Boys Off to Church . . . .

We were just about to walk our the door for Church - A first that we were already to walk out the door on time!  I just had to take a picture of my boys looking' all sharp on their way to church!

Today, Sam and Micah prepared and blessed the Sacrament together and as I was sitting there thinking how much each of them means to me. I  have never been one of those overly emotionally and say I - Love -You and Hugs and Kisses kind of gal, but there is something special about Sam and Micah and what they mean to me and what they both have brought into my life. 

And Jon . .  Well the last seven weeks have been an eye opening experience for me!  I thought some days that we were going to have a knock down, drag it out kind of fight, but there are also those days that I look at him and I think of how far he has come in those seven weeks!

He is not the same shy and quite young man who walked into my door and barely said hello. In fact, he shared his testimony earlier in the month and I can not beleieve how many people stopped me to ask if he was my son and said how wonderful it was to hear him.  And I was so proud to say Yes he is!

Off to the Dance with Sage . . . .

So 'Preference' is the formal Girls asks Guys version of Prom!?!?

Once again I took a few pictures with my new camera that I had no idea how to use;I had just got it maybe a few hours before Sage arrived!!!

Don't they look so cute!!  I don't know who was more nervous; Sage was shaking like a leaf and Sam could not sit still waiting for her to arrive. 

Sage had gone with is to find a tie to match her dress and she had gone to the same place to get his boutonniere so they had matching flowers and looked like they had planned this months in advance.

Sam got home at nearly 3am the following morning; after the dance they went to a friends house to have ice cream and wind down after the dance.  He said they had a great time - I can't wait to see the pictures from the dance!!!!!!

 

It took us nearly two weeks to get Sam ready for the dance; new suit, new shirt, shoes, belt and socks.

And it didn't stop there - 

We also had to find the perfect tie, a matching hanky for his suit jacket and a corsage for his date.  

Here are just a few snap shots of me playing with my new camera of Sage's corsage.  

I just have to say they told me it was going to be white roses with baby's breath 

and I was not to thrilled, but when we arrived he corsage was white roses and orchids.  

And of course we got matching teal ribbon and added some black jewels to give it a little bling-bling.

Sam getting Ready For Preferance

 

Here are a few snap shots of getting Sam ready for the dance; 

He was having a bad hair day so I was attempting to try to help him out.

Note my new hair cut

Happy Birthday Jenn

Today the girls and I went out, after I got my hair cut and had lunch for Jenn's Birthday.  

Had a great time ladies - Thanks!! 

My New Haircut . . . . I LOVE IT!!

I have had about enough of it with my hair . . . 

I had truly wanted to donate it to a good cause, but the truth is 

in order to donate it I need 12 inches of curly hair and I had about 10 inches!

Thanks to my favorite hair lady, Jami I did it!  I cut it off and this is the new me!

Jon's Birthday Party . . Oh What a Night!

Before you ask . . . Yes that is a rice crispy cake!!!

I was trying to think of something creative and fun to do for Jon's birthday and a traditional birthday cake did not sound like that much fun.

So six bags of marshmallows later, 3 sticks of butter and something like 30 cups of rice crispy's later here is the final result . . . and anyone that knows me know that I have NOT been always successful at making this American snack, but the stars must of been aligned that day because it turned out and was a HUGE success!