Fancy Nancy Party

We started out our party with a "fancy dinner": Fancy sandwiches, deviled eggs, pink punch, fruit dipped in chocolate and caramel, all of Anna's favorites. She was thrilled to come home from school to crepe paper streamers hung from the ceiling and had fun setting the table with fancy plates and napkins.

 

Isn't this cake amazing?! I love it, my good friend Terra Rich made it for me. Check out her work at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Roosevelt-UT/Custom-Cake-Creations/140152983069?ref=ts
The girls were pretty impressed by it. Is that really cake on the doll? And Can we really eat those flowers? Too cute to eat huh?

 

Anna's cousins Dakota and Courtney brought her some fun gifts. They had such a good time playing together.

 

We had a full night!: Treasure Hunt, makeup and fingernails, dressing up Fancy and having a fashion show, watching Princess movies and eating popcorn.

 

David

David is getting so big! He is also getting into trouble more. He has been found sitting in this cupbaoard under my sink, yes with the garbage can, and soaps. We have to really listen for sounds like: the cupboard door opening, the toliet lid, etc.

 

One of his favorite places to hang out is by a window, watching the cows, horses and dog. He really loves animals and being outside.

 

David wants to be just like his sisters, he has started 'coloring' and he loves sitting on a lap with a book. He'll see a book and bring it to you and start climbing or sitting down on your lap. So fun!

 

 

What a fun boy! He gives great kisses and hugs.

Anna

Anna loves creating and building. The other day when I was sewing she begged to sew her own creation. I guess she's starting out young. She is learning and changing so much all the time. I can't believe how much she is reading already in Kindergarten, its wonderful! She is also starting to grow up a little. We are working on doing more chores, earning money, being fair and comprimising. She loves playing with David, and is a good helper.

 

 

 

 

Megan still loves playing dress up.

 

What a CUTE boy! David loves playing with cars, and trucks. He gets really excited when his sisters play with him and drive the cars back and forth in the kitchen. He also loves balls, cookies, and being outside.

 

So the latest 'game' is setting up stuffed animals for pictures. They are pretty creative in making a 'backdrop'.

 

 

Our Trip to Idaho

We went to Idaho Falls last weekend for my nephew Ethan's baptism. It was a long drive, but we really enjoyed ourselves. Wayne and I were able to sking/snowboarding. We can't remember the last time we went. It was a lot of fun. I was slow and careful and only fell once. Wayne takes more risks, and he fell a lot but showed me up pretty good. By the time I was comfortable/confident enough to really get some speed, it was time to go. Boy my muscles felt it after! It was nice to relax with family and swim in the pool at the hotel, go out to dinner and do some shopping. The baptism was really nice. I had the privellege of giving a talk. It was just really neat to be there for it all. Megan and Anna did not want to come home, I could've stayed a few more days too, but back to Utah! We've had a nice week: preschool at our house, dance, primary activity, art.. what's next? Probablly more ice fishing this weekend, Oh and lots of beading and crafting for the Spring Fling show next weekend.

 

 

 

 

swimming with cousins

We love hotels with pools, in fact it is a MUST! Wayne is more excited about it than the kids ;). David actually enjoyed it too, he liked "splashing" with his hands. Anna and Megan are both getting braver and swimming stronger. Wayne loves having his nephews to horse around with.

 

 

 

 

Ice Fishing 101

Wayne took me ice fishing on a Saturday morning at Brown's Draw. Our last experience at Flaming Gorge wasn't so fun, so we had to give it another try. I can't believe how much goes into it. We really had a great time. So here is some of what I learned:
Step one: Drag all your stuff onto the ice. (it helps if you have a "sled" to put all your gear in and a four wheeler to pull it!) Step two: Drill a hole in the ice. It was at least 2 feet thick there! Wayne got a workout with his manual ice auger. Then scoop out all the ice with a special strainer type tool.

 

Step three: Immediately put a pole in the hole! Wayne says "We always put one right in, even before we set up and usually you'll catch one right off". So of course he did!

 

Step four: Reel it up, and don't let it fall back in the hole! He actually has done that a couple of times... ;)

 

Step five: Stay until you catch your limit! We actually had to start throwing some back. All in all with everyone who fished that day there were over 20 fish "on the ice"