June 2014

Man, has the summer flown by! I don't know about you, but I rarely sit down at the computer anymore, especially with an iPhone where it's as simple as a few clicks to take a picture, write a little blurp, and post it. So whenever I DO actually sit down at the computer, I get easily distracted by all that I need to catch up on and then forget the reason why I sat down at the computer. I must just be crazy! :) Well, we have really kept busy this summer, so we will get started on sharing the photos I've taken along the way!

 So I have no idea if these are in the right order or not, but I'm going with it. Here is a pic of my wonderful garden that got put in this year! It has been several years since I have been able to do a garden, so this year I have been in heaven. Except I did have alot of things that didn't do super well like my peas....and my beans.....and my raspberries....etc, etc. BUT, we did get it done and next year it better be super because I will have no excuses! Let me tell you what, though, I just love gardening!! I could stay out there a long time weeding and taking care of things. But as life would have it, I have three crazy, little kiddos that need me and don't do super well hanging out by themselves while I work. So I get up early to make Robert his breakfast and lunch, send him off, settle my early bird Amy with the iPad and can squeeze in half an hour of work/weeding (and sometimes even a shower) before the boys wake up and breakfast is demanded.

 Another Frozen cake I was able to do for a friend's daughter who was turning 8! I didn't do the Elsa figurine, but everything else I did. It was a fun one, although frustrating at the end because the fondant wouldn't cooperate and I was late delivering it - oopps!

 My friend was about to have her baby any second, but she was determined to celebrate her daughter's birthday first, so I went over and put together the cake/cupcakes for her so she could just sit and relax. It turned out super cute I thought!

 This picture is hilarious! I would put Mark in this saucer so I could help with the yard, etc and on more than one occasion he fell asleep! Yep, with his face down in the toys. One time he was even snoring!

 And we finished out baseball season for Sam. He seemed to really enjoy it and the other kids did pretty well at the games. This picture above Amy was chilling and then said very matter-of-factly to me "Mom, it's a really nice day" That girl!

 This day Sam and Daddy were at the Fathers and Sons campout, so I decided to be a cool Mom and took Amy and Mark out for breakfast at basically the only sit down restaurant in Rigby. Big mistake. They took forever and neither kid would eat anything, so it was a huge waste of nearly $20, but there were some fun moments, like this one I captured.

 This one is a cake I helped with, but cannot take full credit for. My friend was trying to ask me for some advice with working with fondant and I offered to just come over and help her with the cake. So we made it together - it was awesome! She got the scale right and I helped make the fondant and cover the cake. It was alot of fun to spend a good chunk of time with this friend, who is now in a different ward, which means we rarely see or talk to each other.

 Amy's hair for church one Sunday. If I give her the iPad, I can get away with doing bigger, slightly more complex hairstyles.

 We made it to the mall one afternoon to play inside. Mark absolutely loved this tunnel!!

 One night I was up and "like" a post that had a wreath like this. My friend saw it the next day and called me and said we should totally get together to make it, so we did. It was way fun to do a project again and they turned out way cute I thought! It is still on my door #1 because I am so proud of it and #2 because I don't have anything else to put up :)

 And of course no summer would be complete without a trip to Bear World with the Potters!

 Marky's happy faces!! This kid is really just so happy and pleasant all the time!

 My mountain of laundry at least weekly (only mine and the kids' clothes, too)

 A cake I was asked to make for a baby shower in my ward. I like the way it turned out. The blocks were much bigger than I envisioned, but overall it turned out great!

 Sam wanted me to take a picture of him with one of his Duplos creations