bruce. It was a good day. Hayden did his usual search for bones and found a couple of really good ones. We also went on a couple of four wheeler rides that were fun. My kids love riding the four wheelers. Especially Carly. She would be happy to stay on one all day. Steve brought the bee bee guns with us so him and Hayden could have some fun target practice. It kept us all entertained and I was sad to discover that I am not as good of a shot as I was in my youth. O well, the boys had a fun time anyway. Second we went to Grandma and Grandpa Reyes' cabin. It is always so fun and peaceful there. The kids love being in the outdoors. We did some more four wheel riding, bone finding and just hanging out with family. Daren and his family were there with us and it made it fun for the kids to have cousins to play with. Daren has built himself a beautiful little log cabin there. I will have to take pictures of it next time. On the way home a truck stopped us and said we weren't going to be able to go the way we were going because the road had washed out in Birdseye. We had to go the long way home through Mount Pleasant and Nephi. It was a long ride home but beautiful. The sunset was amazing. Hayden said it looked like the sky was on fire. Last but certainly not least, we went to Spanish Fork voir with Shandail and the kids. It is so fun there. We had a blast. My friend Mikelle introduced us to this spot a couple of weeks ago when she was down visiting and the kids had a blast. They can swim or play in the sand. A deer even came and got a drink while we were there and didn't even act scared at all. Carly said she couldn't believe how ugly a deer was up close. I thought it was cute. The only bad thing that happend was when a gust of wind came and pushed our beach ball into the water. I jumped in after it, but the wind was pushing it so fast that I couldn't swim fast enough to catch up to it. It made it to the other side and I was about half way across when I watched a teenager pick it up off the shore, grab a gold club and hit it as hard as he could. Well of course it popped. I couldn't believe my eyes. All that swimming and I just watched in horror. The kids saw the whole thing because they had run around the other side and had almost reached it. They couldn't believe it either. All the dumb boy said was "Heres your ball, I found it like that." Uh right. We watched him do the whole thing. I think we were all in shock that he did such a thing. Well I swam back to shore and the kids came back with their popped ball so angry that someone would do that. Shandail ran around and gave him a piece of her mind. It was quite the event, but still a good day at the Reservoir.

Dentist

2010-07-22T10:02:00.001-07:00

Poor Hayden. At our dental checkup last week the dentist informed me that he had three cavities between his teeth. We try and floss every night but apparently it is not good enough. That is not even the worst news! The worst part came after we got his x-rays back and found out that he had three teeth trying to grow in but didn't have enough room. My kids have always been slow when it comes to loosing and growing new teeth. Carly didn't even get her first tooth until she was one year old! Hayden got his when he was nine months. He is seven and only one of them has fallen out by itself. I thought this would be a good thing and keep his teeth healthier until the dentist informed me that we were going to have to pull teeth to make room for his adult teeth that were trying to grow in. Yikes! All of this when we are POOR! O well I guess you do what you have to do. The dentist also told me that this would probably have to be a continual process because he inherited a small mouth from one parent (dad) and big teeth from another (mom) poor kid and not a good combination to have. He is going to need major orthadontial work as he ages. He was such a trooper at the appointment! He didn't even make a peep! All he said was mom I'm nervous will you come in with me? I was happy to be there with him and so proud of how tuff and brave he acted. Going to the dentist is scary even for me! He was excited the next morning however when the tooth fairy had brought him three dollars! I think that helped make things worth while.

Bar B Q

2010-07-05T13:30:00.001-07:00

On Saturday July 3rd we had a big get together at moms with everyone. We don't get together very often because everyone is so busy but when we do it is a crowd. It is so fun for all the cousins to play with each other all at once. We loved playing in mom and grandmas yards and sitting on the roof to watch the fireworks although the trees in moms yard are a lot higher than they were when I was a kid.

Some Summer Fun!

2010-07-02T10:17:00.000-07:00

This year we don't have much money for a big vacation so we just decided to do local things to keep us busy. Hayden of course has to play baseball. I love that it is so cheap through the city and it gives us all something to do for a couple of months. However I don't think I would enjoy sports as much if I had more than one child involved in them at a time. We also got free passes from our school for Trafalga so we got to enjoy a day of mini golf. My kids love this and I do too because it doesn't take much time and we get to be out of the heat for a little while. We have gone to see the Hot Air Balloons for the last few years. I like to do this instead of the parade because I can't stand fighting the crowds that the parade brings. One of these years I am going to have to buck up and take the kids though because I don't want them to miss out on that experience. The balloons are fun and we even got to see my good friend Amberlynn and her adorable children. I see atleast one person I know ever year. Too bad I am not showered and looking very good, but o well. These are just a few things we have done. I am sure we will have many more adventures to blog about before the summer is over.

Finally! School is over!

2010-06-01T09:36:00.000-07:00

Yes I made it through another year as a teachers aide. I love my job but I seemed to struggle with patience this year. Lets just say I was happy for summer to come. A lot has happened the last few days that I need to catch up on. The last day of school was always fun for the kids. They did their dance festival and the older grades also got to sign years books. Also Kahner graduated! We are so proud of him. And last but not least Hayden finally lost his first tooth! He was so excited and so brave. He just came up to me and asked me to pull it out. Carly and him wrote a note to the tooth fairy asking her questions like what color she was and why she liked to get teeth. It was very cute and exciting.

Hair Bows

2010-05-15T19:01:00.001-07:00

This is a fun new thing that I have learned how to make. I just cut up some of the kids old cloths and sewed them together to make some cloth flowers. The best thing is that they were totally free.

Weekends

2010-05-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

Since I have started working at the school I have developed a routine that takes place every weekend. It is nothing exciting or glamorous but it works for us. Friday I usually come home relax, run the kids around a little. Saturday I usually clean the house and maybe go to wal mart. I have really turned into a home body. I enjoy my down town and I have turned into quite a hermit. Sunday the kids and I go to church and I usually come home and take a nap. I love these Sunday naps and am quite angry if I miss them. If my nap doesn't take to long I go to moms and go on a walk with her along the Provo river path. I love walking by the path. It is so nice and refreshing especially this time of year when all the blossoms are blooming. After Steve gets home from work on Sunday we usually go over to his parents house and play games. Steve and the kids love doing this. If we miss it for one week Hayden gets quite angry about it and I have to hear "When are we going over to grandpa and grandmas?" until we go over there. I really enjoy it. They are fun to be around and their house is very entertaining. Pretty soon school will be over and my routine will change again. We will have different things to keep us busy like baseball and swimming lessons. I so yearn for these days of rest and relaxation when I can do and enjoy what I want. Here are some pictures of us on one of the game nights.

2010-05-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

Well here are some pictures of my cute Carly right before her recital. I tried to upload a video but it wasn't working so maybe I will try again another day. She did such a good job. I am so proud of her. She sang two songs. I don't want to live on the moon and There is a place. She is the youngest one in her group and she is a lot braver than I ever was. I love you Carly!

Glasses

2010-04-30T18:11:00.000-07:00

Yes this is me wearing glasses. Some of you may know that I had lasik about six years ago and might be wondering why I am wearing glasses again. Well I am not that happy about it myself. I started noticing that I couldn't read that great at school this year and decided that I should go get my eyes checked. I didn't think I would need glasses because Lasik is supposed to work right? Well that's what I thought until I was sitting in the eye doctors office and he said that my astigmatism had come back! What the FREAK! I was so mad. And he also told me that I would have to spend another 5000 dollars if I wanted lasik again because it had been six years since I had gotten it done the first time. I was so mad and disappointed that I started crying right there in the appointment. I think I freaked the dr out because this is not what he had expected, nor I. I told him I was so mad because I when I had lasik done in the first place I asked them how much it would cost me to have it done again if I ever needed it and they told me only 200 dollars and eye. Plus they don't prepare you for the fact that you MIGHT actually need it again. Money doesn't grow on trees for me so I can't spend 5,000 dollars every six years to have lasik. So here I am with glasses again. I feel like the same little nerdy third grader I was when I first got them all those years ago. O well at least they have cuter frames now a days!

Easter fun

2010-04-05T13:41:00.000-07:00

It was such a wonderful weekend. I loved being able to listen to all the wonderful conference talks and also enjoy Easter. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend and I really enjoyed spending time with my family.

So disappointed!

2010-03-26T14:44:00.000-07:00

Ok I was so excited to make the healthy brownies that I ran to the store to buy all the ingredients after work today. I came home and went right to work making them. I was so excited and relieved to finally have a brownie I could eat and not feel guilty about. YUCK! I couldn't even finish one. They taste like pure cocoa powder. Hayden took a bite and spit it out. O well I should have know better. Although the neighbor kid did eat one and said that he LOVED it. So maybe your taste is different than mine. Here is the nutrition information if you would like to know. Calories 58.5 fat 1.6 cholesterol 3.0 sodium 31.8 mg carbs 8.0 fiber 3.1 protein 4.2 g

Healthy Brownies! What?

2010-03-25T15:42:00.000-07:00

OK this totally sounds too good to be true. I am going to try them out for sure and see for myself if they are as good as a regular brownie. I was watching the TV show the doctors today and Rocco Dispirito was on there. Here is his low fat low calorie brownie recipe. # Nonstick cooking spray # 1½ cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained # ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder # 1 tablespoon espresso powder # ¾ cup egg substitute # 2 tablespoons low-calorie sugar-free chocolate syrup, such as Walden Farms # 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream, such as Breakstone's # 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted # 24 packets (84 g) Truvia or 8 tablespoons granulated Splenda # 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions Makes 12 brownies. Cooking Directions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Combine the beans, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and egg substitute in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl halfway through. Add the chocolate syrup, sour cream, butter, Truvia, and vanilla. Process until all of the ingredients are combined, about 1 minute. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 28 to 30 minutes, turning the dish halfway through the baking time. A toothpick inserted in the center will come out with soft batter clinging to it. Let the brownies cool completely in the baking dish on a wire rack. Then cut into 12 squares and serve. Refrigerate any leftovers. NOW YOU CAN EAT THIS! Number of Servings: 12

Yummy!

2010-03-16T18:05:00.000-07:00

For those of you who love Red Mango Frozen Yogurt as much as I do you might want to try this. Unfortunately the only problem that I have found with it is that it only comes in Mango and Honey but I won't complain. I love the mango but I will soon try the honey. You also don't have to feel that guilty when eating it since it is very low fat and still very tasty!

PLEASE

2010-03-10T18:34:00.000-08:00

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BE DOING!

New Crochet Hat

2010-02-25T20:16:00.000-08:00

The other night I didn't have a good book to read so I decided to crochet something. I picked up my hook and tried to decide what to make. Another scarf? No I really was sick of making scarfs. Well after some messing around I ended up with this. I think its my favorite one yet. What do you think?

Happy Happy Birthday Hayden Dear!

2010-02-22T18:56:00.000-08:00

Well Hayden's birthday turned out to be yet another fun one. Since it was on a Sunday we went over to grandpa and grandma Thomas' and had cake and ice cream. I let him open his present after church and he was so excited because he has been wanting a skateboard for a while now. Yippee! Grandma and Grandpa got him a WII Jumbo Safari game. He loves it. Him and Carly have been fighting over who gets to play it all night. Monday night we went to see Princess and Frog for his birthday celebration. This was his choice by the way and we all loved it. Here's to another wonderful year. We love you Hayden.

Tommorow

2010-02-20T16:28:00.000-08:00

Well tommorow my baby will be seven! Yikes, I can't beleive it. I tell you I really love this kid and all the joy he brings into my life. Even the not so joyous moments are loved. He can be so loving and soooo grumpy at the same time, but whatever mood you are in we love you Hayden!

Bye Bye Reams

2010-01-20T11:08:00.000-08:00

Well after twenty something years of Steve working at Reams they are closing it down. We just found out he only has two to three weeks left. Great, good thing I have my job, but it certainly does not pay the bills. Pray for us that Steve will find a job soon!

Holly Jolly CHRISTmas!

2009-12-28T11:18:00.001-08:00

It was a wonderful CHRISTmas. The kids got spoiled rotten but so did the adults. It was amazing to spend time with family and friends and ponder about the wonderful gifts that the savior gave us. I love CHRISTmas!

Homemade Christmas presents and school play!

2009-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

This year I decided to crochet a lot of christmas presents. I have really enjoyed making them and seeing the end result. I first started out with the baby in the blanket. I had one of these when I was a kid and it was one of my favorite toys. I wanted to make Carly one also. It took a little searching on line to find the patter (since it is ancient) but I eventually found it. Yippee! Hopefully Carly likes it as much as I do. The third grad this year put on their own play on the night before Christmas. It was so cute. Carly got to be Santa and she had all her lines memorized. I love to be at the school and be so involved with the kids.

Argh!

2009-12-21T09:57:00.000-08:00

Well I was all ready to post something the other day, got to the computer and NO CAMERA cord! So frustrating. I am sure all of you know how it feels when something just mysteriously disappears and no one seems to know how or where it went. O well I guess life goes on but no blogging for me until it is found.

Santa race and Christmas parade!

2009-12-05T12:54:00.000-08:00

We had a great time at the Santa race and Christmas parade this year. Dalen was running in the race so we went to see him. He did a great job, he came in like fourth place for his age range! Way to go Dalen! We also had fun at the Christmas parade. The kids got tons of candy and we enjoyed seeing everything. It was a great morning except for the freezing cold temperatures, but we endured. Merry Christmas everyone!