Scentsy, Purse and Beads Bangles and Bands Party!

My friend Cher and I are having a open house party on Nov 1, at 2:00 p.m.! Anyone and Everyone is invited! If you want to come let me know your email address if I haven't sent a Evite to you and I will get one right out with the address! Angie will have her scentsy products, Angie's awesome purse lady will be there and we will have a lady that has Bead Bracelets, Bangles and watches with the bead bands. If you have seen Bumble's products they look the same! It's a great time to do shopping for friends, family or yourself! Come and have fun, shop, chat and enjoy refreshments.

These Boots are made for walking......

Last night my friend Cher and I were supposed to go to our Yoga Class. I went to pick her up and her husband was running late from work. We thought we would just go workout instead since we missed our class. Then the shopping devil on my shoulder said "Hey you two could go shopping instead!" So in our workout clothes looking like WT, we went out shopping. We had alot of fun! I got the girls boots. Since we haven't been around for the winter for a couple of years, we have no winter clothes! Looks like I will be doing alot of shopping! (Sorry Matt!)

Haircuts and fun times at Discovery Gateway!

So yesterday Oakley and I had plans to go to lunch with my friend Sarah and her daughter Samantha. We were getting ready in the morning and Oakley wanted to paint her nails. We did her hands, and then she went in the bathroom to get another color for her toes. A few minutes later she comes in and I look at her. She has tiny bangs! And they are FAR back. Now you might think "What's the big deal? You are a Hair Stylist!" Let me tell you it is one thing to fix another person's mistake, when it is your own kid it is hard to figure out how to make it better! I swear I forgot everything I have learned and just stared and stared. She started crying and I asked her where she had gotten the scissors. Of course she was smart and thought "If I am going to cut my hair I should use mom's super sharp professional scissors that cut very easily!" I took her in the bathroom and showed her in the mirror. She really started crying. She is my girly girl. She loves to look cute and she knows a bad haircut when she sees one! So we fixed her bangs a little and went to lunch with our friends. When we got back I fixed them a little more and gave her a
A-line. I think she looks super cute and most importantly she likes it!

Circus Fun!

Last Friday we went to the circus! It was so much fun! Matt was a good sport about going. It really isn't his thing, but he made sure the kids had fun. I loved it! We haven't been in a couple of years since we were off the mainland. I thought it was alot better than it has been in the years past. Our favorite was the motorycle guys in the cage! Super cool!

Neiman Marcus Cookies

I thought I would share this recipe. I made them today and they are super yummy! It is a $250.00 recipe from the store Neiman Marcus that was forwarded to me! Enjoy!


NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES

2 cups butter
24 oz. chocolate chips
4 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
5 cups blended oatmeal
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)

Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and soda.

Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts.

Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes 112 cookies.

Parker's Baptism

Parker was baptized on Saturday. It was so exciting and funny. We were going crazy that day trying to get things done. I had prepared the food the day before, but it still seemed like there was alot to do. This is our first child to be baptized so we were totally new to this.

I forgot towels, but luckily my neighbor had some in the back of her car. We had a huge turnout. We had friends come that we hadn't seen in a while. We have been friends with them since I was pregnant with Parker. Matt hasn't baptized anyone since his mission 10 years ago. He forgot how to place the hands and it was so funny because there were 4 guys up front telling him how to do it! Parker is our comedian and so of course he had to say something funny after it. He said " I got wet!" and held one finger up in the air. Who knows what was going through his head to make him say that with his big goofy grin, but it was funny! After we went to Tolman Park and ate and talked story with our friends and family. I am kicking myself though, I forgot our camera!

Oakley's Prayer

So I am not going to lie. I am not the greatest mom at making sure my kids say their nightly prayers. I want them to, I think they should, it just seems like I am so tired trying to get all 3 of them into bed, that I forget. Or maybe I am just tired and I am just running out the room so I can go sit on my bed and catch my breath.

I am trying to do better, and after the few last nights, I am so glad that I am. This is how Oakleys prayers have been going:

"Father Heaven, I bless that Taylor will get up in the morning, I bless that we will have a good breakfast, I bless that Heavenly Father comforts, I bless that Jesus will come give me a goodnight kiss, We had a nice day today, but it's not the day anymore, it's night time. I bless that Silicia will come down (that is matt's sister that passed away), I bless these things in the name of Christ and Jesus amen."

I just love the innocence of her and all her "I blesses".