Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Dallin has been doing great at playing the piano! It's good for him, he gets frustrated that he can't instantly play a song, but with lots of practice, he can learn how! I have been teaching the kids from the books - My First piano adventure for the young beginner By FABER. It has been perfect for them, they enjoy it!

A Delicious Recipe

from the blog
PICKY PALATE
Cinnamon Roll sugar cookies

these are yummy!! A fancy version of a snicker-doodle cookie and yet they do taste like a cinnamon roll. We had them for a treat last night and for BREAKFAST this morning :) Click on the above link for the recipe! On this gals blog she says "trust me, these are good" and i say DITTO!

QT PIE

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
WE LOVE YOU!

It's nice to have a special day of the year to celebrate LOVE! Packages, cards, phone calls(thanks Shauna), gifts, sugar, homemade valentines, friends, family, all the simple things in life put together to make the cherry on top in life.

I still have a CRUSH on this guy :)

This is our first picture together from the year 2002

eight years later and i'm still in LOVE more & more everyday!

Valentines brings sweet memories of me knowing that this guy was going to be in my future! We had a Valentine's dinner together on FEB 14 2002 just as friends ;) we had a special pasta dinner made by my home teacher and ROLO was there and he had just broken up with a girlfriend and i was thrilled ;) From the moment i first met Roland there was something special that i saw in his smile! His smile has made me the most HAPPY girl on earth :)

Future sewing projects

i am wanting to sew some outfits like these!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from sweetplume.blogspot.com!

Prosaics in family

Prosaics in family

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If you click on the above link to PROSAICS IN FAMILY it takes you to a great magazine called SEEING THE EVERYDAY - The small things magazine! A great article to help motivate Moms :) It has helped make a difference in my day - Enjoy!

Valentine's Day crafts

all of the above ideas from Martha Stewart :) I love holidays and all the crafty things you can do!

My sweet little baby has had a runny nose and cold symptoms the past two weeks and then the last two nights she has had a fever and now this morning she woke up with a barking seal cough. She has croup! O' croup is one of those illnesses i really do not like, so we won't be getting any sleep for the next few nights until this cough gets better. I will just hope and pray that this passes quickly and will be a mild case.

Hip Hip Hooray for SNOW

Penny gave her first talk in Primary today.

She was a little shy but her Daddy helped her by asking her questions, in interview style for her talk -

Daddy "This is Penny Rocha and she wants to talk about how she knows Heavenly Father loves her."

Daddy "What did Heavenly Father bless us with this Morning when we woke up?"

Penny "{awkward silence with a look of slight terror}"

Daddy "What was that white stuff all over the ground?"

Penny "Snow!"

Daddy "That's right! And what did we do with the snow?"

Penny "Made a Snowman FAMILY"

Daddy "That's right, Heavenly Father blessed us with families - so we know he loves us"

Penny "{A confident nod and smile}"

Whew! first talk down, and only a lifetime more of talks to go. She did so well she even got a sticker. She had a great day.

Our little Ballerina

lil' birdie crafts

"easy, lovely and inexpensive cake stands perfect for cupcakes and other sweet treats..."
idea found at paperandcakes.blogspot

i am wanting to go on a thrift store hunt for some plates and cups like the ones above!!!!!! ADORABLE!

and the above craft would also be fun to do for Penny's room. The sun is shining today and it is making me anxious for spring. I want to be hearing a lot more birdie's singing outside. Thinking of Happy spring thoughts :)

BUSTED!

"Oh NO mamma caught me writing on the wall"


"if i smile it will make it OK and she will adore my cuteness"

how does an 8 month old know how to crawl to the diaper bag, take out a pencil and start drawing on the wall??? Well, i did find it amusing and yes if she flashes that smile it makes everything OK and CUTE :)

Random pics

My little 4 yr. old is a SUNBEAM now in Primary. She has waited a long time to be in Primary. She was ready last year to move out of Nursery but missed it by thirteen days :) She didn't mind being in Nursery, she was a good helper with all the younger kids and she LOVED the cookie grandma that would visit every Sunday.

i love baby Allison's facail expressions! She has a dinosaur that she loves to chew on and the other day i was in a craft store and the lady's were laughing at the site of this cute little girl, all pretty in pink just chewing on the spiked dino and scowling with serious business.





My three amigos



these three kiddos are my rays of sunshine
and make me so happy
i feel so be blessed to be a MOM!

JCPenney Photos

No

Smiles

Just

Pure
SWEETNESS!

Princess P.

Princess P. made special scroll invitations to her Royal Ball to celebrate her birthday,
and delivered them to all the
Princesses of the Land!

(Dallin drew the little princess on the pink balloon :)

Penny patiently waiting for her friends to arrive.

As soon as the guests arrived they were escorted to a Royal Princess chair to put on a little sparkle make-up and hold a special Princess mirror. Then they painted each others nails and put on finger nail stickers.

Rolo drew the Princess Aurora picture to play a little game of putting rings on her hands. The girls also went on a Jewelry Hunt.

They all were adorable Princesses!

We also made heart Princess wands out of Rice Crispie treats with pink sprinkles. Penny wanted a pink princess cake and most of the jewelry on our hunt was edible just for Penny because she loves sweet stuff!

Well, our pretty little princess had an enchanting afternoon with her friends and all her hearts desires were granted. We love our sweet girl and love watching her grow up and be quite the royal Princess.

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY

Penny's Perfect Day!

Perfect was Penny's word of choice when asked about her Princess Birthday Ball today. She loved every minute of it. She has a wonderful group of friends.

Four is FUN

Penny's 4th Birthday ----- Showered with lots of LOVE

The entire day was filled with fun just for our little Princess!

The best part was having a special Daddy-Daughter Date!

More Pictures to come on Saturday, after her Princess Party!

More pictures of Allison :)

Allison @ 8 months

Allison is great with the army crawl and rolls!
She loves to clap!
Gives kisses
She almost has six teeth
22 lbs
She only likes rice cereal, Cheerios, Kix and Crackers
Plays peekaboo by herself with a blanket in her hands
Very determined when she wants something
We adore our little girl!
She is well LOVED!
And makes us all so happy :)

The Forgotten Carols - Michael McLean

Music that stays in the HEART & MIND of the listener!

Today is the day of listening to the lyrics -

"I cry the day that i take the tree down"

Having to say good-bye to Christmas for a few seasons, taking down decorations, the sights and smells all bring wonderful memories to the surface of joyful emotions and a few tears.

So many good times associated with the Christmas Season,

"surrounded by sweet memories"

Christmases celebrated with family

A Christmas celebrated with my Husband

The excitement of Christmas with my little children

"touched by love and things i treasure"

"I WANT THE SEASON TO LAST ALL YEAR ROUND"

I love the true meaning of Christmas! The gift of HOPE, we can always dream of a Christmas coming again once a year, we have hope in Christ who has given us this gift of Christmas. We have many things to look forward to in life and especially the day we HOPE for, the day we get to be with our Father in Heaven again and our Savior and loved ones. May the spirit of Christmas continue to be in your hearts because that is what can last ALL YEAR ROUND!

Baby Allison's first Christmas Ornament :)

Piano

We have a Piano in our home!

A Baldwin, console piano. It's just right for a beginner :) ME

i am so excited to start playing again. It has been a long time! The kids love it and we have already had many moments of sitting down together on the bench with Penny singing & Dallin letting me help guide his fingers. Today we were having fun with the simple melody of playing Head, shoulders, knees and toes. I am thrilled to have music in the home. Now it's time for lots of practicing!

Happy New Year

 

A few of my favorite things for 2010

Yummy Food - Chestnut wraps, PARTY mix

Snowmen

Watching the movie - Sound Of Music

Cute kids