On the Move

My baby is on the move. Olivia has been crawling for a week now and is loving it. She can now get her own toys and get into things she is not supposed to, so she is having a great time. As for me as long as she doesn't go for the stairs we are okay. (She really wants to stand, every time I try to set her down she stiffen and wants to just stand there. We will work more on that later.)

My mom gave a a subscription to "Family Fun" magazine last year and I love it. It has so many fun things to make with your kids. They had these cute cupcakes that look like corn on the cob and since we live in Iowa and corn is a favorite of ours I decided to make them. I think they turned out pretty cute and really easy to make.

One more thing I have to say is, I love the weather right now in Iowa, it has been PERFECT!

Have a wonderful day wherever you are.

Raccoon River Park

I just love the Raccoon River Park, it has different things to do (swings, slides, sand, water, etc... ) and my kids love it. They have a water area where the kids can run though, but in the two years I have lived here the water has only been on once when I have gone. The other day I tried again, yeah it was on (I was just as excited as the kids). Savannah loved it and jumped right in, Madilynn didn't really like it but loved the river. They would have played there all day.

What is your favorite park to go to?

Reflections of Christ

My sister-in-law sent me this in an email and I thought I would share.

For many years the Mesa Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mesa, Arizona) has had exhibits on the temple grounds during the Easter season. This year, there was also a 'Reflections of Christ' photography exhibit in the Mesa Temple Visitor's Center. The photographer was given permission to photograph Pageant cast members for the exhibit. They traveled to various locations in Arizona that the photographer felt looked like the places in Israel where the events took place and recreated the scenes. The photographer worked with a few other individuals to put together a 5 minute slide show which includes every image from the exhibit set to the hymn 'Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.' Just remember when you're watching the video that the photographs are real, they aren't paintings! Incredible!
Remember to maximize the video so you can see it full screen. You can expand the screen to fit your entire computer.

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baseball, 8 months and crafty

Jason started his rotations today so life is now back to "normal". He is rotating in Pella, IA doing his general surgery rotation. It is 5:30pm and I haven't heard from him yet so hopefully he is doing ok. General Surgery is something he has considered going into so he was excited to go try it out. I hope all the 3rd years are having a great time out in the field.

Friday night we had a family night out and went to the Iowa Cubs baseball game. It was lots of fun and after they had great fireworks.

Saturday my baby turned 8 months old and today we went to doctor since we missed he 6 month appointment do to the fact that we were in Utah. They said she looks great.

Weight: 19 lbs 10 oz (75%) Height: 28 1/4 " (90%) Head Cir: 18" (90%)

I also got ambitious today and made some flower clips for my girls hair. My cute sister-in-law gave Olivia some when she was born and I have loved them so I decided to see if I could make some. I think they turned out pretty good.

Do you get crafty? What do you make?