The many reasons to love Saturday

Mike had the camera out a couple weekends ago and had fun taking lots of pictures of the girls and I playing. I love pictures it captures the simple moments we would forget sooner than we'd like and creates a memory that will never be forgotten all because of a quick click.

Pioneer FHE

For Family Home Evening on Monday I wanted do to something pioneer-y since Saturday is Pioneer Day. So we told a story, sang a song (twice), and then "made" bread and actually made homemade butter. How do you make homemade butter? Just follow along...

1. Get bread ready for your butter


2. Pour some heavy whipping cream into a baby food jar (we added a marble to help it churn).

3. Shake it! Shake it!


4. Drain the buttermilk out.


5. Enjoy! It's really yummy if you add honey.

Sisterly cooking

While cooking pasta for dinner this week Rachel grabbed a pot which caused envy from Ashley so I got Ashley a bowl of her own. Then Mike was nicer than I would have been and gave Rachel some water in her pot and dry pasta to play with. So the girls played while we watched and cooked. Here's a piece of the entertainment. At one point Ashley actually stirred the bowl.

Our lovely backyard is complete!

Sisters

A glimpse of what I have to look forward to. I hope they always love each other like they do now.

Family Picnic at the Park

We've been enjoying our mild summer (it's sad when you're excited that it's only 103*). We had decided to go to Mt. Charleston, but when we got in the car to go it looked like it was raining so we didn't take the chance and went to the park instead. I take the girls to the park a couple times a week and if we drive by one Rachel will want to stop, we can play for hours. This Saturday park day was even more fun since Mike could join us. And as we were leaving it started to rain.

Racing down the slides

Rachel likes the "baby swings" so she can "go real fast"

Short Weekend Escape

Other fun we had without the camera:

Saturday morning we went into LA to go to the temple with our friend and old neighbor Natalie. We then went to our Wed. night hangout spot- Cafe 50's. We ate lunch, drank milkshakes, watched an in-house magician do card and coin tricks and I got schooled by Mike in Connect Four. Saturday morning had such a familiar feeling that made it even more special.

Natalie it was great to see you again and to be part of your special "celebration".

After the girls went to bed on Saturday we made rootbeer floats while we watched an animated movie called "Nine". When I say "we" I mean all of us drank floats and then everyone minusme watched the entire movie. I was asleep as soon as my float was gone.

Thank you Lindsey and Brad for watching our girls which allowed us to go, for letting us stay at your place and making the rest of the weekend just as much fun. Rachel keeps getting in her pink car saying she's going to California to see Lindsey and Brad.