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WOW 3 months.........

Where has the time gone?? Either we have been very busy or just lazy you be the judge!

Clayton and Cody played basket ball all spring, those boys have mad ball handling skills!! Clayton's team took 2nd in the league and Cody's team did very well but they don't rank them yet.

The day of the big basketball game was also Clayton's baseball tryouts, he did GREAT! Unfortunately he was put on a team with a couple of dads that were coaching for there first time and really new nothing about the game other then what they had seen on T.V. I think that next year I am going to be a coach.(ha ha ha) That being said they did good but not nearly as good as they could of if they had had more seasoned coaches. Cody last minute decided to play his little team did great. He had coaches that really made the the sport fun, almost too fun. It was Spring ball so to Cody it seemed like every game but 3 or so games did get rained out and you would of thought that the world was coming to an end. I hated to tell him I just got the text there is no game tonight. It was as if I could control the weather, boy oh boy was I in the dog house a lot. Cody was voted the MVP of his team!! He was such a little fire cracker on the bases. The coach said when ever Cody hits send him all the way around he is so quick they will throw the ball around the bases trying to catch him and he will always make it home, and he did!!





~MVP~







SUPER STAR!!



Casen was the MVP of his soccer team. I was the assistant coach, that was a lot of fun. I know NOTHING about soccer but I would try to be defensive and line the boys up in a manner that they would stop the other team. It usually worked! Casen is quite a little go getter. I was so impressed. We have encouraged him to play any sport he wants to, then he doesn't have to set and watch with me all the time. He always refuses to play any until soccer. The last time he played was when he was 3 and Aaron ran the field with him trying to get him to kick the ball or be a little aggressive. Well not anymore. Casen was so aggressive he was a little star! They won most of there game and got participation trophies it was fun!

Aaron was staying busy with softball. He coaches softball at the high school. Coaching at the high school is DEMANDING. He would get out of school and run right off to practice till 7 or so. They had games on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It was hard juggling all there schedules. Clayton and Cody had games every Monday and Wednesday, then practices on Tuesday's, Thursday's and Saturday's. Not to mention scouts on Tuesday's. Casen had games Tuesday's, Thursday's and Saturdays they didn't practice during the week when they had 2 games. (Thank Goodness)

As for me I have been there Secretary and taxi. I have been gamed out. Although it was fun it is so nice to take a break. During all this I was overseeing the ISAT testing for our school, that is a job for 3 people. I loved every minute of it.



Camping in May



In May we went camping! First time for the season!! We camped in the snow....we dry camped in the South Hills our battery died on us so we had no heat. It has been a long time since I have ever done that. I didn't like it too much. I don't like going to areas I'm not fumular with.



School finally ended!! Summer has finally settled in!! Sarah came for a visit. Her and her kids came for a week. We had a lot of fun. We played, crafted, exercised and ran around. After all that fun we all took off back to Coeur d' Alene together where we played and enjoyed being with family. Aaron broke away from his resposibilities and came for the 4th of July. We went hiking!! After living in the yucky desert for the last 2 years we really miss the mountains trees and lakes.  It was nice to get away! We all needed the break.

 When we got home dad had set up the pool!! We have really enjoyed that! The boys can't spend enough time in it. It is a great incentive to get there chores done and some school work before heading out for the day.

 Yes, Aaron is still coaching....summer softball. It's hard to admit he loves it. I on the other hand am counting down the games till we get him to ourselves...3 more games and 1 tournament, then we get to play as a family!! In my usual nut shell that's what's been going on in Lippy Land.



Lippy Family!









Finally a February Update!

February, where do I began.....how about at the end. Casen turned 6 the 28th of February! Casen is such an easy going little man. He is very smart but loves to tease. Casen tries to keep up with his big brothers and really gives them a run for there money. He is very special and is a wonderful son. We tried to start a tradition that we go to Sizzler on our birthdays. It is nice but the fun cakes have been put on the burner till later due to an unlimited deserts bar. We got Casen new shoes and a DS game he loved it. Happy Birthday little man!

Basketball is FINALLY over!! Clayton our 4th grader was amazing.....they had a real tournament at the end of the season. Clayton was the team caption. When they finished the season they were ranked #2 and at the end of the tournament they were still #2. It took a lot of hard work, those poor boys placed 4 games back to back. The last game was such a finally the #3 team took 1st but not without a fight. There was 3 seconds on the clock we were ahead by 1 but that's when it happened they made the winning basket which put them ahead 1 point and the champions for the season. WOW, it was a fun season. They had 2 Great coaches. Chance and Aaron worked twice a week with the boys and it really payed off. What a great season!!

Cody our 2nd grader was amazing as well. He loved the season. Unfortunately they don't keep official score or have a tournament. The coaches were great and made it an excellent season for the boys!

I finally got Casen signed up to play Spring Soccer he can hardly wait, I am excited to see him play! He can hardly wait.

Aaron has been doing softball since January and recently stepped it up to full speed. We don't see him much with practices. Games start this weekend they he will be busy every day after school and every Friday and Saturday. What a Life!

Clayton and Cody are both playing on Cal Rip kin teams. They are little super start. I can't believe how good they are. They are AMAZING!! Is all the fun and exciting Wii games or is it in there blood???
I am the taxi/cheer leader/ nurse /maid and chief. We are staying very busy and for the most part enjoying life all along the way!

I finally downloaded some pictures!

Jamie and Aaron telling BIG hunting stories!!

Casen & Sam, Best of Friends! Sam learned how to ride his bike last summer and told his mom "I'm going to see Casen. Don't wait up!" Mind you they are North Idaho and we are in Southeren Idaho.

Thats is 4 out of the 5 girls. For some reason I always had to be the hood orniment/driver/breaks. What a BLAST it was! That poor sled should of only held 2 adults, but we squeezed 4.  :)  

This is how we looked when we finally hit the bottom and missed the trees and butt breaking jump at the bottom! I still got it, I can take those younger girls OUT!!

Mom organizing the SPREAD! All the counters and the table were so full of GOOD FOOD!

Dad had a new ankle put in YUCK~YUCK~YUCK~ He has been laid up since the beginning of December. This is how it looked at Christmas. Hard to believe that he is walking with nothing already, he is even going into work on Saturdays. Slowly but surly the turlte wins the race!

Clayton and Bryson! Clayton teaching him how to FLY down the hills!

We brought Uncle Robert home with us!! It snowed one night he plowed the driveway then moved to making jumps in the yard to take the boys over. This is Cody and Casen jumping in the back yard!

January is FINALLY over.

January seemed to last for forever. Even the boys were complaining about January, it was becoming a bad word.
A lot happened during J****y. We stayed very busy.

 Cody was our first and main advent!! He turned 8 December 30th. He got baptized on January 8th. It was harder then I thought to attend. The chapel was full of families and friends. For Cody it was our little family and Robert. His primary teacher and a few families from the ward. My heart was full, the Spirit was very strong. The music was beautiful and the talks shared were very heartfelt. It was so nice. Cody is such a sweet little boy. You see him and he just melts your heart.
Cody got baptized with 8 other kids in our stake, 1 other little boy from our ward. Cody and Aaron were the second set of fathers and sons to get changed. With so many getting baptized they all kept there clothes in piles (father and son piles). Cody got baptized, got changed, then it was Stevens turn everything went great. It took Steven and his dad forever to come in and we were all waiting for them. Steven's dad finally came in.....someone took Steven's white shirt. They ran home and grabbed another and came back. Cody was wearing a sweater so I didn't notice until we got home and changed but Cody had taken Stevens shirt. Aaron said he grabbed the clothes in there pile and did there thing. But Cody was wearing Casens size 7 shirt and Steven was wearing a size 10 wooops. That will be remembered for a long time.For his birthday he got 18 dollars from his grandparents. Cody took that money and gave each of his brothers $5., paid his tithing and bought himself a little basketball hoop that hangs over the door. He loves it! There is never a dull moment that we don't hear little bodies bouncing off the walls. I ask them to settle down but they refuse to. I has to be full contact, hard to tell whether it is football or basketball.

January was the start of the boys playing basketball. We went from our open schedule to a full one. Clayton practices twice a week, Cody once a week and Casen thank goodness said he didn't want to play. Then our Saturdays are full of games and practices for Softball. That is the calm before the storm. Softball starts everyday and weekend in 2 weeks and I am being informed daily of football camps for the up coming year. The boys are such super stars!! I can't believe how good they are!! Last week Clayton's team played they Won!!The team scored 26 and he scored 16 of the 26.  8) Cody wow where do I begin, he was asked to join an AAU team for 3rd graders.
And I almost forgot..... Aaron and I celebrated our 11th Wedding Anniversary!

OUT with the OLD and IN with the NEW!!

As we say goodbye to 2010 I think back on the adventures, happiness, sorrows and the events of the year. For the most part I would say it was a good year! Just to remember a few highlights.
In 2010 we.......
Closed on our new home!
Had an amazing summer in Coeur d' Alene with my family.
Then off to the Oregon Coast to have a blast with Aaron's family!
I walked my first 5k with Aaron on Thanksgiving.
Aaron suffered for almost 5 months with a knee injury. Until finally getting surgery. (still working on recovery)
I went from a stay at home mom, to a full time working mom.
Casen my youngest started school.
Clayton and Cody are baseball and basketball stars!! They would love to try football but I just can't bring myself to let them.
Casen can't wait to test the waters in soccer again.
Cody lost all his front teeth and we are still waiting for them to find there way back in!
Clayton is now 10 and in 4th grade.
Cody is now 8 and in the 2nd grade also going to be baptised this weekend.
Casen is 5 for 2 more months, then my baby is going to be 6 I can't believe it.
Aaron has been teaching and coaching (football, basketball and softball) for 3 1/2 years now. He probable has more fun then the kids do. He is now the 2nd Counselor in Young Mens and the Scout Master.
I after almost 10 years of being a stay a home mom am working now. I really enjoy it, I couldn't ask for a better job working in the school with Aaron on the same schedule as everyone else. We are so blessed. I am the Primary President and staying pretty busy.
All in all we had a great 2010!!
As we kick 2010 out we look forward to 2011 to see the new adventures it has to offer!!

Busy..Busy...Busy

I decided to update today so I didn't have to label it Up Date! I will add pictures for the last 2 entries this evening! We went to a special 2nd grade Christmas concert for Cody last week it was cute he did a great job. It was about the smallest Christmas tree. He wasn't it but was a Christmas tree. He danced and sang and had a lot of fun!!
The school had a school wide Christmas Concert. All three boys sang. Casen's was gingerbread men which is now on the Christmas Tree! Cody We wish you a Merry Christmas!! Clayton A blue Christmas, with Elvis!! The kids really enjoyed themselves. We had our neighbors come with us and they have a couple younger kids that loved to see the boys preform either it was that or all the commotion.
All the boys have had there turn with being sick. Cody if finally almost over it, so Clayton decided to get it. Needless to say we all went to bed at 7:00 last night and slept like babies. Hopefully that helped!
We planned on going to SLC for the weekend to see the lights. That never happened due to Cody and him not doing to well. We missed out on it yet another weekend. We hope to make it before the Christmas season is over. I really want to see the lights at Temple Square but until then this has to do. ENJOY!






Merry Christmas!

    

Catch up!

I better start back as far as the end of October. Aaron's birthday is the intro to all the holidays around our home. He asked us not to do much for his birthday. He has so many responsibilities that it was hard to nail him down so we celebrated him on the weekend. We made his favorite dinner lasagna, bread sticks and cake. I made him a bouquet of Reese's. The bottom of my huge vase was filled with sweet tarts(Sweethearts) I took long skewers and taped 2 dozed Reese's to the tops, it was fun!!
Halloween was next. We did the trunk or treat a few weeks earlier. The eve of Halloween we got a call from friends in the neighborhood to come trick or treating with them. We had nearly half the ward on our front porch. They picked us up and we all went trick or treating together. It was nice.
Next....Clayton's birthday!! Bless his heart we had so many treats and so much cake left that I didn't make him a cake this year. He was so patient. We had him wait till his dad got home which was just before bed then we let him open his gifts. He got a be bee gun and a solo skate. That Clayton has talent, if it has wheels he can ride it regardless of what it is. The only thing that he really wanted that we couldn't do due to me working this year was go to CDA. He had a good birthday after all.
Parent teacher conferences- All three of the boys did really well. I am very proud of them! Clayton struggles with math. He hates to take his time and work out a bunch of steps. He gets it if I set down with him and we work it out together, so his teacher and I are really working on this with him. Cody is doing excellent!! His teacher went on and on about him. Casen, is doing great! He is becoming a bit of a chatter bug but excelling in school! We got our parent teacher conferences out of the way. Casen had a day out that the boys and I didn't have off, he begged me to stay home with him. I figured that we had 4 days out I'm taking the other 2 out and we took off to CDA! We left Wednesday after school I quickly and quietly packed the boys they had no clue! They got out of school and we told them, then I drove all night. Clayton my trooper promised to stay awake to help me stay awake but was the first one out. By 7:30 he was fast asleep, Casen and Cody lasted till 8:00 or so I even pulled off to get gas and not one of them woke up. They were sleeping like babies until Spokane Clayton popped up, then Cody popped up, they get so excited because things finally look familiar. As we Cruz to CDA the boys say I'll tell you how to get to Grandma & Grandpas from here and they do with such pride! It was a great time to go, the weather held out for us just a little snow and ice, the worst was the fog. I tucked behind semi's to cut through the fog. Unfortunately while we were on our way home I got the call that Matthew (the brother right under me) went active duty. He flew out to Iraq that morning. We pray for his family and a safe return home.
Thanksgiving, we worked right up to the day of YUCK. Aaron and I had signed up to do a Turkey Trot that morning, not knowing that it would maybe be 4*. Man was it cold. It was good we kept moving or we would of turned into Popsicles. This was my first time ever doing something like this, Aaron had done a few in the past. We walked the 5k trot in 45 minutes. It was a nice walk, around the CSI campus 3 times (good to know) We didn't feel that our time was bod seeing as though Aaron had surgery on his knee 6 months ago, and the cold humbles him really quick. We had our dinner it was very nice. Robert my little brother came down and spent the day with us.
Aaron HATES to participate in the black Friday events. Last year was his first experience with it and he promised he would never do it again........until this year when the gifts we wanted to get the boys were more affordable only at those hours so off we both went him to Target and I to Walmart, Not to mention that he was at Walmart at midnight already. We did it and are almost finished, thanks to the black Friday event, we were able to divide and conquer!
Aaron has been coaching girls basketball since October. That keeps him very busy. He is very dedicated to his team. I think that it is his dedication that has made his team a success. He really enjoys coaching and has a good group of girls. They love to play and work hard for him. I have become the team mom. Before the home games I french braid the girls hair. I must admit it has been a long time since I did anything to any ones hair, I enjoy it! The team went through a little of a rough patch but has come back strong. They have lost 3 games and won 5. Go Stuart!!
My birthday is next. Aaron and the boys got me some new tennis shoes!! We planned on to go out for dinner and ended up canceling that and just stayed home.
My dad had reconstructive surgery on his ankle last Monday. Now comes the long hard recovery. We hope and pray everything takes and he can quickly recover. I know there will be lost of struggles and pain with the whole process. My dad is very strong. The boys pray for him every night and pray that he will recovery quickly and properly, that he will be like a kid again. Bless there hearts they love there grandparents.
I think this should be pretty caught up. Once I get behind I have to really think do I even want to keep this up??? Then Aaron comes along and gets after me to get this updated. I think he should take over!!=)
Just in case.

~Happy Holidays!~

Up Date!!

The latest news. Aaron is finally done with football but in the same breath basketball has also started and he is busy busy busy. Our ward at church just got split, they took our ward and split it into 3 different wards and made 1 new ward. We are the new ward. Aaron is the new 2nd counseler in the young men's. He was busy before, now he is very busy.
I struggled to find the car that I was after. I thought about the Trailblazer, the Envoy or the Saturn Outlook. I went back and forth for sometime and could never settle on one until we found a Nissan Armada!! That is the vehicle that I want. We didn't know much about them but we really liked them. After doing some research we knew that we couldn't afford it until we found one in Boise. I sent Aaron off to Boise after it and he got it!! It is Silver, it has Navigation, leather heated seats, power everything, seats 8, sunroof, bla, bla, bla we really like it!!! I will post pictures after I get batteries for my camera.
We all carved pumpkins last night it was a lot of fun!! Casen took off his shirt to stay clean. When it was time to pull the guts out he was done so I pull all the guts out for him then smeared them on him. Clayton was too clean so I put it on him also. It was a lot of fun. Cody I knew wouldn't recover from a mess like that.
Pictures yet to come.
O.K my turn. I am very busy with work and the boys. We are on the go and clean the house in between it all and if we are lucky we even fit a good dinner in. My calling is Primary President. We are very busy but enjoying every minute of it.
Knowing me and my timing lately I tell everyone Happy Halloween late so better now then never HAPPY HALLOWEEN Stay safe and warm.
P.S. Happy Birthday Aaron!!! (Friday)

School started and we took off running!! The boys are all in school and working very hard. Clayton likes his teacher really well, which is a good thing, last year was really hard on him. He had a teacher who was retrying I personally think that she stayed one year too many. After one bad year it is hard to pick there spirts up and go again.
Cody, he is so sensitive. He really tries. He is such a smart boy!! He loves school, he likes his teacher and enjoys being with his friends.
Casen, we worked so hard trying to get him into all day Kindergarten. But that didn't work so we put him in private Kindergarten as well as public kindergarten. Casen is such a fun Loving little man....he really liked school at first, which was great!! Then at the private school it seems as though they pick on him a little and he is beginning to not like it much.
Aaron is staying sooooo busy with school and football. He just received a new call in church today.That is going to keep him extra busy, he is excited for it. His football team loves him, they have won all but 1 game and only have 2 games to go! GO BEARS!!
I started my new job and it has kept me very busy!! I am so busy testing or running labs at the school, then I get the boys, head home and try to get caught up on everything at home. We stay busy busy busy. I also got a new calling at church, it is going to keep me a little bit busier! It all keeps us young.
If I am LUCKY Aaron will go get me my new car tomorrow!! Cross your fingers!

We had a surprise visit from Sarah and her 3 little ones. It was so nice to have them spend a week with us. We did everything under the sun. Sarah and I went shopping, made amazing crafts, baked, pampered our selves and tried to relax just a little. We had a lot of fun!!  But all good things must come to an end.
I started working last Wednesday. I enjoy it so far. I'm learning slowly but surely of course. School starts tomorrow and I have no pass words to access the students computers, no one signed up to use the lab so far this week!! I can try to get more familiar with the systems and what not. So in my usual nut shell that's the latest with the Lippy's.
To all ya all starting school tomorrow:   & To all the moms that dread to send there little ones off .....
GOOD LUCK!!

Kick my bottom

I was catching up on all the blog action that I missed being so busy and gone for so long. On one of them someone is trying to loose some weight. I thought I would like to loose a few as well so maybe I'll try it also!     
She is trying to drink 64 oz. of water a day...I can handle that.
She is getting extra rest.....I'm trying
She is watching what she eats.....I can handle that.
She is exercising to a DVD called 30 Day Shred by Jillian Michaels.....Trying

O.K. truth be known I love to go for walks (I don't do it very often, I hate to do it alone) but exercise to a DVD not my thing. I feel that I am in o.k shape not great by any means but o.k.. So I thought I would give it a try. I found the DVD on eBay for a total of $10 including shipping. =)  I got it and decided to give it a try!! I did her level  1 20 minute workout yesterday morning and the hole day I could feel that I had done it. My chest is sore, my abs are sore and my thighs especially are sore. I have never done a 20 minute work out like it. She really kicked my butt and that was only level 1. There are 3 levels with both beginner and advanced levels. So to all you out there in better shape than me, which I'm feeling like that is everyone give her a try. It is an excellent work out that really gives you a run for your money. Good LUCK!!

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!

Last week our neighbor told me about a job in the school district. I thought about it and decided it is right up my alley and right where I want to be. Aaron grilled me on interview questions, he tried to prepare me as much as possible. I had my interview this morning!! I got a call this afternoon.............    I GOT THE JOB!!! I am the new Assistant Computer Lab Teacher!! I am excited!!

All my boys are in school now. Casen's going into kindergarten, we are trying to get him into full day as a peer student. He is next on the list!
That's the latest hot off the press!!

Finally Back!

WOW, it has been a while. The kids got out of school for summer break and we got sooo busy. Clayton and Cody both started playing baseball. Cody played coach pitch/tee ball, he absolutely loved it! Clayton played on a 3rd & 4th grade team they hit off a pitching machine . That was fun to watch! Clayton did very well, he was the only 3rd grader who played all the time. Yes, he had to set out a couple of times but when he wasn't on the field playing 2nd or 3rd base he was always the extra hitter. We filled Monday thru Thursday with games for the boys. Aaron was teaching summer school and coaching girls softball.

Then our long awaited month of July finally came!! We went to Coeur d' Alene!!! (Hate the ride love the Results) We went there for my family reunion. It had it's ups and downs like any family reunion. It is really hard to get 11 kids there spouses and there kids all together. We were missing 3 (1 nephew 1 niece and 1 sister in law) We did had all the original 13. Then 26 grand kids and 50something there all together. My pictures are not the best but, you get the picture!

We had a lot of fun. The most fun is being at Mom & Dads having a BBQ and getting a rowdy game of Volleyball going. This was the girls Volleyball Spirit Fingers moejoe.

We were able to spend time with family. Every day was spent with family and friends. The kids and I got to go swimming almost everyday. We rode grandpa's 4 wheeler. We took care of the lawn. We cleaned the yard off (YUCK) then Clayton or Casen even by the time we left trims the yard as I or Aaron would mow on the  rideing lawn mower. We could have it done in one hour. I cooked with my mom & sisters (which beats cooking by your self any day) I love to go for walks with my mom. We got up about 6:00 so the boys were still asleep. We would go for a 5 mile walk everyday we could squeeze it in. Aaron and the boys went fishing with some friends they had a BLAST!!

After being in CDA for 4 weeks we took off to Oregon to spend some time with Aaron's parents. We played at the park, went shopping and just hung out. We went to the Portland Zoo I loved the sea Loins!!They looked so peaceful.

 It was nice to unwind and prepare to take off to the Coast. On the way we went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory PPPEEEUUU . How can a place stink so bad on the outside but taste so good on the inside? Can't judge a book by its cover.

We went to the Coast for 5 days and 4 nights, it was a great way to end our vacation. We (Aaron's parents & us)  meet up with Aaron's cousins Tono, Emily and there 3 little ones. We had a BLAST! We could hardly set up camp we were so excited to get to the water. We did finally get our work done and went to the water.

Tono taught the boys to body surf!!

 It was soooo cold. Cody kept saying

 "BURR RR I've got a brain freeze". The weather was great everyday except 1, which meant the boys and Aaron had to be in the water all the time. They skim boarded, body surfed and ran from waves. Aaron and Tono (No Fear) Boggy boarded on skim boards. The next day (the UGLY day) Tono ventured off to get real boggy boards....the next day was filled with boggy boarding, then using those boards to surf. (oops We forgot our surf board at home)

We are now home and back to the daily grind. The boys (Clayton and Cody) are attending summer school. Aaron just finished another football camp. Casen and I are trying to get everything done and caught up from being gone 5 weeks.

It's good to be home!

Utah

We went to Utah for the weekend. It was very nice! My little brother David graduated from Eagle Gate College from the Criminal Justice Program. We are very proud of him and accomplishing this with a family of 5 little boys under foot. We did it with almost 3 little boys and boy is it hard. Holly (NO not me my sister in law) is very patient and humble, ya have to be to handle a husband who works full time and attends school. We tried to make it in time for his ceremony unfortunately David caught up with us on our way to there home AFTER the ceremony.

We had a BLAST as we usually do when we spend time with family!! We went to the Hill Air Force Museum the boys absolutely LOVED it. They all flew airplanes, explored with airplanes and lifted helicopters as you can see in the picture of my MUSCLE MEN!!

These are some Cinnamon Rolls I made last night and cooked up right quick this morning for breakfast they were delicious!! They are Super Easy!! Just time consuming. Oh I found this recipe on the Internet I don't recall where so I apologize. Also I like this recipe because I can fit 4 cups of flour in my Kitchen Aide, all others call for 6-8 cups of flour and it's too much for my machine.

Cinnabon Rolls

From Amanda Sainsbury

1 c. warm milk (110*)

2 eggs (room temperature)

1/3 c. margarine, melted

4 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1/2 c. sugar

1 pkg yeast

Filling

1c. brown sugar

2 1/2 tbspn. ground cinnamon

1/3 cup butter softened

Icing

1/4 c. cream cheese (2 oz.)softened

8 tblspn. butter softened

1 1/2 c. powered sugar

1/2 t. vanilla

1/8 t. salt

dissolve yeast in warm milk in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter ,salt, eggs, and flour. Mix well knead dough into a large ball dust with flour let rise in a warm place 1 hour or until it doubles in size.

In a small bowl combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough out to a 16X21 rectangle about 1/4 inch thick spread dough with 1/3 c. butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar mixture. Roll up cut into 12 even tolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 glass baking dish. Cover & let rise until nearly doubled about 30 min.

**Now place them in the refrigerator for the next morning  if doing the night before.**

Preheat oven 350* cook 18-20 min or until golden brown.mix up Icing spread 1/2 on while hot and again with remaining when cool. Mine never makes it to that stage so it's all on there HOT!!!

I hope you will enjoy these as much as we have they have been GREAT!!

Look what I did!!!
I got on one of the blogs I enjoy looking at your home based mom and she had a tutorial of how to make these babies!!
SUPER EASY!! The cake was one of her recipes also.


I have also seen others with a twist on them.... Get jars or candy jars with a lid - glue to a candle stick using
E-6000 let it dry and you have a super fun way to display trinkets or treats!!  I got that from another of the blogs I enjoy drab to fab.


When we layed the sod 1 1/2 weeks ago we also planted our black yard and LOOK we have little GRASSLINGS!! I guess you should know that I had to use super macro that's how small they are but EXCITING!!


A finally I got a job this week. With Aaron having surgery and being sick lately he asked me to get things in order to be a sub for him. I did that not thinking anything of it, and in the last 2 days got everything done and rolling. I am now a substitute teacher!! I subbed at the boys school today and tomorrow I am subbing for Aaron's class. So far, I know its early but I really enjoy it.

Robert and the Boys on the Moon. (Scott, Ben,, Adam, Justin, Clayton, Robert, Casen and Cody from Left to Right)

All the Boys on Mars THINKING!!
We had a great time!!



We rode the train in Utah to Salt Lake City! It was everyones 1st time riding on a train. It was fun!

The boys loved the ride Robert tried to relax! The boys rocked out! Ben and Casen sharing my mp3 player.

Clayton and Tyler W. at there pinewood druby. Clayton did very well he took 1st place for his den, 2nd in the troop. He did GREAT!! Tyler 1st in his den and 3rd in the troop. Great Job Boys!!

Aaron had knee surgery YUCK-This is his knee 1 week later. Looks 100% better then it did a week ago. 14 staples all together in his knee.

We have been working very hard trying to get our Front yard in and finally LOOK!!! Its DONE. We are very happy with the way it turned out. The boys were so cute Cody and Casen teamed up to carry rolls of sod along the edge of the yard to us. Robert, Denna, Clayton and I worked like troopers to get it in and done Aaron struggled to just supervise. Finally it feels and looks like Home!

Welcome Home!

Knee Surgery

Aaron had surgery today!! Finally after 3 months of guess work on our part we got it taken care of. It was crazy....about 45 minutes into surgery the power went out. That's what everyone wants to happen during surgery. No problem they have back up generators that kicked in 30 seconds later.
He was weird----he came out of surgery giggling like a little girl and laughing like a hienia.
The second he stopped laughing the pain hit like a rock, then the nausea kicked in he is on a bad roller coaster ride.
Anyway things went well now he is off to recovery!!

Finally Back!

It has been a crazy few months.
Life is good but busy!!
We had a surprise visit from JoAnn and her 2 youngest kids and Sarah with her 3 little ones. They had talked about coming for a visit but decided not to come. Aaron and I had just set down with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of water to relax and watch some t.v before turning in for the night and the door bell rang. Who could that be at 10:00 at night we don't know that many people....but to our surprise it was my sisters!!! We all hung out for a few days and enjoyed being together. We went shopping of course, saw the sites and just hung out. The weather was beautiful except the wind that never seems to stop blowing.
That same week my parents Robert and Jacob also came. (we expected them) That was a visit for the record books. They traveled 10 hour each way and stayed under 24 hours including sleep. ......CRAZY..... We also had David and his family here. We had a happy house full, all together there were 23 on couches, air mattresses and crammed where ever they would fit. It was so nice to see everyone and be together!!
Robert my little brother needed a break from the mundane routine of life so he stayed with us and has been with us the last month. It has been nice! Robert loves to be with the boys and they can't get enough of him. He goes home this weekend, then will drive back to stay a while longer with us. The boys are really going to miss pestering and teasing him.
Aaron hurt his knee back in January playing basketball with some high school kids. We have been nursing it back to health we thought......after buying 2 knee braces. One he had from an old High School injury to keep his leg still. We bought another to side step a MRI with slight movement. We were given 2 others from friends who have had been through this hole process, just to end up seeing a specialist, getting that MRI and having surgery this Friday. His knee has been swollen since January and unusable since as well. He really messed it up. They did the MRI, the doctor reviewed it and it was such a mess that he went back to the radiologist to have him help explain what was going on. Then in visiting with the doctor and his partner for another opinion they are going to do a knee scope and still cut it open to do some exploratory surgery. YUCK!
The boys and I stay busy keeping our home running. We are putting our yard in WHAT A MESS! The sprinklers, plants and curbing is in and done now we are going to start laying the sod. (After Robert gets back so he can help me) We have our yard fenced and the 3rd concrete pad will be poured in 2 weeks then it's time to seed the back.
The boys, Robert and I went to Utah to see David, Albert and Andrea and there families. It was a very nice visit. We road a train for our 1st time. We wanted to go to temple square but the weather was so awful that we vowed that next time we would. We went to the science center the boys loved it there. We also went to a discovery zone, was part of a St. Patty's Day parade and play in the rain/snow. We were all COLD, tired and soaked to the bone we decided to call it a day.
I hope I didn't loose ya-that's a lot to take in.
Happy Easter & Happy Spring!!

Our Boys!

Casen

(Almost 5 years old)

Cody

(7 years old)

Clayton

(9 years old)