Arches National Park

On our way back to Oklahoma we stopped and did some hiking at Arches National Park.  The friend I was with had her two children. So together we had a 2yr old and 2-3yr olds. We didn't know if the girls could actually make the climb being so little. But they were major troupers and went the whole way (with surprisingly very little complaining)!

 Made it all the way to delicate arch! The view was amazing and so worth the hike!

 Kathryn, Lily, Ivy, Makena and Me (one crazy group of girls)

 Landscape Arch

 Double Arch

 Makena was obsessed with these "Halloween" trees as she called them.

 Elephant Butte. This was my second favorite after Delicate Arch.

 Anybody else see Snoopy in this one??

 Balanced Rock

 Sheep Rock

It was a great couple of days and we had so much fun!!

Back at it!

I know, I know, I know!! It has been almost 2 years to date since I have posted. I have just got out of the habit and then catching up seemed like to big of a demon to conquer, but here I go. Sword wielded, helmet on and running toward danger! I missed having the record of our lives, family missed the pictures that I put up so valiantly, even my husband missed checking the blog to see if there were new picture (and that is saying a lot). So sorry for going back, but I have to catch up and don't want the last 2 years lost. When I last wrote I was going to finish our trip to Utah. We had such a fun time and did so many things I have to start there. While Makena and I  were there we made it a goal to visit as many temples as possible.  We managed to make it to 12 different temples.

 

Only in UTAH!!    

 

Our first stop was Salt Lake City temple. She loved the flowers at every temple!

 

 A few days later we were back at visiting temples. We went to Jordan River next.

 Then we headed for the Oquirrh right after, since it was very close.

  As we were taking pictures, our friend Crenda drove by and saw us. We did not know that she lived right there and we had met up with her and her boys earlier that day to play and catch up. Makena wanted to take a picture of the two of us!

Draper temple was also just a short drive away and so off we went! 

 When I was taking this picture I kept telling her to put her hand down so I could see her face, but then she finally said, "but mom, I'm trying to be like Angel Moroni". How could I refuse that picture?

 We stayed with my aunt Shiela in Bountiful so that was our next stop.

 Then it was off to Logan to see our old friends and show Makena where she was born.

 We stopped at the Brigham City temple on our way back. It was just being constructed.

 We also stopped at Ogden which was under construction for repairs.

 St. George was our next stop for Josh and Sam's wedding.

 On our way back to Salt Lake we went to Mt. Timpanogos.

 We also got hit by the rain by the time we got to the Provo temple. You can't see the rain in the pictures, but I promise it was pouring!

 Then on our way out of Utah, we went through Monticello.

Fancy Nancy Party Part 2

So here are the invitations that I made for the party. I found so many cute ideas for this party online and then went a little crazy. Let me just say that by the end of this party Stickles were one of my best friends!This is the inside of the invite.

This was the candy table. I had lots of pink candies so the kids could fill up their bags at the end.

Here is the up-close of the cupcakes. I colored whipped frosting at then covered it in decorating sugar and used pink crystals.

I made the toppers using my cricut and Chris created the images for me to use.

I dipped marshmallows in pink chocolate then dipped them in pink sugar or sprinkles. This was actually lots of fun and when Makena say them she got so excited!

Here are the cupcake wrappers. I also cut these on my cricut and then used spray adhesive and lightly glittered. I did not just use the glitter paper because it is hard to cut and there were so many intricate cuts being made.

This is what it looked like after it was cut. Then you just fold in the ends.

I loved this little Eiffel Tower I also found at Hobby Lobby. (I am addicted to that store)

I found these cut wall stickers that were Fancy Nancy and they were put up throughout the house. I had so much fun making the cake "Fancy".

So did you think it was real? Ha Ha! It is actually made of styrofoam. I knew we would never eat that much cake and it would take me forever to make so I found these cake dummies and used them. I didn't even use frosting. We used joint compound. Chris did that part for me and then sanded them down. Then I just painted the layers. Pretty tricky Huh?! I told Chris it looked like amateur fondant. He apologized, but I said it was perfect. Because if I was to actually roll out that much fondant, that was how it would look!
Now on to the Thank-You's. Once again I used the Stickles like crazy. I am so glad that it comes in so many colors.

Here is the inside.