Swimming Lessons

This week the girls are taking swimming lessons. The girls are learning SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much and are so excited to practice their newly learned skills. Dad was able to take time off and take them today while I finished teaching the last reading class of the summer. Maddisen jumped off the diving board TWICE today!! SO PROUD!!! Emma is such a cute little fishy, doing everything the bigger kids do without fear! The family teaching the girls are absolutely fantastic and the pool is gorgeous!!! We will definately be back next year!!!

Kangaroo Zoo

The girls and I went to Kangaroo Zoo today. We had an absolute blast sliding and giggling for almost 3 hours!

What is your weakness?????

I went to costco in Orem today after a great morning at Kangaroo Zoo with my girls. The strawberries looked so fantastic I couldn't pass them by. Chocolate covered strawberries are my ULTIMATE weakness,,,,,oh yummmmmmmmmmoooooooooooooo!!!! I guess that is why I always make them for dessert for others,,,then of course I make a few extra,,,naughty,but oh so yummy! Anyway,,,,good thing for the new member on the street (baby Box),,,,I get to make my favorite and not feel tooooo guilty about having one or two myself!!!:) So ladies, fess up...what is your weakness? What is the one thing you can't pass by without having a nibble,,,,thought it would be a fun way to learn one more thing about each other!

Here is how I make them for all of you that have asked!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
The trick to chocolate covered strawberries,,,ONLY USE MILK CHOCOLATE Chips!!! I use the Sam's Club brand @ walmart. Wash your strawberries and let them dry or pat dry each one to remove all moisture. Then just melt the chips in the microwave stirring every 45 seconds until melted,,,,dip strawberries and place on waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Place in the fridge until hard and ENJOY!!!

WE ARE FINISHED PAINTING!!!!

We just completed the last of the painting!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Mom, you were with me in spirit,,,I felt you whispering all your little painting tips in my ear the whole time,,,can't wait for you to come and see how it turned out. Tomorrow we will give the room the finishing touch,,,crown molding,,,gorgeous!!!! What a big job it was to get the office completed from start to finish in exactly two weeks. Yahooooo we did it!!! Sorry, I'm a little excited,,can you tell????? This is Spencer Larsen (Brent Larsen's son) installing the carpet! They are the sweetest family, and did such a great job!!! The girls called the new office their dance studio,,,NOT!!!!! I will post one last picture of the office in full completion after everything is moved in,,,,and we thought the work was over,,,hahahahaha!!!

Construction Update #2

The mudding is complete, along with priming. The only thing left in the painting department is to roll on the second coat of browny/tan. Then up goes the crown molding, and on go the outlet covers. Keith will put up the fan/light tonight. Carpets will be installed Wednesday afternoon or Friday morning at the latest. YAHOOOOOOOOO!! Then moving day!!!! It is looking fantastic, and I feel spoiled to be able to have such a beautiful room to spend time in! Thanks for all the hard work sweetheart!

Emma Cheney Benefit in the Park

We had a fun time at the carnival in Wines Park. It felt great to be supporting such a great family with a beautiful little girl. The girls bounced their little hearts out, danced to great music and played with friends!!!

Emma, do you have panties on?

So let me explain,,,,I'm already laughing! The girls and I ran some errands today and ended up at Macy's in Orem to grab a few things for dinner. Emma was tired and layed down in the cart for a quick nap. I was focusing on getting everything we needed and piling the groceries on the top portion of the cart (the seat part). All of a sudden I hear Maddisen say, "uh oh this does not look right Mom!" I walk around the cart and there is emma,,,dress up to her waist,,,legs spread COMPLETEY apart, sleeping on her back,,,,,,I have no idea how long she had been in this position but we definately passed other shoppers along the way. I will have to share this story with her later in life and now it is officially documented. So the moral of the story is,,"don't leave home without your panties!" Hahahaha!

Construction Update

Within the past week we have framed, pulled the electrical (thanks for the help Josh!!!), and hung the sheet rock in the office. Rick The Rocker is our amazing mudder and he started the mudding on Tuesday afternoon. Rick has done a few houses in the area, and did the preschool for us. He does such an amazing job, and really loves what he does. If you EVER need a mudder he is the man for the job!!! (Just call me for his info!) We have also completed the hardest job of all,,,,picking out the carpet and the paint color. The best part is my husband and I agreed right from the start which made it that much easier. We are trying to get the office done as quickly as possible so I can get back to preschool prep for this coming year and start decorating for "back to school". There are 4 steps to mudding and we have completed stage 2 as of today. Tomorrow Rick will do texture,,CAN'T WAIT!!! He will complete the job on Saturday which is a final sanding. I will then roll on the primer Saturday night/Sunday and paint Monday/ Tuesday. The carpet will be layed at the end of the week and I can then move in to my new OFFICE!!!! It has been really fun completing the office and we both can't wait to get started on the theater.



It is difficult to see the true color, but is it a medium tan. We wanted to go a little darker, instead of lighter. If it turns out too dark then we will add crown molding in white and make the room pop! I think it is going to be beautiful!!!

It is hard to tell, but it is a plush carpet with tan and brown specks. It feels so nice on the piggies! (Emma said it made her piggies feel nice:))

CONSTRUCTION ZONE!!!! ***HELMETS REQUIRED***

My husband and I decided to finish the back two rooms downstairs. The first room is about 12 x 12 and it will be my OFFICE!!! I am SOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to have all my preschool "stuff" in one room, along with my computer and copier. It won't be extravagant looking with huge shelving units lining the walls, but it is going to make me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much more organized,,,which I need with me teaching four classes beginning in the fall. The second room is going to make my husband's dream come true. We are going to build a theater in there. We have some amazing ideas for it that we have been tossing around and we think we have come up with a plan. It will have two levels of seating, crown molding, lush carpet, etc. I don't want to give away all the details,,,, you'll all just have to come over for a movie and check it out for yourself!!!! It will take us some time to piece it all together and finish it, but we hope the building aspects will be completed by the end of August and then we will buy furniture and things to go in it throughout the fall. Here is a look at the progress so far!!!!

Ice Cream + Fireworks = FUN !!!!

On July 4th we parked on a side road above the freeway by Thanksgiving Point and ate ice cream and watched the fireworks show. The show was 30 minutes long and we had the PERFECT view of the fireworks. We look forward to next year!

RED WHITE AND BLUE!

We had a wonderful July 4th weekend! It was fun to dress up my little American girls! Every year I make the girls red, white and blue flip flops to go with their outfits! Happy Birthday USA!

O' Canada

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!!!!
It was a little bitter sweet celebrating Canada Day away from home and fellow Canadians. We celebrate Canada day similar to the way we celebrate Independence Day here in the states,,,fire works,,,food, friends and family,,parades,,,,FUN FUN FUN!!!
So here's to you CANADA,,,,HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Today Canada blew out the candles on its 133rd birthday cake!!!!