Sunday Dress Up and Scare

Welcome aboard the Evening Endeavor!

I thought it'd be fun to write another murder mystery party so I convinced Elle to invite some friends over to act it out. 

It was on a yacht (which Elle named the Evening Endeavor). I had so much fun decorating and planning and writing. 

Chris made this fantastic palm tree for the centerpiece. We had soup, salad, and sandwiches like last time. 

For dessert I made brownie bites. Elle and I made chocolate seashells for the tops. 

I also made mini cheesecakes using the cutest mini cheesecake pan. It was like a mini muffin tin except all the bottoms were removable. So cute!

I also had mini pb cookies that Elle and I made using a half tsp of dough per cookie. I love tiny things!

The guests:

Dining hall:

Pool:

Upper deck:

Shuffleboard 

Engineer room (she was the murderer):

Passports so they could take notes on the other guests 

Everyone said they had a great time!

Sunday Dresser and Hair

So. . .

remember my little dresser that Chris was fixing up all nice for Elle?   

Well. . .

We decided to buy her one from IKEA instead.

It was a family effort to put the thing together.

And I must say, it looks lovely!

"What about the little refurbished dresser project?" you ask.

Chris still finished it! 

And now I use it again!

Now on to the "hair" portion. . .

 

Isn't my mom's hair amazing in this picture?!  I love it!

What I love even more about this picture is her smile and the happy brightness in her eyes.  Isn't she beautiful?!  

Beauty isn't only skin deep for her though.  She is beautiful from the inside out.  She is my biggest cheerleader and constant support.  She is a great example to me and to everyone who knows her.  I love her humility, kindness, and strong testimony.

She was there every dark step of the way when I had my health problems during my teenage years.  I couldn't have done it without her.  She has prayed and fasted and cried countless hours for me. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful woman as my mother.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you!

And here's to the cute girl who made me a mother!

Another great smile, same happy light in those eyes.  She was also my little cheerleader during her first few months on earth and my second round of health problems. She was and is there to smile at me, warm my heart, and keep me going.

I love being her mom!

May the 4th Be With You!

Since it is Star Wars Day I thought I'd share a bunch of memes I found--just for fun...

Sunday Dress and Hair

Elle is famous! Check out your Ensign on p. 105 :)  Incidentally, she's under Elder Hales' talk!

And Friday Elle went on the 4th year overnight hike and loved it! They hiked two miles in, made dinner, ate s'mores, played card games and slept under the stars! No tents! She had a blast!  What a trooper.

She's very excited to do it again (only WAY more hardcore) in Washington with her old friends.