Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Concert

I really am someday going to play catch up on this here blog of mine, but for now I just quickly wanted to let you know about an awesome family-friendly production I get to be a part of in October. We are bringing to life the thrilling tale of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, including a harvest festival beforehand with colonial games, activities and hayrides, followed by the production. Anyone interested in a fun, family activity before Halloween please join us! It runs each night October 19-27 at the Cache County Fairgrounds in Logan, UT. Check out all the details at www.storiesinconcert.com   Hope to see you there!

Maliya turns 5

The end of April my adorable little girl turned 5 years old. She's just getting cuter by the day!

Spring Happenings #1

Got a little catching up to do again---

Back in April I got to have another girls weekend with my mom and sisters. We attended BYU Women's Conference this time. It was a very uplifting and edifying couple of days and was so much fun to hang out with just the girls!

This same weekend just happened to be the day of our Color Me Rad 5K we signed up for at UVU. We had a blast and might have to make this a yearly tradition from now on! Ryan ended up not being able to come down and join us so I had to go solo with my sisters and their husbands. Check out our before and after pictures! We started out clean and white then color stations throughout the course sprayed and showered us with colored cornstarch and the end was one big color party!

My {35} List-

I recently saw a fun idea on my friend Amy's blog- she made a list of 35 things she wanted to do before she turned 35 and has been sharing her completed ones as she crosses them off. I loved the idea and decided to make my own list. First of all, I can't believe I only have 3 1/2 years until I'm 35!!! Am I really that close to 35? Crazy! I still feel like I'm only 25 or so. Anyway, here's my list (in random order, with a few ideas taken from my friend):

{35 before 35}

1. Visit a state I've never been to before

2. Run a 5K

3. Vacation with just the hubby

4. Have another baby

5. Family vacation

6. Spend an entire day at the beach

7. Have family and kids scrapbooks caught up & plans to keep them up

8. Go on a zip line

9. Go camping as a family

10. Read President Monson's biography

11. Watch a sunrise & sunset

12. Buy new scriptures

13. Buy a van

14. Make a piece quilt

15. Try sushi

16. Hike to the top of Ensign peak

17. Get and iphone or ipad

18. Visit a temple never been to

19. Get a bike & ride bikes with my kids

20. Get our own house or have plans to get one

21. Eat at Belle Monte restaurant at Sherwood Hills

22. Own a pair of fun colored pants

23. Wear a flower in my hair

24. Have a massage

25. Spend an entire day by myself

26. Take a scenic route

27. Write a children's book just for my kids

28. Go to the hot springs

29 See a Broadway musical in SLC

30. Hike Wellsville Mountains

31. Try crab legs

32. Watch the whole Harry Potter series

33. Ride on a four wheeler

34. No treats/goodies/desserts for a whole week

35. Play my flute again

They're growing like weeds!

They're not so little anymore, and Maliya's little white one- Sparkles- most likely a rooster :)

Our new additions

Meet...........

Larietta, Pip, Feathers, Sparkles, and Red

our baby chicks!

Not quite sure what I'm thinking, but we now own five baby chicks!

The kids talked us into it and they were too cute to pass up, I guess.

Caden and Maliya chose the different colored smaller Bantum ones,

and the other three will give us eggs.

We'll see how it goes- they are already changing, growing so fast,

and getting tougher to hold only after 2 1/2 weeks.

We'll keep you posted- wish us luck!

Taste a Rainbow

We had a lot of fun with St. Patricks Day yesterday! Some leprechaun's sprinkled "luck bucks" and chocolate "gold" all over the kids room, we had a green breakfast, ate lemon jigglers "gold" with dinner, and enjoyed rainbow cupcakes for a treat. The cupcakes turned out awesome and were a hit! They were a little tedious to make but worth it in the end. Because they were so awesome I thought I would share the recipe. [I found it at familyfun.com and yes it seems like tons of food coloring, but it makes the colors really bold resulting in an awesome rainbow cupcake!!]

Taste a Rainbow

Ingredients

• White cake mix (we used an 18-1/4-ounce box)
• Food coloring (red, blue, green, and yellow)
• Baking cups
• Whipped cream or frosting (optional)

Instructions

1. Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.

RAINBOW COLOR	DROPS OF FOOD COLORING
Purple	9 red and 6 blue drops
Blue	12 drops
Green	12 drops
Yellow	12 drops
Orange	12 yellow and 4 red drops
Red	18 drops

2. Line 16 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on, following the order shown. As you go, gently spread each layer of batter with the back of a spoon to cover the color underneath.

3. Bake the cupcakes according to your recipe directions. Before serving, remove the paper wrapping, and if you like, top each cupcake with a whipped-cream or frosting cloud.

Enjoy!!!