FHE Swap

One of my super smart friends held a Family Home Evening Swap tonight. I was sad that I had to just drop off my stuff and run but I am thrilled with the idea... here is how it works. You make on really great FHE lesson and then you make how ever many copies of it that you need so everyone gets one. (we had 5 girls so I made 5 copies) then you go and exchange them so you leave with 5 different lessons! Sweet eh??
  I will admit that I didnt come up with my lesson idea entirely on my own. I found it on one of those old school books I got from my moms basement. They are GREAT!!!
  My lesson is about Dinosaurs that have no manners... like Rude Rex and Butt in Bronto. There is a stick puppet lesson about the dinos that teaches how being mean makes others feel and how to have good manners. Then you play Dino bone match. There are kind words and sayings on each card.
  I cant wait to get a chance to look through the other lessons I got!

I will for sure have to do a FHE swap again!

A Great Cause

Hello All!
  I promise I will try to be more diligent in posting on this blog in the future... but lets face it... life is a little crazy at times!
  Anyways... in the mean time here is another blog for you to check out! Its a great cause and one of my friends is going to be helped by it and then I have other Super talented friends who are auctioning stuff off!
http://sweetpeabenefitboutique.blogspot.com/

A Fun Idea

I have insanely talented friends. I am constantly blown away by all the mad skills that they have. One of my super cool friends organized a group of us into a card exchange. We just exchanged cards last night and gave out the next assignment, so I had to share what a great idea I thought it was. Here is how is works... You get a group of friends together (in my group there is 12 of us) You give out a card theme assignment (last month we did Birthday) then you each go and make 12 cards of the said theme by the time you next meeting (we meet once a month) Then you all give everyone one of your cards and you then leave with 12 different cards! Its Awesome!! I was not only impresseed by the mad skills my ladies have but also the creativity... they were all so different! I cant wait to exchange cards again next month!

Christmas Devotional

Tonight was one of my most favorite nights of the year. It was the First Presidency Christmas devotional. I always love it. I love to see the decorations and hear the music and the sweet messages. I have a paticular soft spot for these three great men. But that sweet spot grew even more for Pres. Utchdorf tonight. Here is why. Jaxon was sitting there playing DS and not paying attention... but I was just glad my three yr old was being quiet so I could listen. Then Pres Utchdorf starts quoting from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Jaxon instantly stopped what he was doing and then listened quite intently for a while. he was thrilled to hear some of his favorite story.
  This had been a great weekend for me. I have been getting Tons of projects done! Stay tuned because this coming up week Ill be posting more felt food, a fun teachers gift and a creative christmas gift... among other things Im sure!
  This is one crazy week Im heading into. lets hope Manic Me Sticks around long enough for me to get through it.
   back to the Devotional... I love how it brings in the true meaning of Christmas. I want to give a shout out to my Awesome friend Karrie... she has helped to organize an amazing Christmas service project. She is collecting everything needed to provided christmas to 10 under priviledged families leaving in calgary.I loved this because I always want to help out and give service at Christmas... but I dont know how to organize it or sometimes I forget in all my hussel and bussel... so Thanks Karrie!

New Resolution

Ive been doing alot of thinking lately. Jaxon has been a little crazy lately and also acting sorta younger then normal. I think its his way of getting attention from me. I have been crazy swamped with Christmas crafts and chores and kids. Plus Jaxon is now competing with Owen for attention and he tends to do things that Owen does... which is fine for a 15 month old but not for a 3 yr old. Plus Jaxon has been having far too much screen time. He seems to bounce from the Wii to the TV to the movies to the computer to the DS and back again. so here is my resolution... I am going to Play more. play with my boys. Laugh with them. Pretend with them. Grow with them. If projects dont get done they dont get done... if chores dont get done then there is always tomorrow. from today on Im going to play more!

(Great Picture that my awesome friend Kim from Kim Hawkings Photography took eh?)

Family Pictures

I just had to share with you my wonderful family pictures. I am blessed to have many talented friends. One friend, Kim Hawkings is an unbelievably gifted photographer. No matter how many of her pictures I see Im still blown away by what she can capture with a lense. Kim, you are so gifted! A couple of weeks ago she did our family pictures and Ill admit I was worried as to how they would turn out. Jaxon, my three yr old, was miserable and not wanting to cooperate after the first few shots. But when I saw them I was reminded as to why she will always be my go to photographer! They are stunning!
Jaxon. This truly captures who Jaxon is. He is about to jump off a rock. Jaxon is a crazy jumping machine so I see this look alot.

Families are Forever

My Sweet Owen with the Killer Blue Eyes

She was able to capture so many candid moments, like this one. It melts my heart!
If any of you out there in cyber world are looking for a GREAT photographer check her out at http://www.kghphotography.ca/

A New Discovery

Tonight we had my good friend and a wonderful photographer, Kim Hawkings take some family pictures for us. She took us to a place I never knew existed and I have spent the majority of my life in Calgary. Just outside the city limits there is a place called Ann & Sandy Conservation. Its just a wildlife preserve. We didn't get very far in down the path since we have little Jaxon who hates the outdoors and pricklies in the grass. But from what I saw it was a beautiful area. I dont know if Id called it a hike but a good walk. I'd like to go back and do some exploring! There is an honor system, they ask for a $2 per person donation. No one is there to make sure you donate but come on lets all make sure we help places like this out!
  Jaxon was hungry and tired so I have to give a shout out to Kim for doing the pictures. Im glad I know how talented Kim is because Im sure despite the lack of pictures Jaxon allowed her to take and his grumpy attitude, that she still got some wonderful shots! I cant wait to see them!