A question for MOM!!

As we drive (all of us) in the car!

Makayla: Mom how do you make a baby?

Me: You pray to Heavenly Father and ask him for a baby.

Makayla: Ya, but how does it get in a mommy's belly?

Yes, at this point Mark and I are laughing but trying not to show the kids, i was very shocked, Makayla is only 5 and Lakota 7 has never asked this!! I thought this was just way to funny!!!

Me: you have to pray a lot!

Lakota: But mom you said that I was a surprise!! How does that work?

At this point Mark can no longer hold his laughter down!! I now try to change the subject and it luckily worked!

Kids say the funnest things! I would like to know what you would say!!

A Weekend Out!

So this weekend we met Mark's brother, Dan up at Bear Lake! ( his wife Lori's family goes ever year and this year we tagged along!) The kids really enjoyed it. We played in the sand, in the water and in the trailers! Payton loved the Noon time baseball game. All the adults thought that he was a riot! Addison had a few melt down and finally crashed for a few hours. The girls mostly love to find the seashells as you can tell from the pics! They did go out on the tube but once they flipped they were done! Payton and Mark spent most of the time on the wave runners, Payton didn't want to get off! Mark took me out, but I think his goal was to get me to fall off! (i didn't). Every thing went well and we all had a blast!

BIG FAN!!!!!

OH MY GOSH!!!
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Yes- I too can't wait!! I will be in line for the 4th book to come out!!( at midnight Aug. 2) And don't forget the movie!!(Dec. 12) I have read all the first 3 books 4 or more times (i can't remember!), as well as Mark! I have no doubt that I will read them again before the 4th book comes out, and even more before the movie comes out!! If you have not caught this reading wave, you better!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK SERIES!!! I have to try really hard not to become overly obessed because if I do...It will over take me! Almost there but not quite!! I will be blogging more as I get closer to the new book and movie!!

Anyone up for a bike ride??

So this past week both of my girls have been learning to ride their bikes with out the training wheels. My brother Scott came over during the day and helped Makayla. (i was in the house at the time) I was surprised to see that he was willing to help, but that is how Scott is!! Such a great Uncle. When Lakota came home form school she was upset that Makayla was more advance than she, so a healthy dose of competition helped out. By the end of the day the girls were finally getting the hang of it!! Now I wake up to MOM can we go out and ride our bikes?? Fun stuff and I am glad that they learn just as school let out, so it will give them something new to do!!! Way to go Lakota and Makayla!!! I am so proud of you two!!!

YES... I did it.....

I went and chopped off my hair. It happens every other year or so, when I need a change. So here you go!! Me minus 9 inches of dark long hair....the back of it is stacked shorter so it might take a bit longer to get to the length that I really like.( and some bright pink pieces!!) So there you go, Laura make over!!

Makayla's BIG Day!

Makayla is now all done with preschool! Graduation day has come and gone! She has learned so much over the past year, and she really had great teachers! Here are a few pictures of her day!Congrats Makayla, we love you!!!

Makayla is so excited to start kindergarten in the fall, she will be at the same school as Lakota (she'll be in second grade).

Here is Makayla after her fishing trip with grandma and papa!

She loved it!! She can't wait to go again.

Chicken Salad Recipe!

Once a month I get together with the girls in the ward for Bunco night! The lady in charge host dinner. Erin Nydegger made this recipe and I loved it because of the noodles. So give it a try...

2 cups shell noodles cook and drained
4 cups cook chicken cubed
2 cups apples, peeled and diced
2 cups pineapple tidbits
2 cups halved grapes-she used red
2 cups celery
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup cashews
Mix 1 cup mayo with 1 cup coleslaw.
Mix all ingredients, chill then serve on rolls. (I like to use croissants)

This was so good. I love the fruit in it, also the noodles, that added a new twist!!