Plain cheeseburger--no burger

This kid is ALMOST as picky of an eater as her dad.  

At McDonald's, I ordered her a plain cheeseburger with no meat.  

She loved it.  

Most of all she:

 ATE THE WHOLE THING!!  

Ice Castles -- Midway, UT

These are just a few shots of the ice formations.  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!
The piano isn't completely made of ice, but the cello to the left is. 

Pretty cool!  It was beautiful and we did have a great time!! Jayleigh was excited to see the princesses from Frozen.

This is what we do in Utah to amuse ourselves.  Build GIANT snow shapes.  This happens to be up on Highland drive across the street from La Caille.  

Miss Jayleigh

Miss Jayleigh, Winter, Autumn and Spring

How I've missed this...

Today was the first day of my 2014 Block party class.  It's been a long time since I have taught anything at the Cotton Shop, and it's so good to be back.  I love chatting with people who share the same passion for quilting as I do. 

 

Here's what I have chosen to do: 

It's by one of my sisters and my favorite designers, Amy Bradley.

It's a happy quilt--makes me smile.



It's a New Year! It's a new post!!

I'm just going to start in on the New Year.  No apologies for not posting for 6+ months!!  Oh dear,  I guess I have been slacking...or is it Facebook,  or Pinterest,  or playing with Jayleigh, or...  :)

 

2013 was a great year,  lots and lots of great memories and fun times.

 

on to 2014!!

My hat model!!

 I know that this 2nd picture is blurry,

but I thought her expression was pretty cute!!

It's raining, it's pouring

Update!!  I added arm/hand holes and changed the button to a Velcro closure. 
Much better!!

 (my high school sewing teacher would be SO proud!)

While Debbie was here visiting, we went to a couple of fabric stores.  When we saw the sample hanging of this poncho, we knew Jayleigh had to have one.  So...

 the outside is laminated fabric and the inside is flannel!  I think I'm going to change the button and buttonhole to Velcro.  And I'm going to put slits in it so her hands can come through the poncho. 

Cute, huh????

my hawk

Sometimes when I look out my window and there aren't any birds I wonder if there is a hawk. 

Well, this time there was!!

 

 Pretty freakin' cool...

She made it!

My best friend's daughter is going to attend college at the U of U.  Debbie and Taylor flew out here from Boston for cheer try outs.  Taylor worked hard, learned new steps, new cheers, new dances and on top of it all made it look easy! 

Taylor was busy with clinics up at the U,  practicing at gyms at night,  fixing her hair, applying her makeup and she always had a pretty smile.  Clinics on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, with Wednesday being try outs. I was exhausted just watching her.  Poor Debbie was continuously giving me a play by play on what the kids were doing, and how hard it was to do.  (It looked hard!!)

Results were posted on the U of U Cheer website
Friday at 12 noon. 

Lots of nervous stomachs, lots of sleepless nights, lots of laughing, lots of crying, and lots of praying...
 

SHE MADE IT!!

 Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW 2013-2014 UTAH CHEER TEAM! 

GIRLS Becca Gramoll Chelsea Ward Christine Jaojoco Daryl Gustafson Jordan Hash Kira Osborne Lauren Heugly Paizlyn Rogers Payton Driggs Shandra Staker Taylor Howarth Whitney Lettig

GUYS Austin Rich Brett Armstrong Dane Lobdell Erik Alcox Marcus Monson Micah Durfee Victor Baert

Opening Day

Do you know what tomorrow is?????  (Besides Beth's birthday) 

 

 

"It's time for

DODGER BASEBALL"!!

 

 

 



Off track activities

 

Notice that she has the essentials...bowl, spoon, cookie pan, T.V. on

 AND a Pepsi, in a mug with a straw. 

 

That's my girl!! 

 

While downtown at the Gateway, we walked over to see the dancing waters.

She couldn't stand NOT running through the water...

So I told her to go for it!!

She did say that it would be cold...

So, after she ran through it, she was WET.  It was cold, and she was WET!!  HA! 

So we walked over the Justice for girls, and bought her this new ensemble including sunglasses.  What a treat for me, and hopefully she'll remember this for a long time!!

I thought they were playing...

Tyler and Jayleigh "getting ready for Spring"!!

I thought they were outside playing...

I love my twin...he has such a cute sense of humor!!

Barbie

 

 

 

 

 

I can't get Blogger to cooperate, so I apologize for this random picture show!

Ah...Hawaii

What a wonderful trip to Hawaii!  

I have LOTS more photos, but I'll start with these and add a few more, ok, ALOT more later!!