Party Time

I spent most of the day at Lincoln and it was a blast! Our guess the goo game was a HUGE hit!

First snow!

We woke to 4 inches of SNOW!

BEAUTIFUL!

He is so excited!

Oh my goodness. Isaac loves Lt. Col. James Rhodes.

Halloween cant get here fast enough.

I ordered his shoulder and wrist guns online last week. They just arrived today and the look on his face when he saw the box was priceless!

My helper......

Yet another garage project...... and look who showed up to help!

Iron Man ROCKS!

Franky on a Fork! Oh my!

I love Frankenstein!

I am always trying to come up with new ways to celebrate Franky.

Here is my latest tribute.....

Frankies on Forks! Marshmallows covered with candy melts.

How easy can it get?

Easy... My favorite thing!

HALLOWEEN!

I've been a little slow this year but I'm finally getting in the Halloween mood!

Hooray!

I found this cute green glitter skelaton and he inspired me to do a fun and whimsical halloween wreath.

Another WIN

October 13th

Lone Peak beat PG

27 -7

YAY!

Next up

Copper Hills

Bingham Homecoming 2010

So fun

and

SO CUTE!

I LOVE THIS!

I came across this poem by Woodrow Kroll and it just sang to me!

I had to share.

It relates to starting a new year but I added a touch of our precious

Spencer W. Kimball...

Start over..... Now

START OVER

When you've trusted God and walked his way When you've felt his hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way... Start over.

When you've made your plans and they've gone awry When you've tried your best and there's no more try When you've failed yourself and you don't know why ... Start over.

When you've told your friends what you plan to do When you've trusted them and they didn't come through And you're all alone and it's up to you ... Start over.

When you've failed your kids and they're grown and gone When you've done your best but it's turned out wrong And now your grandchildren come along ... Start over.

When you've prayed to God so you'll know his will When you've prayed and prayed and you don't know still When you want to stop cause you've had your fill ... Start over.

When you think you're finished and want to quit When you've bottomed out in life's deepest pit When you've tried and tried to get out of it ... Start over.

When the year has been long and successes few When December comes and you're feeling blue God gives a January just for you ... Start over.

Starting over means "Victories Won" Starting over means "A Race Well Run" Starting over means "God's Will Done" Don't just sit there ............

START OVER ~~Woodrow Kroll

I miss my Becca.

I think about you every single day. Cant wait to see you again, but you are still getting a firm whoopin for leaving me so early. I love my Becca Wecca.

IDEA!

OK, so its no secret that cooking isn't my strong point. In the past I've been known for my Cajun style - everything blackened ;). I've been really trying hard to improve and try new things. Some have worked, some haven't. I really cook much better when its just me and the boys but when I have company I fall to pieces, forget ingredients, use wrong temps.... you name it, I do it wrong. Tonight we used the grill and cooked up Pork Loin, Butternut Squash, Smashed Potatoes and yummy Tuscan style garlic bread. It was GREAT! The last Pork Loin that I grilled came out fabulous but when cooking today I questioned my skills AGAIN. I've been thinking about it all day and have finally decided to document my trials. I plan to take pictures and journal the entire technique used. (good and bad) SO.... I'm adding a new page to my blog. I dont know what I will title it yet but I hope to start tomorrow. This should be interesting. Whoo-hoooo!

Another LP win!

Alta 24

Lone Peak 28

After sitting out for over 3 weeks due to a concussion Chase came back with guns a blazin'!

He played the whole darn game - both offence and defense!

Yay! stats: threw for 112 yds

carried 16 times for 167 yds (which includes his 83 yard run up the middle for a TD)

YES!

Chase is back and ready to take on Alta!

This is gonna be good!

LETS GO

KNIGHTS!

Football

Are you ready to RUMBLE.........

Game night is almost here and it looks like Chase might play!

YAY!

Utah Sports Hall of Fame 2010

Guest speaker Jerry Bovee was OUTSTANDING!

Ya, that's my Dad!

(Had to throw in a peek at the new shoes)

My Boys!

Yay! Carrot cake!

Nothing says fall like carrot cake cupcakes topped with dreamy cream cheese frosting!

School Days

Isaac's first day of homework in the 3rd grade!

Whoo-hooo!

It gets me every time......

I pass the temple every morning taking Isaac to school and it never gets old. Its just so beautiful.

Yay Lone Peak!

Lone Peak Knights

ROCK!

Chase at the snap

Lone Peak and Mountain Crest

at U of U stadium

August 28, 2010

Chaser-man talking to the press!

(Ya, thats right... The Press! He's totally famous!)

Today Isaac told me the funniest story EVER.....

"The other day when you were gone, the wind blew a door shut upstairs. I thought a guy broke in so I hid behind the curtains. I heard the door bumping a lot so I figured the guy was locked in Chances room so I came out from behind the curtains and finished watching my movie." I asked him why he didn't call me...... "I thought the guy was stuck in Chances room so I thought, oh too bad for him." Oh my gosh! Way too funny! He didn't call me, he didn't call Chance and he didn't say a word when we got home! He was perfectly fine watching a movie while a stranger was stuck in a room upstairs! (I then had to stand behind the curtains to show him that he didn't choose the best place too hide.)

NEVER a dull moment.

Cake pops were a HUGE hit!

WOW!

I know that our cake pops are yummalicious but I had no idea that it would be such a hit!

Yay!

I've been asked to post a tutorial. I didn't have much time so I kinda threw one together.

You will need:

cake mix - any flavor

frosting - any flavor

food processor/magic bullet/ninja

candy melts/chocolate chips (flavor and color of your choice)

sucker sticks

Make your cake according to directions on box (after making several batches of pops I tried making a cake in the microwave just to save a little time and it worked like a charm! I used a 9x13 pan and cooked it for about 10 minutes on 70% power). Let cake cool completely. Remove cake from pan using your hands. Tear small chunks and place them in your food processor. I used a ninja and I was able to fit the entire cake in at one time. Pulse the processor until the cake is in small crumbs.

Open your frosting and place a heaping spoon-full into processor. Pulse until well mixed. At this point its kinda up to you and what you prefer. The more frosting you add the 'gooier' your cake balls will be. I like mine a hair on the dry side so I use 2 heaping spoon-fulls. You want to add enough frosting to make the mixture soft and easy to roll into balls and to hold that shape. Now you can start rollin'. I rolled about ten or so and place them on a small plate and then put them in the freezer. I contiue this until all the mixture has been used. Once you have that done, its time to get out the candy melts.

Midnight Meatballs!

Late last night the meatball craving hit hard and we just couldn't resist!

YUMMY!

Ruffled Calla

Oh my gosh, how beautiful is this!

Did I mention...............

I LOVE my Kitchen Aid!

This bad-boy does it all!

Yay!

Popalicious

We were having fun and got a little carried away.......

Cake Pops ROCK!

"Mmmmm......"

We used mint, white chocolate, milk chocolate and peanut butter to dip our cake pops in.

We decided to make 2 cake flavors We thought cake pops would be fun to give Isaacs new teachers so we did a practice round. Yummy!

Calla

One of my favorite flowers is the beautiful calla lily. I'm working on different techniques to see what works best for me. Too fun!

Fondant

Buying fondant can become quite expensive so I tried making my own using a marshmallow fondant recipe. It works great and its a blast to make. One batch can cover at least 2 full size cakes and costs about $2.50. SWEET! (Our first EVER fondant cake. We made a bunch of mini cakes to practice the technique.)

(Erica gets a little messy making her first batch of marshmallow fondant. Tons of fun and powdered sugar in every nook and cranny!)

My latest 'thing'

Sugar flowers.......... I'm a junkie! I absolutely love making these flowers. Gumpaste is so easy to work with its amazing! Every flower I make inspires me in some way for my next creation. Try it, You'll LOVE it!

(I'm still working on my fondant skills. I am learning how to properly crumb coat to provide a proper surface for a beautiful smooth fondant finish, so stay tuned)

Chancers new ride!

Oh my goodness. Chance turns 16 this month and my days with my baby boy are numbered. Its killing me! I cant even think about it.

He just got a new shiny truck and he has a hard time sleeping at night because hes so excited. I am so proud of him for working hard and saving his money. What a stud!

So now he has a truck and new plates. The only thing missing is his license and thats just around the corner.