Cooking Cope Style aka the SWAG method with LAROY

Kelty and LaRoy (name has been changed to protect the innocent but pictures have not)  had to make a cake for new beginnings. Somehow they ended up over here and well I will let the pictures tell the story.

Kelty I dont think the instructions on how to make a cake are on your phone we better look in this book thingy your mom gave us.

Kelty not on your head. 

Kelty and LaRoy looks like they are of to a good start

Kelty I promise this is how you do it. You don't need to you tube how to measure flour I think I can handle it.

Never mind where is that you tube clip this writing and stuff is not working out so well

Really what do they mean when it says 1 tsp. What is a tsp 

Here we will add some more flour that should help.

Wait it says we need a tsp of salt whats a tsp again. Oh well LaRoy hold out your hand we will use the SWAG method

just a little bit more.

ok that looks right we will mix it now.

Water Kelty I think we need water. 

Its no time for dancing LaRoy we have a cake to make.

LaRoy are you ok down there.

And where pouring 

Still pouring

Finally cake made it to the pans. 

Ok I forgot to take a picture of the final outcome. But lets just say we went to a box cake and tried it again. Apparently the SWAG method isn't the best method to use around here. But man Kelty and LaRoy sure did have fun while trying it out. 

Do you live in a Magic House

Do you live in a Magic House. Recently I heard someone say her husband lives in a "Magic House". This got me to thinking Does my husband live in a "magic house?"

I was out mowing the lawn and the thought came to me yes he does. His laundry is done, shirts get ironed when they need it, the floors get vacuumed and swept, the bathrooms get cleaned, the toilet paper is always in the bathroom the lawn gets mowed, there is always some type of food in the house, the bills get paid, the kids homework gets done, the kids make it to scouts, young womens, soccer pratice, or whatever else they have going on. So yeah I was feeling pretty proud of myself. My husband lives in a magic house. That is I realized I live in a Magic World. My every want need whim cry or just plain out tantrum throwing usually gets me what I want. There is always money in the checking account to pay the bills, if there's not, then he finds a way to get me some. My kids never have to do without, we have never gone hungry even when the kids say there is no food in the house. Mother Hubbard has never lived here. I am continually blessed by all that my husband does for me and the kids. He works a ton of hours a week at his regular job, then he thinks he needs to be involved in the community so he volunteers his time to play with the big fire trucks and ambulance's. He never says no to me very often and if he does its only for a short time then he finds a way to get me what I want. He makes it so I can stay home with my kids, even though the youngest is in 1st grade. He never complains or says what about what I want what I need. He just fills the need, when I have a breakdown and think its to much he takes an hour of work to tell me just how much I do and that I can do it. He is always trying to be at everything the kids do even if it means missing dinner or a structure fire, he is always where he is needed most.

So in my ramblings I want to say without a doubt that my husband and most the time my kids live in a "MAGIC HOUSE".

But I also live in a a "MAGIC WORLD", that I wouldn't trade for anything in this world.

So what kind of house do you live in?

Paying in forward

Who doesn't love to pay it forward in some way or another. This year when I heard that James 5th grade teacher likes to do service for others instead of just concerate some much on the candy part of it I jumped at the chance.

Since Primarys Childrens Hospital holds a special place in our lives I knew what I wanted to have his class do. Tie fleece blankets and donate them to the hospital. So away I ran with it. I was able to gather 26 peices of fleece. I was thinking that we would have to have a couple of family nights to just finish tying. No not this amazing class. They where able to get all 26 tied in less than an hour.

We have had an amazing expiernce with these blankets I can't believe the comfprt they give to patients at the hospital.

The basic of what they do with them at Primarys is they like to give the child something to ease there fears when they are there having tests. I have seen how this has worked and how these simple blankets can help even after the death of a loved one.

 This is Paige telling us her experince that she had at the hospital and what a difference the blanket she recieved in calming her fears and anxiety.

The kids listening to Paige and the instructions on how to tie the blankets.

Here they are working so hard to get them done.

Some of the kids with the blankets they tied.

James and his amazing teacher that let us take up time in her day and do this amazing project.

This picture really makes me stop and think. It really makes me realize sick kids or not it should always be the child first and always. I am forever grateful that we as in my small little family has never needed to go to this hospital. I am extremely grateful to know that this hospital is so close so that if we ever do need to go I know the staff is dedicated and willing to help us.

This is my kids at the hospital dropping of the blankets. You are not allowed to go past a certain point but I was glad that I had a chance to take my kids up there to partake of this. I am so proud of them and there willingness to put others first.

Every year for spring break we go to the San Rafeal Swell, buck horn draw area.

There is an old bridge they call swinging bridge because when you walk across it it literally swings under you. The freaky thing is that if it swings like that with just people imagine what it felt like to drive a car over this bridge. Yes this used to be the only bridge to get across the San Rafeal river.

Oh the faith of a child. Sure dad I will jump down to you.

Ready, set,



GOOOOOOOOOO.

 Yes Gene did catch him but it sure made this mamma's heart skip a beat for a min.

Part of our group on the bridge. Yes think about driving a truck and trailer over this.

Jesse riding the motorcyle with uncle Doc. (He is Gene's best friend it is just what my kids call him.)

Kelty being Kelty she is the best. Who couldn't love that face.

Jesse and Brandon seeing how there hands measure up to the dinosaur foot print we see every year but it never gets old.

James just happy to have passed the 4 wheeler driving test so he can legally drive the 4 wheelers without getting a ticket.

Again who couldn't love this face.

Kelty and Kourtney waiting patientally to keep going on the ride.

 

Kelty and Kourtney trying to figure out what the guys are doing and talking about. Cause when Chris, doc and Gene get together I think there total age adds up to maybe 3 and that is pushing it. I am sure Kourtney is thinking really, really my parents let me come with them for 4 days and I am the most adult there is here. Yea mom and dad that was the smartest thing you have ever let me do. Kelty  is just thinking will I be able to get down there fast enough to join in with them or will they be done by the time I run over there.

We love going to the San Rafeal Swell every year. It is the one trip the kids ask about all year long. When are we going again, remember when those kinds of things.

Conference Sunday

 What better to do with Conference Sunday. Drive to Eureka Utah yes its a real town. While we where driving we listened to conference. Then we played around in Eureka. What an amazing story this town could tell. Totally cool to just walk up and down main street and look in store windows. I love old mining towns they remind me of the property that my Great grandparents used to own up where the Jordanelle dam is now. On the way out we saw this awesome bridge so we had to do our own photo shoot. Awesome day then when the 2 hours where over we listened to conference on the way back home. For my little family this works better because we are confined to the car.



This is an awesome sign still painted on the building. If  I had a better camera and knew what I was doing this would be an awesome photo shoot.

My cute family on the old railroad bridge we found.

This is where I feel like either me or them belong somedays. Depends on the day who I think should be there. They have an old manquein in there so when you walk up to the look in it freaks you out a little bit cause your not expecting someone to be there.

 A common phrase around our house with Kelty. Couldn't resist

 Sure dad well follow you anywhere. Notice I didn't follow, I sometimes have more sense than that.

Under that awesome train track bridge it really is awesome. Don' mind Jesse holding himself, for some reason he thinks if he lets go it will fall of. Please if you told this to him I will get back at you somehow.

The perks

Better late than never to update the blog. On July 4th we went and took the old '37 fire truck out for a spin around town. We love the perks that comes with being on the fire department. This is just one of many perks. It's a good thing I don't know how to upload sounds to this. One of my favorite perks when riding in the fire trucks is to make the siren ring. Somehow when I am doing it I am sure its not near as annoying as when say they are ringing it at 4 a.m. I am sure.

My kids waiting patiently for dad to get the keys so we can go.

We had to stop by and pick grandpa Dave up for a ride.

Then we had to go and get the Duvall kids and let them have fun on it.

We had a blast riding around on the fire truck. Kelty and I where working on our parade wave. Let's just say it needs a lot of work.

Baby Shower

My friend is pregnant with twins and due in about 3-4 weeks. She is having boys. Since she only has girls my other friends and I decided to throw her a baby shower. Oh how much fun these can be. Espically when one friend is a party planner. My kind of shower. She plans it all then I show up and she tells me what to do. I can do that. She decided to go with the theme of Dr. Seuss. So fun, I am the aweful one who takes pictures of the first then forget to take them when everyone arrives. Oh well at least I have some to say I was there.