Monday, April 25, 2011


The tide recedes
but leaves behind
bright seashells on the sand.
The sun goes down
but gentle warmth
still lingers on the land.

The music stops
and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains...


For every joy that passes,


something beautiful remains.

Because of our faith and belief in our Heavenly Father's plan
we will be together forever.....
(Thanks for the poem, Mom)

Sunday, April 10, 2011

BYU, Birthday, Sew

Like my wallpaper? It's my sister-in-law, Nikki's design!!!
How do you blog? I pick my photos then go from there.
( Leftover pic from the Eagle Scout Court of Honor. )
Emil Michael decided to go to BYU for college!!!!! Yea!
This whole past week we've been trying to figure out meal plans, housing, majors.....
He will start June 20th, just 10 days after is graduation!! Yikes! Just a little bit of stress here.

This past month Noah had a birthday as well as Emil Michael. So here is the rundown from Noah's Birthday celebrations.
He had his friends, Floyd & David spend the night. They stayed up late playing Wii and talking. They had a great time. I'm so sad they're moving!!!! They are Noah's best friends. (Look at that smile. He's determined not to show his braces)

On the Sunday after his birthday we went to Emil's parents for a family dinner. Auntie Theresa was there and we had some tasty chicken fingers, lumpia, pancit and salad.

We are going over the etiquette of wearing sunglasses indoors and while talking to people tomorrow at Family Night.....

Jess has been busy helping Emil Michael with is book. She is his ghost writer. This is Jess in one of her creative frenzies. She's just a mad blur of prose!
Noah and I went to get a ice cream the other day after his orthodontist appt. and the place had a big chair so of course we had to take pictures in it.

I've been sewing some. New throw pillows for the couch. I used the old pillows and just made new covers. Very inexpensive and wow!!!

I love to do short projects for the house. They can be done fast and make such a difference.
In addition to making pillows I've been making Monogramed hand towels for gifts. I got the idea from my sister-in-law, Melissa. You can use any dishtowels but these are called tea towels and I like them. Aren't they cute? It really is more simple than you would imagine and a nice little gift.
Here are some fabric coasters too. All so much fun and fast

For April 1st I had fun making these spaghetti & meatballs cupcakes for the kids. They look kinda gross but my lighting wasn't the best. The "noodles" is just white frosting piped through a round tip icing bag. The meatball is a Ferro Rocher chocolate candy then you roll it in strawberry jelly and put it onto of the cupcake. The kids loved it and it was pretty fun.