It's Fall...

Leaves are falling on the ground
On the house top on the ground.
Leaves are falling on my head
On my hands and feet and toes!

Chiron is loving this fall weather. He loves to be outside playing in the dirt or leaves. Every time the door opens he runs to it hoping to go outside. If the door closes before he gets a chance to run outside he cries. Poor Chiron. He would be outside all day if he could. To bad he burns so easily.

Babies...

Life has been very busy lately. Amiss all the hustle and bustle, a few sisters in my ward had babies. I made beautiful car seat blankets for them. In my rush to give them to these sweet sisters, I forgot to take a picture of the first blanket I made. I made the first blanket out of fleece. It turned out great. And the sister loved it. Here is the second blanket I made. They were alot of fun to make and it has helped me expand my talents.

New Pictures for Christmas

Yesterday we went to Frisco Square and had pictures taken. Yes, I did them my self. It was a little difficult as you can imagine trying to get everyone to look at the camera, especially Chiron. Most of the pictures turned out beautiful. Here is a small sample. It was so much fun. It was a great place to have them taken especially with boots and cowboy hats. I would love to go back and take more. I think they turned out beautiful!

Oh, the things we do....

So mother bear woke up one morning and looked at her house. She said "Oh, this will not do!! We need to clean our little den." So she got a plan together and she got it together fast. She made lists of things that needed her attention. She rearranged the boys bedrooms. She cleaned out their closets and drawers. She reorganized. She cleaned and scrubbed. She bought plastic bins and labeled their stuff. Oh, she was just getting started. On she went to the boys bathrooms. She decluttered, she scrubbed, she organized. Oh, it was looking good. She tackled her little room next. Cleaning. Check. Organized. Check. Decluttered. Double check. The kitchen was next on her list. Every cupboard was cleaned, reorganized and decluttered. Check and double check. On mother bear went cleaning and organizing everything in here little den. When the work was done, and oh was it work, she looked around and was so happy. Everything in the right spot, clean and organized and labeled. Then she wondered as most mothers wonder--how long will my house stay this clean?

Daniel..

I received this e mail from Daniel's teacher:

Today right before we took our Flashcard Test Daniel raised his hand and said, "I don't gamble, but I'd bet I get the highest score out of the class on this test." I laughed and told him that we'd see. And he did get a 100. Tell him good job for me.

Stephen Vrska
Stafford Middle School
7th Grade Texas History & Spanish

I just love this boy!

Batter Up...

I read 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Covey a few years back. I was impressed that he suggested that we need to have a motto/ theme for our family. So I have been on the outlook for one for my family. I have paid attention to families that seemed to run efficiently and had love in their home to see what they used. I have looked for a long time and finally I have found one. I brained stormed alot of ideas such as Kindness begins with me, Obedience is key, We are a serving family, No empty chairs. Just nothing hit the spot. Conference was coming and as I prepared for conference I had decided to listen specfifcally for a motto/theme for our family. In this past Conference Eyring used Please no empty chairs in one of his talks. I liked it because it was concrete. You can visualize every member of the family sitting in a chair. But it lacked something for our family. A few days later it hit me what our theme/motto would be. I coudn't wait to tell my husband. When I told him he said "That's it". Our theme/motto is "Step up to the plate". You see, we are a baseball family. This is concrete to my boys. It's something that they understand. It's meaning is vast. It can be applied to so many facets of our lives. It's meaning is to be the best we can be in all aspects of our lives. We presented the idea to our boys for FHE. We are a team. The prophet it our Coach. He will not let us loose. Jesus owns the team. He is rooting for us. All we have to do is make it all around the bases. First base is baptism. Second base is honorable mission. Third base is temple marriage and Home base is the Celestial Kingdom. It's all for one and one for all! Now... Let's play ball!!

Peanut Butter Cookies

I know that I haven't blogged in a long while. Much has been going on around this house. To help me ease back into blogging, I thought that I would start with these wonderful cookies. These are my boys favorite cookies, especially Daniel's.

1 c peanut butter
1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Cream peanut butter, sugars, eggs, and butter. Add the powder, salt, soda and vanilla. Mix. Add flour. Bake 350 for 12 to 15 min.
*variation: Double the recipe and add 1 cup of rolled oats and a bag of chocolate chips.

I always add chocolate chips and oats. These are very yummy and makes a lot. Perfect for my family. I hope you all enjoy it too :)