Parkers blessing Day!

The first Sunday we were there we were able to bless Parker. My dad is the Bishop of a singles ward and Doug's dad is one of his counselors, so we decided to bless him on their ward. Needless to say the singles were a little shocked at how loud sacrament meeting was with all the kids, but they said they loved hearing all those little voices again. My sister in law Missy blessed her little baby Taylor that same day, and it was a great experience to share that with them. After the blessing we had a little get together with family and friends at my in-laws house! You know us Mormons, we can never have a function without having food!!
Our little Family
Parker with Grandma Lyda and Grandpa Larry
Parker with Grandma and Grandpa Dee
The three new babies!
My favorite Great Grandma Burton (for those of you who know the story she is the one who had the dream about me!)

The Dee Family Cabin!

Half of the time we were in Utah we stayed in my parents cabin in Star Valley Wyoming for our first "Dee family Reunion". It was the first time in about 3 years that my whole family was together. It was so fun to be with my brothers and sisters and all their kids. We were a big crowd with 25 of us their, but we had soo much fun together. we worked on the cabin, spent the day at the lake, had great food, watched the little cousins have ablast staying up late and playing together, and of course the nightly treats and olympic watching! We had a wonderful time. I love my family so much and I am so blessed to have a great relationship with all of them.
The Pirate treasure Hunt
The Kids with their homeade shirts
Painting Rocks


The Pinata
At the Lake

Lagoon Days!

Oh I have so many great memories as a kid going to Lagoon. Lagoon is amusement park, for you southerners it is a lot like DollyWood. Anyway, while were visiting we were able to go on a girl date with the kids and play at Lagoon. I haven't been there for ages and honestly when I walked in I had flashbacks of being a teenager and looking for cute boys! HEE HEE! We spent most of the time taking the kids on Kiddie rides and Brielle loved every minute. Doug was so sweet and stayed home with the boys so Brielle and I could enjoy the rides without the babies. She loved playing with her cousins and still asks me just about daily if we can go back to "Magoon". (That is what she calls it.)

Another Brielle Masterpiece

Here is Brielle's latest and greatest song:

I love my family,
they are so sweet to me.
When I look into your eyes I imagine my mom,
When I look into my dads eyes he is happy to my mom.
Family is so special I love them so much!

This was sung to a made up tune, but like I said before, I sometimes feel like I live in a musical! Love it!

And were back!

Hello all! We just returned home from our super fun trip to Utah. We had such a great time seeing family and friends, and we miss you already! I am sad to say though that our camera broke on the trip so I have to wait for my cute sister to email me most of my pictures. This means that the trip details will have to wait until I have the picts to go with them! But, if you are dying to see my family my bestest friend Sharstin took our family picts while we were out west. You can go to her photography blog to view the photos. Check back, I will be blogging soon!

A new recipe: Poppy Seed Cake

You have to try this recipe. It is soo tasty!

Ingredients:
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
4 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds

Mix the ingredients together only adding one egg at a time. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes in a greased bundt pan. Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar!

YUMMY!

My new addiction

So, I hate to say it but I am a little addicted to the website, Craigslist. It is a site like e-bay, except that you can deal with everything locally. You just search the things for sale in your city. I have sold our TV, a dog run, formula, etc. And I love to buy things on their too! It is really nice because you never have to pay for shipping. You just meet the person because they usually live within a 15 mile radius! Of course we meet at a very public place, never our house, just for safety. So, if you havent heard of this website, check it out, you will love it!

The Best Seven Years!

It was seven years ago today that Doug and I were married in the Bountiful Temple, (pictured above). I have to say that it has literally been the best years of my life. I love Doug so much. He is an amazing man and in many ways he is my hero. He strives so hard to be better each day, and I really could not ask for anything more. He is a wonderful father too. He loves our kids more than anything, and they love him right back. You would think that the house was burning down the way they scream when he walks through the door! :)

If you would have told me seven years ago that Doug would have finished law school, become a bishop, we would be living in the South, and I would have three kids, I would have told you that you were crazy. But, here we are and I love my life. Thank you Doug for the best seven years! You are amazing and I am so grateful I am your wife! Here's to ETERNITY!

Tea Anyone?

Brielle went to a little tea (lemonade) party and our friends house the other day and was so excited to get all dressed up for a party. It was really cute! My friend had made little finger sandwiches and set place settings for each of the girls. They got to eat lunch and drink their tea, which was really lemonade, they had a fashion show, and made bracelets. It was a little girls dream! You can actually see the excitement on her face.

Breaking Dawn?

The name of this book is so fitting because I finished reading it just before dawn this morning! You other book fans may not agree, but I think this was the best out of the series! I loved it! I will not spoil it for any of you who have not read them, but lets just say you will not be disappointed. My friend Erin and I went to the book party on Friday night at Borders to get the book right at midnight. It was really funny to see how many people are addicted to these books. The only thing I could think of though is that I wish I had a talent for writing because Stephanie Meyer is set for life.