Summer time

It's always hard to get back to blogging when I haven't updated in a long time. But it's officially summer vacation for me! Curtis has about a week and a half left and then he has a few weeks off too!! So I figured it was time I updated with some recent happenings.




My cute hubby grilling up Speedies after he got home from clinic one day. It's been really fun to have a grill. We were given gift cards specifically for a grill and we finally got the chance to buy one! We've already used it three times in the past week. It's been wonderful!

Here are the Speedies on the top and then peppers and onions on the bottom....yummy...

I recently had a class at a Relief society activity where we learned about square foot gardening. I've never been one to really love gardening, but the green thumb does run in my family... so I decided that I'd try a tiny bit. We don't have enough room to garden really so I just decided to do some herbs in small pots and then a tomato plant. This picture is a basil plant that I was given at the class. My tomato plant already is starting to shoot up tiny plants, so I'm pretty excited. We'll have to see how this goes...

Christmas Decorating

Growing up my parents gave us Hallmark Ornaments in our Christmas stockings every year. 

I had a bunch of ornaments that needed a new home this year, so we got a live Christmas Tree!! 

 Our Christmas star. It has lights that plug into the tree lights. Thank you Grandma!

We made some ornaments for our tree too. I think these ones have to be my favorite. We made some home made modpodge and cut up some sheet music and glued it around the ornament ball.

 Rudolph is pretty cool too. I shredded brown construction paper to put inside of him.

 For this one, I used some of those rhinestone things that you fill flower vases with, 

and glued them all around it. It's super heavy, but looks pretty cool on the tree.

 Modpodge on the inside and then glitter.

 Attempt at painting on the ornament. I had planned to paint on more of them, 

but after attempting an "H", I decided I'll stick with simple this year.

Our first Gingerbread house together. Next year maybe we'll try to make gingerbread, 

but for now we'll stay with the pre-made kit.

I found this guy on Pinterest. 

Everytime I would look at it, I just laughed. 

So when Curtis was at school studying until midnight, I decided to make him. 

I still chuckle every time I look at our fridge.

I think he's staying up until May.

 And this is my last craft of the season. It's hanging above our mantle.

Merry Christmas!!!

 May we remember the real meaning of Christmas and the gift our Savior gave to us all.