Eatable Creating

Natalie and Brinn were bored the other day so they got out my Taste of Home Bakers cookbook and scanned the pages until they found this recipe for Peanut butter lovers cake. They did the entire thing by themselves and it turned out awesome. Good Job girls!!!

My girls!!!

My girls reading on A'leese's bed.
Natalie looking stunning!!!!

13 Things to make a 13 year olds Birthday Party GREAT!

1. Plenty of room.
2. A "Princess" turning 13.
3. A rebel. 4. Fantastic friends.

5. Sugar.

6. Plenty of enthusiastic help.

7. Markers.

8. Imagination.

9. A wild side.

10. Committed BFF's.

11. Chips.

12. Happiness.

13. And lots and lots of patience. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATALIE.

Junior Prom

Taylor walking A'leese across the stage at promenade. They both looked stunning!

A'leese and Taylor standing by the fireplace for that dreaded picture mom has to take of these special events. Thanks for being such good sports.

STEPHANIE

The birthday cut.
The celebration of our Saviors birth.
Goofing around eating doughnuts on a string.
Reuniting and it feels so......Chocolate-eeeeee.

Hunting for gum in some whip cream.

These are a few of the moments we have all had the opportunity to share with Stephanie. I just wanted to mention how VERY, VERY special she is. She is one of the most amazing people I know. She is witty, kind, funny, beautiful, intelligent, and of course thrifty. She livens up any celebration and brings a powerful spirit to any moment of reflection. I am PROUD to call Stephanie my sister and I honor her on her 40 somethingish birthday. I LOVE YOU STEPHANIE. Hope next year is just as great.

The Birthday Buzz

This is Stephanie getting ready to get her hair cut... Something she does for herself most of the time. So for her birthday we went with her to get a buzzzzzz....
We laughed so hard all day long. It was a great day.
April got to be with us after her class at Utah's school for the deaf and blind. Here we are looking for hair styles that would look good on Steph.
Peter, Stephanie's hair stylist for the day was a good sport.

This is what the cut looked like when she was done. Bangs a little too short for Stephanie's liking but all and all the cut looked nice.

Bull $#%&*!!!

Jon is one of the best BS ers there is. Playing Texas holdem and BS is fun when you have an awesome bluffer in the group.
Natalie looks like sunshine in this shirt... her outside matches her inside :) John took a mound of cards thanks to me. BS is a hoot of a game and John is a GREAT sport.
This is ONE of Josh's poker faces....I wish I had one of him behind a plate with strategic holes placed for his eyes, nose, and mouth. That was the best poker face of the night.

Jana takes her playing VERY seriously. She is a safe player but a very, very good one!!!