The family that shoots together....

Mr. S took us all out shooting the other day. Hawkins was really excited. He wore the safety glasses as we drove out in the desert to find a place to shoot. I can't believe I didn't get any pics of him with the gun. I am so mad at myself for that.

Claire did not want to go. I told her that the girls could stay in the car while the boys shoot. After watching the fellas do their thang, she decided to give it a try. After that she didn't want to stop!
Mostyn has actually been to the shooting range with his dad back in Boise, so he is a pro. Sort of.
This was my first time shooting a gun. I have never been a big fan of guns, but after shooting the target a couple o' times, I was like, "oh baby!" Don't mess with me! Ha ha. That Sprite bottle never had a chance!!!

When little ones sleep....

they look so angelic! Baby girl hasn't napped much the last two days, so I am really loving this pic of her snoozing!

I want to take this pic of Hawk sleeping and blow it up to poster size and hang it on my ceiling. He looks like a little cherub. He actually is wearing shorts.... really short shorts. LOL

Claire's blog

Hey everyone. Claire has a blog now (under my account). Go check it out!

www.iclairey.blogspot.com

Don't mess with baby sister!

Catching up...

I am so busy these days clipping coupons and sewing, (basically becoming the best domestic goddess I can be) I never find time to blog. Here are some pics of my time with the kids and my parents in SLC during Spring Break.

They have a very cool planetarium there and there is no charge. Hawkins was in hog heaven! All the kids really enjoyed it!

You could give the weather forecast just like a real weatherman. Probably about as accurate too!
I think the kids favorite part was this giant elevator! A hummer could have fit in there!
The kids walked on the moon!
And then on Mars!
We also went to the children museum. There was a ton of stuff for the kids to check out. They loved playing in this helicopter!
Scotlyn's favorite was playing in the water! She is such a water baby!

Hawkins the cowboy with brother Mostyn watching.
Claire is really getting into rock climbing! She's done it a couple of times at the Y.
There are a ton more things to share, but I'll just do a little at a time. We have been a very busy little family lately. I'll try to be more on top of postings. April is a crazy month with Mostyn, Scott, and Scotlyn's birthdays and our anniversary! So much to share!

Stick a fork in 'er

Cuz she is done!!!

BEFORE

AFTER

Finally, my couch is done. I know I said I wanted to have it done by the end of February, but darn it, February was a short month, and I got sort of side tracked by another project that I will share at the end of this post. Anyway, I have had my sewing machine for almost a year, and now it has finally been broken in. I am really pleased with the way the couch turned out. As long as no one inspects it too close then it's all good. I mean, how many of us go to sit on someones couch and start looking at the stitching and such? I take that back. When you know the couch has been reupholstered, then you totally start studying it! (I did when I went and sat on Heather's reupholstered couch! It looks great though!) I learned a lot from this project... including what a pain zippers can be! I was going to recruit some sewing masters help, but decided I would get much more out of it if I did it on my own. I did get lots of info from the sewing master though. Thanks Lisa!

So, now I am on a sewing spree! I love it! Primarily because of this other project that I just recently finished. (The one that distracted me from getting my couch done sooner) I made this skirt for Scotlyn!
Isn't it adorable! My friend Angie made one for her daughter, and said she would show me how to do it. We actually got a group of gals together and we all decided to make these skirts for our little girls. Everyone chose different colors. I might have to do another one in pink or something!
This was so fun to make! Especially doing it with a great group of friends. Some of whom had never sewn before, just like me! I love all the ruffles! I want to start putting ruffles on everything!
I have started working on another skirt for Ms. Scotlyn! As soon as all the other gals get their skirts done, we are going to work on some cute little dresses for the girls! I can't wait!!!

Are you a Bachelor fan?

A couple of us true die-hard Bachelor fans got together Monday night to watch the season finale! Will he pick Vienna or Tenley?

Here we are posing for the camera. Now that I think about it, we should have all come dressed in cocktail dresses! However, I did spend most of my time sitting on the floor next to all the delicious goodies, so maybe it is better we went casual.
Vienna sausages! You gotta love it!
Tenley-or dip. (ten layer dip)
Since Jake the Bachelor is a pilot, you must have airplane food! Peanuts and Pretzels!
Fantasy Sweets... delicious brownies and cupcakes! Mmmmmm!
Here is a display of the food! You can see the martini glasses on the side for "cocktail hour"!
Here I am with the Hostess with the Mostess, and three of her kiddos. Gotta give her big smooches for all her hard work! Thanks Lisa!

And thanks Amy for the pics!