Disney on Ice!

We had a blast at Princess Wishes in SLC. I would highly recommend a Disney on ice show to everyone. I remember going to Cinderella on ice when I was a little girl and I wanted to create that same memory for my own girls. The best part about the event was that almost all of the attendants dressed up as princesses. It was so fun to see the sidewalks of SLC filled with little girls hopping, skipping and almost running to the Delta center with the biggest grins on their faces. Mine included....we couldn't get to the building fast enough! Along with ice skating the performers did acrobatics and fireworks. The dragon from sleeping beauty actually breathed fire onto the ice. It was an amazing show and so worth it! This was part of a birthday gift from Gma. & Gpa. Rosie to my girls so they came with us and of course Uncle Cory came along because why not? (For those of you who don't know....at a very young age Evie assigned her own unique names to her grandparents in order to differentiate them. They have the same name as their dogs. For instance my parents are called Gma. & Gpa. Rosie because they have a dog named Rosie. Marks parents are Gma. & Gpa. Gizzy because they have a dog named Gizzy. Their names kind of stuck!)



"Be our guest" from Beauty and the Beast

My Evie girls newest photos.

Our annual free 8x10 from Kiddie Kandids always turns into mommy buying a couple more photos. What can I say....I'm a sucker for a gorgeous girl! Yes I get to brag a bit. Thats my job as a parent! My baby is growing up way too fast (sniff). She loves the the pink fur lined jacket from Gma. Rosie.

I HATE unpacking!

Just to let you all know how I feel about the subject.

Why you shouldn't let your 2yr. old play with your cell phone.

I got out of the shower the other day and went into my room to get dressed. I was standing at my dresser pulling out clothes when I heard a camera shutter. I turned around to see Addison with my cell phone pointed directly at me. Luckily I grabbed the phone from her hand before she could send the photo to anyone. It's a good thing too because she caught a perfect frame of my rear end!

Another Evieism

Evie likes to listen to music or stories on CD when she goes to bed. Mark was getting her music ready the other night and noticed that she had stuffed a couple of CDs inside her clothes drawer like she had been trying to hide them. They were childrens primary songs and Enya.

Dad: Evie, why are your CDs in the drawer?

Evie: Because I'm tired of listening to those Jesus songs. I just want to listen to Princess music.

Dad: Oh!

A really long post about our new house

This is our new house. I love the front porch and the french doors. We also have a garage...YEAH!! It needs a little work but it's going to be great!



We're doing some remodeling in the bsmt. apt. Were changing it from a small two bdrm apt. to a studio type. We also have to redo some wiring and plumbing and we had to cut mold out of the walls in our upstairs bedroom.





Luckily only half of one room was covered in wallpaper. I plan on making this a princess room for Evie so the paper had to go!

I found many layers underneath. Wallpaper on top of paint on top of wallpaper on top of paint. AAAGGGGHHHH! I hate wallpaper.


This is what we call "The Beast!" Our home was built in 1946 and if this thing wasn't original it was put in close to that time.

Check out the awesome duct work! The broken piece was running to Addy's room. I don't think a lot of hot air is getting through there. Can anyone say asbestos?



The bsmt. bathroom is kind of funky. It's a big space but the do-it-yourselfers that owned the house before placed all of the plumbing in a tight little corner. My contractor Dad is having a fit about all of the code violations!



This is my favorite room in the whole house. We'll be using it as a master bedroom it comes complete with a fireplace and a walk in closet.

Check out the view from our bdrm window! The mountains remind me of home. I know things look rough right now.....but stay tuned for the after pictures.

Food!

Have you ever heard of "My Girlfriends Kitchen?" You go to their facility and assemble about 10 meals for a cost of $185. They have all of the ingredients prepped for you and after you put it all together you take it home and freeze it. We decided to do our own homemade version which yielded 24 meals for a total of $130. This is good food too! Chicken enchiladas, beef stroganoff, sweet pork salad, chicken cordon bleu and etc.... My sister-in-laws organized the whole thing and did all the shopping. Then all 6 of us took several items and prepped all of the ingredients. One person cooked all the chicken, another did the beef, someone did the cheese and another did the veggies and etc. On the final night it only took us about an hour to put it all together. This is exactly what I needed right now while we are working on our house and moving because I don't have a lot of time to cook! I want to do it again in a couple of months so if anyone wants to join me let me know!

Princess toilet paper

In an earlier post I shared with everyone my darling daughters desire for princess toilet paper as a birthday present. Uncle Cory (who lives in our bsmt. apt.) got online and found specially printed toilet paper. There weren't any actual "princess" printings but these were close enough. There was a third roll with bright red lips but Evie used it up before we took a picture. Thanks Uncle Cory!