I feed my kids sticks...apparently

I made Wild Rice and Chicken Soup for dinner the other day--and I'm sure you all know how wild rice has many different kinds of rices of all different colors.
Well, Erin looks in her bowl and says "MOM! You put sticks in the soup!?" The rest of dinner she tried to eat around the skinny black pieces of rice because she insisted that they were sticks, no matter how many times I tried to convince her otherwise. LOL
So, if any of you want to feed your kids some sticks I have a really good recipe, apparently. :)

Easter Time Stuff....

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything so this one might be a big long...... And for some reason, backwards in time so just ignore that part. :) Just a bunch of Easter Time stuff this year....


So What do you think? Some pretty good lookin' girls, huh?

The girls were so excited to be twins this year with their new Easter dresses--And of course, Erin wouldn't hold still for the picture....

We also went to Baby Animals Days like we do every year. Bailey's favorite part was riding the pony (again, like it is every year) and Erin was obsessed with the baby goats--she kept trying to pick them up and give them hugs. Imagine that, Erin trying to hug something! :) (for those of you who see her often know how much she loves giving hugs to anyone and everyone). Erin also said that she loved "chatting with the boy who helped me ride the pony"..... That made me laugh, I guess she takes after her mother, talking to everyone she meets.

A couple weeks ago we colored eggs, and we managed to not get any clothes stained in the process. Every year we color hard-boiled eggs and I save up eggs that I have poked holes in and blow out the egg when I cook with them---I feel like I am blowing out my brains too and every time I just hope I don't suck in and get raw egg in my mouth! EWW!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter as well! Ours was a wonderful one.

New Bike

Erin got a new bike on Saturday! We thought it was finally time to graduate her from a big-wheel bike, and she was super excited about it. It took her a few minutes to learn how to pedal it without pushing back on the brakes constantly, but then she was off! Today neighborhood bike rides--tomorrow Lotoja! (an annual bike ride from Logan to Jackson Hole)....well, not quite but she sure is speedy!

Tagged again!

Rule: Use only 1 Word! It's harder than you think!!

1. Your cell phone is: Orange
2. Your significant other is: Josh
3. Your hair: uncooperative
4. Your mother: Sweet
5. Your father: Interesting :)
6. Your favorite thing: Family
7. Your dream last night: unknown
8. Your dream goal: Happiness
9. Favorite room: downstairs
10. Your hobby: lots
11. Your fear: fire
12. Where you want to be in six years: Logan
13. Where you were last night: Friends
14. What you're not: warm
15. One of your wish list items: dishwasher
16. Where you grew up: Utah
17. The last thing you ate: Carabonara (Italian Pasta)
18. What you are wearing: shoes
19. Your TV: off
20. Your pet: zero
21. Your computer: working
22. Your mood: tired
23. Missing someone: family
24. Your car: Red
25. Something you're not wearing: coat
26. Your favorite store: Target
27. Your summer: Washington
28. Love someone: Many
29. Your favorite color: Yellow
30. Last time you laughed: today
31. Last time you cried: weeks

I tag: Teresa, Heather, Wendy, Annette, and Amy

Our new excitement....

So, last week we had an arrival at our house that has been pretty exciting--a Wii!! We've been wanting to get one for about a year now but whenever we would put money aside for one we would go spend it on something else fun instead. So finally I ordered one! Bailey especially loves it, as Erin is probably a bit too young to fully appreciate it, but she'll get there. It is pretty hilarious to watch the girls box each other on the game, I have to stay downstairs and ref the game so they they actually don't start hitting each other or the things around them! Josh and I have been having nightly bowling tournaments before we go to bed-and we've decided that we're going to give up real bowling since we can get MUCH higher scores virtually. :) It has been so much fun to have, such a good purchase! I've got Wii Fit coming this week, which I am really excited about, and Bailey keeps asking if we are going to get RockBand now....I'm all for that--I'm a killer on vocals! We'll see though when that happens.

So, here are a couple pictures of the girls bowling, it is so much fun to watch them get so excited about it!

Branching Out

So, for the past 3-3 1/2 years Bailey has wanted the same 3 songs sung to her before bedtime EVERY night. (Unless it was Nana or Papa singing to her because they could get away with anything as long as they were putting her to bed.) Needless to say it got a little old, but that's what she wanted so that is what we did. Well, recently we have been able to branch out! I know, it sounds funny, but this is from child who hates changes and doesn't handle them really well. The three songs were: I am a Child of God, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and Families Can be Together Forever. Now we can sing anything with her and she'll be happy! It's a miracle--now I wonder how much longer she'll want to sing with me before she goes to sleep...guess I should cherish it while it lasts. :)

Lucky #8

I've been tagged!
8 things tag rules are:
*post rules on your blog
*answer the 6 '8' items
*let each person know they are tagged by leaving them a 'comment'
here goes...

'8' favorite TV shows
1. Law and Order SVU
2. CSI: Las Vegas
3. Criminal Minds
4. Dirty Jobs
5. Scrubs
6. Law and Order (original version)
7. Eleventh Hour
8. History Channel

'8' things i did yesterday
1. Worked at the shop
2. Went to Bunco
3. Visited with my Mom
4. Went on a walk
5. Cuddled with Josh (didn't see him much yesterday)
6. Talked to a friend I haven't talked to in forever
7. Read
8. Stayed up too late

'8' things i am looking forward to
1. Spring!
2. A break
3. Hanging out with friends this weekend
4. Our anniversary! (almost 7 years)
5. Getting a new dishwasher (ours is just about dead and doesn't clean well....someday soon we'll be getting one hopefully)
6. Getting our Wii in the mail--ordering it this week!
7. To eat the Banana bread I am making
8. Having my house clean for at least 30 minutes :)

'8' favorite restaurants
1. Kamin Thai
2. B.F. Chang's (luckily the closest is in SLC right now)
3. Formosa
4. Cafe Sabor
5. Olive Garden
6. Chili's
7. Indian Oven
8. Rainforest Cafe (good memories)

'8' things on my wish list
1. Lose a few pounds
2. Be Healthy
3. My Family safe and Happy
4. Go to Australia again
5. See far away family more often
6. Hire a maid to clean my house (yeah, like that will happen, but a girl can hope!)
7. To be appreciated more often (since I can't have that maid, at least recognize that I cleaned the toilet) LOL
8. Spring arriving sooner rather than later

'8' people i tag
1. Wendy
2. Amy
3. Annette
4. JaCoy
5. Heather
6. Katie
7. Teresa
8. Melissa
have fun!