Memorial Day Weekend

This Memorial Day Weekend, we decided to go to the "Kansas Museum of History" in Topeka, Kansas. With only having one of the girls (the little one, Tia) it was mostly an adult adventure. (she was great during the whole tour)

(She was not to real sure about this though.)

"The Great White Buffalo"

#71 Fill In Friday

1. The _Honey Bun____ had an extra secret ingredient; it was __Fruit Fly___!
2. _Crazy Zoo Keeper____ through my window.
3. Right now, I need __Chocolate Coke___.
4. __Hope___ is where I went Thursday night; it was __Lost Sock Night___.
5. Why does __baby tears___ hurt so much?
6. All I can think of is the _end of summer____.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to __Scrapbook Thursday___, tomorrow my plans include _pay bills ____ and Sunday, I want to __relax___!

Summer Hair Cut Appointments

Summer Hair Cuts

Well Today we go for our Summer Hair Cut Appointments!
4 Girls - 4 Haircuts
Tia had a Mommy haircut (don't look to close)
Taylor is letting hers grow out long...

Before Photos:




After Photos:

Mommyfest-Contest "What I've learned since I became a MOM!

"That when giving a punishment to your crying child-It really does hurt MOM more."

Mommyfest- Contest Potluck

Lemon Cream Squares

Bottom Layer
1 box of lemon Cake mix
1 stick of butter, softened
1 egg

Top Layer
2 packages of (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup of sugar
1 box of lime gelatin
2 eggs
Raspberries and/or mint leaves, for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, butter and egg. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Press cake mixture evenly into prepared pan; set aside.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and lime gelatin on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake layer.
4. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until bars just begin to pull away from edges of pan. Cool completely before cutting into squares. Garnish with raspberries or mint leaves. Makes 15 squares.

Semi-homemade Gatherings Cookbook

5 Things about Me!

Top 5 Things About Me!

1. I love being a Mom of a Large Family!

2. My Favorite Color is Green!

3. I love to Organize, make list and Plan.

4. My Husband has named me his Project Princess (but I went with NUT, I just don't see myself as a Princess type.)

5. My DD Paige calls me Super Duper MOM (which I love)-
Because, her Brownie Troop had an overnight trip at the Omaha Zoo.
I must of packed everything she needed in my Backpack, because she started telling her
friends I had a magic backpack. I seemed to have packed fun things the other Mom's forgot
(I even had a travel first-aid kit) LOL (and yes we used it)
I felt I had over done it at first, till later that day and then I was starting to feel like Super Women (MOM)...

#60- Visit all 50 States

The States I've in, drove through or seen!


1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
   
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. Florida
10. Georgia
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Illinois
14. Indiana
15. Iowa
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky
18. Louisiana
19. Maine
20. Maryland
21. Massachusetts
22. Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi
25. Missouri
26. Montana
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire
30. New Jersey
31. New Mexico
32. New York
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee
43. Texas
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia
47. Washington
48. West Virginia
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming

If it's in Red-I've been there!

#97 of the Things I'd Like to do Before I die

Spend the Night at a Zoo with Paige

It happened on May 3, 2008

at the Omaha Zoo!
Here are some of the highlights of this BIG EVENT!

Paige, Zoe and Emma.

The Dessert Dome Crew!

Top of the Dessert Dome!

The Largest Ape in the kept hit at the glass where ever Paige was standing.
The 1st time he got a running start at her making her jump and another little boy.

It was like a real life version of the movie "HAPPY FEET"

MommyFest Blog Party

I'm just in time to play!
I ran across this site today!
One of my fave things to do is Blog hop!
You learn so much about other people and sometimes you
find tips that you have been looking for and more.

101 Things I'd Like to do before I die!!

1. Watch whales migrate
2. Go white water rafting-again with Craig and the girls (and anyone else who wants to go)
   
3. See wild game on an African safari
4. Find a long-lost friend
5. Learn to dance
6. Fly a plane ( or just try)
   
7. Drive a NASCAR race car
8. Go to a Broadway Play
   
9. Dive the Great Barrier Reef (I'll just watch Erin and Craig play with the Sharks)
   
10. Go Skydive
11. Travel the Nile in Egypt
12. Swim with the dolphins
13. See an Big Time Orchestra
    
14. Float in a hot air balloon
15. Sip a mint julep at the Kentucky Derby
16. Visit the Oval Office
17. Trace my roots
18. Helicopter over a Hawaiian volcano
19. Ride a mule down the Grand Canyon
20. Stroll along the Great Wall of China
21. Cruise in a Ferrari (Craig can drive and I promise I will not give directions or Comments)
    
22. See the Taj Mahal at sunrise
23. Ride a Harley down an open road
24. Feed sharks (but not Erin and Craig)
    
25. Scale a famous peak (I've done Pikes Peak in Colorado)
    
26. Explore a Rain Forest
27. See a Major League park (i've been to Royals and Cubs stadium)
    
28. Prepare the world's finest meal
29. Be an extra in a movie
30. Gaze upon a magnificent waterfall
31. Horseback ride along a beach ( and I will take Taylor and Haley with me)
    
32. Conquer a fear
33. Ride a steamboat down the Mississippi
34. Dive in a submarine
35. Taste the finest wine (at a vineyard )
    
36. Write a song or poem for someone you love
37. Volunteer overseas
38. Explore the Alaskan wilderness
39. Hover in a blimp
40. Eat a cheeseburger in paradise
41. Run with the bulls in Pamplona (o.k. maybe just watch and lie about it later)
    
42. Say a special thank you
    
43. Experience weightlessness
44. Go Camping again with the Scott's and Roehm's again (without Bears)
    
45. Meet someone famous (that I think is famous)
    
46. Visit all 7 Continents
47. Fly 1st Class (any where overseas)
    
48. Go to Disney Land or World before all the kids get to big to enjoy it.
49. Get to see the Northern Lights
50. Send a message in a bottle at Sea
51. Go on a Cruise
52. See the Pyramids
53. Visit at least 10 State Capitals (I've seen Kansas, one down)
54. Go shopping at the Great Mall in Minnesota
    
55. Go Skiing in Colorado
56. Visit Ireland &
    
57. Kiss the blarney stone &
    
58. Golf at St. Andrew's &
    
59. Have a drink in a pub in Ireland &
    
60. See a Rainbow in Ireland &
    
61. Visit a real Castle
62. Spend a night in a haunted hotel (with Craig-I love being scared but I'm also a big chicken)
63. See the 7 wonders of the world
64. Visit all 50 States
65. Drive a Zamboni
    
66. Become a SUPER HERO! With Costume and All.
    
67. Visit Niagara Falls
68. See Stone Henge
69. See a Shuttle take off (NASA)
70. Pretend I'm a Spy or Secret Agent for a whole day. ( Dana: code name Barbie would have to be my Partner)
    
71. Visit Area 51
72. Go to Oktoberfest in Germany
    
73. Have a bench in a park named after my Grandma
74. Go on a Scavenger Hunt
75. Climb a Volcano
    
76. Watch the Girls Grow Up
    
77. Name a Star
78. Win the Lottery (just once)
79. See the Bruins play in Boston
80. Have a Day/Weekend at Spa
81. Ride on a Dog sled in Alaska
82. realize what my real purpose in this world was?
83. Go Rock climbing...
84. Go to the Circus with the Girls
85. Pretend (with the girls) to be famous
86. Go on a shopping Spree
    
87. Send Craig go to Spring Training Camp
88. Have a picture painted of all the girls
89. Find something Valuable and sell it for lots of money
    
90. Go Mudding in a big Monster Truck
91. Try pottery (clay pottery)
92. Plan a road trip but have no distention in mind.
93. See Big Ben in London
94. Visit Jamie in Washington
95. Visit Erin, Ben and Hannah in PA
96. In the end be able to knowing that the people I loved, knew it and never had to ask the question: Did she love me?
97. Spend the Night a a ZOO with Paige.-done on May 3, 2008
    
98. Get a picture of Kaylee Smiling and showing she's having fun.
99. Take a Road trip with the girls to see all the things ( like the biggest ball of yarn, the largest collation of cereal box toys, ect.)
100. Design a T-Shirt.
101. Go fishing again at Sea
     

With everyone getting sick! We got some sympathy from Grandma and Grandpa. We a candy filled balloon bouquet.