Chef's Table

For Andrea's birthday present we took her to Chef's Table. She is leaving on a mission to Nauvoo in the fall, so we decided we would do something extra special. It is her favorite restaurant. She took Marc and I there when each of us graduated. It was so much fun to dress up and go out for a nice dinner. The atmosphere was great with a beautiful view of BYU and the Provo temple, and the food was amazing. Everything we ordered was delicious. The Tuscan tomato soup is my favorite. I wish I could eat like that everyday!

Kylie's Half Birthday

My mom and I went to the cutest store in Highland called Dear Lizzies. They have tons of cute stuff and in the back they have a place to eat. It is the perfect place for a girls night out, with pink covered chairs and crystal chandeliers. They sell the cutest flower cupcakes, sugar cookies, and big lollipops for the kids. We were inspired with creativity after visiting that store.

I decided we would try to make flower cupcakes for Kylie's half birthday. Kylie is always asking when her birthday is. When we are saying goodnight she will often say, "Tomorrow's my birthday!" So Grandma Jackie and I decorated cupcakes all day, and then we had a little party. Not much of one. Marc wasn't even there, but Kylie loved it. Everyone enjoyed eating the cupcakes. It was a fun day!

Green Slime Tastes Good!

Does this look appetizing? Maybe it does with my great photography skills, but in real life it is bright green and scary. The kicker is it is healthy for you and tastes delicious! I got the idea from my brother Tyson and his wife Audra. They said they mixed pineapple juice and spinach in the blender. They said it was good, so I had to try it. I did and it tasted too healthy for me, so I added a banana, a handful of strawberries, and some ice. I created a healthy, tropical smoothie. You know it is good when your 3 year old says things like, "This is so good," and "Mmm this is delicious!" Kylie kept saying things like that as she ate it with a spoon. Kylie is eating vegetables and she likes it! So if you want to try it here is the recipe:

Tropical Spinach Smoothie
In blender mix:
3-4 cups spinach
1 banana
5-6 strawberries
1/2 c. ice
1/2- 1 c. Dole pineapple juice (the cheap brand was not sweet)
1/2 c. vanilla yogurt (opt.)

DisneyWorld

Last week we got back from a wonderful trip to Orlando, Florida. We went with my parents, and Tyson, Audra and baby London. It was so much fun to spend time with them and not worry about my kids. I am a huge Disney fan, so it was a dream come true vacation! Who doesn't want to be a princess and live happily ever after? I know I do and I have my prince to enjoy it with.

Kylie was so excited when we got home and had presents for her. She wore this dress everywhere for a week. It is a nightgown, but she loves to wear it anytime of day. Dash was excited to have us home too. He gave me lots of hugs. It was good for all of us to have a break from each other and realize how much we love each other.

We love our missionary!

O.K., so Marcus, my little brother, has almost been in the MTC for two weeks, but I just got these pictures on my computer. We were all so excited for him to go, but we all cried at the MTC. When I see people cry I start crying. My mom burst into tears when they asked her to place Marcus' missionary tag on.
The night before, it was such a neat experience to be there when Marcus got set-apart. He bore his testimony and said he was ready to serve and he bore a sweet testimony of the Savior.
We are so proud of him and love sending same day packages to the MTC. His favorite has been chips and salsa. He said they had a fiesta several nights in a row. He loves the MTC, and will be leaving for Seattle next week.

General Conference

This is one of Kylie's favorite things to do. She would sit in the sink and play all day if I let her.

Wasn't General Conference great?! My favorite conference talk was by Elder Ballard. If you didn't hear it you can go to lds.org and listen to it. He talked about young mothers. He said, "Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction." That is so true. These pictures remind me of some of those shining moments.

Elder Ballard talked to the children and told them to help their moms and to tell them they love them. Hopefully Kylie will listen and stop telling me she hates me. Although sometimes she says, "Mom, you're my best friend!" She can't make up her mind I guess. But I always tell her I love her.

Holidays Past

Kylie was so excited to wear her Easter dress. We did her hair and she posed for pictures.

Dash and Kylie made Easter bunny ears at our ward primary activity. They hopped around like bunnies.

I know Christmas was a while ago, but I just uploaded these pictures to my computer. This was the first snow of the season. Marc and Kylie built a snowman with red kool aid hair and we went sledding. The kids loved it (and so did Marc and I)!