Charlie is Six-A-Rama

Star Wars Party Time 

The thing that will be remembered about Charlie's birthday this year is that he 

SWALLOWED A PENNY!

We made pipe cleaner lightsabers and yoda green icing for the cupcakes. 

Yoda Soda: Lime juice and carbonated water. We call it juice pop.

Jacob lost his arms. It was weird.

Daddy got Charlie a cool guy hat.

Janey made him a friendship bracelet.

He's been into trees so Grammy got him this giant tree puzzle complete with a flock of birds.

He got to put together his first clock with Grammy.

Chewy and Darth are his favorite.

The homemade lightsabers totally work with the action figures.

Scarlet is Two. Thank Goodness.

We made chocolate and cherry playdough for Scarlet's 2nd Berfday. In our family we use Buttons to tell each other I love you. We might find a button on our pillow or in a shoe or pocket, or in your glass of water, in our oatmeal, the playdough... little reminders that we love each other.

She looks older now.

JJ is so sweet with Scoopy

Squish her.

Dress from Mommy.

Dress and cell phone from Grammy.

So pretty.

Gramma Gail finds the cutest birthday outfits.

Scarlet sleeps in a real bed now. Here is her teeny, new room. 

Welcome April

The Golden Touch

The amber dust of sunset fills

The limits of my narrow room,

And every sterile shadow thrills

To golden hope, to golden bloom.

Sweet through the splendor, shrill and sweet,

Somewhere a neighboring cage-bird sings,

Sings of the Spring in this grey street

While golden glories gild his wings.

Clothed with the sun he breaks to song-

In vague remembrance, deep delight-

Of dim green worlds, forsaken long,

Of leaf-hung dawn and dewy night.

My prisoning bars, transfigured too,

Fade with the day, forsworn, forgot-

Melt in a golden mist- and you

Are here, although you know it not.

~Rosamund Marriott Watson

Oh Boy

If I'm old and I have to wear shower caps now, it might as well be this one...

I've been collecting these kinds of jars from the BB. They always have them.

Love the mood lighting.

k. my kids need these.

and this game too.

Mariah, do you think we could make these?

Why do I love jars so much?!

I want this in my garden. A fairy bell.

Check this out. You can gift cupcakes if they are in a clear plastic cup. No mess. Genius.

This is my friends Gramma's recipe box. Just teeming with stages of life, memories and history. 

What a treasure.

Mom wanted to see my basement dungeon craft room.

Here it is.

I converted them.

The time has come for Backyard Chickens

Town Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 5^th

5:00pm (just 10 minutes)

We will present a case for food sustainability. We will be asking them to allow the keeping of hens in Cardston, and ask that they draft a committee to research and bring forward ideas for food sustainability in Cardston.

     We need as many people as we can get to come to the meeting. If you are unable to come, we appreciate your support by signing this petition.

We appreciate the town council for supporting the establishment of a community garden and ask that you help us implement a plan to establish FOOD SECURITY in our community by encouraging:

1.     The farmer’s market

2.     Food Co-ops

3.     Gleaning projects

4.     Demonstration Farm zoning

5.     The keeping of chickens and other small domestic animals

6.     Donating or grants of unused public space for gardening

7.     Planting of edible landscaping

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The Last Batch

By the end of all these pictures Mark just about lost it. I guess it was a lot of me bossing him around (stand here, turn that way, take your coat off...that kind of stuff)  but they are so cute together- I had to...

So Many Moments