Arrow of Light

Just add this to the proud days that I have enjoyed as a mom to this phenominal kid. Cade earned his Arrow of Light and moved from Cub Scouts to 11-year old Scouts.

Happy St. Patrick's Day...

...from our all-green picnic with family and friends:)

Phoebe's green glitter toes

me and Tasha

some of the kids, (and Jax)

Lila

rainbow cupcakes

me and Li

all-green fruit salad

Lila and Fia

Another Spring Break Outing

We were lucky enough to get to spend a day with the Hiatt's, eating Fatburger and painting penguins, butterflies and airplanes at As U Wish.

me and Phoebs

Cade's hard at work.

Tramps Suck!!

Here's a tip from Doctor Udall...anytime the bruising goes from the ankle to the knee, don't make your child go to school for a week and hope that it heals. It's not a sprain...it's busted! Cade was first, casted and then booted for 6 weeks, poor kid.

The Conference Edition

What I was doing during Conference...

 

 

What they were SUPPOSED to be doing during conference...


What LILA was doing during conference...

(and, yes, this is from all the way back in April:))

Day 1- The Spring Break Chronicles

Phoebe turns nine!

 

 

How blessed am I to live in Arizona where November affords such amazing race weather?! This month held 'firsts' for all of us; Casey's first 'Platinum' recognitions in 2 cycling events, the Tour de Safford and the Tour de Tucson, Cade and Phoebe's first 5k, and my first half-marathon.

 

Our Halloween

Since Halloween was on a Sunday, this year, our family decided that keeping the Sabbath day holy meant staying at home and handing out candy. So, Trunk or Treat became our big dress-up day. As always, Alice, the red and white queens, and our resident zombie had a blast cake-walking, cornbread and chili-eating, and trunk-or-treating.

*On a side note, Casey got platinum at the Tour de Safford that morning:)

Treats for a 'Fall" bridal shower

My sister's wedding was beautiful.
Strung lights, burlap table runners, antique vases, jars that glowed with candle lights, and...
fall flowers.
So there was the inspiration for her fun bridal shower/bachelorette party that I hosted at Kona Grill.
But rather than go pretty, like the wedding,
I decided to go completely literal...Halloween and all.
So I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, (Kristi and Lindsey made the cutest toppers for them) and carameled apples with toffee chips, M&M's and chocolate drizzles.
And, just for fun, all of the girls wore masquerade masks.

Lucky me for being able to share these moments with my PERFECT sister. Love ya, Sar.