Help Please...

Hey everyone, I am hosting a Valentines Day card crop and swap next weekend and was wondering if anyone has any cute Valentines Day card ideas that they would be willing to share or if anyone knows of a good website to check out some cute ideas. Your help is greatly appreciated since I have no idea what im doing. LOL. I am desperatly trying to get back into creative mode so I can get my creative juices flowing and hopefully jump back into scrapping soon since I havent done it in forever and McCoy's books are looking pretty empty. LOL.

Thanks agains Ladies, Love Ya

Childrens Books

Hey all, just wondering if anyone can recommend some good childrens books. These three are currently in McCoy's top ten. We read them everynight and although he has three shelves of books we are always looking for good reads so if you have any suggestions of what your kids like, we would love some new ideas. Thanks bunches!

Its a Jungle Out There...

We went to the wonderful South Florida County Fair over the weekend and had us a good o'l time. It was so funny. Honestly though it pales in comparison to the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo. Glade and I just have so many good memories of the fair back home that it is weird to attend a fair anywhere else. This is our second year going and we always have fun but it's just one of those things that is better back home. :) I say it is funny because one of the exhibits is a cow milking and petting area. Now please tell me that is funny to you too. LOL.

We were feeling a little silly so we took the picture above at one of those little photo stands. McCoy was obsessed with the Tiger and so excited to sit on it. Whenever anyone walks in our house McCOy quickly grabs the photo and says,"look, Me n Big Tiger, not scarry." He has always been afraid of tigers, even to look at them in a picture book, so he is pretty impressed with himself for overcoming his fears. He is such a funny little man and he teaches me something new everyday! Ive said it a billion times and I'll say it a billion and one - I love love love being mommy to this little Rockstar!

Going to market...

I was making out my grocery list yesterday and McCoy decided he wanted to make one out too so I gave him a piece of paper and a pen and he started scribbling. I asked him what was on his grocery list and he said, "oranges." Nice I said, what else. "Milt (Milk) he said." Great, and what else, I said? After thinking about it for a minute he got a big smile and proudly said "Toys!" Then he checked his paper and repeated, "Oranges, Milt, and Toys, Yup done!" I thought that was a pretty good grocery list for two year old. LOL.

Careful Vewing - Not for the faint of heart!

Oh my poor poor boy! He took a little spill the other night and knocked himself a good one! But dont worry, its not as bad as looks. My poor son just has his mommas sensative skin - we bruise like peaches! Buto tell you the truth though, I am amazed this doesnt happen like everyday! He is always doing crazy things. I forget that he is only two sometimes because he is always trying to jump his scooter of the side walk doing a "Pop" as he calls it, short for pop a wheelie, or jumping off the couch over his chairs or toys or whatever is under him. My little Evil Kanievel has lucked out so far and oddly enough this goose egg is not even from his crazy stunts, its just from tripping on the stairs. He turned to look behind him when he was going down the stairs and he ran into a banster and fell down the last two stairs and onto the hardwood floor at my neighbors house. Of course I freak out over things like this but my wonderful neighbor and good friend is a nurse so she always comforts me and looks over Mac to make sure he is ok. These pictures were taken five minutes after his accidents and five mintues after this Big Mac was high fiven Glade and eating popcicles. (Popcicles are the magic heal all food at our house!)The ginormous bump on his head was completely gone by the next night and now he just has some tiny scabs. I am so thankful that God made children to be such quick healers - I guess it was the least he could do to keep mothers sane since he gave little boys such daredevil natures. LOL.

P.S. About the purple princess pj's - McCoy had just finished taken a bath with Robbi so he borrowed some of her pajamas. I promise, I dont normally dress my big guy in princess jammies - Glade would kill me. Although if he had some curly hair to go along with those big eyes I think he would make one darling little girl...

Happy Neay Year

We got to bring in the New Year while we were surrounded by family. New Years Eve we had a small crab and Menudo feast at my mom and dads. We just visited and laughed and had a good ol' time. On New Years day we went sledding up at Rock Creek. McCoy absolutly loved the snow. He had so much fun, we all did. I was too chicken to take McCoy down the mountain myself, so my dad took him a couple of times and as soon as someone said "Ready", McCoy would excitedly say Yea! and then cover his eyes with his little mittens. It's alway fun to play like a kid! I am so glad we went.

Our Christmas Vacation

We had so much fun on our trip. Mac had a blast hanging with all his cousins. We did so much fun stuff and I took way to many pictures and here are just a few. Hope you enjoy...


Waiting to open our Santa gifts! Santa Clause was in Utah on Christmas eve. The young ones were all so excited, all except for McCoy. We had to pull him aside and assure him that Santa was really just Grandpa. That was the only way we could get him to go up to Santa and sit with other kids.


Playing with cousin Taylor!

On Christmas Eve night we played games and McCoy just played and played and with all cousins. He loved hanging out with his older cousins. Him and his cousin Bubba were good pals.




Nana & Pops took McCoy to make his very first Build-A-Bear! He has been wanting to go for a while and he just had so much fun. Of course he picked some football gear out for his bear buddy. He is such a boy! I love it!


Christmas morning with cousin Jack: Mac and Jack got matching cowboy hats and guns! Thanks John and Julie! McCoy had so much fun at your house! We just love you guys!




McCoy Making the traditional Christmas cookies with his Nana. We made so many cookies the counters and tables were covered with sugar cookies!

The Polar Express Train Ride to the North Pole: We had so much fun, it was freezing and of unknowingly sat right by Santas seat on the train and McCoy was terrified. But Santa didnt sit still long so as soon as he left it was back to smiles and giggles.

We're Back ... And It's So Good To Be Home!

Well after our extended vacation I must say that it is good to finally be back home in nice warm weather. We are sure missing all the fam though. We are so thankful that we had the opportunity to take so much time for the holidays and spend it surrounded by family and friends. Even though we froze our little bunns off, we sure had a blast and we did so much. I have so many pictures to post of our vaca and I promised the family I would get them all on soon. So starting this weekend I will get cracking. This week is my catch up week on everything else. :) I have a ton of work to do and laundry to sort - yuck! But as soon as thats all done its back to blogging. Looking forward to hearing from all of you soon. Oh Yea! Happy New Year! Im stoked about the upcoming year. Hope all of yours has started off good so far!

Love,
Amber Marie