Lucky 13!

We had SO MUCH FUN this weekend! 

Saturday was Justin's birthday and we wanted to do something fun to celebrate! Joe & Jodi came with us last year to Long Acre Farms... and that is what we decided to do! 

TRADITION!

So... here is a picture of this years maze!

LUCKY 13

From the website: "The Amazing Maize Maze is much more than a walk through the corn.  It is a 5 acre game with 2 1/2 miles of paths, music piped throughout, 2 bridges, a tower, 12 hidden mailboxes, 12 "Kernels of Knowledge", and of course groups of people having fun."

TEAM WINNERS!

 TEAM LOSERS!

Yes... the boys decided to cheat again this year! We were in the middle of the maze when we got a phone call from the boys saying "we accidently found the end... but we didn't collect all the pieces..." Well... they wanted to be done. Granted it was dark and raining... but still! We collected more pieces to the map, this making us, the girls, the WINNERS!!!

SO MUCH FUN!

Justin, I hope you had a GREAT!

Happy Birthday!

Love

I LOVE this little girl!

This was nap time at my house yesterday!

 How CUTE is this little BUM!!

And my FAVORITE... look at her little FEET!

I LOVE YOU BEAN!

Spice Rack...

So... when i was registering for our wedding, I decided we just couldn't live without this SPICE RACK! I really like it! It spins and everything!

Well, we got it!! And it immediately took place on the kitchen counter!

There it sat... and sat... and sat... I NEVER used it!

(ok... that is not true... I used it a couple of times)

I was heart broken... I love this thing, and my cousin paid good money for it... I couldn't get rid of it or give it away...

SO... I decided to give it a little lift!

 

I took all the jars out. Emptied their contents... washed and sanitized them and their lids... and got them ready for their new life!

You all know I love to bake... so I made it into a

SPRINKLE RACK!!!

Getting everything ready...

 my funnel would not have fit... so i just cut a paper cup, which ended up being really nice because I could then squeeze it and pour the rest in!

 Side view!

LOOK AT THESE COLORS!!!!

Ahhh... I just can't wait to make something!!

 My SPRINKLES... Colored sugar, hearts, polka dots, black cats, regular sprinkles, metallic sprinkles, pearly white sprinkles!!!

And here is the finished product!!!

From SPICE RACK to SPRINKLE RACK!!!

I LOVE IT!!!

now, I just need to make cute labels for the tops!

DUM DUM DUMB

This is me...

I am SO DUMB!

Yes.... I am feeling pretty stupid tonight.

Last year I surprised Andrew with a MEMORY FOAM Mattress for our bed. I was so excited and wanted to get it on the bed really fast before he got home to surprise him!

My mom helped me get the cover on in and set it up!

Ok, I have to admit... I thought it was pretty comfortable! Really... I was impressed! It was a great improvement from what we were sleeping on.

So... time passes... life gets busy.

We move. I roll up the Memory Foam and take it. I set it up in our new hose. Bed continues to be comfortable.

Today I came home from the Women's Conference in the mood to clean. I stripped the bed and threw the sheets in the wash. Then I decided I could probably handle pulling that cover off and washing it. (please don't think I am nasty... i never thought to take it off before... it was always covered with a sheet... ugh.) 

As I pull the cover off I noticed something interesting. The mattress is 1/2 yellow & 1/2 blue. YES... it is 1/2 FOAM and 1/2 MEMORY FOAM! ... 

FOLKS: WE HAVE BEEN SLEEPING ON THE FOAM.

That nice blue memory foam has been sweetly cushioning our mattress... not our bodies...

can you believe it?

WOW!

So here is the direction we are facing now... MEMORY FOAM UP!

I CANNOT WAIT TO SLEEP IN IT TONIGHT!!!

It will be our FIRST NIGHT on MEMORY FOAM!!!

Quick Stop

Sarah stopped by with the kids on their way to the PLAYGROUND today...

I just couldn't resist taking their pictures... they are just too stinkin cute!

ELLA BEAN

SOPHIE

I am actually pretty impressed with this picture... I think it turned out really neat. Different!

Women's Conference

This weekend we went to the Palmyra Stake Women's Conference!

It was so nice to get away and be physically & spiritually fed and uplifted!

I was a little worried about the weather... it was rainy and cold... but there was a nice fire blazing! 

I am so grateful that I was able to spend the time with my Mom! She is so amazing... and truly a "Spiritual Giant" as Sister Beavers pointed out this weekend!

A view of the lake from the camp. Today was sure a BEAUTIFUL day!

Mom pointed out this mushroom. Isn't it cool?!?!

Friday night we had a CHOCOLATE EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

I am not kidding... EVERYTHING was chocolate. Chocolate fountains, cake, candies, you name it... it seemed to be there. I had one of these chocolates... isn't it neat!!

What a wonderful weekend! 

Amazing presenters... amazing food... amazing company... 

Do we REALLY have to wait 2 more years for the next one????

Happy Birthday Chris

Happy Birthday Chris!

I hope you enjoyed YOUR day!

Campbell Jam...

Last Saturday was our Campbell Jam Family Reunion!

The last Campbell Jam was in 1985or1986 from what I understand... it was WAY PAST time to have another!

We had a really nice turn out... It was WONDERFUL to see everyone! Especially those who I have not seen in YEARS... and I am talking 13 years or more!

It was great that Andrew was able to meet my Mother's side of the family!

We just had an EXCELLENT time!

Thank you Cater & Libby for all you did to make this happen!

CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!!!

Weekend Fun

Mom is a sore loser!!!

While the men were at the Priesthood Session, Sarah, Mom, and I played Blockus3D ... 

We were having tons of fun... but Mom was losing... so she knocked it over!

Hahaha!

 On Sunday afternoon we went to the playground!

Look at these BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!!!

(Poor Sophie has a cold...)

 Ella Bean

Pumpkin Roll

 *I apologize in advance that there are SO MANY pictures... *

So, I found this recipe again on one of my FAVORITE Cooking Blogs... 

LICK THE BOWL GOOD

http://lickthebowlgood.blogspot.com/

Sometimes I want to send her my recipes to try before I attempt them!

Libby's Pumpkin Roll

(http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32372)

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• CAKE

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 3 large eggs

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin

• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

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• FILLING

• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, at room temperature

• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

• 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Powdered sugar (optional for decoration)

*My rantings/tips are in red*

FOR CAKE:
PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar (USE A TON... and DO NOT use terry cloth). 
COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. 

Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. 

Beat in pumpkin. 

Stir in flour mixture. 

Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts. ... I did NOT do nuts...
BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched.

 Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. 

Carefully peel off paper.

 Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. 

Cool on wire rack. 

FOR FILLING:

While cake is cooling (about an hour) make the filling...
BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. 

Carefully unroll cake. 

Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. 

Make sure you go all the way to the edges... so every bite has that cream cheesy goodness!!

Reroll cake. 

As I rerolled I pulled it from the cloth. You can see in my picture that I should have used A LOT MORE powdered sugar. The more generous you are with it, the easier it will come off of the cloth. 

Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour.

 Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving, if desired. 

Who doesn't desire powdered sugar!?! Come on!!!

Also, the powdered sugar is a GREAT way to hide any imperfections in your cake!

ENJOY!!!