Spencer's Puppet Show

Spencer got to write and preform a puppet show titled, "How to be Reliable" in Mrs. Emerson's Puppeteers this winter. He worked really hard, had a blast, and made us so proud. :)

We celebrated with dipped cones from Dairy Queen after the show.

Such a fun event.

She doesn't love "Captain Underpants"

Native Born Oregonian

Oregon trip highlights:

Spencer enjoyed reading on the flight

Everyone enjoyed catching up

Rece & Shane

The Family @ Benji's birthday celebration

Uncle Bear & Uncle Jim snatching a cuddle with Jayden

Daddy & Jayden nap time

Spence & Maddie had a blast playing

Margaret & Jayden

Jayden's first flight... she slept the whole way

Everyone had a great time.

A Great Moment

I found these pictures in my computer the other day and was reminded of what a wonderful trip to Disneyland we took the summer of 2008. Spencer was so young. He enjoyed looking at the photos and told me that he only remembered part of what had happened; funny how the memory works, huh?

Jayden

Ok- here are the latest pictures of Jayden. She has "filled out" nicely and now sports the oh so adorable baby rolls. Her smiles light up our house and we know we are truly blessed. She giggles at my silliness when I sing to her and she loves it when Spencer reads her stories and when Daddy tickles & kisses her.

Pretty Sparkles

Raquel Castillo is one of my favorite jewelry designers. She takes beautiful remnants from vintage costume jewelry and makes gorgeous whimsical pieces. I desperately want to buy one of her creations but alas, I have no money for splurges like that. Instead I just browse through her shop on etsy.com and fall in love with jewelry that is destined to grace someone else's neck or wrist. Oh well, maybe I'll splurge on a pair of her earrings instead.

Great Recipe

I made this recipe, brussels sprout hash with eggs, for dinner tonight and the boys and I loved it. It is yummy, healthy, and filling. I found the recipe on heatherchristo.com. I wish I would have remembered to get a picture but instead, above is the picture of her success. If you like brussels sprouts, you'll enjoy this recipe. (I added garlic powder and kosher salt to the shredded brussels sprouts as well as to the onions as I was cooking them and I only used 1 tbsp of oil when cooking the sprouts, I didn't need it for the onions). Enjoy!