Banff!

This weekend, our little family went to Banff! Our first time away together, just the 4 of us. We stayed in a super cool hotel (the Douglas Fir) with water slides and in indoor play place! We ate out for dinner, swam and played and the girls got to stay up late! In the morning, we had fruit loops and fruit for breakfast, swam and played some more then went off to explore Banff! We took a walk a trail by the water falls, ate some lunch and ice-cream and took another walk along the river. It was seriously the best night! We had so much fun and really enjoyed each other's company.

sharing a bed that came down from the wall!! 

 enjoying breakfast

 being grumpy

 cute kids

 at the falls

 throwing rocks in the river

You would not believe how excited the girls were to go this weekend! All week it was 4 more days, then 3.....1 more sleep!!!
 On the day we were leaving, I told them we were leaving after Lexi's nap. This was during breakfast. So we ate breakfast, cleaned up then Lexi said she needed a nap. There was no convincing her otherwise. In her mind, we were leaving after her nap, so she had to go and get that done so we could go!! I'm so glad we went. It was an awesome weekend!

Easter

So, I've been thinking I'm done with the blog, but then, looking at these pictures and knowing my parents will want to see them, this is the best way to share them! So, mom and dad, this is for you! (And Becky:) I think they are the only ones to read this anyway :)

EASTER WEEKEND!!

We went to Henderson park to see the ducks, enjoy the warm weather, and play at the park for Marcus's birthday. 

 They saw fish and crabs!

EASTER EGG HUNT

 so happy!!

Kennedy loved it too!

Amy and Lexi are buds

her dinner!

EASTER DRESSES.

The tradition lived on....Brian went shopping with the girls to pick out dresses. They all had fun and enjoyed the whole afternoon out!

 And a few weeks ago....our SPRING WALK

i love this pic

the end.

Lexi's Room

So I was waiting to post these pics until it was TOTALLY FINISHED, but that could be a while.

A few weekends ago, I painted Lexi's room. I took her crib down and we put up the big girl bed (found it on kijiji- yay!). She LOVES her new room and especially her bed. Its so funny how its such a big deal to kids to get a big bed. Its a big deal for their little lives.

Where the yellow strip is between the two colors, that will be a white board- like chair railing or crown molding type thing. 

the top color is supposed to be white with a hint of pink, but the paint store messed up. You can't tell there's pink in it. 

anyway, here it is....

these subway arts I found on Etsy.

she's obsessed with yellow....she picked this yellow flower. So, with that being the first piece I bought, I accented in yellow. Worked out perfect with the subway art!

on the other long wall is a picture of Jesus with a little girl (which wasn't up when I took the photo) and I want to cut a large L to go beside it. And maybe one day I'll get around to making curtains.

and there you have it. :)

Delicious Soup!

I tried this soup tonight from pinterest (of course!) and it was DELICIOUS!

super quick and easy to make and yummy too.....now thats a combination I like! The girls each ate two bowls!

Cream Tomato Tortellini Soup

2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 package (9 ounces) refridgerated cheese tortellin (they are even on sale right now for $1.88 at No frills!)
2 cans tomato soup
2 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup oil packed sun-dried tomatoes OR 2 Tbsp sundried tomato paste
**Now, I forgot to buy this, so I left it out* Don't know how it effects the flavor
1 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp Italian seasoning
shake of salt
Parmesan or Mozzarella

Saute garlic in oil until golden. Add soup, broth, milk, half&half, and spices. Bring to a simmer. Drop noodles in and cook until done (about 8 minutes). Serve with parmesan cheese*

I have a thing about buying parmesan cheese. I just hate how much it costs for how little you get. I had mozza in the fridge, so we grated that into our bowls and it was very tasty! I think I'd rather the mozza actually, but I guess I have to try the parm to be a fair judge :)

Next time, I'll serve it with toast points or garlic bread

Enjoy!

cupcake bouquet!

Don't you just love pinterest?! I saw these bouquets a while back and wanted to make them. 

My friend had a baby and I called to ask her if I could bring dinner, would lasagna be ok? Well, they had been given quite a few lasagna's with this baby and what she really wanted was dessert! OKAY!! I love making desserts! She LOVES cupcakes so I wanted to do something with those. Yay! Finally a reason to make these!!

I loved them so much, I made another one today to take to my Young Women tomorrow! I just can't get over how cute they are!

Here's how you make them
http://www.52kitchenadventures.com/2012/04/29/how-to-make-a-cupcake-bouquet/

LOVE them!

my bed

I was just looking through my blog and I noticed I forgot to post pictures of my bed all finished. Most of our families have seen it, but here it is for those that haven't. 

In this post, you can see it unfinished. Brian is AWESOME!!

 Lexi thinks whenever I get the camera out, that I'm taking pictures of her. Hard to blame her, she is cute!

And just last weekend, Brian put up the drapes so it is all finished! I love my room!

snow fun

playing outside when there is lots of snow but its warm is super fun! We had a great time building this snowfall. We laughed and laughed. 

tobogganing with the Livingstone cousins

yep, this is how I took them all (minus 3) to the hill! Super Aunt right here!

Our Family Christmas Picture 2012