Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Nice surprise

So this post might not seem exciting to look at with all words and no pictures, but this event made me happy so I thought it would be good to share.

This morning I was feeling a little tired (probably from going to bed late after our fun memorial day outings). So my wonderful husband and kids let me sleep in while they took care of breakfast and watched Matthew. Later when I woke up I came down to find that my girls had made me a tray with german pancakes and real maple syrup, orange juice and a napkin decorated with hearts saying "from your kids". So sweet of them and the food tasted so good.

Aaron and I, we're sure lucky to have such good kids. This is just one example of the thoughtful things they do.

It was so nice to get to catch up on sleep. I wasn't expecting anything else when I came down the stairs.

While I was eating, Matthew was pretending to be a dog. He came up to my chair a number of times on all fours woofing and panting with his tongue out. He wanted to have me say "good dog" and pat him on the head. He did this about five times. It was pretty cute.

Well I'm hoping that I can get to bed earlier tonight so I don't feel that tired in the morning like I did today and can actually get up on time. Although it was a nice thing to wake up to breakfast made, I feel so lazy when I sleep in and don't get going on the day. I usually feel like sleeping in in the winter, mostly in January when it's cold and dark for a lot of the day. But it's summer now and the sun is out so I want to take advantage of those daylight hours.

That's my little story. Hope you all enjoyed it.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Lovely spring

I wish I could make this post a "scratch and sniff" post. This picture is of my Evergreen Clematis I have growing outside. When this blooms in spring the blossoms make the pretty average green vine look and smell so exquisite. One of my favorite blossoms for sure.

Pretzels

I made some pretzels for a primary class I was teaching one Sunday. The lesson was about Choosing the Right. So I made them CTR pretzels.

My girls helped with making them and also got to be creative with the leftover dough.
Alia made Matt his own name pretzel
Ashlie's caterpillar is hiding behind Madelyn's mini french bread. 
Ashlie's Butterfly is in the background. I'm not sure what the other objects are.


If you want to make some of these yummy pretzels too you can find the recipe here.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Soaking up the sun



We've been drinking up the sunshine that has been shining down on us for the last little while. The daffodils don't look so out of place anymore like they did with grey overcast skies and drizzling rain.
The world just feels refreshing, SPRING is finally here!

King Matthew


I made this crown for a sharing time in Primary about King Benjamin.
Matthew has taken a liking to it lately. Being the youngest, I think he likes the feeling that he has more authority.