Making cakes with the neighbor girls

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I have some of the cutest neighbor girls.  They have been wanting to come over and make a cake with fondant.  I told them during the Christmas break I would have my grand daughters come over and they could make cakes..  Stockton came by so we had him join us.  This is the end results beautiful cakes!!

Girls Day out

I love spending time with my daughters daughter in law and grand daughter.  The day after Christmas we went and got pedicures and manicures and ate at the Red Lobster.  It was a lot of fund

Chirstmas 2009

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Preston's Birthday

Preston had a great birthday.  I think his favorate present was from Aunt Jody.  He had asked her to give him magic potions.  He got rat poision (pretend), frog guts and more great potions along with a sorcers hat.  All of his cusins from both sides of the family were there oh except the Nault they had to leave early. 

What a great Saturday

It was a fun Saturday with lots to do.  Ady spent the night.  I had two cakes to get done.  Poor Ady only got cereal for breakfast.  At 1:00 oclock I took her for lunch.  Mckenzie and Skyler stopped by so they went with us (I didn't know Grandpa had already taken them to lunch)  Ady wanted to go to Chuck a rama.  So they three of them ate up! 

Daison and the boys stopped by Saturday night while Aleisa worked.  We go to watch Preston and Stockton while Brandi and Sam went out to dinner.  I love it when I get to see all my grandkids.

Ady's school program

Ady class sang at  the hockey game the other night.  Gavin and Braden spent the night with some friends so they were not there.  Cameron sleep through the first half.  Ady spent the night with us.  We got up early the next morning and started working on cakes

It is Show time

It was McKenzies dance program today.  She did an awsome job!  She was a little shy but since she was the youngest I guess that is to be expected.  Great Job!

All 9 Grandkids were there for our Ginger bread houses

It was fun watching the grand kids make the ginger bread houses.  There was a bit of compeition going on between Gavin and Skyler.  Brandon was much more careful and thoughtful with his selections.  Stockton was great to help Cameron.  Ady and Mckenzie worked to gether.  Aunt Brandi and Aron made the big ginger bread house. 

It is Done!

Our little Aaron's quilt is done!  Thanks to so many.  I purchased the fabric and binding with the direction of Brandi.  Vicki's friend suggested someone to quilt it and then her friend Nancy paid for the services.  Trudy Nelson put the binding on and again would not let us pay her.  Thank you it looks beautiful!

Happy Thanksgiving

This pretty much says what I am thankful for.  I wasn't very good at taking pictures this year!  Stockton is getting to that age were he doesn't want his picture taken.  My kids who I am very thankful don't like me to take their pictures.  I usually go ahead and take them, but I guess I was'nt up for the resistance this year.  Just know that I am thankful for them all including my husband!

Lots of bubbles

Brandi and Sam went to see Twilight for her birthday.  The boys got to spend the night with us.  They always look forward to haveing their bubble bath in the big jet tub the next morning.  I think they did a good job on the bubbles

Happy Birthday Brandi

We all got together to wish Brandi a Happy Birthday.  It was fun to go to her house.  Love you Brandi!

Who said that to my kid?

Do you remember when your kids were young and they came home from school devastated from something that someone said or did. That feeling that came over you how you wanted to take this away. Little did you know that this was only the beginning and that there were be so many many things in their lives that you would want to take away for them. As they get older the things get bigger and some times the pain is so great that you can hardly bear to watch.

This morning I am reflecting back on my four kids t and remembering so many times. But of course Brandi's situation is most fresh in my mind and it is so hard to not be able to fix it or make it all go away.

Humanitarian Project

We put together some Humanitarian kits.  This includes tooth brushes, soup, wash clothes, tooth paste, etc.  I had the grandkids that came over this last Sunday help.  They were so funny they keep thinking that they needed a comb or a tooth brush.  I wanted them to remember that we need to help people.  I am not sure ether they really understood what we were doing.  I think Stockton did

Disneyland

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Disney Land

We have been planning for about six months for my whole family to go to Disney Land.There are 16 of us now. With Brandi's news it is hard to go I worried that it was a mistake. The doctors told her that she would be okay to go it wouldn't change anything.

We decided maybe this is what we need to do if for no other reason for the the children. Stockton and Preston need to go have fun and do kid things. The others would be so disappointed if we didn't go.

We leave Wednesday. I will let you know how it goes Let's hope it can left everyone spirits!

Thanatophoric Dysplasia

Thanatophoric Dysplasia such a strange word. Can't even say it, yet it has turned our world upside down. My oldest daughter who is 22 weeks pregnant, baby was just diagnosed with this. This is a fatal condition. The baby will sometime abort but sometimes it will go full term but die shortly after. I have been reading on the internet and found some babies have lived, but it looks like it would have to be with medical intervention such as feeding tubes, support breathing etc.

How is my daughter doing? It's tough! But not for a moment would she consider aborting the baby. She understands our Heavenly Father's plan and knows that there is a purpose for this. This baby has already proven itself in life's trails. It must have been a very noble sprit of god in heaven. It only needed to come to earth to receive a body. What an honor to carry such a valiant sprit. But.. it still isn't easy.

Our youngest granddaughter went to Brandi the day that she found out that her baby had some form of Dwarfism and said "Aunt Brandi, I want so bad for Preston to be a dwarf!" She didn't know but it brought Brandi to tears. Strange that Snow White and the seven dwarfs came out now, McKenzie only wanted Preston to be a dwarf for Halloween.

So many little things happen like that each day. Siblings announcing they are having babies. Stockton said it is a lot like wanting something really bad for Christmas and watching everyone else get it. But they are happy for these other little spirits coming in to the world.

We must look at this as an opportunity to be Disciples of Christ and to declare him in all things and accept the challenge the best that we can. We will put all things in Gods hands and have total faith that there is a reason and god knows what we can handle even more than we know

Sam is such a rock in all of this. He always has treated Brandi like a queen and now he is so tender with her. I am so proud to have him as a son in law.

We appreciate those putting out the arms to us and especially Brandi and Sam and their little family. These are going to be an interesting few months

Our own 9-11

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At some time in each of our lives we will all have our own 9-11. The principals in this video can help us get through them. We love the people that made such a sacrifice on 9-11

Service project

We had a great experience today. Our stake gather clothing and shoes for the refugees of the New haven Ward in central Salt Lake. They people were so happy and was delighted to receive the clothing and shoes that had been gathered. We helped the kids try to find shoes that would fit. Next year we need to contribute socks most of the kids didn't have socks. Also we could have used more boy shoes many went away without any. This is my neighbors Tami, Jolynn and Janette .

I got to go to Cake camp

I took classes from some amazing teachers. The second day of classes I forgot my camera. But i took a class from Colette Peters you probably have seen her books before. I love them! I also took a class from Toba Garrett and B. Keith Ryder. I am sure you have seen all of these guys on the Food Network or TLC Ultimate Cake Challenge either as a judge or a contestant. It was a lot of fun and I learned a ton of things.
I love Susan Carburry. I have lots of her videos. She had the fun table set up at the vendors room I bought a ton of stuff! More fun cakes.


This is Nicholas Lodge he owns the International School of Sugar Arts. I took several classes from him.

An afternoon with the Nault boys and gal

The Nault's came over for a while on Saturday and I had a blast watching them jam to the music! Remember Disney Land Here we come!! I had taken the cutest Video of them dancing to the boys are back in town, but I can't get it to down load to my blog. Ady is under the table controlling the music. Cameron even joined in. Bradiean is doing is guitar in case you can't tell

Someone special had a birthday!

Camron turned 3! He was so cute at his party. He figuring out how to open presents! I think he thought this was a pretty good game. He is into Bat Man this year.

Poor Preston

Preston had an accident and got a concusion and frctured his foot. Poor little guy it made me feel so bad!

My sister came out to visit

we always have a lot of fun when Barb brings her grandson and granddaughter out to visit. But I forgot to take pictures this is all I got