"Skookies"

Ok! Many of you have emailed me and asked me what a "Skookie" is. Well, Saturday was my first time having one and it was DELICIOUS. As you can see by the picture it is a small cast iron pan with a cookie or brownie cooked in it. Then you can top it with any toppings you prefer. We cooked ours with brownie in it then topped it with ice cream, caramel, fudge, and whip cream. (I forgot the strawberries at home). This is a great treat for family home evening or any other reason you can come up with.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

We had a great Valentines Day around here. We celebrated it a day early with the kids. On Friday we had no school and Shawn only had to work 1/2 day so we went down to Ogden. The kids love to go to Fat Cats so we took them there. Of course we did some bowling and had some pizza. Then we played some arcade games and the kids did the bumper cars. Of course I haven't told you of how the bowling went. We played two games, Shawn won the first game so of course the competitive side of me had to win the second game, which I did. Then we had to play a game of Air Hockey. Which Shawn won again!!! We both have such a competitive side to everything that it actually gets quite crazy sometimes. But it turns out to be a lot of fun!! Saturday night we had a couples dinner at our neighbors house. Heather and Robert are great host. Heather is in the Primary Presidency with me and is a riote. We had a nice Turker Dinner and then we played the Newlywed Game. Shawn and I did great we came in second place. Of course the competitive side in us came out that night also. Last but not least we had a great dessert. I don't know if any of you have ever heard of "Skookies" but they are amazing. It was great to spend some time with my husband and the kids this weekend. I hope all of you had an amazing Valentines Day!!

Ok!! Was anybody else hoping that Spring was just around the corner? Well, I sure was. Last Friday we had such beautiful weather and was able to go running with the dog. I'm sure you all have recieved as much snow as we have. I believe we have recieved already around 4 inches today. Plus I just came home from the gym and the roads haven't been plowed yet. Anyways this is my picture of hope that Spring will come soon...

Grandma and Grandpa Come to Visit!

Today Keith and Lynnette had stopped by to see us on their way up to the Davis Farm. The kids were so excited to see them today. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and visit with us.!!

Wyatt Rocket Derby

This is Wyatt and his friend Jackson that lives down the street from us!

Wyatt had his Scouts Rocket Derby on the 30th of January. He was so excited and enjoyed every minute of it. Shawn also had a lot of fun as he was able to help all the boys with their rockets.

Lady Bird!!

OK, so as you all may know is that my dog is my baby. She loves to go everywhere with me and is always right by my side. Well, This week she has been sick. For the last 3 days she has been throwing up and has not kept anything in. Today I finally made Shawn take her in while I was at school. She needed her booster shots anyways. Well when I called this morning to the vet and told them what she was doing they scared me to death. The vet tech asked me if her gums where black and the roof of her mouth was black? Well after looking there were. She told me that she was not getting any air and she needed to come in ASAP. She freaked me out so bad I thought that my dog was going to DIE. I was thinking the worse at school and was waiting for Shawn's call to tell me what was going on. Greatfully, she is ok. After an hour there Shawn was already home. But she sure did let me know of how sad she was that she had to go to the doctor and get shots. In this picture I posted we call her facial expression "the poughty face" this is what she does when she needs some simpathy. For all you dog lovers hopefully you understand my scare today.

Frustration

Have you ever had one of the days that you wonder why the church calls you to a certain calling? Well I have. Lately, I have had those thoughts and feelings. As some of you may know I am the Primary President in my ward. We have had problems after problems. What do you do? The last few weeks I feel like the " Big Bad Wolf" instead of the nice, sweet person I know is somewhere in me, I just don't know where it is. Anyways, boys can be boys, we have a group of boys that are really hard in our ward. We have had Parent meetings with the kids and the parents. Thought that it was working but it's not. Now, I have Scout Leaders that are also not enjoying there callings due to these kids. I know these group of boys have so much potential and are great kids for me at school but at church it's a total different world. What do you do? I have actually joked around with the member of the Bishopbric that is over us about we have no one that wants to serve in the Nursery, I will take the Nursery calling any day after times like this. Well, this may not make sense to anyone but me. That's what my husband says anyways. I just needed to "vent" if you know what I mean. Good night to all!!