Sending Valentine's

This was Evelyn's Valentine this year. It said: Hey Valentine, Let's HANG out! Love, Evelyn. It is a plastic zipper bag attached by a clothespin to a chipboard heart. Then, a picture of her topped it off!

Eating out

Last Friday we went to dinner at Ruby Tuesday. It was so fun to see the spunk of Evelyn. She is learning how to pose for a camera. She still needs to learn to hold still for a little longer...but, overall, she now knows to smile when the camera comes out. These pictures of her and Justin were so adorable! Look mom! I'm standing up on the bench!!
I have a pretty cool dad!!

Projects I've been working on

This is an acrylic picture frame that I glued together and then cut a heart with my cricut machine. I punched holes through both sides with my crop-a-dile and wrapped a wire through the holes (you can't see the wire very well), and then tied ribbon. Fill will candy and give away! This chore chart I made for Evelyn to use in a year or so. I made it for my YW lesson today. It was called: "Sharing work in the home". It's a magnetic board and I cut the stars with my cricut and the red lines are vinyl. I mod podged wrapping paper onto the board for the base.

I hope none of the cousins are looking!!! This is their valentine's day card from Evelyn. I glued paper onto a chipboard heart and put candy in a clear bag and then glued paper onto a clothespin, tied a bow and then added Evie's picture that says: Hey Valentine, Let's HANG out! love, Evelyn.

Evelyn's first ear infection

This is Evelyn's favorite place to be in the kitchen. She loves sitting on the counter watching me work. She will just sit there so good (usually) and play with things around her. This week has been a doozy!! Evelyn has been sick and we found out at the latter end of the week that she has her first ear infection..in both ears!! Antibiotics, here we come!! She is starting to feel a little better. Now, we just need to get her sleeping habits back on track. The lack of sleep isn't helping Justin or I in the feeling good department. We're both sick now.

Our first Newspaper!

It took a couple years, but we finally subscribe to the local Deseret News! I was so excited when our first paper came that I took a picture!
Yes, that's me in barefeet, in the snow!

Evelyn's Pony-tails

At 16 1/2 months, Evelyn finally has pony-tails...okay, okay, they still look a little like pig-tails, but they are further back on her head! YEA! The hard part is keeping them in and also, keeping in the clip for the front of her hair. She is so adorable.

My First Turkey Dinner!

I have had this turkey in my freezer for awhile now, and decided it was time to take it out and learn how to cook it!!! I prepared it by putting cut up onion pieces and celery. But first, I had to take out the insides. My mom coached me through it, but I thought the inside bone was what was supposed to come out!! I pulled and pulled (no joke--and I can't believe I admit it, but I really had no idea), but it didn't come. Finally I called my mom and said, now WHAT part comes out? She helped me find the little packet to pull out. It was an 18 pound turkey and it cooked in 5 hours. It was wonderful! I had my family over to help eat it and we had such a fun time! I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the finished product. You'll just have to trust me when I say it turned out beautifully!