Grandma Cope took Kailey & I to lunch for her birthday/baptism. She had been looking forward to it all week! She took us to In-n-Out, Taylor & Deanna Daniel and Carlie Lane also came. Kailey had a burger, fries and a shake, she really enjoyed it.
For her birthday Grandma Cope gave Kailey a book on the Holy Ghost, Kailey really liked it and started reading it right away, at the table, then also in the car on the way home.
It was a fun afternoon!
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Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
GGI's
Tonight my Mom & Dad came over for dinner and to conduct the first GGI's (granddaughter grandfather interviews) with the girls. It was a really nice evening!
Kenny conducts DDI's (daddy daughter interviews) with the girls about once a month to see how they are doing in the different areas of their life and talks to them about anything they need to talk about. About a month ago I was reading in the scriptures where Lehi is counseling his children and their children. The idea came to me that it would be really neat and special to my girls if they had interviews with their grandfather like they do with their father. One more person that loves them and wants what's best for them is always a good thing.
We had homemade pizza for dinner, grandpa did the interviews with each girl and we all chatted with grandma. Then we had apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. It was a fun and special evening.
Kenny conducts DDI's (daddy daughter interviews) with the girls about once a month to see how they are doing in the different areas of their life and talks to them about anything they need to talk about. About a month ago I was reading in the scriptures where Lehi is counseling his children and their children. The idea came to me that it would be really neat and special to my girls if they had interviews with their grandfather like they do with their father. One more person that loves them and wants what's best for them is always a good thing.
We had homemade pizza for dinner, grandpa did the interviews with each girl and we all chatted with grandma. Then we had apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert. It was a fun and special evening.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Grandma Cope's 80th Bday
We celebrated Grandma Cope's 80th birthday today at Espee park in Chandler. It was fun to get everyone together in her honor. We had fry bread, watermelon & birthday cake. The kids got to play at the park and in the splash pad. The weather was really nice as the sun started to go down.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Tennis
Kelsea has picked up tennis so well and is playing great! She is winning her matches and moving up on the team roster. I'm proud of her for trying something new and doing her best with it. She and I were able to play a match together a few days ago, it was so much fun to spend the time together and get to play again. I really enjoy tennis and am glad we can play together.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
General Conference
It was General Conference weekend. It's so wonderful that we get to listen to our church leaders counsel us on different subjects twice a year at conference. I really enjoyed the talks and look forward to getting the print version in the Ensign next month.
After the Sunday sessions were over we went to my parents house for bread bowls, soup, salad and fruit pizza. YUMMY!
After the Sunday sessions were over we went to my parents house for bread bowls, soup, salad and fruit pizza. YUMMY!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Birthday Girl
Today is Kailey's 8th Birthday. She has been SO excited and looking forward to this birthday for so long now. Every time the conversation gets brought up she beams from ear to ear. She has been looking forward to getting baptized with so much excitement!!! She also can't wait to start going to activity days, so many fun new changes for her. Her baptism will be on Sat. Oct. 23rd.
Kailey did the FHE lesson tonight on the Holy Ghost, she did the whole thing herself and did such a great job! At the end she did a game that the kids had lots of fun with where one person's eyes were covered, then one person pretended to be the Holy Ghost and another person pretended to be Satan. They had to try to listen to the right voice to reach their destination. It was a very effective game that got the point across.
For Kailey's birthday dinner tonight, I made her favorite - crepes with strawberries & whip cream. I made two batches, the kids will eat these non-stop until I quit making them!
Before the girls went to bed Kenny took Kailey & Ashlynn out for ice cream.
Crepes
6 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
Blend everything in a blender until smooth and cook on griddle at 300. Cook on both sides like a pancake then put sugared strawberries and whip cream up the middle, roll and eat. YUMMY! We eat it for dinner, but it's probably considered more of a dessert...
Kailey did the FHE lesson tonight on the Holy Ghost, she did the whole thing herself and did such a great job! At the end she did a game that the kids had lots of fun with where one person's eyes were covered, then one person pretended to be the Holy Ghost and another person pretended to be Satan. They had to try to listen to the right voice to reach their destination. It was a very effective game that got the point across.
For Kailey's birthday dinner tonight, I made her favorite - crepes with strawberries & whip cream. I made two batches, the kids will eat these non-stop until I quit making them!
Before the girls went to bed Kenny took Kailey & Ashlynn out for ice cream.
Crepes
6 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp almond extract
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
Blend everything in a blender until smooth and cook on griddle at 300. Cook on both sides like a pancake then put sugared strawberries and whip cream up the middle, roll and eat. YUMMY! We eat it for dinner, but it's probably considered more of a dessert...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Naaman was Healed
Kierstin did FHE this past Monday. She used the handout I had given my class at church on Sunday. She had the whole family role play the story of Naaman being healed from leprosy.
I thought it was so creative how she had Naaman (Kelsea) wash in the river Jordan 7 times. We have this blue play tunnel that has a large spring inside that makes it open to full size. She had Kelsea step inside the tunnel then she raised and lowered the tunnel 7 times. What a great idea!
I thought it was so creative how she had Naaman (Kelsea) wash in the river Jordan 7 times. We have this blue play tunnel that has a large spring inside that makes it open to full size. She had Kelsea step inside the tunnel then she raised and lowered the tunnel 7 times. What a great idea!
Surfin' the Web
LOVE these...
Prepared Not Scared check it EVERY day!
SugarDoodle my new favorite thing for help with my new calling!
Livestrong My Plate great way to keep track of what you're eating, your exercise and setting weight goals.
Amazon what can I say? I love to shop on this site, free tax and shipping gets me every time. That and the fact that I can get such good deals on most things.
Prepared Not Scared check it EVERY day!
SugarDoodle my new favorite thing for help with my new calling!
Livestrong My Plate great way to keep track of what you're eating, your exercise and setting weight goals.
Amazon what can I say? I love to shop on this site, free tax and shipping gets me every time. That and the fact that I can get such good deals on most things.
Cookie Dough
Thanks to Carol Scott's post on FB, I'm now making enough cookie dough to eat some now for a "snack" and have some later so we can have pizzookies for dessert tonight. YUMMY!!! Hmmm I think the family will be singing praises tonight... LOL
Pizzookie
Make your favorite cookie dough
Cook in jumbo sized muffin tins until they're almost done (you want the center to be a little gooey)
Straight from the oven put a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and you have perfection!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract (a note on almond extract - I get this from smart & final, it's real extract. I also add this to pancakes & waffles with a bit of cinnamon a small change with a big taste improvement)
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts
12 oz chocolate chips
Heat oven to 375. Mix sugars, butter, egg and almond extract. Mix in baking soda and salt. Then flour (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min. or until light brown. (center will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.
Pizzookie
Make your favorite cookie dough
Cook in jumbo sized muffin tins until they're almost done (you want the center to be a little gooey)
Straight from the oven put a large scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and you have perfection!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract (a note on almond extract - I get this from smart & final, it's real extract. I also add this to pancakes & waffles with a bit of cinnamon a small change with a big taste improvement)
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup nuts
12 oz chocolate chips
Heat oven to 375. Mix sugars, butter, egg and almond extract. Mix in baking soda and salt. Then flour (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 min. or until light brown. (center will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Pop-Up Tent Trailer
Our latest family "love". We had been borrowing Kenny's friend Daniel's the last few times we went camping. What can I say? Kenny has been bugging me for years to buy one but until i stayed in one I really never grasped how truly wonderful a camping experience can be. A few weeks before Labor Day we decided to take one last camping trip for the summer. Our kids Love to go camping! They get to ride the quads, go fishing with their Dad, play with their cousins and run around doing whatever they want while Mom is busy playing card games and relaxing. LOL
So we decided to buy our own trailer for this trip and I'm SO glad we did. We ended up finding a wonderful deal on one that was a great shape for only $1800. We love it! It has a lot of really nice features, and the bonus is that we were able to pay cash for it so there was no debt to come home to after we got back from the trip (love Dave Ramsey). We also decided that this was helping us to be better prepared, if there ever came a time when we had to just pack up and leave we could actually hook up the tent trailer and we'd have a place to sleep at night that is already furnished...
My parents and Amy and her kids were able to spend Labor Day weekend with us in our new favorite camping area just North of Forest Lakes. The weather was beautiful, I'm so grateful for family and the time we get to spend together!
So we decided to buy our own trailer for this trip and I'm SO glad we did. We ended up finding a wonderful deal on one that was a great shape for only $1800. We love it! It has a lot of really nice features, and the bonus is that we were able to pay cash for it so there was no debt to come home to after we got back from the trip (love Dave Ramsey). We also decided that this was helping us to be better prepared, if there ever came a time when we had to just pack up and leave we could actually hook up the tent trailer and we'd have a place to sleep at night that is already furnished...
My parents and Amy and her kids were able to spend Labor Day weekend with us in our new favorite camping area just North of Forest Lakes. The weather was beautiful, I'm so grateful for family and the time we get to spend together!
DDI's
Kenny did DDI's (Daddy Daughter Interviews) with the girls this past Sunday. He's been doing these for a few years with the girls now, they really love those appointments as does he. They both get to learn so much about each other. Sometimes I wish I could be a fly on the wall so I could hear all the cute things they tell him. Kids always say the cutest things, too bad you can't just bottle all that up!
I love Kenny is such a good daddy to his girls! They have him wrapped so tightly around their little fingers it's ridiculous though...
I guess the same could be said for me though, he treats me like a princess all the time even when I don't deserve it. You could definitely say that Kenny loves all the girls in his life and would do anything for them no matter what sacrifice he would have to make. He always puts us first, we are so lucky to have him for all eternity!
I love Kenny is such a good daddy to his girls! They have him wrapped so tightly around their little fingers it's ridiculous though...
I guess the same could be said for me though, he treats me like a princess all the time even when I don't deserve it. You could definitely say that Kenny loves all the girls in his life and would do anything for them no matter what sacrifice he would have to make. He always puts us first, we are so lucky to have him for all eternity!
Lunch with Mom
I was able to have lunch with Mom today, it was so nice. We ate at Jason's Deli and had a chance to just chat. I LOVE my Mom!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Pizza Buffet
This was a great idea! I'm trying to take more pictures since I hardly take pics anymore, but I forgot my camera :( I NEED to do better with that!
Yesterday dinner at my parents house was a pizza buffet, everyone was asked to bring two homemade pizzas. It was so yummy!!!
It ended up with most people hovering around the kitchen island to make sure they got a piece of the next pizza out of the oven. Served with a crunchy salad and pumpkin pie for dessert. Definitely a HIT!
Yesterday dinner at my parents house was a pizza buffet, everyone was asked to bring two homemade pizzas. It was so yummy!!!
It ended up with most people hovering around the kitchen island to make sure they got a piece of the next pizza out of the oven. Served with a crunchy salad and pumpkin pie for dessert. Definitely a HIT!
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