Love Thy Neighbor.

When we first moved here two years ago I was a little upset we where going to live in a Condo. (Daniel had picked it out when the kids and I where spending the summer in Oregon.) In my opinion it was just a glorified apartment. I wanted some place with a fenced back yard so I  could send my kids outside and let them play -I still do. 

This has been my most favorite place to live. Sometimes I think it is a dream. We have an awesome ward. We have great neighbors who have become our friends. Our kids get along and play with each other. These wonderful neighbors have helped us out when we where in need, taking Derrick to school, bringing meals, being a shoulder to cry on and babysitting my kids. I do not now what I would have done without them, I know Heavenly Father had a hand in us moving here. I love them all. I hope that looking back on  these days in Eagle Mountain, my kids will remember them with fondness. I hope that when I grow old I will look back and smile.  We have created such wonderful memories here and I am going to hate the day when we have to move on. Actually I am dreading it - it makes me cry just thinking about it. Until then, I am going to squeeze in as much memory making as I can!

Rock Candy

Another one of our projects this week was making Rock Candy. We started on Tuesday. I used about 8 cups of water and 17 cups of sugar. Way to much for what we where doing - I ended up saving the left over sugar water and adding it to koolaid. By Wednesday night nothing had happened so I ended up cooking it again and adding even more sugar. Which was a pain since I had to do each cup individually since we had added color and flavoring. 

Looking at it today it looks like it might work! Hopefully next week there will be a post of us enjoying the fruits of our labor!
*update - Our Rock candy ended up not really turning out (no picture). We ended up letting the kids eat the little sugar that stuck to the sticks. It was a bummer it did not 'grow' the way it was suppose to. Life goes on!!

Slime

Happy Monday!

I am trying to have an activity planned for my kids to do everyday this week.  Let just say that I am ready for school to start and the fighting to stop! Hopefully these projects will help us get along a little better! 

First on our list was glow in the dark slime. 

Super easy to make. Also my kids had a blast and played with this all day long. 

 Here is how you make it if you're wondering!

•1 - 4oz container of clear Elmer's Glue 

 or the blue. I actully found some with glitter in it. 

•1 cup warm water

•Neon food coloring 

•2-3 teaspoon glow in the dark paint

•2 teaspoon borax

•1/3 cup warm water 

First mix together glue and 1 cup warm water. Next add food coloring and paint to mixture.

In a separate bowl add borax and 1/3 water.

Add 2 teaspoons at a time of borax mixture to glue mixture. Stir. Keep adding borax until it gets to a consistintsy that you like. - I added about 8 teaspoons.  I had to use my hands to mix the slim to get it to stick together by the end. Store in an plastic bag or airtight container. 

Little Things

 This girl has her Dad wrapped around her finger. She could get away with murder. I know I say this a lot but,  I LOVE her blue eyes.

I have been potty training Owen. The last 2 days he has pooped in the potty! Yeah! It is nice not having to buy diapers. 

Derrick got his very first tool box, it came with a screwdriver. Now he wants to take everything apart. This morning I let him take off the furnace grate so I could wash it. He lost one of the screws in the process. Oh well. 

The weekend is finally here. We have NO PLANS. I think we will clean the house. Daniel has to work on Saturday. I can't wait until Sunday - his one day off!

Windy

It has been so windy the past couple of days. Today we stayed inside most of the day - when we did go outside there was so much dust in the air the horizon looked brown and dirty.  

I hope the wind settles down soon. I miss the clear blue skies. 

I love these silly picture we took on one

 of our rock climbing adventures! I sure do love these munchkins of mine.