Sierra got Bapitzed

We were so lucky to be a part of Sierra's baptism. We are so excited for her, and the choice she made to be baptized. Sierra, Killian, and I sang, "I am a Child of God" and David got a talk about the importance of baptism. Congrats Sierra!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

We hope your Valentine's was as great as ours!!!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie!!! Happy Valentine's Day Honey!

This year I wanted to make something for my Husband that he would love!!! My friend Andrea has the BEST cookie recipe, and thought it would be perfect for my husband since he LOVES her cookies so much!!! I found this idea about a month ago on BLOOM, and thought what a PERFECT treat! If you have ever been to the Dodo Restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah they make a cookie pie kinda like a poozkie from BJ's. All this consists of is a pie crust and whatever cookie recipe you love, and then you pop it in the oven for 30 mins @ 375 degrees.

I hope your Valentine's will be as sweet as mine!

Parker's 5th Birthday Party and QUAKE cake

I can't believe Parker is 5! Time sure flies, and he is such a great brother and cousin. Lizzie loves her Parker, and can't get enough of him. She loves to wrestle him, and show him how strong she is.

Happy Birthday Buddy!!!

Shauna made Parker's QUAKE Cake. The cake wouldn't come out of the cake pans, and then it couldn't be frosted, so she melted the frosting and poured it on to hook it all back together. Then she used blue gel pens to write on the cake and all that equals... BLUE TONGUED PARKER'S!

BUSY LIZZIE # 413

So the past couple weeks I have been potty training Lizzie, and let's just say there are days that I think to myself, "Why am I doing this?", "Maybe she is too small?", "Am I CRAZY?" But overall it has gone well. During the week of rain we didn't leave the house once, and I was about to go insane, but I thought this is the perfect time to work on it since we really couldn't leave anyways. I tried to see if Lizzie was ready to try a couple months ago, and there were no successes then... one night I was online doing what I do best, and I found a FREE Dora Potty Training package (a Dora pull-up, Dora sticker chart, Dora stickers, coloring page, a Dora trophy, and some helpful hints to use) The rain came in, and the Dora package came out. There were multiple accidents, and only a handful of successes... I consulted friends to see what worked for their kids... and nothing worked for Lizzie. I was about to throw in the towel so I went online to see if I could find any help there, and the 2 tips that worked for Lizzie was....

Tip #1: Fill child up with tons of liquids, push liquids HARD!

Tip #2: Take the potty in front of the TV, and let the child sit and watch their favorite show.

These 2 tips saved me! Lizzie was hitting the potty regularly, and we had very little accidents. I'm not saying she is a 100% now. We have our occasional accident, but usually she makes it, and is super proud of herself. I still haven't figured out how to get her out of a diaper at night, but you need to take on one challenge at a time. Also she is using the BIG potty now , and loves to sit there and read all her books. Last Sunday I pulled her out of Nursery, and she went 3 times on the BIG potty at Church... HOORAY!!! I'm still nervous to put her in BIG GIRLS PANTIES when friends are around since she hates to stop playing when her friends are over.. but that is another challenge in itself.

* FUNNY STORY: Yesterday Lizzie told me she had to go potty so she rushed into the bathroom, and proceeded to go number 2 while I was feeding the baby. She told me she wiped, and I looked no poop. She flushed... end of story... WRONG!!! In the middle of her going potty she stuffed an entire roll of toilet paper down the toilet, and the toilet almost overflowed. I called David to see what I should do, and his answer... reach in the toilet, and pull it all out. I'm not one for fishing in the toilet when brown logs are floating around, but I did what I had to do, and now the toilet is back and ready to use.

Santa is coming to town... oh wait... he is early!

I have a picture of Lizzie in the Santa suit when she was the same age as Krislynn, but I couldn't remember where I had placed it during Christmas time... so here she is!!! I know it is totally late, but who cares... she is adorable!

Lizzie loves to smile for the camera too!