Ambree and the Little People

We had a great St. Patty's Day filled with games, playing, stories, dancing, eating, and movies! We enjoyed the beautiful Spring Day as well.
Have I mentioned I am obsessed with FP Little People? It works out really great because Ambree is too. That is why she has a whole village. It is our favorite thing to do together. It is my way of never growing up!
This is the card Ambree made in school (preschool at home) for Daddy.
This is how Ambree arranged her Little People this morning. I Love that she Loves to play!Each of her Little People are a member of our family. This one is the "Ambree one", even though she is blonde and looks too sweet to be Ambree.

Boys in the Kitchen

The Chef and Sous Chef cooking us some Dinner!

Gotta love little boys in stripes!

We had a fun Saturday night with the Kimber Kids. The kids played toys and then we had a "Pajama Picnic." (Movie and Popcorn night)

The Marcus of Queensbury Rules

One of my favorite movies of all times; a St. Patty's day tradition growing up. The classic, The Quiet Man. A must see!

The Rakes of Mallow
The Karry Dance
The Isle of Innisfree

Happy Birthday My Little Care Bear . . . Three Already?

We had a Wild and Wacky Week full of birthday surprises for Ambree. We picked up Nana at the airport and there was a surprise visitor with her. . .Papa!

We did some birthday shopping and then we picked up some more surprise visitors . . . Aunt Maddie Mango and Cousin, Saylor. Ambree loved playing with Saylor, but did not realized she was not as sturdy as brother.

Ambree had a great party with all her Care Bear friends.

She got some more Fisher-Price Little People and blocks to add to her collection. Now she has a whole village. She got a fun pony and make-up from Auntie Em and cousins--maybe she will stay out of mine now!

That evening we had even more surprise visitors: Aunt Lindsey and Uncle Zane. We spent Monday playing games and went to the "Big" park with them.

It was so much fun having everyone here in our new house and spending quality time together. Of course Ambree loved the extra attention.

Thank you Nana, Papa, Auntie & Uncle Nathan, Maddie Mango, Aunt Lindsey & Uncle Zane, Brennen, Audrey, and Saylor for the wonderful birthday!

Pay It Forward

{The Rules}

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!

2. Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 Friends can be from any price range and you have 90 days to make/ship your item. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it! If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

Oh my gosh! What the Heck!

I turned on a movie for Ambree upstairs so I could finish dinner dishes.

This is what I found. . .10 minutes later in my bathroom.

And this. . .

And the Culprit. . . with make-up all over her face.

All the contents of my two bathroom drawers opened, dripping, and dumped in the sink covered with foundation.

To bed early, grounded, and a spanking should do the trick.

This happened several days ago, I had to blow off a lot of steam. After 1.5 hours of cleaning I managed to salvage most of my bathroom products. The father arrived home just in time to save this naughty little child's life.

Happy Valentine's Day . . .From The Naked BABY (aka Cupid)

Little Cupid

Ambree saw me making one of these last night for the person I visit teach and said she wanted one. I told her that The Naked Baby would probably be bringing her a treat, so she would have to wait until tomorrow.

Valentine Goodies. Just as I had suspected The Naked Baby did bring her a treat box.

Goodies for the Buddy

We hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day filled with lots of love and hugs!

Thing 2 & His First Teeth!

His teeth are like Ginsu Knives, don't ask me how I know!

He is already pulling himself up on everything!Jayson has to lower the crib tomorrow.
He loves to "walk" holding our hands.

Why do they have to grow up so fast?

The Family is of God

Jayson and I were called to teach CTR 6 two weeks ago. We were both very overwhelmed to receive this calling especially with our young children. After one week, I realized how important this calling is to us and to the children. This is such an impressionable age when learning these basic principles is so important. I am excited to teach for as I watch through their eyes the gospel principles understood, I too am reminded when I first heard these truths. Then the joy of the gospel has revisited me. The preparation and sacrifice is worth it all.

One of the songs we are learning for the program this year is The Family is of God; it is a new song so if you are not in the primary you probably have not heard it. It is so cute and I have had it stuck in my head for the last two weeks. The link below is to the church site that has all the primary program songs for 2009. Our primary made CDs with all the songs so the children could listen to them in the car. I thought that was a great idea.

http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,8218-1,00.html

Happy Ground Hog Day

One day we looked outside and there was a large hole in our complete flat, freshly laid lawn. Ambree had been out playing, but she did not do it. We concluded it must be a groundhog and Jayson was bound to get rid of the intruder. It took some persuasion, but Jayson made a gum and peanut butter sandwich for the poor fellow. He closed up the hole and we have not seen a sign of him since!