Our little Cal turned FIVE! Even though we were away from home visiting the Heits, we still went all out (as much as we could ha ha). I think it was a success. The pictures will tell all!
Making fondant at about 10:30 or 11pm at night...as always. I need to plan better and make the fondant during the daytime. Clark's birthday is coming up and that will give me a chance to try my pre-planning preparation fondant plan.
We had to throw in a few decorations....
A Lego Space Police cake. Great job Lee!
The next morning, or should I write a few hours later. Why do I always go to bed late the eve of a birthday?
After church and ready for the party!
Haley slept through the party. Haley and Shanna had fevers Saturday and Sunday morning, and Elden last week.
Elden enjoying a second lunch during the party.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Happy Birthday Cal!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Summer has arrived...
Summer is here! Clark got out of school on the 21st of May. Even though it's still offically spring, summer starts at our house when school ends. The Monday after school let out, we were off at 4:01 am (1 minute late) to visit Daniel and Amy. Shanna's photo sums up our trip:
Yes, we had a WONDERFUL time! It was great visiting and we didn't stay long enough. Haley loved the birds!
Shanna loved Daniel's beard!
Clark loved playing the Wii with Anthon.
And we all loved swimming....I enjoyed it all from the concrete.
We also stopped at a park and played for a little bit. Anthon was still in school, but Amy took him out for a day to play with Clark. I am so glad she did! It's great being with family and Lee and I love talking with Daniel and Amy. The one night we were there, we got to join in on their family home evening. Daniel talked about coat of arms that are found in England, and most everybody made their own coat of arms, or started contributing to a family coat of arms. And for treat, ice cream...can't go wrong!
After our great trip, we ventured off on another adventure. We headed up to Virginia and went....camping!!! I am sure you probably just fell off your chair, but hopefully you didn't incur a concussion so you can keep reading and view some more pictures. Lee and I like doing things outside; though I'll admit, we're not very adventurous. But may I add, having five small kids does deter me from doing things like....camping. Surprisingly Lee and I enjoyed it and I am sure we'll go camping again--at least once a year.
After our first night of camping we checked out downtown Charlottesville. We loved the outside mall area.
We stayed at two different campgrounds while in VA...long story. Well, not really, but I won't bore you with the details. Our favorite part of camping is the campfire!
Shanna must be doing a marshmallow eating contest. She should of had us all join in!
At the other campground the next day, it rained that evening. We couldn't get the fire started (it didn't help that we couldn't find the matches.) Our "neighbor" let us use some lighter fluid. That got the fire started!
One of the reasons I am not too fond of camping: dirty kids. But I took this picture anyway. Elden loved crawling in the dirt! Can you imagine twins crawling around in the dirt? I can and that is probably why I stayed away from camping for a few years.
Elden will lie down occasionaly throughout the day and I think it's cute. It seemed my other kids weren't as relaxed as Elden. I loved seeing him lounge in our tent.
Thanks Daniel and Amy for a great visit!!!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Chalk on greasy stains
This was too good to keep to myself:
Use chalk to get grease stains out. Read about it here.
Between cooking meals in the kitchen, working on our car and being self-confessed klutz, we learned to treat clothing stains early on in life. It wasn't until a friend visited recently that we realized one of our tricks was rather unusual and left them asking, "Why do you keep chalk on top of your dryer?"Read Full Post
Monday, May 10, 2010
Happy Mother's Day to all of you women! I think days like these are fun--like Valentine's day, or Father's Day. Sure we should show our love and appreciation to our mothers on a regular basis. But it's fun to have an excuse (and reason) to do something out of the ordinary. Maybe some people think it's just another day for merchandisers to push their products, but I enjoy it anyway.
Lee surprised me with LOTS of yummy chocolate--from a Toblerone to Lindt trufles, a Milka bar to Hawaiin Host chocolates (plus a couple more!) YUM!
Adorning the box filled with YUMMY chocolate, were our kids, depicted in candy. He did a great job. 
Clark is obviously the tallest, with Cal on the left. The twins in front (he made them the "same" for obvious reasons) and Elden is crawling in the middle.
Thanks Lee! You are so creative! We let the kids eat "themselves" while we listened to a conference talk.
I enjoyed the cards from my mom and Clark and the cute picture Clark brought me from school. (He made the boarder.) I also enjoyed hearing Lee speak today at church on the miracles of our Savior. I got to talk to Sheldon a little as he and my parents spoke during church in a classroom. He is currently on a proselyting mission in Italy for our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We've enjoyed having my parents here for a short visit. I wish they could stay a little longer. Enjoy your week one and all!
