Our Day

Since the house has lots of space and plenty of tile....the girls have a good ole time riding around on there little bikes all over the house...this is what we do all day. Yes...sit in our pjs til oh, 12 or 1, then maybe get dressed...and then...make a treat. :)





Ryder content to watch
Here we are making homemade granola bars. Yum!






Granola Bar Basic Recipe

2 cups oats
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup of honey
add as desired: dried fruit, nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, etc.

Mix all together, press into 11 x 13 pan (greased) Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Cool completely, then cut into strips.

Ryder

Well, he is getting so big. 8 months now...and I am so sad...where has the time gone? He is such a good boy and really wants to crawl. But he isnt too worried, he still gets where he is going. He sits so well and starts to crawl, but ends ups centipeding across the floor to where he wants! He gets want he wants too! Although he isnt crawling, he can push himself back up to sit and just slides everywhere he wants! He will be crawling soon no doubt. (We arent in a hurry!)


what a big..super cute little boy! :)




He also has been saying "bubba" for awhile now....he says "mama" too, but usually when he is crying...go figure. :) He says "bubba" all the time...guess he hears the girls calling him that non stop! :)

Our New Casa

Well, we moved this weekend..yikes. Thank goodness for family and friends! Whew! We have sooooo many things! Friday, we moved all our stuff out of the garage and moved it over to the house. Saturday morning, we had people from church come help. We got it all over there in a couple of hours....and still had to move Laura (my dad's wife) over to the house we came from. We had so much help though, it was sooooo nice and appreciated. Even my visiting teachers brought us food both Sat and Sun. On Sat, one of my visiting teachers brought sandwiches, cookies, fruit, and veggies for everyone who helped. Then Sunday, my other visiting teacher brought us dinner. It was so nice and helpful! That is the way to move!

So now we are here, mostly unpacked. We put a bunch of our boxes we aren't unpacking into one room, so that room is FULL! We are hoping to move closer to wherever Nelson will work when school is out....so unfortunately we will move again after May.

The girls are sharing a room, Ryder is in his own room/ toy room, and we have a really big room also. Our table is too big to fit in the kitchen area, so it is in the front room, which works out well anyways.

Anyhow, it is an adjustment, but works out the best for the girls to stay in the same school and us to stay in our ward. In a few months or so, Nelson will know where is will be working for awhile, and then will know the best area to settle down!

We are so thankful for all who helped in so many ways! (And those who were here in spirit and not body. :)
Here are a few pics of the "almost" finished product.

A Week of Happenings....

Within the past week, we havent done too much, but try to fill the time, since Nelson is gone to Utah. We went to the Mall, where Ryder experienced his first carousel ride...and he LOVED it...you can just tell by the look on his cute face!!!


Then Jayda lost a couple of things at school...within a few days of each other!!!
She is keeping the tooth fairy busy!!!