Halloween

Have you ever been in a flash mob?

I have.

On Halloween night.

We danced to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

In front of a hundred people.

I cannot believe I did it.

But I did.

Here is proof.

Did you see Cat Woman?

Photo from the Halloween party we went to the week before Halloween.
The one where we won best costume!

Moscow friends!

Guess Who?

Can you guess who my husband decided to be for a Halloween Party?

By the way, I whipped out my mad sewing skills to make his mask, cape and booties.

"Catwoman"

FYI: We won best costume...and a dance off.
It was pretty amazing.

If you guessed Nate was a luchador...
you are a winner!

I need one of these...

One of the best parts about going home for 10 days was spending time with Noah.
He was such a good baby and didn't even wake me up at night. (thanks!)
Feeding him, changing his diaper, giving him baths, rocking him to sleep, and trying to make him smile made me fall more in love with him!


He is adorable.
He is beautiful.
He is so fun.
I absolutely love him.
And I am pretty sure he loves me.


I need a Noah for myself.
Noah...next month you need to spend lots and lots of time with
Uncle Nate so he will want a Noah, too.

Wedding Fun: Part 1

At the end of September I went home to help my mom prepare for Derek and Alli's wedding.

It felt like I did more for this wedding than my own wedding.

A week before the wedding there was an open house in Pocatello.
My mom took on the stressful job of making all the food and decorating.
She is so talented at envisioning what a party should look like.
She really made the yard look beautiful for the open house.
The wonderful 90 degree weather also helped.
(wish we could of had that kind of weather for my own reception)

The yard and decorations.

My mom ordered the hydrangeas online.
They arrived bigger than what my mom expected but they were amazing!

The food was displayed beautifully.

Chocolate cupcakes, pumpkin bars, oatmeal bars, caramel apples,
turkey and ham sandwiches with this amazing spread on top,
huckleberry popcorn, strawberries, and grapes.
The food was amazing!

The happy couple!

More to come of the wedding in Salt Lake!

i'm starved

It is almost dinner time and I am starved.

My plan was to make pizza but it seems like too much work
and it doesn't sound good.

Instead, I want blueberry muffins.
I don't have all the ingredients and
I don't want to go to the store.

So...
I will share the recipe and maybe they will magically appear.

I got this recipe from my mentor teacher. Not sure where she got it but I think they are really good and they are pretty healthy. 112 calories for one muffin.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground allspice (or use a little nutmeg, cloves and more cinnamon)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup lowfat buttermilk
2 Tbsp canola oil
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly spray muffin tin with cooking spray or use cupcake liners. In large bowl, combine flours, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and allspice. In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, oil, applesauce and egg. Make a well with the dry ingredients. Pour in buttermilk mixture, stirring until just combined. Stir in blueberries. Pour batter into muffin cups.
Bake until tops are golden, 20-25 min.

Eat them while there warm.
I like butter and honey on mine but I also think they are good plain.

3 Important Updates

#1:
This handsome fella turned 30 last week!

Of course I had to make his favorite cake...poppy seed.
I think it's the best one I have made yet!
I saved the best for him:)

And he was so happy about his new quilt!
I still cannot believe I made this.

#2
Derek is getting married!
My family loves Alli and
I cannot wait to have another sister!

#3:
Although there is not a ring yet...Cole is getting married!
Hip-hip hooray for two more sisters for me!

I couldn't be happier for my brothers.
They have found great girls and I love them both!

Cannot wait for the celebrations! Congrats Big Brothers!

Summer Sewing

This summer I have been busy sewing. I don't think I have done this much sewing in this short of time since taking my sewing classes in college.

It has been really fun and rewarding.
The things I have made I am actually going to use!
That's right not everything I make turns out the way I hope it will.

My first sewing project was making onesies for my nephew, Noah. All over Etsy they have cute onesies so I copied the idea from ones I saw there. I made my own patterns and starting sewing.


They turned out a lot cuter than I imagined and Noah looks cute in the sailboat onesie too!

My second project was finishing a quilt I started two summers ago. I started it when me and Nate were dating and it was supposed to be for his 28th birthday. Since it didn't get done I decided it would be for his 29th birthday. That didn't happen either.
For Nate's 30th birthday he finally received his quilt.

I cannot tell you how joyous it felt when this puppy was done. It was not an easy quilt and luckily my mother helped me. One square probably took 30 minutes to make. I loved how it turned out but if I knew it was going to take me this long I would not have done it.

My 3rd and 4th projects were a purse and a bag. I bought this great Amy Butler book that has 26 patterns to make bags, purses and clutches.
Here is the purse.



This bag I am going to use for church.

I think they both turned out great!

I think my next sewing project is to make a tablecloth and napkins. I am going to use a twin set of Amy Butler sheets that I bought on clearance at TJMaxx.
I will let you know how it goes.