Celebrating the 24th . . .

For the 24th this year we invited the SG crew up for a little breakfast and parade action! This year I found a recipe for Brigham Young's favorite doughnuts . . . so of course I had to try my hand at making them . . . and they were a delight! I also made chocolate cake doughnuts, banana muffins, and some cheese danishes . . . we had fun watching the parade and then headed out to the Parowan Petroglyphs! Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

Day makers and Breakers . . .

(Making a Volcano with Auntie Em and uncle Toph = Priceless!)

Day Makers . . .
1- My little sister bought me cherry blossom branches on her vaca because she knew that it has been my hearts desire to have a vase full of them since last spring!!!
2- My mom bought me John Wayne salt and pepper shakers on her vaco in rado and a rockin' bottle of wild blossom honey!!!
3- Handsome hubby looking oh so cute laughing at my mom's vaca stories Sunday and melting my heart all over again!
4- Watching three of the most amazing little men in the world this week! Loved it! Austy-bug I could rock you to sleep anytime!
5- Watching my hubs beam every time he talks to Dad L.!
6- Cookbook surfing/planning my grocery list!

Day Breakers . . .
1- Need I say it . . . oh, the pain . . . the treachery and betrayal . . . Mutti, Blondie and Velv going to Harry Potter 6 without us . . . !!! Shame, shame!
2- Digging what looked like a little mound of "mud" out of my front door wreath to discover that it was A. larvae or B. gooey eggs of some type! He-bee ge-bees!
3- Being woken up with a frantic call from work . . . and a sore throat!
4- Being a little shocked with some of the muck on friends/acquaintances/mission peeps/etc. blogs, facebooks and websites!!! What the hannah peeps? Keep it clean!

July 4th & Vegas trip survived!

Hey kiddles . . . the parade here starts at 9:00 am so if you plan on coming up be EARLY so we can get a good spot . . . plus Mutti and I were talking about having a picnic in the park by my house (or where ever) afterwards (or we could simply go to the PF) and then doing whatever . . . anyone want to come? I thought about making cinnamon rolls for breakfast or whatever . . . we could go to the old Iron town ruins and or the Iron Mission Park etc. I believe Bran and Jar are going to Kannara so whoever needs something to do come on up!- Vegas trip! The happy beginning of the day photo . . . everyone was ready to pass out by the time we made it back to SG! The kids were fun and loved it all! I think the "gals" were glad when it was over! (No more chucky cheese please!) Highlights included seeing "Jack Sparrow," mom getting excited everytime she saw police arresting someone (its in her blood . . . she was ready to jump out and help!) "Scuba Steve" in the aquarium, our amaizng waitress at lunch (she put up with our crazy bunch like a champ) and driving through "the hood."