Our Fabulous Four

Taylor's 8th Birthday!!

2010-03-16T11:45:00.002-06:00

We made a little carnival in our backyard and invited Taylor's school class to the party!
Karli and her friends were the "Carni" workers

I can always count on my amazing friend Karen to help me with my parties. I don't know what I'd do without her.

Trevor was a great popcorn man!

Mecham Reunion

2010-03-16T11:01:00.008-06:00

Last Summer we stayed at Trevor's uncle's cabin for a few days! We had so much fun together. Thanks to Nate and Tricia suggesting we do it and help plan it we were able to enjoy a memorable time together.

Darlene, Michelle, Brent, Nita, Trevor and Amy

Cousins
The zip line was everyone's favorite...

My Baby is Off to School

2009-08-26T22:43:00.004-06:00

My baby started Kindergarten yesterday, the same day my oldest started Jr.High. She was so excited all day long. It's pretty weird to have all of my kids in school. But kinda nice too.

Cabbage Patch Kid

2009-08-26T22:32:00.003-06:00

Towards the end of the school year all of the kids in Karli's grade received a small cabbage plant to plant in their garden with the hopes of growing the biggest cabbage and winning a scholarship prize. Not many people planted it, and I wasn't planning on it but Karli was very persistent. So with little effort we planted the cabbage and left it all summer.

It sure was tastey! I'd love to grow them again because it was so easy.

My Little Boy

2009-08-25T11:18:00.003-06:00

As I was driving my first born to his first day of middle school, everything in me was calm. As we passed the high school he saw the seminary building and asked, "Is that the cemetery room?" I smiled and laughed a little, mostly inside. He really still is my little boy, but not for long. He said that his stomach hurt-my little boy was a little nervous. I rubbed his back with reasurrance and love. Then he quickly left with a quick goodbye and I love you. I drove away. Smiling quickly changed into unexpected tears.

Gorgeous St. George

2009-06-06T09:03:00.004-06:00

Over Memorial Day Weekend Our family went to St. George and spent a day in Zion.

The weather was perfect! I bought a tent and decided to go with a roomy eight man tent. That thing is nice! We could fit a queen size blow up mattress and all four kids and still have room to spare. I got made fun of all weekend.

Taylor and Halee giving Uncle Brent a nice back massage.

The kids kept busy finding frogs, furry caterpillars, looking for wild turkeys, spotting lizards, swimming and just having fun with cousins.

Brent took us to Little Black Mountain where there are many ancient Indian Petroglyphs. It was cool.

My Baby's Growing Up

2009-06-05T21:53:00.002-06:00

My baby graduated from preschool! The program was so cute. As we all stood to recite the pledge of allegance, it was so hard for me to hold back the tears. I couldn't believe how well they all could recite it! It was touching.

I'm really going to miss going to Miss Heidi's preschool. For the past four years I've had Taylor or Halee going there. Heidi and Marianne have been wonderful. You can never have too many good people in a child's life to care about them.

Halee is so excited to start kindergarten. She is a smart little thing. Big Attitude-Itty bitty body!

Grandma and Grandpa are always so supportive! Thanks for coming.

Way to Go Karli

2008-11-30T16:56:00.003-07:00

Karli entered the reflections contest at school for the first time this year. The theme was "Wow". She painted a picture of dolphins at sunset. It was all her own idea and she didn't look at anything. She won an honorable mention for her art. I think she did a really good job. She is a bit of a perfectionist though because she was a little disappointed that she didn't win a trophy. We are so proud of you Karli.

My Baby is Five!

2008-11-23T16:29:00.006-07:00

On November 18, 2003 Halee Rachelle Mecham was born. She is our youngest of four. It's hard to believe that it's been five years! It's a little sad. Next year she will start kindergarten and I will find myself with the free time I've been dreaming of. Now that this free time is coming closer I'm not so sure that's what I want. Can't she stay my baby forever? Halee is a beautiful young lady who won't be pushed around, yet she knows how to milk her "baby of the family" status. She loves to play mommy of 4 to 6 babies. It's not uncommon to find her pushing a stroller loaded with dolls and loading a carrier with a couple more. When she goes across the street to play with her friend, Bryson, she finds all of his baby brother's empty bottles hiding around the house and brings them to his mom. One time Halee spearheaded the "no bear bum mission" at Bryson's house. They got all the stuffed animals they could find and without Karen catching them until the mission was complete, they diapered every bears' bum. After removing the diapers, Bryson's mom now had a lovely basket full of all ready unfolded diapers for her to use. Halee will make an excellent mother one day.
She loves babies so much that she wanted to have a baby birthday party. The invitations read:"It's a Girl and she's 5! Halee's not a baby any more but she is having a baby birthday party." We decorated like it was a baby shower. I even got a call from the R.S. president that noticed the I'ts a girl banner on the front door and was wondering if she missed something.
We tasted baby food, played pin the binky on the baby's mouth, baby bingo, and had a baby dressing relay. The kids took home real baby bottles. Now Halee and Karli are drinking from them! I don't want to have to ween her again. What have I done!

All I Want For Christmas...

2008-11-20T07:44:00.004-07:00

Taylor came home from school excited to show me a tooth necklace hanging around his neck. Well you know what that means! I screamed with excitement, "Let me see!" I was surprised because it wasn't very loose. He's a very determined little boy. Once he's got his mind set on something he won't stop till it's done. I told him, "Now all you want for Christmas is your two front teeth, right?" He just smiled his cute toothless grin. I don't think he's ever heard that song. I'm going to have to teach it to him.

We're Having Another Baby!

2008-11-15T23:09:00.006-07:00

So I was looking through family pictures on the computer and came across this one of me just a week before I delivered Halee. I said to Trevor, "Goll, I look so much better when I'm pregnant. Just look at my face how full it is. I look healthier." Trevor told me, "Just have another baby." I said, "Yeah right! Like that's gonna happen." (He tells me all the time that we are definately done having kids.) Then he said, "I'll have another baby with you." I got kind of excited inside and started to believe him. "You really will?" I asked (I'm so gullable.) "No! We're definately done," he said. "I knew that's how you'd react that's why I said that." How Rude!

What a Season!

2008-11-10T22:03:00.004-07:00

Nate's team played in their final game on Saturday, which was also for the championship. We played against Riverton and finally after 3 years we could have the pleasure of wasting them. This was the first time we've won in the finals. It was great! Nate got some amazing plays. He tackled a guy and made him fumble the ball which we in turn recovered. He had a great run and he even got to pass the ball.

This was a great season, and now that it's over I don't know what Trevor will do with all of his free time.

Way to play hard all season Nate! We are so proud of you!

Barefoot and Happy

2008-11-07T08:59:00.005-07:00

See that cute little snow bunny....

She was so excited for the snow that she couldn't wait to put shoes on. She was running aroound in the snow barefoot and happy. Notice that she at least has a coat on. She'll either wear a coat or shoes but not both at the same time.

Get This Tooth Out

2008-11-05T07:12:00.002-07:00

When I picked Taylor up from school yesterday, he got in the car and showed me how loose his tooth was. It was all purple around the gums so I asked, "Did you bump it?" He said, "No. When we were at computers I kept twisting it!" He was determined after that point to get that tooth out. He sat in front of the mirror pulling and twisting. My brother said,"Come here. I want to see what you look like with your baby teeth one last time." My little boy is growing up. It's sad and exciting at the same time. He's excited so I guess I have to be too. Once he pulled out his tooth and was very proud, I said, "Let me see your new smile. Oh you look so cute. Now start working on the other one."

"The tooth fairy brought me two gold quarters." he said first thing this morning.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-01T21:30:00.010-06:00

I love that one day a year I can be totally wild and crazy and no one will judge me for it. We like this new look so much, we may start dressing like this on the weekends! Now I can see why girls are attracted to Bad Boyz. Isn't he hot!? At first Nate didn't want me to dress like this at his school. But I talked him into it. His friends all thought I was cool. Well I do look pretty rockin'! I got up at 5:30 to get ready for the day. I had three parties at school to help with and right after school- a scouts party. I was in charge of Nate's party with a class of 27 sixth graders and it turned out great!

Nate-Broncos #1 Fan

Karli- A good little witch

Taylor- SWAT

Check out the pose.

When I told him to come for his picture he whipped out his sunglasses and struck this pose all on his own.

Halee- Dalmation Doggie

Poor little puppy doesn't look like she feels very well,

but she's perfectly fine.

I love my crazy friends!

BFF's Forever

A Witchy Night Out!

2008-11-01T21:15:00.003-06:00

My friends are always ready for a crazy night out. We met these awesome witches and had to get our pictures with them. I just wish that you could see the shoes I was in-Hot pink stilettos! Not too comfy but very stylish. By the end of the night I could barely walk.

Preschool Pumpkin Patch

2008-11-01T20:59:00.005-06:00

I got to go with Halee on her preschool field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was such

a beautiful day!

Halee and her cute friend Sophee.

They even had a fun little corn maze.

Halee Has Spoken

2008-10-22T22:01:00.003-06:00

As we were driving tonight Karli noticed the temple and said, "Look at that beautiful temple."

"Is that the Salt Lake Temple?" she asked. I said, "That is the Jordan River Temple."

Halee proudly announced, "The Jordan River is where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist!"

Good Corny Fun

2008-10-19T21:53:00.005-06:00

Can you imagine anything more fun than being burried in corn?

These guys can't.

Our friends let us tag along with them to Cornbelly's the other night.

There were all sorts of corny attractions like the corn house, a corn maze, jumping pillow, cow tractor train rides, slides and even more.

It's a good thing we have friends that will let us tag along with them on their fun adventures or we probably wouldn't do much of anything.

Everyone was in the corn except for Trevor... and with enough prodding from our friends he actually did a swan dive, more like belly flop into the corn. Yeah, not as soft as he thought it would be.

View of the moon from inside the corn maze.
We could only stand it for about five minutes in there! Not much fun getting lost in the corn with a whole bunch of little kids.

TaYloR's MoNsTeR mAsH bOwLiNg BaSh

2008-10-14T10:34:00.002-06:00

For Taylor's Birthday he had a fun bowling party with his friends. Everyone wore a nametag with their own monster name that they made up themselves. If anyone called them by their real name they would get to put an eyeball sticker on them. At the end of the night whoever ended up with the most eyeballs on them won a prize.

The winner was Morgan Anderson...oh I mean Professor Poopie Pants.

We were able to all drive in one vehicle because my friend let us use her Suburban, and my other friend took my girls to and from gymnastics. Thank you friends...you know who you are! I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends.

Rip It Up

2008-10-13T21:46:00.008-06:00

Nate is rippin' it up this year! His team is doing so well. I am so proud of how hard he plays. I would be a huge wimp-especially when it's raining and snowing! Trevor is helping coach Nate's team, so he is at every practice. I am glad that they have sports to share together. I really don't understand that much of the game, but when Nate has a great tackle, gets a good run or makes an awesome catch I get really excited. Go Nate! Check out his team blog at www.mitymitewhite.blogspot.com

This Girl Rocks!

2008-10-05T09:40:00.008-06:00

HaPpY biRtHdAy KaRli!!!!

Karli celebrated her 9th birthday on September 20. She loved being eight so much that she wasn't sure that she wanted to turn nine. But after her party she decided that she was ok with being nine, although eight will always be her favorite number.

She had a rockin

Girls Rock Concert Party.
She had 12 girls total attend. When they arrived my friend Karen and I would scream the girls' names and take them inside to get on their rockstar attire. Once everyone arrived we did a glitzy makeover and a photo shoot. Karli and her best friend Madison made up a dance and taught it to all the girls. We had a wild night of screaming, dancing,

laughing and all the ice cream they could eat!
It had to be the best party of all time. I've had several people tell me how much their daughters enjoyed themselves. One said that it was the best night of her entire life. Wow! That's awesome.

In all she got five webkinz, just what she wanted!

Happy Birthday Tay Tay

2008-10-02T14:31:00.006-06:00

Today is Taylor's Birthday and he is Seven years old!
I can't believe how fast he's grown and how big he is. He keeps us laughing and makes life with the Mechams never a bore. Taylor is very strong willed and has a very caring heart. We love you buddy.

Taylor Randall Ehmann Mecham

Color: Blue
Food: Pizza
Sport: Basketball
Best Friend: Colton
Have any one wish: a Wii
Like best about school: the toy tubs
What you would do with a million dollars?: I'll just get more money and more money
If you could spend a day with any one in the world who would it be?: Treyger

"When I grow up I want to be a racer guy."
What would you say if you met Jesus? "I like you so much."
Why are you special? "Because Jesus loves me."

My Fabulous Four

2008-09-28T18:54:00.007-06:00

I realized that out of all the thousands of pictures I take, I never get all four of my kids together. So today I forced them all into a photo shoot. I realized now why I don't have any pictures of all of them together...because it's almost impossible to get them to do it. I'm usually not forceful but I was today. They were really good sports. It's fun to see each of their personalities and how different they are.

The Toothless Wonder

2008-09-23T16:10:00.007-06:00

This is our cousin Jed. He is really a nice guy. Not much to look at but a sweet person. No seriously it really is Trevor. He got into a scuffle with a guy in a basketball game and before any punches were thrown and just out of the blue the guy head butted Trevor right in the face. Then the fight really began! He got a temporary fix by the dentist but his tooth fell out in the middle of the night when he woke up he just smiled at all of us and we all got a good laugh. Nathan calls him "Hillbillie". He had to go to a closing appointment looking like that...but what a good sport... he just smiles and makes us all laugh. We love you Trevor with or without your tooth but preferably with!

He will have his new permanent tooth next week!

Playing Catch Up

2008-05-08T13:16:00.001-06:00

Nate
Last night Nate's basketball team, the Miners, won in overtime. It was pretty intense. The ref had absolutely no control of the game. I think he called 3 fouls for the whole game. I am not exaggerating! It was crazy! Go Miners!

Heather
The other day I had my blood tested. The guy that does the test looks at your blood under a microscope and shows it to you on his computer screen. It was pretty wild. After seeing what healthy blood cells look like, you can tell how messed up yours are. Well he found this huge black formation and he said it was OROTC Acid. The strange thing is that he usually only finds this in blood of people who smoke or drink. He told me that it can also be caused by fermenting protein. My cells were shaped like berries instead of round circles which indicates a lot of bacteria. He also said a bunch of other stuff, none of which surprised me. I have been to a few of his lectures and have wanted to do this test for some time now. My brother surprised me with it for my birthday! He teaches people about alkalizing their bodies by eating the way we are supposed to. Not many of us really eat enough of what our bodies need. I am changing my diet and I will see if it makes a difference in the way I feel. I'm excited!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2008-04-27T09:22:00.002-06:00

Taylor is quite the little athlete. He is playing third base on his baseball team. Last week he caught a fly ball and tagged his base for a double play! It has been really busy with all the sports our boys are playing. We don't usually have them in more than one sport at a time. Nate is playing in a competition basketball league and both boys are playing flag football. It gives us something to do as a family and we really enjoy watching them play. They love it.

Snow Won't Get Us Down

2008-04-27T09:14:00.003-06:00

My brother is so adorable. The snow came from no where... huge white flakes blowing like crazy. He said to Karli, "Let's go out and I'll push you on the swing!" It took some coaxing to get her out there but she did it. It was pretty cute. Later that day the sun was shining! This is spring in Utah.

Work Outs Killin' Me

2008-04-27T08:57:00.003-06:00

Since I started getting up at 5:00 a.m. about three weeks ago I have hardly looked at the computer. A few friends and I started going to the rec center three days a week to work out. There are really good classes there that kick my butt every time. The only way I can get myself out of bed at that hour is that I know someone will be waiting for me. I've always felt guilty for never exercising...now that the guilt is gone I have a new problem. By 8:00 at night I am so tired that I cannot wait till I can go to sleep! Usually I would blog after I get my kids to bed but there is now way now! You are thinking, well just find time during the day. Since my cute hubby is now working from home he needs to be on the computer most of the time. After working at home for these last two weeks with the kids running around like a herd of elephants he is thinking about paying for an office space at the brokerage he works for. I'm going to try and catch up with all the time I've missed.

Tea for 4

2008-04-15T18:46:00.002-06:00

Today was the kids' 2nd day off track. Today we had a fun tea party. Halee is frowning because I told her to put on a happy face. Everyday is opposite day for her! We made mini cupcakes and decorated them and ate tiny sandwiches and veggies. Kool-aid tea is the best! It was jolly good fun.

After seeing Enchanted the other day, I decided that when ever I feel like raising my voice at my kids instead I'm going to talk in a princess Giselle voice. So instead of saying, "Sit down Right Now!" I'll say in my best princess voice, "Darling...please sit down, I don't want you to get hurt." It's really fun and I think it annoys everyone, especially Trevor, which makes it even more fun.

A Sticky Situation

2008-04-11T22:56:00.008-06:00

The other day my sweet friend, Heidi, took my kids all afternoon for me. As if she doesn't already have enough to do. So she wanted to take them to Arctic Circle for ice cream. They wanted to sit in the very back of her suburban where the trunk space is. (She has a small row of seats that face the back window with seat belts.) She retells the story of how she couldn't see them or hear anything except for giggling. Upon arriving at their destination, Heidi was surprised to find Halee with her wad of bubble gum stuck in her hair and Taylor's gum stuck in his belly button. Halee explained to Heidi that Taylor thought it would be fun if they stuck the gum to different parts of their bodies. Poor Heidi. It was pretty funny though. Today Taylor's belly button is sore from him still picking gum out of it!
Well now I have something embarrassing admit something. A while ago Trevor and I went out with some friends and after dinner we went to their house to watch a movie. Well it was pretty late and I was pretty tired, so I made myself comfortable on the love sac. My gum got really old and it was driving me crazy to chew it any longer. But of course it was too inconvenient for me to get up out of the love sac and have to miss part of the movie to find somewhere to throw it away. So I came up with the brilliant idea sticking the gum to my leg. There's no way I would forget that it was there! Well I totally forgot. The next morning I couldn't figure out why the leather chair in my office that I was sitting on had gum all over it. Finally I found it stuck to my pajama bottoms. What a MORON! I'm worse than my kids! Tip of the day: BUY GOO-GONE! It got the gum off my chair in a snap!

Sick of Living Like a Slob

2008-04-09T21:23:00.006-06:00

Before

When it comes to organizing and cleaning...I'm really good at it when I do it. It's the doing it regularly part I need improvement on. I usually get motivated when either someone is coming to
stay with us or it's so bad I can't stand it any more. The pantry was getting so out of control that I could hardly even fit any more in there, let alone find what I need. It took me about 2 hours to complete but it looks so awesome now! I can find everything too. Hooray for me!

After

The Angels Win!

2008-04-06T13:26:00.006-06:00

Yesterday Taylor had his first baseball

game. It is machine

pitch this year. He did awesome! He hit the ball every time that

he was up to bat. We won 8 to 2. It was fun but freezing!

Way to go Taylor!

Too Busy to Blog?!

2008-04-06T13:09:00.003-06:00

What a crazy week! So much to do. I've been saying every day, " I can't wait until this week is over!" Now it is and I can breathe a little. Trevor has had tooth pain on and off since September. Our dentist couldn't find anything wrong and neither could a specialist. This last week the pain got so bad that he couldn't stand it. I was afraid he was going to start drinking! (jk) The pain was moving up into his cheek and head. So he went to the dentist and he found that it was infected. He drilled through and was amazed at how much stuff was coming out!! Gross! Trevor came home with a huge swollen face and miserable. After a few days of antiobiotics he is doing better. I'm glad that we finally found out what was wrong at least. Once the infection is gone he'll be the lucky recipent of a Root Canal. Poor guy.

Jr. Jazz for the Whole Family

2008-04-03T22:14:00.006-06:00

Last night it was Jr. Jazz night for Taylor's team. Because our coach and his son, who happens to be Taylor's best friend Colton, were both sick, he gave us all his extra tickets. So we took their other son, Zack and Karli's friend, Maddie, and our whole family got to enjoy the nose bleed section at Energy Solutions Arena ( I hate that name.) We had the second to the last row in the whole arena. We almost needed oxygen masks...especially after climbing all those stairs! At least I got a good leg workout going up and down to get everyone their free hotdogs and drinks! The kids had a blast. Halee was so enthrawled with the Bear. At first she thought that he would eat her...but I reasurred her that he was nice and not to worry. She would inform me constantly where he was. It was fun. Thanks Ben for the tickets. Wish you could have been there.

Nate the Great

2008-03-31T22:02:00.002-06:00

I just have to brag a little about my oldest child. In the past Nate and I have butted heads quite frequently. I used to think that it was because he was like his dad...but then (after learning a little about birth order and personality traits) I realized that it's because he's a lot like ME! We are both the oldest child in our families and that means we both like to be in control. That is why we struggled so much. I have been enjoying our relationship so much this past year. He is maturing and becoming so responsible and talented. Now we use him as our babysitter when we go out. It is so awesome!!! Last time I told him that if the house was clean when we came home that he would get a bonus. ( I only pay him a dollar an hour) He had the whole house spotless. And when I say the whole house I mean the bedrooms, basement, kitchen, everything...even the little phone area where all the papers collect! I was totally amazed!! So instead of making $1/hour he made $2/hour. He is doing a great job. I know it's not much to pay when all the babysitters make between $5-$8 an hour here but I think it's teaching him to work and save and he's excited to earn money. Plus he is my son I think I should get some kind of special babysitting privileges!

No Vacancy

2008-03-29T21:57:00.002-06:00

Yesterday Trevor got four offers on two of the houses he has for sale! This is good news! He's been working so hard it will be nice to close on some deals. Yesterday my sister in-law and her family moved out of our basement apartment and into their new home. I am so happy for them, they've been living in tight quarters with only one bathroom, for five people, for the last eight months. Their home is gorgeous! Congratulations Cunninghams! We will miss you. I know the kids will miss their cousins greatly. Next week two cute young ladies are moving into our basement. They are really nice. My brother, Chris, is also coming home from California next week and will be living with us until he finds a place to buy of his own. I am so excited to see him. Since we've lived here we've had 3 different families, 2 nephews, my sister and 2 brothers all live with us at various times! We love it. It brings us closer to the people we love and our kids also bond with them having them around more.

I've Been "Bag Tagged"

2008-03-25T23:09:00.003-06:00

This is the bag I've had for at least 6 years! I don't even care if it's not the cutest thing...it still fulfills its purpose. I can't seem to spend money on a new one since it has so much life still left in it. So what is in my purse...I am supposed to list everything? Well this won't take long.

1. My wallet which is full of reciepts.
2. Check book
3. Pocket Calendar
4. A blue pen
5. A wierd Dolphin decoder from a ChickfilA kids meal. I tried to throw it away and somehow I got talked into keeping it!
6. 2 coughdrops and 3 wrappers 7. A blue marble 8. A small hair claw 9. A hand sanitizer wipe that came from Outback Steakhouse. I had ribs and I told the server that I would definately need more than one. 10. A bright green sticky paper
What did I tell you? BORING!!! So...Do I get a prize Jenny?

Easter

2008-03-24T16:21:00.010-06:00

On Saturday we had a neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt which my friend, Jessica, and I put together at the park. Everyone seemed to have a good time. After the Great Egg Hunt we went home and colored eggs, which was always my favorite thing to do as a kid. I wanted to join in on the fun, but after helping everyone else and the egg hunt the desire kind of wore off as fatigue set in. The kiddies had fun though. On Sunday my parents and sister came over for dinner and we watched Mr. Bean's Holiday. It was fun. Usually I go to great lengths to plan a nice Easter dinner and something spiritual, but this year I planned this at the last minute and just really wasn't in the right spirit. I hope next year to make it more meaningful. My mom brought some plastic eggs and told the kids to put something inside it that represents Easter. Halee put a small baby in hers and said that it meant new life. Woa! Karli made a flower out of candy which was quite a piece of art and Taylor put a Yoda in his. Kids are wonderful.

pLaY-dOh pEoPLe

2008-03-18T10:54:00.000-06:00

Some moms don't like to their kids play with play-doh and I know why....because it makes a huge mess! But the hour they spend totally entertained is completely worth it. Karli came up with these fun monters and she told me, "I'm so glad I thought of these." Creating truely allows children to express themselves and focus their energy in a positive way. Best of all it gets them away from the TV or DS. Karli and Halee kept asking me to make play-doh and I kept putting it off. When I finally gave in, I realized that it really takes hardly any time at all! Now I have a use for all that flour in food storeage that has expired.

ReCiPe fOr pLaY-cLaY

3 Cups Flour

1 1/2 Cups Salt

1 1/2 Tbs. Cram of Tarter

3 1/4 Cups Water

6 Tbs. vegetable oil

Food Coloring

*Mix dry ingredients in big pot in separte bowl mix the liquids. Pour liquid over dry ingredients and stir (lumps will work themselves out). Cook over med-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture gets too stiff to stir. Will stiffen more as it cools. Let cool 5-10 min.

**My friend runs a preschool and when she makes play-doh she uses a packet of dry kool-aid instead of food coloring. The play-doh is scented and colored!!! I've never done this but it sounds fun!

Our Vacation in Paradise

2008-03-15T14:19:00.000-06:00

Aloha!

In January we all went on a very needed vacation to Hawaii. We had a blast!! Trevor's sister, Cindy, met us in Maui with her daughter, Ariel, and we spent 4 days together touring and playing at the beach. Then we went to the Big Island where Cindy lives with her husband, Mark.

We did so many things- just to list a few: whale watching, dolphins, sea turtles, Lava Planet, snorkeling for the first time with Nate and Karli, waterfalls, lua, space center, boogie boarding, sandcastle building, creaturesearching in tide pools, swimming, the never ending Road to Hauna which ended with Trevor dislocating his pinky toe and loosing 2 toenails,

We laughed till we cied, soaking in every ounce of sunshine and loving every minute of our chance to be in shorts and flip flops in January. We had such a great time, our kids never fought. This was such a memorable trip.

Halee's Little Friend

2008-03-13T13:43:00.000-06:00

Halee and her little friend Bryson...

They sure have fun together!!!

Starting a blog

2008-03-13T13:42:00.001-06:00

I'm with my friend Karen and she's teaching me how to blog. Yeah!