Time for Valentines!!

Beau wanted Ninjago…here’s the result.
Colin made his box all by himself…look how cool! He wanted to do basketball, but look at the attention to detail! Hoops and players and everything! He passed out some fun dip with his Jazz valentines…Since Beau makes his box at school (hallelujah!), and Colin did his by himself (double hallelujah!), I had some extra time to work on Camri’s. Good thing because she wanted a Lalaloopsy box. I think it turned out pretty well. Camri and I had fun working on it together.
Of course, Winnie the Pooh is still the favorite for Camri’s actual valentine…Dangit, didn’t get a picture of Beau, but I did spend the morning in his classroom for the party. I love spending Valentine’s Day with these kids!
 

Sunday before Christmas

This is one of my favorite Sundays of the year!  We got back from our Anniversary weekend yesterday morning and I was only done with two dresses, with two to go.  I took the girls to Joann’s with me and let them pick their colors.  We knew what dress we were making, but they wanted a say in color.  By some miracle, I was able to finish Koko’s and Emma’s dresses on Saturday so they could wear them today.  A miracle, I tell ya!
Sue gave me a bunch of fabric and stuff earlier this year, including a large supply of lace.  I used it on Camri’s and Annie’s dresses…I love how they turned out!  The boys got matching sweaters and we were good to go. 
Church was wonderful, especially Young Women’s.  Joe helped out with some media because we showed a Mormon Message.  He ended up staying in there and I was so glad!  Beau’s primary class came in and sang a song, he’s so dang cute.  I participated by sharing one of my most memorable Christmases…the one in the MTC. 


School’s out, church was great, Christmas is on Wednesday.  It’s time to relax and enjoy our time together!! I love this time of year!

This is Halloween!

Seriously people, this year is zooming by!  I was thinking I had some time to finish Halloween costumes, but suddenly our first party is here! I finished with a few minutes to spare, then we headed over to the church for DJ Jazzy Jesse and his Halloween Rager. 
Guess what we are this year!  Go Greased Lightning!

    
We had so much fun!  Now we’re ready for the rest of the Halloween festivities to begin. 
Sidenote: Koko’s sleeves were too tight, I was in such a hurry, I didn’t fit them to her before putting them on.  Since the kids were going to dress up for school, I wanted her to be able to fit into her jacket instead of just draping it over her shoulders.  I stayed up late one night, unpicked the sleeves and made new ones so it would fit.  It was definitely a labor of love. 

Crafty crafterson

Summer is dwindling, our time is fading.  What do we do?  We craft.
I took the kids to Hobby Lobby for supplies because Koko wanted to learn how to cross-stitch, Emma and Camri wanted to learn how to knit, and the boys picked out some wooden airplane kits to build and paint….we’re ready!
It was such a lovely, quiet day of children creating and helping each other.  I even joined them and crocheted a baby blanket.  It was calm and blissful.  And a good way to spend a summer day.   
I love these fleeting moments!

4th of July Extravaganza!!

We arrived Wednesday night, July 3.  Everyone swam and ate and talked and played.  Jake and Liz set up a big screen and we had a “Dive In Movie”…Pirates of the Caribbean.  It was decorated like Jaws and the kids floated in the pool to watch the show.  Us old fogers could sit on dry land on the other side of the screen and see it just fine.  So fun!!

Joe had reserved the basement room for our family, so we set the kids up on the floor and we got the bed, naturally.  In order to calm them down, we turned on a movie.  Since we didn’t bring any, I just used what was in the player…”Who wants to watch Wild Hogs??”  “Meeee!!”
Worked like a charm, but we still got to bed late. 

The next morning, we got up bright and early to discover that it had rained all night.  Hard.  The devoted ones that slept in tents ended up moving inside because of the storm.  We rallied a few people and had our third annual Heugly Freedom 5K.  Ethan, Dallas, Mark Jr., Joe, and I all ran about 3 miles.  It was humid and hard, but totally fun! 
We ate yummy breakfast and got back in the pool. 

Look!! It’s all the brothers in the pool at the same time!! Miracle! 

Yummy barbecue, salad, fruit, chips, and more for lunch…

Presenting, the kid’s 4th of July outfits…all homemade except for Koko’s pants and the boy’s shirts. Ta-da!

Our shady family photo…
The power behind the party, thanks Sue!!  We won’t tell anyone what your flip-flops said…
My favorites.

I’d say the party was a smashing success!!  This is such a great family…Happy 4th of July everyone!!