Thursday, April 21, 2016

March and April

Oh wow what a month! We celebrated St. Patrick's Day, Easter, April Fools Day and General Conference! In addition to that, there were many birthdays. About seven to be exact. I turned 35, and Tatem turned 2!

The girls have been clogging at competitions. Gabe and Paisley are still in piano lessons. Gabe and Manuel are taking guitar lessons. Gabe is still busy with scouts, and we've been having lots of fun!

Manuel moved into a new office at work and has been winning awards and getting great recognition.

I've been speaking at events, writing music, and recording an album - I'll share more later. I published a new book on Amazon that has been helping people change their lives. It's called, "You Were Meant to Prosper".

Still busy with our church callings. I'm still in Young Womens and Manuel is still ward financial clerk.

We built a gas fire pit and new patio in the backyard. Manuel designed it.

So many pictures - it takes me a week to put a post together. So many hours to upload photos, insert HTML code, upload videos etc. So, I don't always get around to regular posting. This post took about five days. Crazy huh?

More fun still ahead this month. The kids have been off-track and out of school for the past couple weeks. We will post later :)

Hanging out with the Laurels at Fizz!

Some missionaries happened to walk through the door and join us. 

Gabe lost a tooth at school.
The girls competition at Thanksgiving Point.





My birthday lunch!

Banana split!


Grandpa Roger and Grandma Candice.

Getting at birthday massage at Jared's office.
My gift from Manuel.

Manuel gave me pretty dishes!
Gabe made me this cute card.

My birthday dinner. Mango salad and sushi.
The kids made me peanut butter cookies!

Manuel bought me these from Harmons.
My new book!

Having breakfast at school with the kids. Moms and Munchies. 
The girls got new swim suits. 

He's a streaker!


I made my famous street corn salad and chimichungas!
I made these for breakfast for the kids.

I spoke at my aunt's ward about how to be happy. 

My dad, Candice, my cousins, aunt and grandma. 


Cute little leprechaun.

The kids set up their leprechaun traps. 


Gabe wrote this cute letter to the leprechauns. 

The leprechauns came!
They played tricks!




Gold nugget gum. 


He was loving it!

Trying to wrap his mind around what just happened. 


Making my yummy Shepherd's Pie. Irish food!


Green lunch.




Shepherd's Pie is baked! Cheesy, potato crusted topping.


Top the pie with sour cream.
Homemade green Popsicles. 

Grandpa Roger took us out to dinner to celebrate all of our birthdays. 
We went to Johnny Rockets.


It's not good, unless you get it all over your nose!

Visiting Daddy's new office!

The courtyard - outside Manuel's office.
Trying out the spinning chair.


You're never too old to spin!

At the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt.




Kabobs, lemon feta rice and salad!


Gabe invented a board game that was actually really fun!

Splashing in rain puddles!

I made smoked salmon sandwiches with cream cheese, tomatoes and onions on bacon jalapeno bagels.

Easter traditions!







Cambrey was getting a little dusty.
Pink popcorn balls - just because.

Easter cookies. We used reindeer cutters for the bunny heads.

Getting drinks at Swigg while waiting for the new TV being installed in our car. 

Family time at the Zermatt Resort at Midway.

She bonked her head into a light post and the manager felt bad and gave her a bunny.

Duck tacos with raspberry sauce. 

The hotel pool.


Breakfast!







A celebrity!










He was everywhere!


This is homemade root beer!

Tumbleweeds (hush puppies) with sweet jalapeno butter sauce  and aioli. 

Fried green tomato po-boy sandwich!
Smokey barbequed burnt ends pizza! This was one of the best pizzas I have ever tasted! The cheese was phenomenal and smokey!

Grandma's pulled pork sandwich.

The Easter Bunny came!


Ready for church!




Hunting for eggs Easter morning.


Hunting for eggs with the cousins at the Zermatt.


The Easter dinner I made. Honey baked ham on crescent rolls with honey mustard sauce. Mango- peach lemonade

Homemade blueberry lemon cake!


He got new shoes.

He broke my favorite dish on purpose. 

Daniel Tiger taught him how to fix broken wheels on toy cars. 

April Fools Day. Siblings attacked!
At my cousin Grace's 30th birthday party. Fried pickles, desert pear lemonade and volcano pina colada! 

Mac and cheese, fried and pizza!

Jalapeno burger!

Ice cream sundae!

Ummm...not sure what happened here?
On a Sunday stroll. 

Shredded beef nachos!

Gabe's homemade ice cream invention. It's cherry marshmallow.

The front yard at dusk.
Brothers.



Recording my album in the studio. 

They came to help sing on my album!


Family Von Trapp!
At our family photo shoot. Milking cows came over to drink from the river. 


Getting slushy drinks at Sonic!



Tatem's birthday! I made him a car cake. Homemade fudge frosting and secret ingredients in the cake. They said it was the best chocolate cake they had ever tasted! So moist and fudgy. 





The goody bags for the kids. Lots of cars.

He felt so special getting a car outfit for his birthday!



Got to drive his car on the skating rink. 


We went to Classic Fun Center to celebrate. Grandma Bev came.





















One of the best days of his life! 
Pictures are out of order - but this is Cambrey on a preschool field trip to the library. 


Tangy chicken soup with vanilla yogurt and cherries! 
A bakery in Midway.

We went to Midway again, for a clogging competition at the Zermatt. 
Our new fire pit and patio!


Getting Italian food for lunch.





His first time in time-out for throwing giant electronic objects down the stairs. 


A friend singing on my album.
I made a grilled shrimp and sausage salad!





An EFY singer and cute girl in my stake, singing on my album. 

Our next-door neighbors Chuck and Vicky singing on my album. 
Members of our stake.


Grandma guitar time.
I made mozzarella tomato flatbread, roast beef and salad for Tatem's birthday dinner. 

Paisley made homemade blueberry cream pie ice cream.











His loot!



Tatem's birthday breakfast. 





We got him a bubble lawn mower.









Going to church on his birthday.

His siblings bought him birthday presents with their Easter money.





















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