So here is what inspires me. I love the temple and I am so blessed to live across the street from the Rexburg temple. I love sitting at my desk and just look at the temple and think about all of the blessing in my life. Some days it takes my breath away. This is a picture from inside my room sitting at my desk.

(Sarah) Daisy Picture

Here is my scrapbooked picture of Miss Daisy. Sorry it took so long!

Scrap Booking Fun

I had a friend from work over the other day to do something fun. We work overnights a couple of times and she thinks I am talented so she wants me to teach her how to do a few of the things I know how to do...man do I have her fooled. While we were working on a page for her I found some paper I forgot I had. It was originally bought for a different set of pictures, but when I looked at it Than and I agreed that these are the pictures that needed to go on the page. I love my cricut....it comes in so handy for so many things. I am also grateful to Jenni for showing me some of the techniques she has learned along the way. She's the one that got me started...I am so grateful for that because it makes looking at the pictures and reading the journaling feel like your there again for me. It is good way to relive a memory. These pictures bring back so many memories of me and how much fun I had as a child with the calves that were put in this same exact spot. Jenni and I would feed them and go watch them through a hole in the wall. I have so many things to be grateful for...I am grateful for the childhood memories and being able to watch my children as they make their own memories. I am so proud of Carl....he is turning into quit the young man...even a business man it sounds like.

Daisy

Well not sure if I beat Sarah with getting her page of Daisy last month done...but I do know I bet Jenni and mom with getting theres done. So here I am possibly the first to get it done, but the last to post it. I had so much fun with working on it that it has inspiried me to try to get more of my scrapbooking done. I really enjoy looking at the pictures and the stories they tell. Here it is....better late than never right???????

Well Jenni, I wasn't aware of this months challenge. The funny thing is that what I wanted to share with everyone is that I have been working on is surrounding myself with family. I miss everyone so much and it was so nice the last time we were together that I want to remember how much my family means to me. It really hasn't been anything to exciting but it has helped me to remember what is most important in my life.

(Jenni) Swiss Card Quesadillas

I just made the best quesadillas EVER!! I got swiss card in my bountiful basket. Had no idea what it was, but I didn't want to waste it. This is what I made; I thought I would share in case there is anyone else that didn't know what to do with it.
3 Cups swiss card (just the leafy part)
1/2 c. onion
coriander
chili powder
...green peppers (from the basket)
little sour cream.
cook onion in oil then add pepper and spices cook 30 sec.
then add swiss card, for a few minutes, then add some sour cream
warm it up in tortillas and cheese.
IT WAS GOOD!!

(Jenni) A Fun Spring Day

The kids had to go to the dentist at 10:30. I thought I would just keep Carl out of school and go on a picnic. The kids both got their check ups with no problems. Then we went to Burger King to get lunch and take to the park. The kids had so much fun. Carl loves his little sister so much and wanted to show her everything. It was so cute. Sally laughed and smiled like never before. We played for two hours. I just enjoyed watching the two of them play together. I love them so much!

(Sarah) Little things

On Mondays we take the time as a family and make a treat. Sometimes cookies and sometimes brownies. This week we made a chocolate chip walnut cake. Just look at Rebekah's face!

(Jenni) The Little Things

Thursday was a fun day for me and Sal. It was warm outside and we both wanted to get a little sunshine. I was able to enjoy not having any homework and could read what I wanted to read and not a boring old text book. This was a day free of any worries; just a day to be Sally's mom and listen to the birds sing.I loved watching Sally explore everything. I wondered just what she was thinking as she looked at every rock, weed, and so on. I love this picture because it reminds me that you need to stop and look at the little things in life.

(Sarah) Cheesey Potato Soup

Lately we have been on a kick to try new things because it seemed like we were eating the same things over and over. Not wanting to heat up the house but still have hot food, we have been using the good old crockpot. This week I made cheesey potato soup. It was so good!!!!

Mother's Day

For a long time Thayne has always bought me a Mother's Day flower to wear to church. This morning when I woke up, I said, well what color is my flower so I know what to wear today. The house went silent. Thayne looked like he was going to die..........HE FORGOT!!! He was feeling bad about it................so he asked what he could bring me for breakfast. I told him toast and milk.
Church was kind of sad............it was the last time Carl would be singing with the primary for Mother's Day. I watched him and I couldn't be more proud of my little man. For the past eleven years, I have loved being a mother and my kids are everything to me.
When I got home from church, Carl was hiding around the corner. He was so excited and had the biggest smile on his face. He was holding the prettiest spring flowers and said, "Happy Mother's Day Mom!" My heart melted.
Come to find out, Carl's primary teacher had asked Carl what he was going to do for me. Carl told her he wished he had some flowers to go in my vase that he gave me last year. Next thing he knew Brother Crockett came and got him. They went to his house and Brother Crockett helped Carl cut flowers from his yard. I love the people in Declo.