Heck YES!!

Is it just me, or is this guy AWESOME!GO Phelps!

With Mine Own Hand

We had our closing night of the show last Saturday, so of course I had to get some pictures to add to the blog.  It was so much fun performing with these wonderful people, and I can't wait to do it again in Utah next week.

These are most of the women in the show.  I love all of them.

  

Here's a picture with my two husbands! : )  I played the role of Nephi's wife, and this is the young and old Nephi. : )  They are father and son (in real life), and are both amazing men.  And when did I get to be so short?  Uh-Oh!  Watch out for Lamen and Lemuel!  Don't you just love all the make-up?  Gotta love theater!

I'm hoping to get some pictures of the set when we're in Utah, so I'm sure there will be more to come! 

Happiness is.....

 

A kitchen full of freshly picked blueberries!

 

 

Side note......as these pictures were being taken, Sage was busily eating my green food coloring.  What a troublemaker!

Sleepy time!

I came home from rehearsal on Saturday to find Jake asleep on the couch, Sage taking a nap, and Jaxon like this! I guess they were all tired huh?

Excitement at church

Well, today was full of surprises!  As we hurried ourselves to get ready for church, Jaxon complained of a stomach ache (he called it a throat in his belly) and we passed it off as nothing.  We got to church just in time to sit in the very back (which turned our to be a blessing) and take the sacrament.  After we had been given the water, I ran out to throw away a banana peel and some uneaten string cheese from Sage.  On my way back in I heard what sounded like a water bottle being pored out, and a dear ward member had taken Sage from Jake and I thought it must have been Jaxon who spilled it.  The only problem with that scenario was that I had not brought a water bottle to church.  As I neared closer to the action at hand, I saw Jake carrying Jaxon out as he vomited on a nearby chair. 

Now, I can not continue until I tell you about my deep and abiding fear of throw up.  This is not your average not liking vomit, this is more.  I can't hear it, smell it, or be around it without wanting to vomit myself, and rip all the skin off my body, throw it in the washing machine just to make sure I am rid of the foul substance.  It's an intense hate.

So Jake was gone, someone had taken Sage out, and I was left with a pile of bile (hehehe) all to myself.  I must thank dear Bridget for immediately lightening the mood.

"At least you'll have something good to blog about!"

Hence, this post.

Another kind soul was quick to help me, and before long it was cleaned up, and I was out the door to start a load of my tainted skin. 

Poor Jaxon.  While I was gone he told Jake he had to go potty.  Just wait until mom get's back, he told him.  He asked again, and them lifted up his shirt to look at his stomach, and lost it all.  Afterwards in the bathroom Jaxon asked Jake, "What was that daddy??"  There is nothing worse than throwing up.  It's so unnatural!  So now he is sitting on the couch, playing nintendo, with blankets protecting my couch, and a bowl by his side.  I know everyone of you mothers out there have experienced this, but today is a first for me. 

Wish me luck!

You know what I love about blogs?  Well, there are a number of things, but what strikes me today is that I can make a cake, which before the days of blogging would have been admired by my husband, who would have oohed and awed, and that would be it.  Well, now I can post it for all you dear readers to see and you all make super nice comments and build my self esteem!  So thank you for your kind words, you are all wonderful!

I'm not going to lie...

sometimes I amaze myself! : )

I love a good party!

 There is something deep within me that LOVES to throw a good party.  Whether it be my sister or husbands 30th birthday party, a New Years Eve party, or a spooky Halloween party (not that I've actually thrown a Halloween party, much less a spooky one) But there is one party that tops them all, and that is......

A baby shower

I don't know what it is, but I just love everything about baby showers.  The cheesy games, the super cute decorations.  I love it all.  I've only thrown 3 showers in my life so far, but I know there will be many more to come.  I would like to share some photos of these happy occasions.

Now this is a photo from the very first shower I hosted.  It was a flower theme, and I loved finding everything flower that I could.  And notice how the plastic forks are decorated with curled ribbon.  I pay attention to details folks. Now I know you don't know these women, but the one on the right is my bosom buddy through and through.  But I'd like you to pay attention to the little party favors in the background.  Those are little chocolates that I made and had them in little flower pots.      And of course, the cake.  This was one of the first I ever decorated.  I thought it was pretty spiffy. Now for baby shower #2.  I threw this one for the above mentioned bosom buddy, Maegan.  She loves pink, so the theme was pink.  Plus, she was having a sweet baby girl.  Instead of cake, I made cinnamon roll party favors with pink frosting.  DELISH! This is where the magic happened.  In my old apartment in Rexburg.  Look how tiny it is!  This shower posed it's challenges, in that, the new mom did NOT like baby shower games.  So it took some creativity to make it fun, but I think I pulled it off.  (Do you love how I'm just singing my praises here??) And now to my most recent baby shower.  This was for one of my book club friends.  Remember, the ones that are ALL pregnant.  Here we are lined up in order of due date.  There is one girl missing from this picture.  Isn't it cute though?  I love everyone of these women!  Oh, and by-the-way...I AM NOT PREGNANT!

 This is the "cake" I made for the party.  It was a pea in a pod theme, so these cupcakes have little candy pea pods on them.  They were really cute.  And also very delicious!

Here is the mom-to-be, Kari, holding the watermelon carriage I made.  Just so you know, it was VERY easy to make, and turned out so cute. 

It was another successful baby shower, especially since all these women are pregnant with their first babies and we all just love to chat about all the many baby related things there are to talk about. 

There's nothing like a baby shower to keep my spirits high!

With Mine Own Hand

I finally figured out a way to get this song on my blog.  I promised my sister Heather, who is in Africa right now that I would post it so she could listen.  By-the-way, click on my sisters link and check our her blog.  The pictures and stories from Africa are amazing.

This is the song that I sing in the show I am in.  Please buy tickets if you haven't already.  It really is going to be incredible.  The website is www.nephi-story.com.

Romantic Getaway

And much needed!  We began the evening taking a short hike up Larch mountain where we saw 5 different mountain peaks.  It was incredible.  This is Mt. Hood.   

some pretty flowers on the trail

the view of the Columbia River.  Beautiful!

This is where we had dinner, (thanks Rick and Heidi for the girt certificate).  The View Point Inn.  It's an amazing little resort with a fantastic restaurant that overlooks the gorge.  You see that open door right in the middle?  That was our table. : )

We showed up in time to watch the sunset.  I don't know if there is anything more relaxing then waiting for delicious food to be served, watching a sunset in the company of the man you love, and having no children around.  It was bliss.  The sunset was amazing         

This is where they filmed the prom scene in the movie Twilight!  I felt just like Bella and Edward. : ) And here's a random picture of us with our server.  He just decided to take it, and who am I to say no?  It was a fabulous night, I would suggest it to anyone who needs a romantic escape.