Visiting Teaching

So how do you make up for being a lame duck visiting teacher and going on the last day of the month?

By taking goodies??

Yes, it's another attempt at craftiness. I "borrowed" the idea from Irene's blog.

If you're ever feeling crafty, check out Irene's blog for some great ideas!

He's a wolf!

Way to go Daniel!!

When friends come to town

It's always fun when friends come to town.

Too bad I didn't get any pictures with the kids and our friends.

Oops!

Daniel, Jared, and Sara riding the elephant sculpture at the zoo.

Oh no! Sara's out of bread for the ducks.

Grandparent visit

Grandpa and Granny Flores stopped in the weekend. It was so nice to see them. The kids had a blast!! Of course, Bryan and I were able to slip up to Mesa and attend a temple sealing of a family in our ward. Another one of the "perks" of Bryan's calling, gotta love it!!

Thanks Grandpa & Granny Flores for watching the kiddos!!

Stumped

I'm sad to report that our beloved ash trees have passed away. One of the things that first caught our eye about this house were the trees. Well, ash trees have rather hard wood, commonly used to make tool handles, bows, baseball bats, etc. Thus said the removal of stump #1 was no easy task. Bryan and Zach really went to work on it. Darryl and his chain saw came over to lend a hand but it wasn't until our home teacher and his father stopped by that the stump decided to budge. That was one tough stump!! In a couple of weeks, the process will begin again with stump #2.

Spring Carnival

Once again the carnival committee did an amazing job with this year's event!! Everyone had a wonderful time. Of course, our favorite performance of the night was the 3rd grade show.

Daniel we're so proud of you!!

Sara loved clapping for all the performers!

Cake Walk

We saw some really great cakes at the cub scout blue and gold banquet. They were inspiring! So, I decided once again to attempt craftiness and mimic one of the cakes we saw at the banquet. What do think? We certainly had fun putting it all together. So much fun that we made two!

Check out Family Fun for the recipe.

Auction Items

Okay, so this year for the school carnival's silent auction I thought I'd attempt to be crafty. Scary, I know but what can I say, we like livin' on the edge!

a few supplies & a couple of hours later....

...the finished products!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!