Mason

My mom and I got to go visit Mason last night. It was fun, last time I saw him I didn't get to love on him very much, and also couldn't see his cute little face! He is doing well, but is still on a bit of oxygen. Thankfully, he is going to be just fine!! Here are a couple of pics of the cute little guy! He was getting a little crabby that he was awake and not eating...typical boy!!

Here is his cutie pie big sis Bryli! I could just kiss those cheeks all day! She was such a showoff. She danced and did somersaults for us! I just love that little toad, she is so fun!!

Thanks for letting me come play guys! I had fun and also some mad kidlets that they didn't get to come! We will be back!

Yummy Recipe!

Last night for dinner I made one of our family favorites. My kids told me that I should "post the recipe on my blog so that everyone can make these!" I will humor them, besides, they are way tasty! I don't really know what it is technically called, but we call it "Those Ham Roll Up Thingies." Here is the recipe and if any one thinks of a better name, please let me know! They are super tasty, easy, and pretty (I think!). We usually just have them with a baked potatoe and green salad. Last night was no exception!

Ham Roll Up Things

About 14 slices ham (I usually use Black Forest, but have used regular also. I usually go to the deli and have them slice it about the thickness of bologna.)

1 pound Mozzarella Cheese

1 small can pineapple tidbits

About 1 head broccoli (I have also used frozen broccoli spears.)

Slice the cheese so that you have 14 "sticks". You want them the length of the cheese, just 1/2 by 1/2 strips. You won't use all the cheese-yet! Cut the broccoli into spears. Lay out a piece of ham, then put a broccoli spear pointing inward on each short edge. Put a cheese "stick" on top of this and roll the whole thing up. You can use toothpicks to hold it together if you need to, just take my advice and remember to take them OUT before digging in!!! Put in a baking dish. Repeat with all the ham slices. I can cram about 14 rolls in a 9 by 13 pan. Grate the rest of the cheese on the top of the rolls. Then dump the can of undrained pineapple over the top. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes. SUPER YUMMY!!

Small Business Owners

Lyra and her friend Tammy decided they wanted to have a lemonade stand. So, I whipped up some No Bake Cookies, and Rice Krispie Treats (don't die, they even worked!), and some lemonade. This is them with their first customer of the day! Seth and his friend Cole took the wagon and have a "mobile" stand. They loaded up the wagon to pull it up and down the street.

Our "mini" vacation

We had such a fun time this weekend. We rented a hotel in SLC and went to Lagoon and the Planetarium. We have never been to either one together, sad huh!

On Friday, we went to the planetarium. The kids had great time "walking on the moon & mars", hefting the meteors, seeing how much they weighed on other planets, making eclipses, and playing with the interactive sculpture. Then my family humored me and went to the IMAX movie "Deep Sea 3D." I tried to tell them that I was really interested in the ocean, but they decided that the only reason I wanted to go to that particular one is because Johnny Depp was the narrator. (Um, have I ever told you that I think Johnny Depp is a little sexy? OK, REALLY HOT!!!) Yep, it was a good movie! No, really, I think it was worth the $40 to watch my kids try to catch the fish that were "swimming" towards them! We got to see all sorts of interesting deep sea creatures, and the 3D thing was cool as well. Pyper "caught" some coral eggs for us to plant at home, and Hannah jumped when the squid squished in her direction! We went back to the hotel and rented a movie to watch. We are all Veggie Tales fans at our house. It started with Bug, she loved them when she was little. So, we watched "The Pirates That Don't Do Anything" and laughed our guts out! It was cute, two thumbs up!


On Saturday we headed out for LAGOON. I am sad to say that the only one of my kids who has ever been is Hannah, and she went for about 2 hours for the DARE day. Sad! They were all super excited, ad could not stop talking about all the roller coasters they were going to ride. Even Bugga. The first thing that they wanted to ride was the old white roller coaster. Since I LOVE roller coasters, I was happy to go with them. Hannah and Seth were the "braver" ones, so they didn't want to ride with me! I got to ride with Bug.

Things were great, until we went down the first hill! She went white as a sheet, her eyes were about popping out of her head. She survived 2 more hills before she screamed (the people in front of us turned around!) "I have just decided, I DO NOT LIKE ROLLER COASTERS!!!" I have to admit, I chuckled, still am! We rode the nice calm train next!

My son, on the other hand is a roller coaster nut! He rode "Wicked" 3 times, and would have went more if the line wasn't so long! He rode with his dad the first time, in the back seat. Then he had to see if I was brave enough to go with him. We got the front seat. It was awesome!

Yep, it goes straight up, then straight down and then it does this corkscrew thing, and a couple of sideways loops. I screamed, Seth said "Holy Crap." They had to peel the lady next to us from her seat, I don't think that she will forgive her daughter for about 100 years! Hannah wouldn't ride til right before we left for the day. It took bribing her with $100 if she got off the ride and could honestly say she hated it. I got to go with her as well, so did Seth. (I told you he was a maniac!) We did the straight up/down, and Hannah looked at me with the HUGEST grin on her face and said, "This is AWESOME!" She didn't get the $100. Sunday morning she woke up and said, "Dad, can we go back to LAGOON so I can ride Wicked again?"

They rode the water slides at Lagoona Beach and loved it. They were sad that the water park closed earlier than the park. Pyper was a turkey and didn't like the water. This could have had something to do with the fact that she hadn't had a nap for two days! So, her and I rented a tube and floated around, and around, and around, and around ...you get the idea...the little float river. My feet were ice cubes, and I think they are STILL puckered, but at least she liked it! Oh, the things a mom will do to keep a kid happy. I was actually hoping she would fall asleep, but alas, no.

Bug didn't have a favorite part. She "just liked it all. But NOT THE ROLLER COASTER! That was scary." I think we may have scarred her for life!

We all had a SUPER FUN vacation, and decided that there were so many things we didn't get to do that we need another "mini" vacation! There is the Children's museum, Thanksgiving Point, Red Butte Gardens, Hogle Zoo, and so many other things just waiting to be explored!

Happy 35th David!

I could tell you all the mushy stuff, but you would wonder if I had been abducted by aliens! I will just say, 35 years ago, the world became a MUCH different place! I hope your day is wonderful. Thanks for everything! I Love You!

Birthday Parties and Babies

Tonight we got to go celebrate Rand's birthday with some cake and ice cream. Laura took pity on us and fed us as well! There is not a whole lot of food in my house, and since we are leaving again, I didn't go grocery shopping! We had some super tasty turkey steaks and potatoes! My kids were extra excited to see Rand. They haven't gotten to play with him for a while. I must admit that the best presents of the night were the Thomas the Train set from his mom and dad, and the humongous rocket balloon from Grandma Sue! Thanks for a fun party and a yummy dinner guys!

This afternoon Hannah and I went to see Cami and our new cousin. I am glad to say that he is not nameless anymore! His name is Mason Craig and he is about the handsomest little guy I have seen in a long time! He ended up having some breathing problems due to an infection and is in the NICU now. He is going to be just fine, it will just take a bit. I know that I don't get overly emotional, but it was really hard to see the poor little guy all hooked up to wires and machines. Please keep him and his parents in your prayers, they could really use the comfort right now! I didn't get a picture yet, (I left my camera home! I am really good at that!) but he is super cute! Congrats again Jason and Cami! We didn't get to love on Mason too much, but Grandma Charlene and Bryli (Jason and Cami's little girl) showed up while we were visiting. We got to play with her while Jason, Cami, and Grandma went in to see Mason. She is a cutie!

To one of our favorite kids...

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Hip Hip Hooray! Rand is 2 today! I hope your day is as full of fun as you are! We Love You!