Funny Moment..........

The other day I was talking to someone in our entryway (a complete stranger) and the phone started ringing. I asked Cayden to go find daddy and ask him to get the phone. Cayden proceeded to stand in the same spot and yell at the top of his lungs "DADDY, CAN YOU GET THE PHONE"!!!! Thanks Cayden, I could have done that!!:)

Strawberry Freezer Jam

I made freezer jam for the first time and it is so easy!!! You just have to make sure you buy the freezer jam pectin that says NO COOKING. They only had the ones you cook, with all of the canning supplies. I actually found it in the baking aisle on the very bottom shelf below all of the Jell-0 (at Walmart). All you add is the pectin, sugar and strawberries (blended). Below are the instructions that are on the back of the pectin box (Ball Fruit Jell Freezer Jam Pectin NO COOKING).

1 Stir sugar and contents of 1 package in a bowl until well blended.
2 Add 4 cups crushed fruit (for peaches, reduce to 3 1/2 cups). Stir 3 minutes.
3 Ladle jam into clean plastic (or glass)freezer jars.
4 Twist on lids and let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes.
5 Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.

6 NOTE: Fresh strawberries: 4 (1 lb) pkgs Frozen Strawberries: 3 (12 oz) bags.
7 Fresh Peaches: 12 medium.
8 Frozen Peaches: 3 (16 oz) bags.
9 Fresh Raspberries: 6 (6 oz) pkgs.
10 Frozen Raspberies: 3 (12 oz) bags.

If you use the above amounts of fruit and one pectin packet it makes 5 (8oz.) jars of jam. I bought pint jars instead of 8 oz. and I was able to make almost 6 full jars using 2 packets (you get 2 packets in a box of the Ball brand) of pectin and 4 (1 lb.) packages of fresh strawberries. My family loves strawberry freezer jam, that is the only kind of jam they will eat (so we go through a lot)!!!!!!

What a Surprise!!

Carlie took a bite of her hot dog tonight and out came her 3rd tooth!!! We didn't even know she had a loose tooth!! We would like it if the rest of them would come out that easy!:)

Kids first and last football game..........

For at least the next 5 years:) Today was the preview football game for the Utes. We thought it would be fun to take the kids since we don't take them when the real season starts. The team just plays against each other and whoever wants to come and watch gets in for free. We made it to half time (which is really quick when you cutout all of the time outs!!!) As far as the kids were concerned though we could have left after the first 5 minutes since all of the treats were gone!!:) At least we got to find out that the kids won't be ready to sit through a real football game for quite a while!! I don't mind, it gives Lance and I an excuse for a "date night" since those are rare!!:) We are excited for the day though when we can all go as a family and have a good time!! Carlie was not going to even get close to the mascot but Cayden couldn't wait to get his picture taken with him!! He did get a little nervous though when he put his arms around him!! He was trying to be brave but you could tell he wasn't sure whether he should be scared and cry!!! The weather was so nice today, it was nice to be able to spend the afternoon outside finally:)

What a busy weekend.......

Cayden could have played with the dough all day long if I would have let him:)

Easter sugar cookies. They are so good but so much work to make!!:)

Easter morning. Carlie looks like she has been up for hours and she probably very well was since she was so excited for the easter bunny to come. Cayden would have slept for another 2 hours if Carlie would have let him!!:)

The kids colorful easter eggs. They like putting the stickers on the eggs more than coloring them:)

Easter morning it got very quiet, which can only mean one thing!! Cayden was downstairs filtering our milk!! I asked him what he was doing and he said he wanted a drink of milk!! Of course that meant milk was everywhere (luckily the milk carton was not full)!! What is he thinking, I wish I knew sometimes!!!!!!

We tried to fit as much as we could into Easter weekend (it makes me tired thinking about it)!! Friday we made and decorated sugar cookies. That night we got to go to a birthday party for one of the cousins (we sacrificed seeing Miley for cousin Taylor's birthday party)!!:) Saturday another cousin was baptized, we went and saw the Hannah Montana Movie and decorated easter eggs. Finally on Easter we went to both parents and had the regular easter traditions. We have brunch and an easter egg hunt with Lance's family and then go to dinner at my family's. It was a fun and busy weekend but I am glad to now get back into a regular routine!!:)

Barely missed Miley!!!

We went to Target Friday afternoon and passed the movie theater along the way. There were several television stations there, we just figured they were making a big deal about the Hannah Montana movie that just opened. Carlie made the comment that Hannah Montana must be there!! About an hour later we found out Carlie was right!! Miley had made a surprise visit to the theater right by our house!!! Carlie was so sad, the thought of being right there and not getting to see her almost made her cry!!! We were planning on going to see the movie but who would have known that of all places and all movie theaters that Miley Cyrus would pick the one right by our house!!! Carlie got to go see the movie though on Saturday and of course loved it!! Maybe the next time Miley decides to come to Salt Lake we will get to see her:) The movie was really good!! Cayden was glued to his seat the whole time (which doesn't happen often) and Lance and I even liked it!! It was definately worth seeing even though we didn't get a surprise visit from Miley!!:)

The Cutest Ring Bearer Ever!!

My brother got married tonight and Cayden got the honor of being the Ring Bearer!! He was so cute and so proud to wear his little tuxedo. We had talked to him about walking down the aisle with the flower girl so much that after the ceremony he followed the flower girl around all night!!:)