Homemade pizza and cinnamon roll party!
Hot chocolate food storage from the cannery in Colton.
I got a dehydrator to dehydrate my own fruits and make healthy snacks.
Painting time!
Homemade yogurt
Choo Choo Conductor!
Bella sick day (she so seldom gets stomach bugs...). Mommy stayed up all night with her. The love of a mother!
Homemade yogurt and homemade malt-o-meal made from freshly ground wheat from our food storage are our breakfast choices M-F (cereal on Sat and Sun as a special treat). It is flavored with my homemade strawberry freezer jam. Kids LOVE it! Isabella asks for oatmeal with strawberries without fail every morning (and sometimes even for lunch!).
Another sick day...
This sweater is getting a bit small on her...
BBQ party at the Kowallis' (live in walking distance, friends through church, my kids ADORE their 3yr old daughter Julie and beg for playdates with her on a daily basis. They invited us over to make foil dinners in their fire pit, then roast smores after. Kiddos made hot dogs.
Kids taking notes diligently during general conference. They were playing Conference Bingo from the Friend magazine.
Hmmm... How can I apply that lesson into my life?
Too cute!
Pigs in a blanket. Kids helped me roll them up.
I came by special delivery.
Playing with Brandon and Andrew at Cheryl Bishop's home in Sundance on their new airplane teeter totter.
After a trip to the ER and 1 staple in her head, Isabella was all better... She fell of a scoot and ride kids toy at Michele Kowallis' home while she was babysitting kiddos so I could serve at a funeral. She luckily fell when I was there to pick kids up so I saw it and could help. Luckily there was no concussion. Just a fun $100 copay at the ER.
Mommy's homemade strawberry pie
Grandma Leslie made Bunny Bread for the grandkids for Easter.
Our new Easter Chairs. Thank you Mommy and Daddy!
Homemade yogurt in the crockpot.
Making a mess and freezer jam.
Cousin Marissa, age 2, and Aunt Catherine
Watching cousin James (age 8) and his team win at a baseball game in Moreno Valley.
Alexander helps Mommy grind the wheat for homemade oatmeal.
At a RS Activity, Britney Croad had a hands on cooking class. We learned a recipe to make dough that can be used for: bread, rolls, cinnamon rolls, pizza, and scones. We made them all in 1 night. We also learned how to sprout wheat and make yogurt and Greek yogurt.
Janae Smith's baby Paige
Darth Vader puzzle we built as a family.
Telling stories in the kitchen with Mommy.
Playing on Kate and Alli Staple's new swing set.
I made these blocks for Shay and Michelle. We went to Time Out 4 Women together in May and it was a nice gift to remember the even by. Attitude, Believe, and Courage were the ABCs from Pres. Monson's January 2012 Ensign Article. I actually came up with this craft myself and didn't copy anyone...
John's Incredible Pizza with Michael's family.
Future Missionary Badge kids got in CTR 4. We also gave Alexander his first Book of Mormon. He "reads" it by himself now. He will sit on the couch and point to words and make up stories about the Nephites, Lamanites, Jesus, and God's commandments. It is cute!
I drew a picture of our family with chalk in a backyard.
Reading his scriptures.
After a break from Disneyland, Mommy had saved her pennies (and dollars) and got a pass for her and Bussa Man (Bella still free) for the Happiest Place on Earth. We returned in April 2012.
Alexander was the screamer of the day at Monsters Inc. We could use this certificate to go through the exit and skip the line on the ride all day.
New crockpot from Kohls. Got a fabulous deal on the price and had Kohl's cash to spend. Previous crock pot's lid broke and it just wasn't the same after that...
