Polar Express Ward Christmas Party

It's almost Christmastime again 

Ahhhh, that most wonderful time of the year.

Mexico: We Go There!

If we had a dollar for every time someone......

well, you know, said something bad about traveling to Mexico,

we could pay for another trip to Mexico!

Easter at the 'Farm' House

A little late in posting this, but seriously, our Easter was so fun, I wanted to share ANYWAY.

{there are a couple of Young Women Easter handouts at the end of this post}

I got a few of the Easter decorations up.  On Easter day.

Last minute I thought it would be fun to spruce up our dining tables for our lovely big family dinner.

March - 12 Months of Christmas

This is all about Cowboy's Christmas gift that will keep on giving for the rest of the year!

The original post is HERE....

I thought it might be easier to just post these month by month, 

so that I can share any fun pictures I might have of that month.  

In March, the gift he opened was:

A gift certificate to the Olive Garden

and

Herberger Theater tickets to see The Great Gatsby

Honestly?

I hated it.

February - 12 Months of Christmas

This is all about Cowboy's Christmas gift that will keep on giving for the rest of the year!

The original post is HERE....

I thought it might be easier to just post these month by month, 

so that I can share any fun pictures I might have.  

In February, the gift he opened was:

A Gift certificate to The Outback Steakhouse

and

2 tickets to the Herberger Theater to see 39 Steps

(very funny...we also saw it in Cedar City last summer @ the Shakespearean Festival)

I tend to fall asleep ANYWHERE I sit down at night,

especially a dark theater...

so we opted this time to see the matinee

(I didn't even know they had a matinee!)

I fell asleep anyway!  Gah!!!

The day we went to see the play we actually stopped for lunch at a GREAT place in downtown Phoenix called Corner Bakery Cafe.  VERY good!

Book of Mormon Read-A-Thon

A couple of months ago I read in the newspaper about an LDS Youth group 

who'd had a Book of Mormon Read-A-Thon.  

It intrigued me, but I was sure that OUR youth group 

would be bored to tears.....

My Obsession with Valentine's

So yeah, I'm pretty much obsessed with Valentine's Day this year.

I blame THAT on Pinterest too!  lol

Decorating for ANY holiday is fun, but getting new ideas and rearranging the old adds to the joy!  :)

And, um, well, I had this Valentine stuff up before the Christmas tree was even all the way down.

And I had that tree down the first week of January!  hehe

Superbowl Suicide!

Wait, who was playing?

Ummmmm

Just kidding (sorta).

Anyway, it's pretty much my job to FEED those who actually know who's playing......

So, again, THANK HEAVENS FOR PINTEREST and all of the awesome inspiration I get from it!  

As much time as I spend on Pinterest, I'm pretty sure it's still less time 

than I used to spend perusing cook books. 

(I'm sticking to that)

Cowboy's 12 Months of Christmas

Remember back here when I mentioned I'd let you in on what I got Cowboy for Christmas?

He is SOOOOOO difficult to get gifts for because:

#1 - He doesn't want anyone to spend money on him.

#2 - He doesn't like 'stuff'.

#3 - He pretty much just wants to eat.....

#4 - ....and go places.

FIRE AND DIRT! An AZ New Year's Eve

                          It's an annual tradition that Cowboy joins his lifelong friends 

                                     to spend New Year's Eve out in the desert 

                          visiting, playing, grilling, eating, four-wheeling, and shooting.  

                                    A tradition that my kids and I have gladly adopted!

The kids run and roam freely

The moms and nannas play with the babies and visit

Have you ever seen such a big skillet???

The men grill