tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32290301438705092002012-01-30T05:24:40.467-08:00Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12017186949705344117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229030143870509200.post-59271418481036414842011-07-01T19:42:00.001-07:002011-07-01T20:33:51.184-07:00

She is already one!!!This year has flown by-I know everybody says that, but with some of my kids it hasn't.I feel a little like maybe we missed something..not really sure what though:)This girl has been such a sweet blessing to our family!She fills our lives with lots of laughs, she has a sweet and sassy personality.She has been doing a-lot of screeching-so I'm starting to think she might be

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Camping in Barview-best weekend trip!!We have been camping here for years and it's a family favorite place to go:)The campground is huge and the spots are pretty nice with a firepit and table. The only thing is most of them are sandy so there is always sand flying! Always got to go to the Tillamook Cheese factory!Here's a shot of Michelle's little prego belly;)They were sampling Bubble Gum ice

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Meg invited us to a Hawaiian themed "end of school" party.We all wore summery clothes and brought Hawaiian food.Everyone got a name tag with their Hawaiian name on it:) Everyone got a lei-even Khloe had a mini one!playing in the back yardQuite a spread!Even had little umbrellas for the smoothies:)Kids favorite-the umbrellas!Meg did alot of planning for this fun little party:)Thanks Meg!!!

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Fathers Day weekend at the Fish Hatchery and Bonneville Dam.This trip was a first for the younger ones and still fun for the older ones-adults included;)They had a tour of the old powerhouse.Miss Khloe-BelleInside the powerhouseWe could some of the salmon trying to get up the ladder-the kids thought that was awesome:)Kam posing while we waited for everyone to come out of the gift shop.Ahhhh-it's

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Kam is already three!!!He is our little mini man-stomping around, talking in his "man" voice and ready to defend Max for any reason at all.He almost always has a stick "shoot-gun" and on a mission of some kind.Even though he is rough and tumble he has a very sweet personality, happy go lucky!He loves hats!!This one he has on here is cousin Josh's-he left it awhile ago.Boik and Lisa gave him one

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We had a birthday party for Grandpa Dan and Kamdyn-we celebrated with a picnic at the park then on to the grandparents for a hot dog roast!Bruce and I made the above grenade cake pops for Kamdyns part of the party.They were pretty stinkin' cute:)I'm gonna post the how to over at The Peppered Pantry later on in the week.All the boys seemed to think they were pretty cool too!Hot dogs at the awesome

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Shane's cat had a litter of four kittens and of course they promptly each declared one of them to be theirs! Meaning we can't very well get rid of any of them...Hmmmm:)Katiera loves this one...pretty cute;)Here they all are..in motion!Khloe loves them but the kinda freak her out a little:)I think this is expressing how nervous he is about those mischievous little boys...

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Well it's been 3 years since we last went to the church campout!! This year started out kinda rough though-Tiera wasn't feeling good but insisted she felt good enough to go, so after checking in with the Dr. we got on the road and got down there in the late afternoon. This was a first for both Kamdyn and Khloe-he absolutely loved it and she...not so much!! She pretty much didn't want down at

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Here's a few updated picture of Khloe-she is growing up waaay to fast!!Why do they gotta do that?It's been fun though, watching her learn to roll, scoot and try to pull herself up.Learning her personality and what makes her happy-me holding her! lolShe is a really good baby-quiet, smiley and very curious about everything!Trying to pull herself up!She would get almost to her feet then do a slow

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I'm coming back-really;)I promise!

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This years version of the Boo pumpkins:)Our "scary" front porch-Tiera wanted to do scary this year.I told her this is as scary as it gets!Happy Halloween!!!

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This place was awesome! If you haven't been you really should try to get there-they have so many fun things to do! There's the Corn Maze, the animal barn, the hay bales for climbing, different vendors, and of course the pumpkins! I think we will make it a yearly trip-I loved the store too:)It was a gorgeous day:)The kids that went through the maze-well Max was done after the first tiny leg of

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Hey remember me???I'm still here...just a tad on the busy side!Anyway one day last week {a really nice day} I decided to take the kids to Daybreak park for a hike. I stopped by and picked up Evan and off we went to meet Michelle there.On the trail.I LOVE this picture of Kam-My fav of the day!Miss TieraEvan giving Max a helping hand:)It was pretty wet there, lots of little creeks we had to

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Here is a recent and very blurry picture of sweet little Khloe:) She almost has a little smile!Whew! Its been a rough couple of months!! Summer is finally wrapped up and I'm hoping for a little routine to make life easier...man life with 5 kids is hard! I think its gonna take me awhile to get it figured out:) So if anybody has any tips for feel free cuz i'm in desperate need here;)

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7 lbs. 5 oz. 19 inchesShe was born at 2:30 am and she was indeed sunny-side up!My longest labor besides Shane.Although my midwife told me last week that I only pushed for about 15 mins-felt like3 hours!Look at us we are a huge family!!!Khloe is already 3 1/2 weeks old-seems like such a short time and like she's been here forever!I'll try to post some updated pictures soon:)

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So I got talked into getting a couple kittens...sorta got talked into it -I kinda wanted to get them some for entertainment:) They have been alot of work for Shane and Tiera {and me although I try to let them just be} I'm hoping they will learn a little responsibility:)This one above and below is Tiera's Her name is Grace:)This one is Cuddles and she belongs to Shane:)I'm sure you'll be seeing

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Kam is already 2 years old!! So crazy-it went by fast:) So his birthday is actually today but we celebrated yesterday. It was so nice and sunny for the most part kinda windy. The girls went in the pool-they looked like they were freezing but you can't keep them outta there if there is a little sun and a tiny bit of warmth;) Kamdyn with his new hat he got from Boik and Lisa.He loves it cuz it's

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Since I couldn't fathom going to the camp-out and sleeping in a tent, we decided to head up to Lacey and stay a night and spend some time in the pool:) Didn't get pictures while we were down at the pool though-the little boys loved the hot tub! They tried really hard to put me straight into labor with their fearless antics-Kamdyn decided to see if he could just climb into the deep end of the pool

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These little boxes are adorable and were pretty easy to make too:) Lily and I made them for her to give to the girls she wanted to ask stand in her wedding.I'm calling this one my craft for purple;)A couple weeks late-he he!She filled them with feathers and candy:)~~~In other news, I had a dr.s appointment today-everything looking good so far:)I have 5 weeks to go-feels like should be sooner

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Look who got into the scrapbook room-and of course found the BLACK paint!!!They were upstairs for I think maybe 2 minutes!!2 and 3 year olds!!*Car show*Something Lily came up with to keep the boys occupied:)Don't mind the little boys still in their jammies;)

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Yesterday I took a meal over to my friend Emmy and her family.She just had this sweet little bundle last Friday~Meredith PearlSo stinkin cute:)Look at that little face!Also The Vintage Pearl is having an awesome giveaway!

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Just wanted to let you all know about the giveaway we are hosting over at The Peppered Pantry!! We are sooo excited! We were contacted last week by CSN stores about doing a giveaway and we were totally freaking out;) Very happy because this is a step in the direction we were wanting to go with this blog:) So please go on over and enter for your chance to win!!

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Half day at school= park day!:) This time we got the kids blizzards from Dairy Queen during their 25th Anniversary sale-the kids were pretty siked to get that much ice cream in 1 sitting;) lol Bruce ended up eating his, most of Kams, and Max's needless to say he was really sick of ice cream -but only for a couple weeks since it's one of his favorite foods! We went down to the water front

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An interesting way to spend a Sunday afternoon:) Trying to get a decent picture of the kids! I think I took prob 25-30 pictures and there maybe 1 or 2 that sorta turned out!:)Ah well it was just for fun anyway.These turned out pretty cuteHope ya all are having a good day:)

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A cute picture of Hudson~such a cutie!We had a cat-for like 2 days and then we found the owner:) the kids were sadmight have to get another one:)I started on my yellow craft project:)And here they sit-I'll post them when I get them hung.They are paper lanterns for Katiera's room.Game night-Unolots of fun:)Max and Kam enjoying the sunny warm weather we had for a couple daysMax~self portrait;)Kam

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This Easter we served ham dinner at church-it's a big job. I think we served somewhere around 600 people! So needless to say we were all a little tired when we finally got home at 4:00. So we set up our usual Easter candy hunt and let the kids loose:) Kamdyn was totally fine with the 1 piece that he found but Bruce grabbed some for him:) Max enjoying his haul;)We had to try a little harder this

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Anita and I made a trip to the beach for the day during Spring Break. Bunches of kids and only 2 of us -but it went really good:) The kids all had a ton of fun-mission accomplished!Max on the beach-he absolutely loved it!Kamdyn was totally fearless as usual!Mackaila and Katiera same jammies:)Anita and her kiddosMackaila had a little leftover face paint from the little Easter party Anita and her

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Come on over to The Peppered Pantry to see what all the fuss is about:) I'm excited for Y'all to see....See ya there:)

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Green velvet cupcakes: 1 box white cake mix {mix in usual way}Add 1/4 c. cocoa powder1 T. green food coloring-or as much or as little as you likeDivide between 2 cupcake pans.Bake at 350 for 15 mins.Decorate how ever you want:)I was gonna do a salad for my green recipe but totally forgot when I went to the grocery store!

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Thanks to all of you who entered!!:) The winner of the Puzzle Piece Magnets is.....Karen from Insight Into Karen's Life! Yay:) I'll be sending them out soon:)

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Ok so this is my unusual green project-I was going to skip this one because I just could not come up with anything. Well, now this is the unusual part-I was in the bathroom this morning...uh...yeah anyway lets get past it tee hee I looked down and on the floor was a puzzle piece! That's when I remembered the craft project I had seen here ...I was so excited!! I hurried and made the boys some

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Today felt like 2 really long days! My sister Lily asked me if I could make some cupcakes for O'Brady's since it will be their last St. Patricks Day celebration as they are having to close because of the hi-way they are putting in. Anyway O'Brady's {in case you don't live around here} is an Irish Drive In so as you can imagine they really get into the St. Patricks Day thing:)Every year they give

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I'm loving this Color My World Challenge-craft week! Getting alot of my project done this way:)For this weeks craft I decided to do a sign for the boys room. Lucky for me they have green in their room:) Below is the color of the stripe going around the room-its called "green onion".Above is the piece of wood from their great grandparents old farm:) Here it is...Hanging it...Just so you all can

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Really quick update:)Friday nights game was once again Pictionary-kids edition this time, making it easier for the kids.Tiera giving a thumbs up on this game night snack:)I made these Peanut Butter Bars they were a hit!!If you want the recipe I will be posting it over at The Peppered Pantry either Sunday or Monday morning. Also if you haven't been by you should!! :) Just click on the link above

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Finally getting around to some of the thing I've been meaning to do like getting my little reading/nursing spot done-it's not totally done. I'm still on the look out for a small black side table and small ottoman and maybe a new throw blanket:)For the time being I've been using this little trunk and odd yellow barstool;)Here's to making do right?!Here's the sweet shade.Hanging above the baby bed

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So this post is a couple weeks old but better late than never:) Anita decided to have Joshua's 3rd birthday at good 'ole Chuckee Cheese-the loudest, craziest, most kid friendly place in the world I'm pretty sure;) The kids had a blast though and that is what it's all about I suppose.Anita and Joshie getting ready to open presents:)Anita trying {in vain} to get all the kids to stay still for just

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Green color photo challengeTulips!!Green olives...Yum!Need I say more??Green bags-literally;) lolLove these things they just hold so much more stuff!Little boys in green... :)

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Just wanted to share with ya some of the cool stuff I came across on a thrifting trip:)This shade I just love! It was all wrapped up in bubble wrap and tucked in a corner:)I was thinking I would hang it above the crib.I'm gonna put the wire plant hanger in Katiera's room for some of her favorite stuffed animals:)Another wire basket- not sure what I'm doing with it yet...Then there was that pink

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There is an awesome giveaway going on at The Vintage Pearl today!! Head over there to check it out!! Tell her I sent you;)

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The kids chose to play Monopoly again and they did really well. It was cool to see them enjoying them selves and learning at the same time:) It funny how the game is so different every time you play it- this time Bruce wasn't doing very well and Shane was buying up properties like crazy! Tiera and I held our own though:)Tiera looking pretty pleased with her purchases:)Shane- notice how he has all

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Introducing...Michelle and I are co-authoring a brand spanking new food blog!!Come by and check it out:: The Peppered PantryOh and tell all your friends:)

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Cotton Candy Cupcakes: 1 box white cake mix* Mix in the usual way.Add pink food coloring from the neon food colors-4 drops or so.Add as much cotton candy as you want. I put about a 1/4 to 1/2 a container.Pour into cupcake tins and bake 350* for 15 to 18 mins.Frost: I used store bought {gasp not me! I would never do that!} whipped white frosting that I added a few more drops of the pink coloring

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This was a conversation between Tiera and I, she talked and I had the camera in my hand already so I just started clicking away. It was funny watching her expression changing as she talked:)She didn't pay any attention to me taking these pictures she was pretty intent on telling me her story.You can see she realized I was taking the pictures:)We got a new computer and it doesn't want to upload

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Last night it was Go for Broke- basically you try to spend all your money before anybody else does. Sounds easy but it's actually kinda hard! Last Friday we played Cranium Cadoo, it was alot of fun- playing with clay, drawing, picture puzzles and acting. This was our snack for last nights game- apples and caramel-peanut butter dip and cheesecake dip- just added cheesecake pudding to cool whip. So

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First I gotta say...I LOVE Craigslist!!!{prob not quite as much as my hubby does tho;)} You can get some awesome stuff! Like the chair I got for a reading spot in my bedroom {more on that later} and this trampoline for the kiddos! They love it-needless to say;) Sixty bucks well spent!Shane showing off his mad flipping skills!Katiera lovin' it:):)Awww! Max is so funny when I asked him to show me

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Pink? That unusual for pancakes...right? Bruce had made the heart shaped mold a while ago and I just added a little pink food coloring and there we have it : pink in an unusual way...pancakes:)Made some in regular round too;)That's it, that all I got! ;)

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I decided to try making a Valentine's clip for Katiera and just kept going for as long as the little boys would allow:) Which turned out to be 2 clips and 1 headband...but it was alot of fun and I think I will make more eventually.This headband was originally for Katiera but was too small sooo I threw it on Kamdyn for a picture:) He didn't seem to mind as long as he could stand at the table in

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Valentine's day is more traditionally for couples but once you have kids they just love to be included. As I found out a couple years ago when I surprised them with a little party:) Last year Stephanie and I had a little party for just our little girls which they loved! So this year I decided to do another little party for them and Bruce;) It's always fun to see the kids reaction. They are so

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Having just redecorated Tiera's room, I thought the perfect Color My World craft this week would be a wall hanging. I started with a plain piece of chipboard and some chipboard letters. I also knew I wanted to use those trims at the top of the 1st picture. I had an idea of what I wanted but couldn't seem to get it down so I changed course many, many times:) Starting with basics: chipboard, paint

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Wild hey?!? That's what I thought when I saw it on McMama's blog, who had a link to Amanda's blog. At the time we saw it she was on her second heart cake. It looked so cool but she had no instructions on how to get the heart inside the cake. It was a little baffling, Bruce and I were trying to figure out how she had done it and so we decided to give it a shot. She now has a tutorial you should

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I got Pioneer Woman's cookbook for my birthday this year and since then I've been trying recipes like crazy! I made these scones for a tea for my sister-in-law Meg. They were sooo good that the next day I gave some to Lily and Carrie for their trip to the beach- had to get them {the scones} out of the house;) lol Don't they look divine?They were!So crumbly, perfect for breakfast or afternoon

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Ready for an old favorite Perfected?You need to try this Heavenly PB&J!Start with Angel food cake...and cut out some thick sandwich size slices!Spread on your Peanut Butter and favorite JamSo Simply Delicious!Or..... You can put some some fluff in the clouds with myHeavenly PB & MCI used Chunky Peanut Butter on this one, and Marshmallow Creme!!!Soooo Yummy!!! Very Sweet!!Try it!! Enjoy

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* Picture Post*This is while I'm blogging:)

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What a day this was:) All the guy's in the house were in serious need of getting rid of some hair! This task usually falls on me but I convinced Bruce that he could totally handle it and he did great!! :) I did both the little boys while he took care of Shane's mop;) That boy had a ton of hair!! lol I love how Shane is giving Max that sympathetic look:)The photographer taking a break to take a

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Katiera's PickCan you blame her? Perfect for a family who loves to draw, hey?"Boys against Girls"Towards the middle we came up with "skip the green," since the difficult category proved a challenge to find one that the kids could draw...or guess! Let the graphite dust cool..... Boys Win!!!!!another fun Friday.

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Individual White Pizza1 can of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, 1/2 to 3/4 c. Alfredo sauce, Fresh mozzarella cheese shredded, cooked white meat chicken- seasoned w/ Italian seasoning, 1 c. quartered artichokes, *Optional: Pesto and sun-dried tomatoes or Bacon. Refrigerated biscuits {I like to use Grands buttermilk}Roll out pretty thin- they puff up quite a bit!Add Alfredo sauce about 1

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Being in 2nd grade is tough stuff! They require so much more than when I was in school either that or I just don't remember:) Anyway the kids had to pick a book, read it, do a report on it, make a character puppet and do an oral report in front of the class...whew! So the book that Katiera picked was Junie B. is (almost) a Flower Girl. It's a cute book written from kindergartner Junie B.'s

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Last night, after a delicious pizza dinner, we treated ourselves to chocolate fondue!! Then, finished of the night (...and a teensy little bit of the morning) playing Ponopoly with the two older kids. It was a fun evening at home:) We are thinking of making it a Friday night tradition! By the way, those who are wondering... Ponopoly is what Katiera thought it was called... so, by woopsy

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Lily came to play with the boys one day and this was their favorite thing that she did with them:) But it doesn't take much, they just love having her over to play!Can you feel the love;) hee hee!I think Kamdyn would have spent all day here:)Max is a little heavier;)He loved it too, although he wanted her to swing him pretty high! lol Little dare devil!!Thanks Lily for another fun filled day of

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This weeks color challenge is a craft and I chose do a picture frame.Wow! Was this ever a challenge for me! I'm not really a very "white" color user, so I had quite the time on this:) So this is what I started with above.Added my white paperAfter quite a few tries I decided on a paper mosaic using white-ish tonesthen added some accessories Here is the final product:)

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So I have decided to join in the Color my World challenge with Karen over at Out in the Fields.Here's how it works: Each month there is a color to focus on, and each week use that color in a different way on my blog...1st week-a collage of things I love in that color2nd week-a craft in that color3rd week- use that color in an unusual way4th week-use that color in a

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First of all sorry to all of you who are dieting;) but this is a good one to splurge on! It's from Food Network. So yummy gotta try it!I heard about it from Michelle who heard from Kristi that it was really good and easy!Cajun Chicken AlfredoThis is how mine turned out. I thought it was a little spicy but the kids didn't even notice they just didn't like the "red" things in it. {sun dried tomato

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Have you heard of grungeboard? If not check out this guys blog, it's awesome he has videos and detailed instruction and a link to his actual website so you can purchase his stuff! Scrapbookers's check it out!! Click here: Tim Holtz.

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Christmas day we had a ham dinner with the Kandoll side. Thank goodness it was in the late afternoon so we could recover from waking up at the crack of dawn the day before;) There sure are alot more kids, makes things fun:) Kids really feel the magic and wonder of the season, they don't get all caught up in the busyness of parties, baking, buying and wrapping gifts. It's nice to just slow down

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This year we decided to do a breakfast for the West family Christmas. Crazy though cuz none of us are morning people except for Bruce and Lisa:) Testament to that we were supposed to eat at 9:30 but I think we ate at 11:30ish;) lol Anyway we had a bunch of fun, we played games, people won prizes, good food good time!Most of the kids, we had a little trouble with thiscuz there was always 1 baby

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A little sampling of the baking happening around here:) I haven't done as much as I normally do for 2 reasons 1. Michelle and 2. preggo! lol Michelle and I always do our Christmas baking together. 2 people can get alot more done than 1;) It's kinda a blessing in disguise this being sick, don't really feel like cooking/baking stuff that doesn't really sound good! Anyway I'll give ya the run down

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Has anybody else been to the dollar store??:) I saw these cute little snow men and thought they would make the perfect teacher gifts filled with homemade caramel corn.The kids teacher's were thrilled:)Just thought I'd share them with you:)

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Well it started out Christmas balls and I got this crazy idea to turn them into a wreath:) I think it turned out pretty cute, but I am having a hard time trying to come up with a way to hang it. Securely that is on the front door:) I was going to put a ribbon loop on the back once I got going on it but in my excitement to get it done {kids bawling and my feet} I forgot.So this is what I started

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In all the 9 years we've had kids this is only the 2nd time we've been to the ER! Max is the only 1 that's been and his 1st trip was less than a month ago! Should I be worried?!? lol Anyway this trip was a middle of the night 1 {the best kind right;) } He had been throwing up and having bad diarrhea and ended up being pretty dehydrated. Lily was able to come up and stay with the kids and get them

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Don't be freaked out by the ingredients in this recipe- its delicious!! 1 sleeve of saltines1 c. butter1/2 c. brown sugar1 to 1 1/2 c. choc. chips1/2 bag of Heath toffee chips1/2 c. pecans {optional}Preheat oven 350*Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or you can just spray with Pam spray.Lay out the saltines on baking sheet.Melt butter and brown sugar in saucepanBring to boil for 1 min.Pour

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This is the first year that the kids have been SOOO in the spirit of everything Christmas. Don't get me wrong they have been excited the other years to but this year they want to help with the decorating, picking out gifts, putting up the tree, and on and on:) Its pretty cute kinda sad tho since Ive been disgustingly sick this year! In case you haven't heard we are expecting another baby;) The

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Bruce and the kids made chocolate chip cookies {from the tube;)} and we just happened to have mint ice cream and the kids had never had these so we gave it a shot, guess you could say they loved em:)don't they look yummy?!?! Sooo nummy!!

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Yea I do realize that Thanksgiving was a couple weeks ago;) We had the whole family this year, Danny and Stephanie usually go to the Lang's, and for the past couple years we've had Michelle and Jimmy, so we sure missed them:) Kids table:) Max looking a little forlorn!The "adults" table:)The kids doing a craft.Logan Janel and Nathans.I had seen this idea somewhere and wanted to try it out.I think

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How do ya feel about Cheesecake?How about adding a little pumpkin.....Mmmm yummy!This is the Pumpkin Cheesecake Michelle and I made last year.It's a Paula Deen recipe...how could you go wrong!;)Im pretty sure that it was a hit!Looks good right?;)Don't worry I have the recipe right here for ya!!:) Pumpkin Cheesecake Crust:1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs3 tablespoons light brown sugar1/2 teaspoon

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Max's birthday was on October 25th the day after the Harvest Party- so that was a very busy weekend for us! We combined his and cousin Clive's birthdays with a costume party. Triple duty right;) Anyway I have a bunch of pictures from the party and no time to wait to put on a bunch so these will have to do. Opening presents1st thing in the morning he got to open a present:)You could tell he

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A little sweet treat from Aunt Lisa and Uncle Boik and little lion Hudson! Lisa made these cute little candy jars and gave them out to our kids. Such a neat idea, the kids loved them! Thanks guys:)

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Well another down:) Kamdyn was dressed as a lion this year he actually went out and walked to some of the houses on our block! Bruce dropped him off and kept truckin' with the rest of the group. Danny and Stephanie come over every year and the guys take the kids out and we stay and pass out the candy. It's fun seeing all the kids in their costumes:) I even got into the dressing up just a little:

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I actually got to volunteer in Katiera's class! I've always wanted to but with the 2 little boys...it doesn't always work out so good:) I didn't actually have to go in and do it at school which is key to being a stay at home mom and still somehow contributing to the kids school. So the teacher called to see if I wanted to help with the Halloween party and I told her I would like to especially if

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Judy brought a craft for all the lady driver's- Keychain wristlets. She sewed them all and had them ready for decorating! Very cute and fun little project which has already come in quite handy! Here is mine waiting to heat the little gems to make them stick.Judy explaing what we need to do. This little machine heated the gems.The guys during our craft "watching" the kids;) Judy also brought

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The Whispering Creek HouseHarvest PartyMuch anticipated and gone already!Here are a few pictures of this years events.... Kamdyn snagged somebody's coffee:)"what???"LOLPumpkin carving...Evan and ShaneAnita and her son Joshua.Max with his "widdle punkin" ;) Katiera the Feathered Fairy Princess carving her pumpkin.Shane carving his pumpkin face:)Somebody's got school spirit!Merissa's boyfriend

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The kids got tickets to the Fall Carnival that the school puts on and 1 of the things to do was face painting. I didn't go {my group was serving at church the next day so I was cooking;)} Bruce took them. If I had gone maybe I would have remembered the camera;) Sounded like alot of fun though they had a haunted house, bunches of games, bounce house inflatables, and uh face painting! Katiera chose

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Spent an afternoon over at my friend Emmy's house one day last week. They were going to be making chocolate filled orange jack-o-lanterns, what a neat idea right?! There was just enough for my kids to join in the fun:) She home schools her kids so they are always up to something fun, that is after doing their school in the morning of course! Talk about super-mom she has 5 kids and another on the

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Sooo I was checking blog updates and found the cutest idea for Halloween decor here. I don't normally really get into decorating for Halloween,{other than what the kids make at school}but like Karen, I was soo excited to get started! Katiera painting pumpkin...I didn't feel like making a stencil or finding one, so I had my hubbydo the writing and painting:) I also added orange gems to the

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These are the easiest cupcakes ever! Here's a little refresher for you;) 1 white cake mix2 t.cinnamon1 1/4 t. nutmeg1 1/4 t. cloves1 t. ginger1 t. pure vanilla extractAdd oil, water,and egg whites and mix in the usual way.Bake @ 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minsCool completely, then frost. Spiced White FrostingFrosting: beat together 1 c. shortening 1 t. vanillaAdd: 1 t.

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Picture post! Attempt #???So not gonna happen! Happy Birthday Girl!!!

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What a fun and relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Decided to check out some of the local sights on Sundays for a little family time. Molten Falls...sooo pretty this time of year, I've never actually done the trails, but I have been just to pull off and get out so it was really cool. Goofy boy;)This is pretty much where Kamdyn "walked" the trail:)An attempt at a Christmas picture! Some

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The kids were playing outside on Sat. when Tiera came rushing in to tell us "the neighbors are selling kettle corn for only 5$ a bag!!!" LOL Then she said " I wish I could sell something" weell I did just bake a bunch of cupcakes the other day....so i told her "you could sell cupcakes if ya want" and she went for it! She set the table up and made a sign while I got the cupcakes ready. The sign

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Might sound weird but it was actually pretty yummy:) And they look pretty too! Recipes for these and the Gingerbread Cupcakes coming soon...So these have an Oreo cookie crust, chocolate cake, pumpkin cream cheese frosting, and finally the part that makes the cupcake delish, chocolate glaze!! Enjoy! :) Have a great weekend!

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Mmmm...can you smell the leather?? My Grandpa runs this tack shop out of his basement, it now takes up the whole thing, used to have a guest bedroom and an extra living room.They pretty much have people coming and going all the time-especially at dinner time {right Grandma} but it keeps my gramps exercising! All the running up and down the stairs:) We used to spend alot of time down here, trying

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Happy Birthday to my A*ma*zing hubby!! Hope you have a great day!!!I love you;)

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There is just something about cold rainy days that make me feel like doing some baking. So yesterday I set out to make something fallish {that's a word right?} and came up with the gingerbread cupcake. Now after I made them I was thinking gingerbread is kind of a Christmas thing but Whatever it felt fallish at the time! Haha:) Okay hears the scoop on these babies: gingersnap crust, gingerbread

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Lily bought the basics to do these canvas boards and then Grandma pulled out a bunch of great stuff she wasn't using anymore. Buttons, sequins, crystal gems, upholstery brads, and even an old clip-on earring! It was great to sit down and work on them together, to encourage my mom and grandma to just let their creative side take over and not worry how it turns out;) I think they both really

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Check out these little Pumpkin Pie Bites!Adorable!BakerellaClick on the above link for the recipe.I am planning on making them for the annual Harvest Party atThe Whispering Creek House.I'll let you know how they turn out:)

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On Saturday morning Michelle Lily and I headed over to the Farmers market. It was very interesting, they had a bunch of different kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruits and some very good coffee! Of course they have good stuff being right in the heart of farm country;) We had alot of fun checking out the different booths and tasting at some. Yummy, watermelon!Check out the funky purple cauliflower

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I have so many pictures from my trip I decided to do a bunch all in one post. Playing NertzOne of the booths at Arts in the Park in Sioux FallsHuman Statue All the stuff in this booth above is made out of old doors.Very cool:)Michelle and Lily made these necklaces from the one I'm wearing. I had gotten mine from either Walmart or Target.I think thiers turned out very cute:)Grandpa and

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My Uncle Paul did this drywall sculpture of "The Last Supper" at the Immaculate Conception church {not 100% on the name} in Watertown. This is what he went by, its carved into the alter.

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Check out this AWESOME giveaway over at http://edensbouquet.com/blog/! Ya don't want to miss out!:)

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These are the classic poses for pictures: in front of the house,on the couch {not pictured}, and beside/on the little horse in front yard. In front of house:)We did this picture for the canvas board projectthat Lily brought for all of us to do.I'll post that next time;) Oh forgot by the tree;)Lily with Grandma. Grandma, Kamdyn, and IOne thing we figured out is that we have the same look if we

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Scroll to bottom of post...Pix are in order from bottom to top!Ya know for a little variety...Uh yeah that's it variety;)My Grandma didn't do too bad either.She is pretty good at bluffing too! Probably learned from the best;)I love this pic of her! She's raking in her winnings! lolHe just kept raking it in!Unlike some one who fell for everyone of Grandpa's bluffs!!Man he is a good bluffer!I think

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For as far back as I can remember this barn has never changed! It's nice to go back home to my grandparents and find everything has pretty much stayed the same:) I absolutely LOVE going back...the sounds, the smells, and the memories-especially the memories! Always good ones thats for sure, some things never change- like the way my grandma talks to my grandpa, so gruff but you can see the love

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