What did you do for Spring Break?

Because Darrin had to work during spring break, I decided to let each one of the kids choose something fun to do. Madi decided to have her cousin Brittany sleepover for what turned out to be 3 days! She got to go to church with us on Sunday , so that she could see the boy she has a crush on?! Don't tell anyone, but its the Bishops son Jake Curl! On Monday Kaiden choose to go bowling at Fat Cats Bowling Alley in Provo. We went with my sister in law Tammy and her 3 kids Brittany, Nate, and Brooke! Must of the kids used the bumpers to bowl with so they all got pretty good scores, Brittany chose to do it the hard way, and although she got better on her second game I think she only bowled a 50? My best score was just over 100 woohoo! After we were done bowling we went to the BYU Creamery for ice cream, yummy!

Tuesday Madi wanted to go to Classic skating, just so you know they are closed on Tuesdays, so we all decided to settle and go to Kangaroo Zoo! I forgot to take pictures here, but the kids all had lots of fun playing tag and hide-n-go-seek!

Thursday was Abby's day to choose, she wanted to go to Chuck-E-Cheese! I called my sister in law Rachel to come with her 2 kids Jaxon and Breann. And I also invited Tammy and her kids. The kids played and played, they hardly ate any pizza but had so much fun playing. Kaiden hit the bonus jackpot on a game he was playing, and got about 350 extra tickets! Tammy also got a huge ticket bonus! The kids all got some prizes, it was a really fun day! By the end of the week I was more than ready to send the kids back to school. Horray for spring break!!!

2 Teeth in 2 Weeks!

APRIL FOOLS!!

Happy April fools day! No, its not a joke, Abby really did loose her very first tooth on April fools day! she was so excited! She put her tooth under her pillow that night and when she woke up the next morning she found $3 under her pillow! Then not even a week later she lost a second tooth! It was crazy, both teeth are on the bottom right in the middle. That night once again she put her tooth under her pillow, and when she woke up the next morning she found $5 dollars under her pillow, and this wasn't any ordinary $5 she said that it had actually been signed by the Tooth Fairy herself! I think the Tooth Fairy must have ran out of change? Since when does the Tooth Fairy leave $5 for such a little tooth? Another funny tooth story is........ about 3 days later right before bed Kaiden said his tooth was hurting him when he showed his tooth to us it was barely loose, we put him to bed, and about an hour later he came down and told us his tooth fell out! He had been in the bathroom for about an hour wiggling his tooth until it finally came out. I'm a wimp, whenever I had a loose tooth I would always wait until it was hanging by a thread before I would pull it out, even then it was a very dramatic moment for me! Anyway, the Haun children are all a little bit richer, the Tooth Fairy on the other hand........... not so much!

Join Teddy and Me for Tea!

Today's the day, it's finally here......it's time for Abby's teddy bear tea party! Here she is all dressed up and ready to go. For her birthday she got to get a new dress for her little bunny Fluffy, and of course she also received a new party dress for the occasion. The two of them look so cute all dressed up!

For Abby's tea party we thought it would be so fun to have all the girls to dress up in their best party dress, and to bring their favorite stuffed animal. When they got there we had a pair of long white gloves, and a feather boa for them to help complete their outfit. Next we had party hats for the girls that they could decorate with flowers and ribbon, we also had a little party hat that they could also decorate for their stuffed animal. All the girls were so creative, I think they all turned out adorable! After we were done decorating hats it was time for tea! We served special birthday tea (strawberry lemonade) in real china tea cups (a set that we borrowed from Abby's great grandma Olsen.) We also had sandwiches that were shaped like teddy bears, teddy grahams, goldfish, and pink and white iced animal cookies! We had a couple games planned that we were going to play, but we were running out of time so we decided to do presents and cake and ice cream!

This last picture is one of my favorites! I think all the girls look so cute dressed up with their stuffed animals! The girls in the picture starting from the left hand top row are.....

Ashlan, Shayla, Abby, Brooke, and Abby Lund

the bottom row starting at the left are.....

Lexi, Hannah, Emma, and Jane

When the party was over, they got to take home their hats, feather boa, and white gloves! For party favors I bought real china tea cups and saucers, inside was a necklace, bracelet, and a ring, I also put some candy. Then I wrapped it up with some cellophane and tied it with some curly ribbon! I think they were some of the cutest party favors I have done! The party was a huge success, all the girls really had a fun time. Happy Birthday Abby! February 2, 2008

I'm a Little Teapot.......

So here is my attempt at a homemade teapot birthday cake! The thought of making this cake seemed pretty easy and harmless....but that was soo not the case! It actually took a lot more work than I thought, but after all it was only for a bunch of 4 & 5 year olds, and they thought it was great!

Another one of my overly ambitious ideas was to make each child their own individual cakes made to look like a teacup! This too turned out to be a lot more work than expected, I thought they were cute but defiantly not worth the stress!

This is a picture of how the final party turned out! I thought it all came together nicely. Could it be any more girlie?.....Did I mention her favorite color is pink?

Abby's Invites!

Were having a Teddy Bear Tea Party it's going to be so much fun, So darling if you could make it we'd love for you to come! For Abby's 5th Birthday she wanted to have a Tea Party, we decided to go one step further and make it a Teddy Bear Tea Party! I decided to make my own invitations because we couldn't find anything cute. I traced a little teapot, and made a pocket on the front, this is where the invitation was. It pulled out and had all of the fun details written inside! I must say I thought they turned out pretty darn cute, so of course we had to take pictures!

Kaiden's Big Day!

January 5th 2008, Kaiden made the important decision to be Baptized! We are so thankful to all our family and friends who came to support Kaiden on his big day! Kaiden's grammy and papa made him this cute little candy bar poster. He liked it so much he started opening the candy bars before we even got a picture. We love you so much Kaiden and are so proud of your decision, and the great choices you have made in your life. Thanks for being such a good example!

The Look On Their Face.....Priceless!

One Barbie mp3 player with clothes you can really change...$50. One Nintendo Ds with games...$150. One pink Motorolla Razr cell phone...$150. The look on your children's face Christmas morning......Priceless!

Gingerbread Dreams!

So we love Costco's ginger bread houses! My mom buys each of the kids one every year to decorate. My kids love nibbling on the candy, and I love watching them make a mess. Yep you heard me right, I don't let them make a mess very often, but I love watching how creative each of the kids get while making their own house! These have to be one of my favorite Christmas decorations!

Fun In The Sun!

Here are some pictures of us at the beach! I thought the kids would be really bored at the beach. Because when we told them we were going they were not very excited. Once we got there it was so much fun! Kaiden stayed busy digging a hole in the sand and watching it fill up with water, this kept him busy for hours! The girls really loved playing in the water (burrrrr) It was so cold! Me and Darrin decided to build a sand turtle! I think it turned out pretty cute, (much better than my sand toilet I made last time we were at the beach!) The beach was very relaxing, we spent the whole day there, and surprisingly the kids can't wait to go back!

Dancing With The Stars... And Mickey!

When we were in Disneyland they were filming a segment for Dancing With The Stars. We didn't get to see the actual filming, because we didn't want to fight the crowds, but after they were done we got to see Jenny Garth in front of Cinderella's Castle. She was signing autographs and taking pictures. This was about as close to her as we got, before she was escorted out. She is so pretty in person! I really enjoyed watching her in Dancing with the Stars, but I loved watching 90210! When we got back from Disneyland the kids made sure they watched the show to see if they were going to be famous, but the closest we got was a brief glimpse of my sister in law Tammy's head!

Happy Birthday Madi & Kaiden!

We were so lucky this year.... we got to celebrate Madi and Kaiden's Birthday in Disneyland! We have never been to Disneyland during the winter months. They change so many things. The Haunted Mansion had been completley transformed into the Nightmare Before Christmas, it was amazing! I went on this ride at least 20 times, and would find something different each time! They also transformed the castle, there was snow and Christmas decorations all over it! At night they would light the castle up, it was beautiful! Everything was so amazing! We even got to see it snow on main street! We had so much fun, and can't wait to go back.... in 51 days (but who's counting?) Happy Birthday! November 2007!

Our Trip To California!

We took a trip to California in November 2007. We went with, my parents, my brother Mark, his wife Rachel, and their 2 kids Jaxon and Breann. Our good friends the Peterson's also went with us, and Darrin's brother Preston, his wife Tammy, and their 4 kids Andrew, Brittany, Nate, and Brooke! It was a little crazy with so many people, but that also made it alot of fun! These are some pictures of us at Universal Studios. We had alot of fun! My favorite parts were the new Mummy ride, and of course the Back lot tour. We even got to see a little bit of Wisteria Lane (this is where Desperate Housewives is filmed)

Halloween 2007

Madi is getting older and getting dressed up is not as much fun to her, so this year she decided to go as a "Goth" I'm not really sure what it is, I think back when I was a kid it was called a "Punk"? Kaiden's costume was perfect for him! He is our video game junkie! I think he made a perfect Mario! He really played the part. Abby is still all girl, So I made her this cute little "Flower Fairy" costume. I really liked how it turned out! It really fit her personality! This year the kids got tons of candy! They trick or treated forever. In the last picture you can see them sorting their candy, typical kids! Happy Halloween 2007!

Scooby Doo Where are You?.....

So here are our halloween pictures for 2007. Me and Darrin decided to dress up as Velma and Shaggy, Our friends Kim and Collin are Daphne and Fred, and their little boy Spencer is dressed up as Scooby Doo! Everyone thought that, that was my real hair it's actually just a wig. I can't wait until next year, we already have some ideas of what we want to be!

We love our friends!

I just wanted to share some pictures of us and our friends last fall. (The Lund Family and the Peterson's) We decide to go up Provo Canyon and roast some hot dogs and smores (Yummy! Smores are one of my favorites!) As you can see we had plenty of fire wood, but had a very hard time getting the fire started. After we ate we decided to play croquet! It was a lot of fun, but keep your eye on Collin he's a sneaky one when it comes to playing croquet. I hope we can do a lot more fun outdoor activities with our friends this year, I hope your all ready!