Our Day at the Pima Air & Space Museum

During the kids Spring Break we went to Pima Air & Space Museum. The following are a few of the pictures of the fun time we had ...

Mother/Daughter Manicures

Machella and I went and got manicures on Friday. I had a gift certificate to a day spa that Donnie gave me last Mother's Day that I never used and has been on our refrigerator for almost a year. Machella mentioned that she would like to get a manicure so I decided we would use the gift certificate and go and have mother/daughter manicures. I am not big on other people doing my nails, but I knew Machella would enjoy it. The lady doing my nails wasn't really into it, but thankfully the lady that was doing Machella's nails was great and asked Machella if she wanted flowers and she really got into it. She even put little blue rhinestones in the center of each flower. Machella was thrilled and I think she is hooked on the whole manicure thing. I hope her nails will stay as nice as possible for as long as possible. I on the other hand have already taken my polish off and am back to my plain, nondescript nails that I try to not draw any attention to.

Black Sunday

Last Sunday we celebrated my wonderful husband's 40th birthday. He actually was really excited about having a party and thankfully helped me in the planning. We sent out email invitations to the Tucson gang and told everyone it was a Black Sunday and everyone was suppose to wear black. We also were trying to think of what was popular to eat back in 1970 and we thought of T.V. dinners. So, we had everyone bring a T.V. dinner and then we played White Elephant with them. We put each of them in a bag and then had everyone pick a number and then had each person either pick what someone else had picked or a new one in a bag. It sounds absolutely crazy, but it was a lot of fun. Once someone got the T.V. dinner that they were going to eat that night they hurried and started to cook it in the microwave so we could stagger the cooking times. It worked out and everyone was happy with the dinner they got and had fun eating it. We had a few fun games that either were about 1970 or about Donnie. Also, Donnie wanted a 4 layer cake and of course I couldn't say No, so I made this cake that looked like it was ready to fall over. It was really good.

Also, Donnie wanted everyone to play "Happy Birthday to You" on the kazoo instead of singing it. It was so funny.

I hope my wonderful husband had a memorable birthday. I know we will be talking about it for many years to come.

Miniature Golf

The kids were out of school for Rodeo Days and we wanted to do something besides just sit around the house all day. We've explored a lot of Tucson and Phoenix ... but we didn't want to drive or be gone all day. SO ... we decided on miniature golf.

Lyssie and Josh have never been miniature golfing before ... so being the independent little girl she is ... Lyssie wanted to try it on her own. After a few holes she gave in and took some help from her Dad.

Lyssie got really good pointing her fingers down when she gripped the putter and with the help of her Dad actually made a couple of "holes-in-one."

Joshua gave up trying to hit the ball with his putter and just rolled it up the course and then bounced it into the hole.

Look at her concentration and form. What focus!!! Amy had the best score.

While it was snowing and below freezing temperatures across the country, here we are enjoying our morning in just jeans and T-shirts. Cute kids (even if Lyssie always wears her flip-flops on the wrong feet).

Kella's Science Project

Kella participated in her first science fair this year. Her project was to determine if plants need water to grow or if they can still grow with vinegar, Coca-Cola or no water at all. It was an interesting experiment to see how the plants reacted to the different liquids ... obviously the watered plant thrived ... any guesses as to which plant died first???

... plants don't respond well to vinegar or Coca-Cola (although the plant watered with Coca-Cola lived longer).

We're proud of our 4th grade scientist (just be careful she doesn't give you a cup of vinegar when you're thirsty ... you see how the plant turned out)!!!

Happy 12th Birthday David!!!

Our little boy is no longer a little boy. He just turned 12, graduated from Primary, was ordained a Deacon and is now in the Young Men's program. It seems just like yesterday that he was learning to walk and talk.

We grilled hamburgers and made his favorite dessert for his birthday: Dulce de Leche cake.

All the family came over for his birthday ... and he enjoyed all his cards and gifts.

Donnie conferred the Aaronic Priesthood on David and then he was invited to pass the sacrament with David the following Sunday. Grandpa Doll stood in the circle to ordain David, which was awesome since he was the one who conferred the Priesthood on Donnie. We are so proud of David.

Making Chocolate Chip Cookies With Mommy

Lyssie is already learning the fine art of making Amy's chocolate chip cookies. She helps measure the ingredients, crack the eggs, stir it all up ... AND ...

... lick the spoon (Daddy's favorite part of making cookies).