Spring Break...Alaska Style

How do you spend you spring break in a record breaking snow-fall year? Well, by sledding at the local golf course. Saturday was 30 degrees, sunny, and perfect.



Morgan taking on a huge jump down the hill.

Oh forget the jump, just go through it! It got warm enough, that Morgan was able to just plow through the jump towards the end.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

Gabe parting ways with his sled.

This kid is hilarious. I used to think he was like me, and kind of on the shy side. But lately, he has come out of his shell. Playing the lead penguin in the school play, singing solos, and thriving in the spotlight.

Chandler is my tall, silent brooding child. Did I say child? I mean tween. Oh who are we kidding, he has hair on his upper lip, a rapidly changing voice, and the state of Alaska says he can begin driving in less than 2 years. Yikes.

Brothers...

Cheer Camp!

I was looking through my photos for something to blog, and found these pictures of Morgan's Cheer camp. Every week this last fall/winter, Morgan attended cheer camp at the Sport's complex. She was one of the younger and smaller girls, and thus, ended up as a flyer most of the time. Which she absolutely LOVED.


...that, and the mini trampoline she got to warm up with every time. :)

I AM SO PINTERESTED!

K, so if you keeping up with the Martha's, you know about Pinterest. Pinterest, is an amazing tool. For me, its a place where I can see what all my talented friends and family are doing and making, and click on the picture that links me to the directions. Also, it allows me to organize all my ideas onto one site. And there's an app for my iphone! Bonus!

So, here are some of the things I will be doing, and things I have already done. ..

I am planning on making this necklace this year at Girls Camp with my YW. I am the Camp Director for our ward, and am so excited about all the possibilities! This was awesome. I pinned it onto my "Becoming a Better Me" board. Makes you think differently about swinging through MCcy D's next time, hu?

I have made this canister set. I LOVE IT! I fill it with different stuff for each holiday, and it looks stinkin cute on my piano.

I made these scarves for Bunko one month. Its a t-shirt that was colored, then Matt and I stretched the heck out of it. Totally love it. Who doesn't need a new scarf? Cost? $2 for a -cheep t-shirt at JoAnnes, and $3 for dye. Awesome!

Matt will tell you, this is TOTALLY ME!

This was a Pasta bar idea I used for my Bunko night. Turned out great! Totally out of the norm.

I also made this necklace. Bought the pearls, threaded them and made the two strand necklace, then cut of fabric in circles, burned the edges so they curled, stacked them, and glued them to the necklace.

Have I mentioned the funny things that are pinned? Cause there are HILARIOUS ones!

Awe, what can I say about this one? Its the never ending search for the 'perfect body', the healthy weight, the "I'm going on vacation and want to look good in a bathing suit". Right? Well, Renae and I have been trying this visual and so far, I have about 10 marbles in my lbs lost jar. I keep it in the kitchen where I can always see it, and its a great reminder of my goals. Oh, and these are not my jars. What are there, like 200 marbles in that one? This would be great for all kinds of goals though. Saving for vacation, days left till a special event, the possibilities are endless.

Shouldn't all of us strive for this one?

Oh, so true!

I've never been a fan of Mongolian Beef when we go out to eat, but I know Matt loves it, so when I saw this pin, I decided to give it a try. Two words- EASY & AMAZING!

Jalapeno bacon and cream cheese, rolled up in a crescent roll. How easy is that? Great go to appetizer for a last minute get together, or football parties.

I am so doing this at girls camp!

I took this picture and made my own version. I had the window, the red berry wreath, and a set of shutters that I've been dragging around with me for 10 years. Love the result.

If your looking for something totally fattening, yummy, sweet and salty, then this is your go to. Peannut Butter, Karo syrup, and sugar. Bring to a boil, and drizzle over Frito's. Yes, I said Frito's. I didn't add the chocolate, cause I'm not a big fan, but by all means. I made this and even though I'm not a total Dr Pepper fan, it was fantastic! Easy, and again, the possibilities are endless. You could use root beer, crush, whatever your flavor!

Here's my theme and logo for Camp this year! We're going total princessy, royalty, Tangled. Who doesn't love Olive Garden Bread sticks right? I found this recipe and it was amazing how much they tasted like the real thing. Lasagna cups. Great for the kids. Everyone got their own, and it was cute and totally easy.

Christmas...in February?

As you may have gleaned from this post, I'm a little behind the times. I post about Halloween after Christmas and I post about Christmas on Valentine's Eve. What can I say, its been a busy couple of months. The kids and their piles of loot this year.

Morgan's 2nd grade choir concert was a few days before Christmas. The new music teacher had some really cute and creative renditions of old Christmas classics. We're still singing the words they made up to Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Too old...

No, that's not Gabe and Chandler in the picture with Morgan. As I'm coming to realize, kids have a tendency to grow up. So, it was with much sadness, that I have seen my 12 year old decide that he is "to old" to have his picture taken on Santa's lap. Especially at a ward party. Too many witnesses. So when it was the Christensen Cousin's turn to sit on Santa's lap, Morgan just jumped up with them. Morgan and Clayton were actually due on the same day, and as we all know, ended up being 3 months apart. But they are two very close cousins. They remind me of watching Chandler and Christa growing up together, also 3 months apart. Aren't cousins just the best?

Halloween Catch-up.

Halloween was fun this year. We had a Star Wars theme and everyone was actually on board. Gabe was some dark sith from the Clone Wars. Don't ask me his name. I only remembered long enough to order the costume online. But his face pain job was all me.
All three kiddos. Morgan was Ashoka from the Clone Wars, and Chandler was a Clone Trooper. I think...

Jeremy and Renae's family got in on it too. Renae was Leia. Little Jackson was an adorable yoda. And Jeremy, I think, was Darth vador. I only saw him in costume for about 5 seconds though, so I can't be sure. :)

Purse Cupcakes!

Last year, I made this cake for a co-workers birthday because she is a purse fanatic! She asked me if I would please make her another purse cake this year, so I began plotting, and came up this this... LOTS of Purse cakes (or cupcakes I should say) . I saw this idea on Pinterest, where every cupcake was topped with a cute little purse of its very own.
This black sequin purse was one of my first, and my favorites.

Followed by this green one. It was fun to finally get out some of the fondant tools Matt bought me for Christmas last year.

Every girl has a red zebra print purse in her closet, right? :)

Some more of these fun little cupcakes...

...and just for kicks, I added some high heels on a couple.