Pay It Forward

So, I got this from a friend. The first 3 people to leave a comment on this will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch...You knew there would be didn't you? Post this on your blog then come back and leave a comment, telling me you're in. Fun, huh? Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift. Let's see who looks at my blog!

Happy Birthday Addi

Today is my little niece Addison's birthday! I can't believe she is 4 already. Addi is such a cutie and Tylie loves to play with her. For Addi's birthday, she wanted a princess party, so she got it! All the kids got to come in their princess costumes and Julia had some really fun things for them to do, including a "real princess" surprising them and showing up at the party. The girls were so excited about it.

This is Addi in her new "Wedding Dress" that her grandma gave her for her birthday. What a little doll she is!

She has been asking her mom for a wedding cake for her birthday cake, so I helped Julia put this cake together, and I think it turned out so stinkin cute!

Addi, Carlie, and Tylie. What cute little princess cousins!
Do ya think I could get them to all look at the same time???

Oh, I whipped up Tylie's little tutu this morning so she could wear it to the party. It was super easy and it turned out pretty darn cute if I do say so myself :)

Carson's Big Day

Carson had a very special day Tuesday Jan. 13th. He was baptized by his dad, and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am SO proud of him for making this important decision in his life. Carson is such a FuN LoViNg boy with a hUgE pErSoNaLiTy. He is a great BiG bRoThEr, and a gOoD eXaMpLe to Bryson and Tylie. Tylie absolutely LOVES her Bubba and can't wait for him to get home from school every day. He is good HeLpEr to his mom and dad. Carson enjoys school, and is a very BrIgHt sTuDeNt and soaks up everything he LeArNs. Carson, we love you, and are very proud of you and the life that you are living.

I can't believe that he is so grown up!

Carson and his dad

Bryson and Kaleb...what cute cousins they are!

Gram & Papa

Tylie and Great Papa (or as she calls him, Great Gompa)

She LOVES her Great Gompa and Great Gomma.

For those of you who are thinking..... Didn't Carson turn 8 in March??? Well, he did, but since his dad was in Iraq, Carson decided that he wanted to wait until he got home so Jeremy could baptize him. So now you are probably thinking..... didn't Jeremy get home in June? Yep, he did and we have had this scheduled a few times since then, but life has been CrAzY and it just hasn't worked out. So with that said, we had a wonderful evening with family and friends there, and I am so proud of my little boy! I love you buddy!!!

Ok Everyone... I Really Am Still Alive!

Ok, so I have been getting A LOT of crap from everyone because I haven't updated my blog in a long, long time. So here is an update on me... I AM STILL ALIVE! I don't know what my deal is, but I have been very busy and I just can't seem to make time for my blog. But... I am going to do better, I PROMISE! So keep watching, and I will post VERY soon I promise!

Happy Birthday Lis!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!

I'm sure you all know Lisa wouldn't post Happy Birthday to herself on her blog..... This is Monica. I just had to sneek in and wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. If you want to check out the list of things I love about Lis it's here on my blog! I hope you have a great day, you deserve it!

Tylie's Getting SO Big!

I can't believe how BIG Tylie is getting! I tried a new hair do today and I think it turned out very cute on her. She LOVES to get ponies in her hair and she even sat really still for me today while I did it... A MIRACLE!!! But she was excited to get new ponies with cute flower clips :)

I wasn't sure that it would work since I keep her hair cut short, but it is getting pretty long (for her) right now so I decided to try it out.

I think that it turned out stinkin cute on her.

Look how sweet and innocent she can look :) Good try Ty, be we all know the truth!!!

The Butcher, The Baker, The Wedding Cake Maker

Yep, that's right! This last weekend I was playing wedding cake maker! You're probably thinking the same thing as everyone else right now..... "I didn't know that she made wedding cakes," Well, that's because I don't. Or at least I haven't for a REALLY LONG TIME. So I was a little bit surprised when Jen asked me to make hers. If it would have been anyone else, I don't think I would have agreed to do it, or should I say my sweet hubby wouldn't have LET me do it! In fact, I didn't even tell him that I was doing it until a few days before because he hates it when I do them. You may not believe this, but I usually get really stressed out and freak out a wee little bit. But I promised him that I wasn't even stressing this one and I would be fine. And guess what ??? IT WAS! I was very calm and collected the entire time.

I think it has seriously been at least 4 years since I have even decorated a cake of any kind, let alone a wedding cake. Oh, and not to mention, I had NEVER done a cake out of fondant. Well, I wanted to try fondant, so I had done a lot of research about it on the internet and felt pretty good about it. Well, you'd think that having never done it before, I'd at least practice before the night before I had to do it... right? Oh no, I am a last minute person and with my crazy busy life, that's just what happens and and how I roll :) So here are some pictures of the process, and of course the finished product.

Bryson was my little photographer and as always he loves taking pictures.

He actually does a pretty good job.

Here I am getting it all smooth. So fun!

This is the cake before I put on the finishing touches. You can tell that I wasn't too worried about the bottom edges because I knew that they were going to be covered up in the end.

And... the finished product. Of course it wasn't perfect, but I was pretty happy with how it turned out, especially for my first try at it!

So I said earlier that I am a last minute type a gal, well, we got the cake delivered at the reception with 15 minutes to spare before it started! And no, I wasn't even stressed at this point! I am sure that it was because Jodi and the girls know me, and know that I was right on time!

I have to say that there is NO way that I could have done this without my fav sis Mo! She was totally awesome and had my kids both Fri. and Sat. while I worked on the cake. Jeremy had guard so he wasn't any help with them, and there was NO way that I could have done it with them here. So she was so good to help out and kept them at her house while I slaved away. So thanks Mo, you are my LIFESAVER!!!