Building temples

There were never more devoted sisters!

My older sister, Annalisa, flew out this past weekend with her family for a quick visit. It was wonderful!!!
I just love the dynamic that the three of us have together. It is awesome.
Hurray for sisterhood!

Also, Baby Leggings

Told you I was on a crafting kick...



These are from that day I did tie-dyeing.

Homecoming parade

We felt like good parents this year for braving the cold and letting our toddler to run into traffic to pick up candy off the road.






We, of course, didn't get any pictures of the parade, but fortunately we got plenty of Jared's balloon obsession.

Conference Weekend Craft

I love that crocheting is so quick!!!
Jared and I needed new hats, so I just powered these out in a few hours each. Ken is jealous and maybe he'll get a hat if the stars align again in the next 6 weeks.

Baby Gowns

A few months ago I got these shirts from DI:

And finally, I decided to work on some projects. So I used this awesome tutorial to change them into these:

Baby gowns and hats!
Cool, right?!?
They are not necessarily "well crafted" as I am a beginning seamstress. But I had fun making them and it has been good practice for learning how to use my new sewing machine.
One tip- If you are planning on doing this tutorial be sure to use at least a large-sized t-shirt. Medium shirts just do not have enough material.

Play Imitates Life

One of Jared's main pretend play is putting his toys in time-out. They usually say sorry pretty quickly and give kisses.
Larry gets in trouble a lot.

Now, where did my two year old learn this?

Another Lovely Conference Weekend

So, I'm a Mormon. One thing this means is that twice a year, I set aside a weekend to listen to prophets and apostles. Pretty cool, right?
Well, we had a wonderful conference weekend! On Saturday, Ken and I watched conference at home while trying to teach Jared the names of the first presidency members. They are now known in our home as "Monson," "Eye" and "Arf." Jared now demands treats whenever he sees pictures of these men! It is cool to watch Jared's progression of awareness.
Oh, and who else gasped when they heard about the second temple to be built in Provo? Because I sure did!
Sunday morning, Ruth and I went up to Salt Lake to the conference center. Somehow, we got amazing seats! We were in the seventh row from the front!!!! That is like out of a bajillion rows! We could see the expressions of not only all the General Authorities, but also of all the choir members. It was awesome to watch everyone up there. This session also contained my favorite talk of the weekend by Elder Hales. He is awesome.
Sunday afternoon was spent with some awesome family members. The Woodwards are amazing hosts and always feed us sooooooooooo well. Eliza and Caroline (my cousins who attend BYU) were there as well. I'm so glad my family is so lovable!
Thanks to Aunt Geniel for the photos!

Suzannah and Ruth are chilling with my little boy

All the lady relatives (Caroline, Suzannah, Ruth, Me, Geniel and Eliza) plus Jared.

Jared is in love with the giant shark stuffed animal he is leaning on and recently discovered hiding in the Woodward's cabinet.

Sweet angelic cousin Kemper!

Family photo!