Peter Pan, Tink & Freckles

I wonder...why is that kids are good for everyone but their mother?
Everyone always says how polite they are...sweet, good kids. And they are.
But seriously. My children will not pose without a serious fight.
I have to bribe them with candy. Raise your hand if you want a treat!!!
I'm a sucker and they know it.
Take a look at Mini-E's right hand stained blue with candy.


Peter Pan & Tinkerbell costumes by Sunshine on my Shoulders


Tink, as she now calls herself, has a few new freckles.
Yes, freckles! I spotted them yesterday while watching the BYU football game.

It's the first game that we've ever been to as a couple or a family.Picture courtesy of Grandad

Uncle R-D invited us. We had a blast.

Both HY and Mini-E loved the game. HY borrowed Grandad's binoculars to catch the action close up. He cracked me up: "Come on guys...get him, get him, get him...oooooooh"
Tink lasted the entire game minus 1:4O to play. Which was quite intense. She slept through all the screams in the final seconds.

Even if they seems to be naughter for me than anyone else on the planet, I love them just the same. They have all my love no matter what.

Graduated

He did it! Today I took more pictures of my husband than anyone has ever taken, and he let me. Big deal!! Huge deal! It was a wonderful day. We were so glad that Grandma & Grandpa came all the way from AZ just to be there for this special day. Thanks so much to Little Aunt S & Nonna for all your support. And to the many many more people who helped us get to this day!

A trip to BYU

Yesterday, our family took a trip to BYU to sell back Farmboy's books. It's a wonderful getting money back from textbooks after you are DONE with them! We had a great time doing something together as a family & not being stuck in the house.

Now, BYU is a beautiful campus (I would argue one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country). We ran around outside, took a bunch of photos as usual, and saw some new buildings on campus. The weather was great (high 50's a bit windy).

Sum it up Sunday

SadlyI've done it again. Poor little blog. All alone. Holidays really throw off the schedule, but that's the way we like it right?

Here's a bit of what we've been doing this week:

Here's a little something that I created for Aunt Runnie's YW in Excellence Program. The girls are making a recipe book & this is the cover. It didn't turn out the way invisioned it, but...sometimes you take what you can get in the way of creativity.
Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt CC's house. Here's the beautiful table set by her kids. Sadly, it took much MUCH longer to create this meal than to consume it. I suppose that's the story everyone has to tell.
This little girl is a bundle. You may recognize her from here & here. She's grown quite a bit I'd say. I was so happy when she & her parents dropped by for a visit. What a treat.
Visited this favorite friend & her fiance (yes, she is getting married...they have a date set & all) & watched the BYU game!!! We were so pleased (& a little nervous) watching our Cougars! But they came through once again. Ra-ra-ra, ra, ra-Go Cougars! Thanks for letting us hang out with you hf.

And I did a few of these last night & today. I'm all out of creativity so I decided to only do QuickPages that I found on Ikea Goddess. There seemed to be an abundance of them. They aren't my favorite when it comes to scrapbooking, but I try to use them ONLY to catch up on the old stuff. That's my rule...generally.

Catch me up!

I have really good reasons for not posting until now. Here are JUST a few:

Last Thursday, Farmboy & I showed Little S around BYU. We even ran into a few of Farmboy's cousins. These girls are "official BYU students".Here's a picture of Little S & here new roomie ---Sweet C. She is such a nice girl. These girls are going to have so much fun together.

On Friday, we went up to Midway to SWISS DAYS! Seriously, so much fun. Last year was the first time that I'd been. We couldn't resist the urge to go again this year--only this time, we brought along another set of grandparents. Grandad Grey showed us around & made sure that we ate all the right food. Here's a picture of us (& A-cousin) in some silly hats. The booths at the Swiss Days are to die for! Grandpa S couldn't believe how much things had changed since he'd lived there as a boy. Here's a sweet picture of him protecting Mini-E from that hot sun!

Saturday & Sunday were filled with running around & spending time with family. Here are a few of my favorite moments: {Aunt Little S & Mini-E showing off that red hair. HY playing peek-a-bo with Grandpa S in the background. Grandma Suz swinging HY one of the million times she did! & giving Mini-E lots of kisses.}

Special thanks to Grandma Suz & Grandpa S for spending so much time with the yahoos--especially HY. It gave me a moment or two to relax & more importantly, he loved every minute! We miss you & love you.

Ra-ra-rarara....

Goooooooooooooo Courgars.

Totay, Aunt Little S is going to embark on the greatest journey EVER (or I guess I should say--thus far in her life)! She's off to college! Farmboy is picking her up from the airport in a few minutes, & we (yes, the yahoos are coming too) are going to take her down to campus & "get her set up". This only makes me reflect on my own college experiences at BYU. I went deep into the basement & dug up this old scrapbooking page. (Before we had digital everything...you actually had to cut the pictures out & place them on paper! Ah! The agony.) Despite the fact that I look about 10 years younger because I was---this page a good memory. I've decided that you have to appreciate EVERY time in your life. Don't look back too often & don't project out too far. Enjoy where you are & the people that are with you.

And so to you my little sister--Aunt Little S---I wish you the very best. Enjoy the moments that life give you. They are a gift. Make new friends, for they will be with you longer than you think. And don't try too hard to find yourself, the Lord will help you stumble upon her! Wish I could do it all over again---but I'm too happy where I am right now!

If you can dream it "Friday"

Delightful informed me that we graduated 12 years ago(can that be right?) today. I had a plethera of pictures that I could have posted but since I posted this and got such a wild reaction, I decided against that. Here's me & Nonna at my BA graduation from BYU in 2001. Right about now you are thinking, "What does this have to do with 'If you can dream it "Friday"?' (That's a lot of quotes to make sure they go in the right place, thank goodness I was an English major). Here's where I tell you how if fits in. I have always wanted to get a Master's degree. In what? I have no idea. But it's always been on my list of things to do. I even started applying to BYU years ago, but never completed the application. Confession: I'm affraid I've been out of the school loop for too long and it will be sooooooo much harder than it was before. Maybe someday, I'll go back to school. Someday, I'll get a Masters...of what? Right now, I'm getting my Masters in Mamma-ing.