Tape Ball Update

Well, the excitement of the tape ball has worn off and this is the final product. We figure there is 7 rolls of blue masking tape, one roll of black electrician tape, and 8 rolls of yellow masking tape in this ball. Some of you may think this is a giant waste, but let me tell you - it was worth every penny and trip to the dollar store. It kept Bronson busy and he loved doing it. On to the next invention...

Ratatouille

We went and saw this movie today as a family. It was really cute and lived up to the Pixar standard that we love so much. There were a lot of "laugh outloud" parts. We give it two thumbs up - if you can stand the actual thought of rats in your kitchen.

The cartoon short that they made to play before this movie, also lives up to the Pixar standard. It's called "Lifted" and it's REALLY cute. A "Must See!"

Beauty and the Beast

Last night we went to see "Beauty and the Beast" at the Hale Center Theater for Family Home Evening. I hadn't been to a play there in years and it was the first time for the rest of my family. I am constantly amazed at what a great show they put on considering what a small place it is. We had a wonderful time. It was a dream come true for Talbie who has dreams of being on stage someday. She has been obsessed with the musical "Wicked" lately and has listened to nothing else for weeks. She loved going to the theater last night.

As we were flipping through the program before the show started, Talbie and I noticed that Hale Theater has a acting camp that they do for 2 weeks at a time. Today we signed Talbie up for this camp and she's really excited about it. It starts July 16th for 2 weeks. This will give her a chance to see how she likes it.

My favorite line from "Beauty and the Beast"...

Gaston: "I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle." So hilarious!

Cub Scout Day Camp

This is my little Cub Scout on his way to his first summer Day Camp. He had a great time. He came home with bear tooth necklace he made and a sling shot. Needless to say, he has spent the rest of the afternoon after he got home, shooting rocks with the sling shot and broke 2 of my flower pots!!

Blonde Again!

Maddie had a hair appointment today and this is the finished product. She had her hair colored this winter and had it darkened quite a bit. She went back to blonde and it's cute.

In Trouble!

While Brittany went with the Cub Scouts to Day Camp, I tended Logan and Dallin for her. She was on her way home so I told Logan and Emmie to start cleaning up. After about 5 minutes of silence, I went up to check on them. I couldn't see them anywhere but I could hear them. They were inside this armoir that Emmie has in her room - we keep her dress up clothes in it. I walked up to it and I hear Logan say, "Emmie - let's get out of here before your mom kills us." They had the shock of their lives to see me standing there!

Me Being Crafty

I attended a baby shower the other night and I was trying to think of something to give as a gift. I have been saving jeans for YEARS and I have more than I can count. My goal is to someday make a jean quilt. A year or two ago I came up with an idea like this when Talbie was invited to a birthday party. I wanted to give her friend something that would be unique and something that she would want to keep for awhile. This is what I came up with and I embroider a name on it to personalize it. Just wanted to share!

Swimming Lessons

We began swimming lessons this week. This is a fun summer tradition for the kids to look forward to. Emmie used to be deathly afraid of the water when she was younger. Over the last 2 years she has lost all her fear of swimming (and everything else). She swims like a fish now! Talbie is finally taking off too and becoming braver :). Bronson is really good and I think he'll even be ready for the Swim Team next year!

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (23/23)

Dave is working at the temple tonight so I have time on my hands. I've been experimenting with my blog and trying to figure different things out. I figured out how to post videos to my blog so I'm sharing one of my favorite clips from my favorite movie of all time! ENJOY!

Pioneer Day Camp

Yesterday Talbie went to the Pioneer Heritage Park and the "This is the Place" monument. All the Activity Day girls went for day camp. They had a great time visiting some of the buildings there and pulling/pushing a handcart, even though it was extremely hot.

I had gone to get my hair cut and when I got home, Maddie told me that her leader had called and said, "We've had some car trouble. All the girls are fine and safe, we'll just be home a little later than planned. Would you have your mom call the girl's moms so they don't worry."

I started calling and as I was, some of the girls were coming home as I was on the phone with their moms. Then I realized that it must have been just the car that Talbie was riding in.

On the way home for Salt Lake, the car that Talbie was in got separated from the other 2 and it had car trouble on the freeway. It was a pretty scary situation for Talbie, I guess. Her leader ith happened to be the only one without a cell phone. They tried to write on a small piece of paper with lip gloss "Help" but it kept blowing off the window. They said a prayer together and soon a nice man stopped to help them. He lived in Lehi but gave them a ride to Orem where they were home safe and sound. Talbie's eyes were red and splotchy when she walked in. I guess she was pretty scared. I really felt badly for her leader though. That is a scary thing to have happen - your car loose power as you're cruising down I-15, but to have 3 terrified little girls to deal with too isn't fun.

All is well and it was good experience for her and one will help her to understand how prayers are answered!