memorial daywe had a wonderful memorial day. we went to our ward breakfast, napped, looked for bugs outside, barbecued, and watched baseball. and before we snarfed down our patriotic cupcakes for des...
its not a circle quilt!i have figured out why i only like circle quilts. its because the white background helps to frame each individual fabr ic. and thats what draws me to quilting, the gor...
sullys doggy blanketwe were at the fabric store yesterday and sully saw this doggy fabric. he started woofing like a mad man. i knew i had to make a blanket for him using it. i made another fau...
megans sprinklethis past friday night, we threw megan a sprinkle (mini shower) to celebrate her baby girl she will be having in a couple weeks. we got together at her favorite restaurant (lunchbox) a...
a trip to see jocelyn!i just returned from a trip to colorado springs to visit jocelyn. she is pregnant with her second baby (a boy!) so regan and i worked together to throw her a baby shower to cele...
mamas hands auction 2012 last weekend was the annual mamas hands auction. craig and i werent going to be able to attend (he had to work that evening) so i offered to make a cake for the dessert dash....
cinco de mayo!last night, we had friends over to celebrate cinco de mayo. we had homemade tacos and churros. basically a whole lot of fried, greasy mexican food. :)
i cant get enoughi have realistically watched this video twenty times. and i laugh every single time.1. the ears2. the special singing3. the stiff little index finger showing "one"4. the grow...
jumbo balloon and ombre cakethis past week, i was put in charge of decorating the dessert display at our relief society night. i have been dying to deck out a jumbo balloon (as seen here) and make an...
cut chenille quiltmy friend, marissa, discovered these quilts a couple weeks ago and has been making them like a mad woman ever since. when i saw her gorgeous creations i HAD to make my own. we got t...
take that back.so i have to take back what i said about being a champ with the whole wisdom teeth extraction thing. after about the third day of my recovery, things got a whole lot worse. i have lite...
new quilti made this quilt top a year ago. but never got around to quilting it. i liked it... but wasnt sure i was going to love it. my mom taught me that the real art to quilting is to put random fa...
wisdom teeth a couple of days ago, i had craig pull my wisdom teeth. it was the first time craig officially worked on me and we were both quite nervous. (me because of obvious reasons and craig becau...
hawaii 2012we just returned from a wonderful week in hawaii. we left sully at home (i thought he wouldnt enjoy the sand and sun quite yet) and headed off to maui.i was practically jumping out of my s...
conference muffinsi swear i have already blogged about these little nuggets of joy.... but i cant find the post. but even if i have, conference muffins are so good they deserve two posts. several yea...
homemade funfetti cupcakeswhen i was a little girl, the biggest treat was when my mom would bring home funfetti frosting. i would eat it by the spoonful. those little waxy balls are the best. so i de...
easter eggstonight, for family home evening, the boys and i dyed easter eggs. it was very fun. everything is more exciting with a four year old. tagg was literally having the time of his life. tellin...
they cant take them away from melast weekend those mean little girl scouts took away my samoas. and even though i only bought one box this year, i dont like knowing that those amazing toasted-cocounu...
sweet & sour chickenthis is one of my favorite meals. its easy, tagg/sully friendly, and super tasty. sweet & sour chickenchicken tenderscornstarchsauce6 tablespoons vinegar2 tablespoons soy ...
saint patricks day treatsthis past week has been so stormy. i love to bake when its gross outside. so i made a couple festive treats for friends and craigs office to enjoy. craig worked late on monda...
mike and stasias amazing receptionon saturday nite, craig and i went to stasias fantastic wedding reception. the food was incredible. the decorations were perfect. the dress was insane (wish i could ...
wednesdays with ga(and no, thats no typo. "ga" is the unfortunate name tagg has given my dad) wednesdays are special days for my boys. its my dads day off. he comes and picks my boys up to br...
happy super tuesday.heres hoping the yummiest candidate wins.
trip to scottsdale for my moms 50thi got back late last nite from a great trip to arizona to celebrate my moms 50th birthday. we stayed at this amazing resort. i was pinching myself the entire time.t...
my moms 50th birthday party.my mom turned 50 today! and i was so proud of my dad when he came to me with his amazing idea for her birthday party. so her party was last saturday nite and it was a blas...
my very first masqueradeat first, i was leery about attending a fancy masquerade my friend was hosting. i dont do costumes. but my mom, megan and i decided we would all go together and enjoy the once...
stasias bridal showerlast nite, my mom and i threw a little bridal shower for a great family friend, stasia. stasia is the little sister of my best friend from high school, marissa. we were so excite...
sullys first day in nursery!sully turned 18 months so he went to nursery for the first time yesterday. i have been dreading this transition because it took tagg at least 8 months to go to nursery wit...
birthday dinner with the girlson thursday night, my friends took me out for my birthday dinner. it was almost everyones first time at lunchbox and i was so excited for them to taste the goodness. we ...
our birthday trip to southern califonialast week, tagg and i flew down to california to celebrate our birthdays. craig had to stay home with sully (boo) but we managed to have a little bit of fun wit...
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