my daily chuckles

Said in a very concerned tone "Mommy you lost your balance" reply "Yes Shilo I lost my balance"thoughtful pause and then "Don't worry it will come back" laughter then ensues from Mom. that Girl makes me laugh and for another funny here is one from Emery. "Mommy my ear hurts can we go to the doctor so it will get better right away" Mommy replys "Emery even if we go to the Doctor your ear won't get better immediately" Emery "Why not" Mommy "The doctor is not a magician" Emery said in a pathetic little voice "than can we go see the Magician". These keep me going all day

random thoughts

Have you ever had a dream about somebody that you haven't seen in years and it seems totally possible. I had one of those last night and what makes it more strange for me is the fact that I rarely remember my dreams. I am sure you are all dying to know what the dreams was about just kidding. It was about my cousin-in-law Sara the distinction is important not because I don't like her on the contrary I do really like her but I don't want her to be confused with my numerous cousins who are not in-law. Any way I digress in my dream Sarah came to visit (I spelled with and without an H because I am not sure how she spells it) with her daughter Jaydn and for some reason they were moving to Colorado which I am sure they wouldn't do but they wanted to talk to my husband about it because he lived there for awhile there was some other funny stuff which I will leave out so that Sara doesn't get mad at me. But that dream has stuck with me all day and I keep thinking about Sara and her family I hope they are doing good and not moving to Colorado. Also some more random thoughts about a month and a half ago I went through an experience that really affected me physically and emotionally. I had a miscarriage and it really made me realize how important friends are and how you need to make the effort to reach out when you are in need and not just expect people to know what you need because they really can't read minds. I hope everyone is enjoying the great fall weather I really love Fall

halloween happenings

I hope everyone had a great Halloween as you can see the kids went for the classic halloween monsters everyone especially loved Griffins mummy costume and no we did not wrap him in toilet paper I was much more clever than that. We actually had a trunk or treat for our ward on the 21st and the kids and I left right after for my parents house so i could help her with a wedding cake I don't have a picture of it yet but it was funky and fun. of course we ended up leaving Shilo's ghost costume there which I didn't discover until the last minute so we improvised it wasn't as nice as the original but it worked. On Halloween we had a party with my brother's family and some friends of ours he made arapes for us it is a venezualan dish and they are really good.
This is my new nephew Alex isn't he cute I swear he has the tiniest baby head I have ever seen

Where has the time gone

So lets see I have this problem where I don't feel like I should post without a picture but for some reason haven't been taking pictures of anything lately not that there isn't anything to take pictures of I just haven't. My kids are back in school and emery is in kindergarten which kind of blows my mind and it is a little strange on the days he is in school because I only have two. I might sound a little punchy because I am really tired after being up for most of the night with Griffin he was throwing up all night. I wish i knew what was wrong. This month has been our month for being sick Harlan had a fever last week and Gracie got a UTI with a temperature of 103 a week and a half ago she is much better now. So far Shilo and Emery have been spared but I am knocking on wood. I am starting to realize that Halloween is around the corner and it is actually getting cool enough in my house for me to start baking again. I really love the fall season even though we end up bagging at least 60 bags of leave full grown trees are alot of work. Enjoy the weather wherever you are

blankets and boys

This last week has been an interesting week Jared was gone most of the week at scout camp so I got a little taste of what it is like to be a single parent I must say it has a few perks but not many give me my husband any day. On wednesday my mom came by and we made an elephant blanket for my niece Ella's birthday . Gracie was kind enough to model it for me, I think it turned out pretty well considering we didn't have a patterns for the facea close up of the face of the blanket now doesn't it look super snuggly
Griffin giving his cousin Jasper a noogie he really seems to lately like to play with other kids his age I have never had a child be so sociable this young
of course he always has to give hugs to say sorry though I don't think Jasper appreciated his apology he is not quite as sociable as griffin

Some cakes and pictures

We went to my brother's mission homecoming at my parents house and Jared got some pictures of the kids this is one of the better ones at least Griffin wasn't screaming his head off in this one
This is a cake I did for my cousin's wedding last December and I think it is one of my new favourites it turned out really well kind of matched her dress
I did this cake for a relief society brunch I really enjoyed doing it and got to try some new techniques
So this is a birthday cake for a little boy's first birthday i think it turned out pretty cool and Kari I was not trying to copy your cake this is just what they wanted.
I think one of the biggest things that happened this last year was Harlan being baptized on New year's day we are so proud of him for taking this step and can't wait for what the future holds

where have I been

I really don't have a good reason for not blogging for what has it been a year but I have decided to get back in the groove. my kids are as crazy and cute as ever. Griffin is walking and talking up a storm I love how he calls his sisters Lilo, and Sacie and his brothers Memry and Hanan. Shilo is as ever a cute little devil lately i keep finding her in my cupboards eating things she is not supposed or just taking a nap myself I would prefer a bed but to each their own. Emery has acquired a "girlfriend" who is 10 years older than him but being the ladies man that he is he has informed her that when they get older they can get married and he will be the dad and she will be the mom. Gracie is my little mama who tries to take care of every one but also has her many dramatic moments. Harlan has really gotten into watching dance shows and trys his own dance moves he definitely didn't get his dad's fear of dancing in public. Hopefully I can get some pictures on soon we got a new computer and haven't transfered any of the pictures yet so we will see.