Happy 8th Birthday Aubrey and Disneyland!

I decided to add our Disney pictures to this post being that it has been so long since we went. Looking at these pictures now makes me really want to go back, but it probably won't be for a few years :(
Aubrey was so excited to turn 8 and also that she would be doing so at Disneyland. She spent the day being spoiled and being told Happy Birthday by every cast member she came across. We love you Aubrey and cannot believe you are already 8! Thanks for being such a kind, caring, loving, helpful, crazy, and adventurous daughter and sister.

Halloween

Halloween was very exciting this year (mostly because it meant we were leaving for our Disneyland vacation). On Friday I helped out in both Aubrey and Isaac's classes and was able to watch them parade around their school. Saturday morning we left for St. George and our Disneyland vacation. We went trick or treating with my parents and got lots of big candy bars (I think we will go down there every year). It was also really nice to not have to bundle up this year.

Halloween Birthday Cake!

This was a fun cake to make. You can eat everything on and in this cake. Yummy!

First Snow

All I have to say is YUCK, but the kids sure did have fun and were cute all bundled up.

Cake Demo

I was asked to do a cake demonstration for our ward's Super Saturday (a day for the women in our church to get together and learn fun stuff). I decided to teach everyone how to make marshmallow fondant and ended up making this cake for them. What do you think? I actually think it turned out pretty good. I'm no Duff (from Ace of Cakes), but it was fun

Nick is 32!

More Cakes!

My neighbor has been keeping me pretty busy lately making cakes for her family. It has been fun and I have learned ALOT! The first one is a dutch oven with peach cobbler "cooking" in it and the second is Pikachu from Pokemon.

Owdigowder and Helicocker

No I did not make up some new swear words! Maddie on the other hand does have a cute way of pronouncing certain words. Watch the video so you can hear how she says alligator and helicopter. She also has a new favorite song "Popular" from Wicked. She loves to sing it as loud as she can so everyone can hear her. What a cutie!

Mother/Son Activity

Our church had a fun Mother/Son Activity a few weeks ago. We had tacos, took fun pictures, and played tug of war (of course the sons won, but we made them fall on their bottoms). We also built towers out of toothpicks and marshmallows. Isaac and I won for the tallest tower, but it was more fun watching Sara and Melissa compete to see who could get theirs the tallest without falling over. It was fun to spend time with Isaac.

Gymnastics

Both Aubrey and Isaac have advanced to Level 2 in their gymnastics classes. Isaac is now in an all boy class and loves it. Even though he is the youngest and smallest he is able to beat all the others in their "competitions".

Happy 1st Birthday Breanne and Sophie!

I have the cutest nieces! It seems that the older they get the harder it is for me to tell them apart anymore. I can't believe they are already 1 and I'm sure their parents can't believe they survived the first year. Happy Birthday!

My husband thinks he is so funny and decided to kill the duck

Happy Birthday Olivia!

I had fun making this cake for a friend's daughter. Happy Birthday Olivia!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Moss and Aunt Kellie!

Sorry this is late and I only have pictures from Kellie's birthday celebration. We just wanted to let you two know that we love you guys!!

Peach freezer jam

Since I made strawberry freezer jam a few months ago I have been wanting to try making another kind, especially because Nick already ate all of it. After seeing and smelling the yummy peaches at Smith's Marketplace (that were on sale) I decided to make peach jam. It turned out so yummy and made lots more than I thought it was going to. This will probably last us about a month. Nick already drank a cup of it for dessert tonight.

First Day of Kindergarten

So Isaac woke up this morning complaining that his tummy hurt and that his legs hurt and then I asked him if maybe it was because he was nervous about starting school. He then looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "yes". I then explained how much fun school would be and that I would be with him for the first 30 minutes of it today. He then got excited and danced around for the rest of the morning. When we got to school he was still excited. We put together his binder, found his cubby and name tag, read a book together, and then did an art project. After that was all done I gave him a hug and told him to have a good day. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and as I waited for him to tell me not to leave he instead said "when is recess?". Isaac is such a cute and funny kid and we are so proud of him. He came home from school so excited and not nervous or sad anymore. He was very excited to have played basketball all recess.

First Day of 2nd grade and all caught up

I am officially all caught up on my blog.
My baby (my kids hate it when I call them that) started 2nd grade today. She was excited and nervous at the same time. She picked out her clothes, did her hair, and made her own lunch (now only if every morning could be like that). I can't believe how big she is and that she will be 8 and baptized in just a few months. Next Thursday it is Isaac's turn to start Kindergarten!

Rockin

While in St. George my sister and her husband brought their Wii with Guitar Hero World Tour. My kids had so much fun playing it. For some reason Aubrey didn't want to sing though so she either hit the microphone or said "lalala" into it. Isaac wants to learn to play the drums when he gets older so this was heaven to him.

St. George

Nick had to go to Wood Badge all last week so I decided to take the kids and go down to St. George to see my parents. This is the first time I drove the 4 hours all by myself and it went really well both ways. Both times we stopped in Fillmore at the Maverick for frozen yogurt and to play on the playground. While at my parents we swam, shopped, hiked, went out for dinner, and played. The kids saw lizards, roadrunners (meep meep), mice, frogs, bats, and other fun animals. It was so nice to get away and see my parents. We love you guys!

Maddie used to like to say that she was heavy and Grandma would say "no you're a peanut". I started calling her a bugaboo, but I guess she wants to be called a peanut as you can see in this video.