Valentine Dippers

I made these for Molly's kindergarten Valentines party. It was a lot of fun and they are so cute.
Just use the strawberry marshmallows, chocolate chips, strawberries, and sprinkles. I would recommend dipping all the marshmallows and pouring on the sprinkles before putting them onto the skewers. It's much easier that way.

Snow Sweets

So we made the snow ice cream from the recipe we got off of Kendras blog (a big bowl of snow and a can of sweetened condensed milk), SO GOOD! We added a little vanilla to ours and it really tastes like ice cream. I guess if there is anything to get out of the winters here its snow ice cream. Anyway, we had some left over snow so we put some lemon juice and grenadine in it to make slushies, also a nice treat. So take advantage of the snow while we have it, and remember to stay away from the yellow snow.

A Friend Like This

I have known Lana since birth and she has been a huge part of my life through out it all.


(top) Im on the right and Lana is in the middle. My sister Charlie is on the left.
(bottom) Im looking pretty trashy on the left, Lana on the right and my brother, who we had slicked up, in the middle.


Good ole high school. Top picture is freshman year, bottom picture is after graduation right before we moved to Seattle.


(top) So much fun during our single days in Seattle. (bottom)We were both there the first time we hung out with the guys we would later call our husbands.


We supported each other as we said our I do's. Her dress was much prettier than mine.


Just recently when they came to Cleveland to visit.


I hope everyone is blessed to have a friend like this.

Love is in the Air

Dillon made his Valentines Mailbox today and he is so excited. He also wants to change his name to "Ships". Not likely.

The Last One

You know it's the last one when the typical rules don't seem to apply. Charlee is so cute, and so much fun, and she definitely gets away with a lot more than the other two did. I guess I will be the one paying the consequences for that.

Toys while she's eating (after a few tears I gave in)...

Snacks on the couch with daddy...

But look how cute she is, how can I resist?

Oh the excitement of getting a package in the mail. GG sent these great bird houses, among other things, to the kids for Valentines and they just couldn't wait to get started. I can't wait for Spring to hang them in the kids garden. It is so nice to be thought of on this Valentines Day, Thank You GG. We Love You!!!!

An Amazing Man

Quoting an unnamed poet, President Monson said: “‘Here and there, and now and then, God makes a giant among men.’ President Hinckley was such a giant – a giant of knowledge, of faith, of testimony, of compassion, of vision.”

I will miss my dear sweet Prophet,
President Gordon B Hinckley.