More Christmas Fun!

Getting out the Christmas Tree! Jackson has been asking for the Christmas Tree every day since November. We told him we had to wait until after Porter's birthday (Nov 16th) and let me tell you, as soon as Porter's birthday was over he was asking about it again! So we put it up!! You can even see a balloon left over from his party

He was so happy, It was worth getting it out a few weeks early! =o)

We told him we wouldn't decorate it until Christmas, and he was okay with that!


CORNY picture, I know, but I was so proud of my nails, I had them all painted like this for church on sunday, and no one said a thing! I guess that's what happens when you sub primary...I had one 3 year old girl from sunbeams grab my fingers and touch them...she made me feel so good =o)
And some Christmas Cookies I saw in a magazine, with mint extract to make them that much more fun(as if the colors weren't enough!) This is the only pic I got, my kids gobbled them up fast!

A little Christmas Decorating

Tis the season, I've been listening to christmas music and getting out a few christmas decor items everyday! I even have all my presents wrapped, I just can't wait for christmas this year. It is so much more fun having my little boys than it's ever been before!

speaking of the little cheesers! they would NOT give me a normal smile!!

I tried, again.

Some places in my house that make me happy...the mirror of course! Im so vein!

This is a little craft, Marry, Joseph, and Baby Jesus,I made this year for Relief Society, we also had a cookie exchange that was AWSOME! I have never been to one, and I came home with SO MANY pretty cookies, all different, my kids went WILD! even Judd =o) I took Red Velvet cake truffles dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with red sugar!!! they were fun

And our stockings hung in a row! I love, love, love, Christmas!

Porter's Birthday!!

Our sweet little Porter turned TWO today!! Judd and I were looking at pictures and we just can't remember life without Porter. It's like he has always been with us since Judd and I first got together. It feels like that with both our boys! What did we DO before??? I remember drawing up my dream house all the time, and buying paint-by-number projects LAME!!! kids are WAY more AWSOME especially since they give us an excuse to PARTY!!!!

Thank You Grandma and Juston and Nicole, and baby Austin, for coming to our party. Grandpa was driving pigs tonight and couldn't be here =o( and Jackson was really sad about that! but we had a GREAT dinner and a beautiful cake with ice-cream! the boys had a ton of fun, I even let Jackson open one of Porter's presents. and of COURSE we practiced blowing out the candles several times =o)

Porter enjoying his cake with one of his birthday presents on his finger. I may not have little girls, but I still found a way to buy him some jewelry! haha. And a NEW RACE TRACK!! $10.00 at Walmart People!! However, we still haven't gotten the car to take the loops, BUT if you take the loops out it races the whole track! AND Porter doesn't care that it doesn't make the loops! He thought it was awsome!!

Jackson checking it out too!

A great book that Grandma bought. It has all kinds of animals in it. Some of the animals Porter could say and he was screaming them out! BUNNY! and Doggy!, kitty, cow, The best part was when we turned the page to the spiders he got the shivers!! haha! it was funny.

And a pack of gum...Yes, I know, he's only two, but he is in love with gum. He actually does pretty well at telling me when he's done. Other wise I think he just swallows it?! BUT don't worry people, I'll chew most of the pack before he does!

And I don't know how to post more than 6 pictures at a time on here, so for more birthday party, you'll have to scroll down to the next post!.

Porter's Birthday!!

Eye balling the frosting!! Grandma, (Sue) made Porter's beautiful cake with the help of Uncle Juston!! The part porter has on his finger is a section of frosting grandma mixed grape coolaid in to get a "gravel looking color" it was VERY TANGY!!

The Masterpiece!!!

The cake had a ramp and everything! Porter LOVED the truck and skidsteer. (His grandpa has one, hehe)

OooOOooo I have to get every angle of the cake! I just thought it was SOO wonderful!!

These were some cupcakes I made early this morning to take to our social group. We sang happy birthday to Porter there, it was good practice for tonight!

We had a great party. Judd and I were very pleased with the simplisity of it all!! We only got Porter a few presents and he was SO happy!

The Cedar Point Maze

What have WE been up too?? you ask? Well, between kids and my Farmer's Market endevores, we also spent all of September and some of August BUILDING a Straw Maze!!
Yup, it's true! we call it THE CEDAR POINT MAZE. The old school house on Judd's parent's property is our landmark and name. The sign you see below, we have ALL over town now and I hand painted almost every single one of them with my mother and sister in law!! We are SO excited that our maze is now open! (below our sign is the sign of our competition. We have had a lot of fun trying to one-up them on signs, and I think they are having fun with us too)

This is the ticket booth where we charge $5.oo, yup! that's it! $5.oo a person and tiny kids are free!

This little girl is enjoying her cotton candy she purchased from the concessions stand. Where we sell baked goods, hot chocolate and other treats! (Judd's kitchen is not yet finished, but is ON THE WAY) and we hope to be selling pulled pork sandwhiches very soon!!

Included in your entrance fee, is a little ity-bity maze for toddlers and 8 and 10 year olds who like to act like toddlers:O) and behind that little make you can see the great big maze behind it!!!

And this is where your fun begins!! So come on out!!! we would LOVE to see you!


Also not shown, is a HUGE tent where we hope to host ward parties or youth groups! with tables and chairs. We have a petting zoo, with a llama, bunnies, goats, and pigs, and we will soon have chichens! We also have home grown pumpkins for sale! AND the maze will be haunted after dark on the weekends!!
We have worked really hard, and we have also had fun, it is just so exciting for me to see some of the Riley's idea's come to life!

New Addition!

I know some of you may have thought, by the title, that Judd and I were going to have another baby...but no :O) The new addition to our family is a little rooster. Called a silky. We got him for the Petting Zoo in our Straw Maze, which is where YOU can see him if you come out! But I bring him home at night, b/c I don't like him out in the cold and wind all night long....and mostly b/c Porter L.O.V.E.S. him!!! Just look at the pictures!!



and Ps. that is NOT bird poop on Porter's pants, those are paint stains! haha!

Tonight at the Market

These are some new things I sold today at the Farmer's Market. Some Halloween skirts!

Some silk shoes...I have been selling lots of pink ones of course, so I thought I would try blue! and purple too!

The Market after dark! This is the first year they got lights up around all the tents! It is a great Idea, b/c it's only the last 5 weeks of the market that it get's dark before 8:00pm! but it adds alot and makes it really fun, there is also music playing the whole time. Tonight we even had some live singers who have come before in the past, they do an AWSOME job singing. Everyone walks around to the beet of the music and it was VERY nice tonight 72 degrees!


For pics, keep scrolling down!