Wuffums

Okay, here is how you make wuffums.
First you need a 1 1/2 inch dowel for cooking them. My sister bought a closet rod and sawed it into about 4 sticks. Sandpaper the end that you are going to use to cook it on.

Now your choice of dough. My sister had premade Pillsbury biscuit dough and cinnamon dough to choose from. I would think that you could even make your own, if you want it healthier then those choices.

Take one end of your stick, spray it with Pam for a nonstick surface. Take your dough and wrap it around the end of the stick and then up the side, leaving no holes. It should make like a cone/cup shape.

Toast over the fire until it isn't squishy anymore. Once it is all toasted, then carefully remove from stick (very hot!) and fill with whatever you want.

Fillings:
pudding
pie filling
Fruit

Top with some whipped cream if you choose.

This can also be made for breakfast and fill with some eggs and cheese, whatever you want.
Dinner could be filled with a chili and served with some chips.

Lots of different ideas to make your wuffums.

Once made, wuff them down!!! We sure did!!! Yummay, I am ready to make some more!

Photo Shoot

My sister came down last night to teach my Laurels how to make wuffums (will explain at a later date, yummay!). She stayed the night, so this morning we did a photo shoot with the kidlets. I have been wanting pictures since Easter, but it has been hard to get them all dressed and ready to do it. We are lacking in the financial department so I haven't taken Carter to get his pictures done, which I like to do, but I have a wonderful sister who has a good camera and loves to take pics so here are the results, edited. She took over 100!

Crazy faces, Carter is looking at something?

Just cute!

Carter smiles!

Sweet Leilani

We tried to get some good shots of each of the kids individually, but they don't always turn out, as most of you know!

Potty woes!

I now know why I waited to potty train Brady until he ws 3. Leilani has been showing signs for months, but with the baby it has taken me awhile to put all of my effort into this. She is my stripper, who will take her diaper off, wherever she is, outside, inside, it does not matter to her.

Today we had 2 accidents in her underwear, so I gave in and put a diaper back on her. The pull-ups don't seem to work, since she is used to cloth diapers. So I am trying the underwear so she notices that her clothes get wet when she goes.

She goes outside to play and comes in with her diaper and her shorts in her hands. Oh my, I am starting to get frustrated, but trying not to show my frustration because she is only 2 and I am trying to encourage not discourage.
So, I bring the little potty to the entry way, so I can see her try to go potty, while I nurse Carter.

She sits on the potty and wow! She goes stinky!

So, I guess the purpose of this, is to remind myself that patience really is a virtue and I just need to keep at it. She is so stubborn, just like me but she really hasn't gone potty to understand what that means. I try and try but with a baby it is so hard to keep working on it. But, it will be so much easier in the end and we will all be happy!

Party and pics

We had a party last Saturday for Miss Leilani. We had a great day before the party. We went to the Children's Museum in Las Vegas. The kids have been earning beans for the past couple of months by doing their chores, getting ready in the morning (ex. getting dresses, brushing teeth). When they do these things, then they earn a bean or more and put it into their cups. My mom implemented this while we were in the hospital with Carter and it has worked quite well. Once their cup was full then their reward was to go to the museum. We had a lot of fun and I had free passes for the kids from their summer reading program.

Once we got home, my family came down from St. George and we had dinner, cake and presents. It was a lot of fun to have cousins here, it is quite the treat for us to have them living with my mom for the summer.

My neice Analei, gave all of her pony collection to Leilani for her birthday. It was very sweet of her! She had quite the collecitn and Leilani loves them! Such a sweet girl.

Leilani had a good day and enjoyed her Tinkerbell cake and all of her gifts. While we were in Hawaii we got her a purple ukulele to match the one Brady got from Uncle Robert and Auntie Risa for Christmas. Now they can have their own "rock band!"

We have had a lot of activities this month, so I included some extra pictures.

Playing in the dirt.

More dirt and look at how red her hair is in this picture!

Can't catch me!

Tinkerbell cake, don't look too close! The lips were hard to do, I couldn't get the coloring quite right, oh well, made with love.

Make a wish!

Lani and her ukulele

All of her ponies, thanks cuzzie!

Brady at the fair, he had a blast this year. I am afraid he has discovered the rides! We tried, but it didn't work very well!

Carter, chillin' in his swing.

Carter smiles!

Happy #2!

Yeah, Leilani turns 2 today. I can't believe that my baby girl is actually 2! I feel so blessed to be her mom. She is growing up to be such an amazing little girl and I treasure every moment that I have with my "Sweet Leilani!"

Thank you for blessing our family and being our darling little girl. We love you so much and wish you the best 2nd birthday a girl could have!

Just some of my favorites from her first 2 years of life.

My sweet baby Leilani

6 months

8 months

1 year

16 months

18 months

Little sister

New big sister

I think I can do this!


From walking to running
Glued on bows to ponytails
Cribs to beds
Little sissy to big sissy!

What an amazing year for you, I hope this next will be better then the last! There is so much more ahead of you, so enjoy the ride and keep that beautiful smile alive with your wonderful spirit sweet!
Happy Birthday Missy, we love you!

Carter's blessing

It has been a few weeks since Carter's blessing but I thought I would post some pictures from that day. It was a good day. We had some visitors come in and that was a lot of fun. It had been awhile since we had seen Bryce's brother Robert and his wife Marisa. We had a lot of fun and of course the kids loved them. Something about the youngest of the families being the favorite!
Carter did well during the blessing. He is such a good baby and his blessing was sweet. I can't belive that he is now 3 months old and weighs about 13 pounds, I would guess he weighs more since he is almost ready for 6 month clothes!
I feel blessed to be his mom. He brings me so much joy and really centers me when the older 2 are testing me. I love all of my kids but there is something about babies that just remind you that all is right in the world.

Carter all ready to go.

Ponka and Carter

Bryce and I with Carter, he is ready to eat!

Our family.

The family who came for the blessed event.

Auntie Risa and Uncle Rob chillin' with Carter on the couch, so cute!

Piggytails, beds and smiles

Here are some of the highlights of the week:

My neice, who tried out in the beginning of February for a part in Annie that is playing in Tuacahn, got a final callback for last Saturday. They cut the girls from around 300 or more to 18 and we found out on Friday that she made it! For those that don't know of Tuacahn they call it the "Broadway of the West." It is an amazing outdoor ampitheater that does performances throughout the year. Every year they have around 3 plays and Annie is one of them. She and her sister and mom will move to St. George in May until August while she is in the play. I am so excited to have my sister live so close for a few months and to see Keola perform!

We finally got back to school for the kids after surviving weeks of being sick and I think that is where I got pink-eye, yuck! I have had horrible allergies so it was a mixture of both.

Leilani's hair is finally long enough for pigtails. I put them in and the first thing Brady said was, "Mom, she looks like Afton (my neice)." I thought that was funny. I know this isn't a big deal but it sure is fun!

Leilani also had a big week since she no longer sleeps in a crib. Yup, we did it! I can't believe Bryce talked me into it, but we really need to eventually move her into the bottom bunk of Brady's bed and move Carter over, so it is necessary, at some point. She did pretty well the first night but then she learned how to open her door on her own. Crazy!
I have been nervous about naps more then anything. She seems to be doing okay when Brady is napping, so that has been a relief to me. I need naptime to survive!

That is my week in a nutshell. I am putting in pictures of Carter, because he is just so cute and is finally starting to smile. So much fun!

Leilani's piggies! I need a little more practice!

Here she is on her "big girl bed."

Here are pictures of my baby. He looks so dapper in his Sunday best!