Turtle Open House

My dad told me about this open house (7/30). It is a guy that he works with that lives here and his wife is the "turtle lady". She has probably at least 50+ turtles of all different kinds. She said most of them are rescued turtles.
The girls got to hold these baby ones. It was neat!

This was a large tortoise. He couldn't see well and if you got to close, he might mistake your toes for worms so WATCH OUT!

This was a soft shelled turtle. It's shell is much softer than most. It has a long skinny piece that is attached to its nose so that it can hide in the water stick out its nose and wiggle it. The fish think it's a worm and then the fish becomes dinner. :)

Even Cooper liked seeing all of the turtles. He really wanted to touch them but they can carry diseases, and you can give them diseases. Cooper puts his hands in his mouth regularly so he didn't get to touch.

This picture is a little blurry but she has 13 turtles roaming this little pond and a bench to sit on and watch from above (it's blue). They also have a bunch of ducks. What a fun and educational field trip!

Handcart Days Parade

Handcart Days (in Bountiful) is one of my favorite times of year. They have yummy food at the park for a decent price. We ate hot dogs (huge!), BBQ Beef sandwich's, nachos, snow cones, corn on the cob, cotton candy, and Brigham Fry Bread (scones with cinnamon and sugar). MMMMMM!!!!!

Nana and Grampy gave the girls some extra money to spend while at the park so they got to go "fishing" and they got the batons you can see in their hands and got their face painted. So cute!

Cooper was having a great time crawling around getting into everything while at the parade. I don't think he even watched it. This was his 2nd Handcart Days Parade. He went last year when he was only 2 days old. WOW! Time flies!

Mike and Cooper hanging out.

After the parade we went to my mom and dad's house to wait for the fireworks. They have the BEST view from their back porch. We watched a movie and the girls hopped into the chair and shared their parade treats. I love it when they're best friends. I wish it was that way all of the time. :)

Cooper

Can I just start off my saying how much I LOVE this little guy!?! He is such a blessing to our family!

I brought Cooper home from church yesterday because he was so onery and he only likes to sleep in his crib. I did not feel up to battling it out for another hour and 45 minutes. As soon as he was put in his crib, he was out.

I had to go pick up the family from church...and we had to talk to someone in the Bishopric right after so I had to wake him up. He was sound asleep. I took a few pictures...flash and all...and he didn't even stir. I felt bad waking him up and he was not happy I did it, but he was SO cute all snuggled up on his monkey pillowpet.
ADORABLE!!!

Cooper has been teething all day...it has been rough. He finally went to bed around 8pm only to wake up around 9pm. Mike brought him to me and we snuggled while finishing up The Bachelorette. He NEVER snuggles like this. It was great! He played with his hair the whole time and hardly moved for about 10-15 minutes. I enjoyed every minute of it. :)

Raddish's

The first veggies harvested from our garden last Sunday (7/17). We planted everything from seeds this year and raddish's grow quickly enough to get a few crops planted/harvested.

Here is the bowl we picked.

Mike cut all of the tops and bottoms off and we ended up with very little compared to what they look like growing. I'll have to post more pics of our garden later. We have a ton of little tomatoes, a few zuccini's, cucumbers, and peppers. The beans and peas are quite slow and the carrots seem to be doing well. We also have raspberries and strawberries....which we haven't harvested yet.

Kazia loves the garden but hates to weed...just like her momma! :)

Super Juggernot!

I'm back...and hopefully for good! :)

Well, I made the girls super hero capes and Mike insisted they have real super hero names. He came up with Super Juggernot for Jade. She loves her cape.
I was doing some basic cleaning around the house when Jade came across these cool glasses that Nana and Gramp got from a U of U gymnastic meet. They light up and blink too. Accessories are a girls best friend...as you see she is also sporting a Snow White slap bracelet. Go Jade!

Aprons

Inspired by Mandy Erickson (a gal in my Stampin' Up! group) I made these aprons for my girlies. I didn't have a pattern but I think they turned out better than I expected. They are ADORABLE!!!

The girls were very pleased as well.
The fabric is from Stampin' Up! and is only available until Jan. 3rd. My mom found the red fabric to go with it at a quilters store in Bountiful. I love the way they coordinate!

The flowers are super cute too and are Mandy's great idea. Thanks! Now I just need one to match for myself! :)

You're Invited!

Just a couple of quick things:

Below is an invite to an awesome event! You do not have to be a club member or sign up for club to attend. This event is for customers and hostesses...and you're friends that may want to see what Stampin' Up! is all about and it's FREE!

If you cannot attend but would like to be included on our 2011 club calendar let me know as soon as possible. We'll be drawing names for who hostesses what months. Also let me know if there is a month you absolutely cannot host otherwise I will place you as you're name is drawn. Other details of club will be discussed and the information will be typed up and e-mailed to those not in attendance that will be participating in club.

I am looking for a few new club members so if you know of anyone that may be interested please bring them! You will get to pick a stamp set from my retired collection if they join.

If you are interested in what a club is/does call me or e-mail me so I can get you more details or just come to the Hostess & Customer Appreciation Event so that you can learn all about it and make your decision then.

PLEASE RSVP no later than Monday, December 13th so I can make sure I have prepared enough projects for everyone to make. I'm super excited and can't wait to stamp the night away!