Who lives in a Pineapple under the sea?

SpongeBob Square Pants!!

When I asked Trinity what kind of Birthday Party she wanted to have she replied, "A PRINCESS ONE!". I figured that there will be plenty more years ahead for princess parties, so I suggested we go to the "party" store & see what other themes there were to choose from. (I had to try and give the preschool boys a break! They have at least 3 girls B-Day Parties to attend from Dec-Feb!!)

When we got to the store I think Trin was a little overwhelmed at her choices. So many wonderful TV friends that she had come to love after spending so much precious time in front of the TV! (Thanks to my WONDERFUL parenting skills) Dora, Diego, The Backyardagins, Micky Mouse Clubhouse, Blues Clues, Spongebob, Scooby Doo, & Sesame Street....the list went on! How could she possibly choose! Well, she finally narrowed it down to either Mickey Mouse Club House or SpongeBob Square Pants. I personally was cheering for MMCH, but she decided to go with good'ol SpongeBob. We proceeded to pick out a few party favors & my quest for more home-made fun began.

Home-Made Project #1 The SpongeBob Cake: I found these instructions for a cake & was excited to try it! I had to frost his body & all the parts the night before so that they could have time to dry and set up a little.

The day of her party I added all the details: laffy taffy tongue, blue eyes, & sock stripes, black licorice eye lashes & belt, Red licorice cheek, chin, & neck tie, M&M pupils, mini marshmellow teeth, yellow gum drop sponge holes, & Ho-Ho Shoes. I was so happy with how well he turned out & more importantly so was Trinity. When she saw the cake she got a HUGE smile on her face, threw her arms around me & said, "I love you mom!" (Awe!!) Home-Made Project #2 Who is SpongeBob Square Pants?: I knew that some of the kids may not know who SpongeBob was, so I DVR'd a couple of episodes to give them an idea of who this guy was & a little bit about him. The theme song at the beginning had them all jumping and dancing & before the first episode was over they were all die hard SpongeBob fans!!Home-Made Project #3 Jelly Fishing: The kids got a chance to see SB go jelly fishing in the 15 minute show they watched, so they were SUPER excited when I told them that we were going jelly fishing. I didn't realize that this would be the party favorite!

Home Made Project #4 Treat/Thank You bags: I had the kids sit in a circle and gave them each a little white paper bag. Then I let each of them fill their own bag with random little SpongeBob stuff. Yo-Yo, sticker, watch, candy, etc... That way they didn't want to tear them open to find out what was inside before they got home. They also got to take home a yellow bottle of bubbles. (another one of SB's favorite hobbies) We played a few other little games, ate cake, & opened gifts. Trinity was very lucky & got lots of nice gifts from all her friends!!

I realized that I forgot to buy candles (again), so Trinity blew out 4 matches! HA!!

I was so busy serving cake, getting water, taking pictures, watching Trin open presents...I didn't notice that Grayden was rummaging through all the crum-ridden plates!! He dumped out all the half full cups of water & had cake crumbs all over himself. He was having a GREAT time at the party!

Simple Request

We were going through our normal routine of putting the girls to bed & Brinley came out into the front room with her blanket wrapped around her & said, "Can some one make me happy?". It was so cute, and I am guessing she wanted one of us to sing to her. "You are my Sunshine" is a family favorite & I usually sing it to her when it's my turn to put the girls to bed. I told Matt that was probably what she wanted because one of the lines goes:, "You make me happy, when skies are gray." He took her back to bed and tried to "make her happy", unfortunately he had to put her to bed at least 5 times after that!
This is an old picture of her, but it fit so well! She can't live without her blanket! The day that thing gets lost is going to be a SAD SAD day!!

Birthday Girls

Trinity turned four on Jan 19th & Brinley turned 2 on Oct 28th. If you are trying to remember the post or pictures from Brinley's B-Day you won't be able to because there weren't any!! Don't judge me, I can explain; I wanted to do a big exciting thing for her second B-Day & have a little "friends" party, but it was so close to Halloween that it got post-poned. Well, then things got busy, friends went out of town for Thanksgiving, and then we got a little flu bug early December. I still wanted to do the party, but then people went out of town for Christmas & before I knew it Trinity's B-Day was here! SO...we had a double family celebration for the girls' B-Days & then Trinity had her friend party later that week. (I'll post about that soon) Brinley is SO excited for her party to come & I PROMISE she will have one before the end of Feb! Here are the pictures of our little family celebration. (P.S. the girls thought it was so fun to do a double celebration, but I don't think I'd get away with it so easy if they were 10 and 12!)

Trinity with her #4 candle! Brinley with her #2 Candle!"Happy Birthday Dear, Trinity & Brinley...." "Happy Birthday to you...." MAKE A WISH!!Bite the cake (Its a tradition)Oh yea!"I licked the cake! Ha ha"Diamond Castle Barbie #1 (Alexa)She sings when you press her hand Diamond Castle Barbie #2 (Liana) Oh yes, she sings too!

Our neighbors from our last apt complex stopped by to wish the girls a Happy Birthday! Trinity and Brinley were so excited that they came & were sad that they had to leave so soon! Looks like we need to invite them over more often! Thanks for coming by guys!!

Game Time

This is a fun little game passed on from my good friend Becca; she assigned me the letter D, and the object of the game is to list 10 things that I love that start with this letter. Wish me luck!


Dancing: I love watching people dance! ALL kinds too; hip-hop, balliwood, ballroom, jazz, ballet, country, and more! I took a western dance class in college & LOVED it! I wish I could learn to do more dancing & do it more often!


Drums: They are so cool & can have such a surprising variety of sound. I love hearing songs that have a good beat & all the bass reminds me of the awesome drum line we had back in H.S.


Danish: Mmmm...just thinking about them makes my mouth water! The cream cheese danishes from Costco are the best!!!


Dad: This one doesn't really need any explanation. I have the most amazing Dad. He is so willing to help anyone anytime with anything. He has big kind hands and an even bigger caring heart! And, I couldn't have asked for a better Dad for my own kids! Matt is so patient with the kids and me! I knew he would be a good Dad, but seeing him in action is better than I had imagined!


Doctors: I am always telling Matt how glad I am that we can go to the Dr when ever we need to. Having kids has made me appreciate Dr's even more! I really do love them!


Daylight: I am sort of a daylight junkie! As soon as I wake up in the morning one of the very first things I do is go around the house and open ALL the curtains. I want as much of that warm daylight as possible to shine on in!!


Degree: I love that I have a college degree. I would love to go back to school & get another one that is more useful! :) However, I feel very accomplished & proud that I made that goal and accomplished it.


Denver: Since living here I really have learned to love it & feel that it really is a place that I can call home. I have so many great friends here & it makes me sad to think of eventually moving away from here.

Driving: I don't know what it is, but driving can be really relaxing! (Not when I'm in a hurry or am on the freeway) I especially love taking drives on Sunday afternoons when I am not going anywhere in particular, so I just drive around to see what there is to see.


Daughters: Oh my girls! So full of life, so much energy, they bring challenges, learning experiences, and oh so much joy! I never knew my heart could have room to hold so much love, but having them in my life makes each day better! (same goes for my baby boy of course!!)

Now here's the fun part, I don't tag anyone, but if you want to do this fun little game leave me a comment & I will assign you a letter! :) It is a little harder than you think it would be!

Cure for a Dying Blog

I realized that I am slowly letting my blog die! I haven't posted in a week & as I looked back through the last few posts I realized that they are BORING!! (except for the one about my wonderful Wags!) I don't want my blog to die, so I have come up with a cure. I'm going to go back to "a-post-a-day" Now, I might miss a day here or there, but I enjoyed posting everyday so much when I was part of the Nablogpomo that I figured doing it again would be the best cure.

To kick off cure I'll do the "Big 5 Tag" that Anna tagged me to do:


5 Things I was doing 5 years ago

Crying my Eyes out that Matt had just left for his first Military deployment

Taking my first plane ride to see Matt in IN before he left the country

Working my life away for Pinnacle Security

Living in PG in a little Duplex that I loved!P>

Found out I was pregnant with Trin (after Matt had been home for a week due to his grandmother's passing away)

5 Things on my to do list for today

Laundry

Dishes

Bathrooms

New Sheets on girls beds

Dinner

5 Things I would do with a million dollars

Pay off all of our debts

Buy my parents a Nissan Murano

Take the family on a Disney Cruise or to Disney World

Travel with Matt to see the 7 wonders of the world

Put money away for each of the kids

5 Places I have lived

Farson, WY

Orem, UT

American Fork, UT

Provo, UT

Denver, CO

5 Jobs I have held

Telephone Surveyor-Western Watts

Cashier-Collectibles Ellite

Secretary-Student Life Office @ Snow College

Night manager-Roberts Craft

Manager (and more)-Pinnacle Security

5 Things I want to be doing in 5 Years

Not be renting!

Be finished having kis!!

Taking a big family vacation at least once a year!!!

Scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, & crafting on a regular basis with continued improvement!!!!

Driving a vehicle with no payments!!!!!

5 People I tag

Charlotte

Debby

Emily S.

Shanny

Christina

Get to it ladies!! :)

Double Edged Knife

Why is it so hard to get myself to go to bed!? Here it is 11:45pm & everyone is slumbering away except for me. I'll tell you why:

-no one needs a diaper changed
-no one is asking for something to eat
-the telephone isn't ringing
-I don't have anywhere I'm supposed to be (other than in bed)
-It is ok that I am in my PJ's
-I can digi-scrap, blog, surf the internet, read...etc. in QUIET!

So, I stay up, knowing full well that I will be exhausted in the morning. I won't want to clean, get dressed, or even do my hair & make-up. I'll probably be a big grump, feed the kids cold cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (yea, Matt will be having cold cereal for dinner too). I'll admit that I should have gone to bed at 9:30, but I won't feel bad that I didn't...and I may just do the same thing again later on in the week. Is there anyone else who suffers from this double edged knife dilemma?

Happy New Year

I hate when I get thrown off my "bloggin groove" because I am always torn between trying to back track all the stuff I didn't post, or to just pick up and trudge forward. So...you'll get a little back up since I can't just skip all the Holiday fun & hoopla! We went to "Zoo Years Eve" to ring in the fake new year. (I say fake because they did a family friendly countdown at 9pm-I highly recommend it for kids!) We walked through the zoo grounds and admired all the lights & a few of the animals that could be seen at night.The kids did awesome-Brinley and Grayden got a free ride (courtesy of Matt) in the stroller & Trinity didn't complain about walking at all! I was so mad when I realized that my battery was low & died before the night was over, so I missed out on a lot of cute light displays! I did what I thought I would never do & resorted to cell phone photography to capture our little group ringing in the fake new year. There was a heated pavilion with a live kid friendly band & Brinley was dancing her little legs off! Trinity was more reserved, as usual, but still had a great time. Grayden slept on and off in the stroller & was bright eyed and bushy tailed for the best part of the party. I love spending time together as a family & it is fun to start our own traditions when we can't be with the rest of our extended family. I hope you all had a great time ringing in the new year too!!