Contest

I have contests every now and then on my other blog. I thought it might be kind of fun to have one on this blog too, so friends & family could have a chance to win. I'm giving away a set of small bird decals. You have until Sunday night to post what color you would like. (I can do any color on my site, except Glow in the dark–It just won't work in that color.) I'll randomly pick a winner on Monday morning. Don't worry if you live in another state, because these decals are small and I can easily drop them in the mail.

I only like Blue on Thursdays

Ella: Can I get some water?
Tyler gets out a blue cup.
Ella: No, not that cup! Blue isn't my favorite color anymore. I like pink and purple now.
Tyler holds the cup over the garbage, and sarcastically says:
I guess I can just throw this away then.
Ella: No, I'll like blue again on Thursday.

Happy Birthday Mom

Yesterday we went to Trisha's house for Conference / My mom's birthday / Pre-Disneyland Party. Happy Birthday mom!

Ella's Tradition

Every time we take Ella to lunch or dinner, she grows food fangs.

Design Star

Last week I got a phone call from a guy named Jake Leslie. He wanted to know if he could order a large quantity of Vinyl artwork from me, and get it by Saturday so he could have it for a show that was being filmed on Monday morning (Design Star). I don't have cable so I've never seen the show, but I'm guessing Jake is going to be a contestant for the 3rd season? I definitely want to watch it. The new season airs June 8th on HGTV. If you watch it, look out for my vinyl artwork. And if Jake is a contestant on this show, I hope he wins!

Ewww Dirt

Ha ha April Fools. I hate potatoes! We didn't eat them for dinner. Did I fool you?
This is one of my favorite holidays. I could probably write an entire novel on April Fools Jokes I've played on people throughout my life. One year I actually won a very nice portable DVD player in a radio contest for the best April Fool's prank. (I ended up selling it on Ebay and buying a digital camera with the money.)
I didn't have a lot of time to play many jokes this year since I had to work, teach preschool, then fulfill my church calling at enrichment night. But I still played a few. First, last night while Ella was asleep, I put her in Lily's crib, and Lily in Ella's bed. Ella woke up at 5am, and came into our room very confused. She tapped on my shoulder, and said, "Mom, I woke up and I wasn't in my bed, I was in Lily's crib, and I don't know where I am." So I helped her into bed, where she discovered Lily sleeping, which she found to be absolutely hilarious. Tyler didn't think it was a very funny joke.
As I previously mentioned It was my turn to teach preschool this week. Today I taught the girls about smell, touch, and taste. We tasted all different kinds of foods, salty, spicy, sweet, & etc. I asked them if any of them had ever tasted dirt, and if they thought it would taste good. Then I grabbed a handful of dirt (mashed Oreo cookies) and started eating it. The girls faces were hilarious. I tried to get them to try some, but they wouldn't. Finally after I convinced them it was the yummiest dirt I had ever eaten, everyone (except Ella) decided to try it. Ella still wouldn't try it until I announced it was an April fools joke, and the dirt was actually a mashed up cookie.
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On another topic. Tyler thinks I made it sound like he got fired in my previous post. So I just wanted to clear things up. He wasn't fired. He will still do work for Unicad when they need him. There are certain clients Tyler will still be working with, but it may be months before they need his services, and he will be able to help them from our home.

Mashed potatoes for dinner

I'm making mashed potatoes for dinner tonight.

Yum! I can't wait!

orange skin

While getting ready for church today, Ella asked this question about the nylons I was wearing.
"Is your socks orange so they can pretend to be your skin?"

Book Club

My mom had "Book Club" for Ella & Cait today. They read books, colored, and lots of other fun stuff! Thanks mom! Ella had so much fun.

Perfect Timing

Yes, that is a picture of Ella in her underwear eating breakfast this morning. Her bowl is on the floor behind her water bottle. There is cereal all over our floor & couch. Yes, she ate the entire bowel of cereal sitting (or should I say hanging?) this way on the couch. Notice Lily sitting in the background thinking this is all normal. Unfortunately this has been a normal morning for us. I've been too busy with work to clean or care that my daughter has absolutely no table manners (obviously since she isn't even sitting at a table.) This is all going to change! Starting tomorrow morning.
It's a funny story. Tyler and I have decided it's time for some help with our business. We've been talking for months about hiring an employee to work for us, and after much thought, we finally decided that it would be better for Tyler to quit his job and work with me, than to hire help. Yesterday Tyler went into work ready to give his 2 weeks notice, but his boss was out of the office. Today he went in again, prepared to give his notice. He decided it would be best to tell his boss at the end of the day. Well, before the day ended his boss pulled him aside, and told him there was no easy way to tell him, that he didn't have enough work to keep Tyler busy anymore, and he couldn't afford to keep him on. Tyler laughed. (His boss was a little confused by his reaction.) Tyler told him, that he was trying to figure out the nicest way to let him know that he wouldn't be able to work for him anymore because we are just too busy with our new business. Anyhow, I guess the timing couldn't be more perfect. They were both relieved that neither one of them were devastated by the news. Now that it's a done deal, I'm a little nervous about us being totally on our own, but I think we can do it!
I'm very excited to have Tyler at home with me. I think we will eventually be able to come up with a system that allows us to go to bed before the wee hours of the morning, and spend more time playing with and teaching our kids.

Latest trend in home decor

Business cards that look like they are levitating are the latest home fashion trend.
It's simple process to get this surprisingly affordable look. First place some jewelry making supplies (head pins) in the floor, then simply place your business card on top. The result is quite stunning and it's a great way to advertise when you have guests over. According to Ella (the designer), the cards look best when placed in the middle of the room, or in walkways throughout your home. However, one must be very careful while these are on display. The cards can easily be knocked over when brushed against.

St. George Trip

Ella enjoying the sun.

Wishing it was real.

Jones family Easter Egg hunt.

Ella & Lily hanging out in sunny St. George.

Ella & Lily in their Easter Dresses.

My mom & Trisha with Mayci & Lily

Ryan playing with Cait & Ella. Tyler taking Lily for her first swim.

Ella & Cait playing with Bubbles