A Feel Sorry for My Self Day

My day yesterday was a fun one. In the morning
it was -30 again and the van decided not to start
for school. So I had to hook up the battery charger.
We loaded up and as we are driving down
our road( 2 hours Late)
we notice a dog running in from of us and then
realized it was Bob, our dog who had broken his
cable. Then I find out that a medication i wanted
to get on for my PCOS is not available in Canada
and then I find out that I have Bronchitis and
Tripp has RSV. So I begged Luke to stay home
today and I got to sleep in till 10 am.
Plus he took night shift.
Yay. I love my Luke!

2 Teeth, 1 Day, Toothfairy with No Change = Big Bucks!

My Goofy Goobers

Poor Little Man...Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Before Treatment...

During...

After... Not his favorite thing to do every 4 hours.
We are really lucky that I just happened to have a Dr's
Appointment for myself and Tripp was with me.
I was not too worried about him yet but
our awesome Dr. checked him out anyway.
So we caught it really early and we are
hopefully going to be able to treat it at home.
But on a brighter note he is gaining weight.
He is a whopping 12.4lbs.

Hurry!!!! This is the last day to HELP!

My friend Karli is having a friendly "Blog War"
with her husband and would like our help.
They are trying to see how many visitors
they can get to their blog. All you need to
do is visit her blog at:
www.annakarli.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You...

Happy Birthday to

Grandma Hatch and Laurie!

We LOVE you both!

Tripp LOVES to attack his Orange Monkey!

My BIG Helpers... they did'nt want to get their clothes wet!

Thayne Played so hard the other night that he fell asleep with the straw in his mouth.

Chunks Flew!

What a GREAT BIG BROTHER.

While holding Tripp the other night Kayleb was employed as the BURP CLOTH.

Tripp spewwed and Kayleb was a little too close.

Yes, that is spit up on the lip too.

EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWOOOOOOOO!
NASTY!

But KAyleb just laughed and requested a picture and the next day was worried cause I had forgot to blog it right away.

So this one is for you Kayleb!

Checkin' Out the Baby Calves and a Cute Baby Horse with Papa

The Boys had so much fun going over and seeing the "babies" where Papa Schumann is helping with the calving. They informed me at dinner that night that they want to just move over to Toby's (were the babies are) so they could see the animals everyday.

Sorry guys, but our boring old home will have to do for now.

What a fun experience for them though.

Primary Activity

Sister Thorne, Sister Brooks, and Sister Kochel

Our Primary just had a really neat activity on Saturday.

First we went out to the Fawcett's farm and they got to go

on a horse drawn sleigh ride , then sledding down a great

hill with snowmobile rides back to the top.

Then Hot Chocolate and cookies, then another Sleigh ride,

then to top it off rides on the Team.

Thank you to all involved with the planning and execution of the party.

It was a BLAST!

Thayne Thanks "Jill" the Horse

Thayne Rides Jill

Austin takes a turn. Nice Shades!

Kayleb and Kirby get to ride on the huge team, "Jack and Jill"

after the Sleigh Ride. Thank You Brother Fawcett

Thayne gets to ride the pony thanks to Becket and Sister Kochel

Primary Sledding Party

Our Cool Hometeacher, Bo, gives Thayne adn his son, Braycen, a ride up the hill.

Thayne and Mommy take a turn.

Thaynes AWSOME teacher, Sister Thorne, carries him up the hill.

Kayleb and Thayne Cruise down the LONG hill.

Kayleb insisted in wearing these "snow goggles"

Kayleb, Thayne and Austin hitch a ride up the hill .

Spectators of Ski Competition

Tyreed and Jaxson Compete in a Cross Country Ski Competition

What an AWSOME big brother Thayne is!

Bookmarks...

Thank you Karli for sharing the idea.

I love these easy to make Corner BOOKMARKS.

Super Cute Huh!

Another cute bookmark idea.

Making Valentine Cupcakes for Kayleb's Class

Mixing the Frosting.

(I love my Red Kitchenaid,

Thanks Mom and Dad Hatch)

Kayleb tests the frosting to make sure

his classmates will approve.

Do you think he is enjoying it?

Kayleb putting on the Sprinkles.

Notice all the frosting on the FACE.
What a GOOF!
Yummy, hope the Kids love them!

Making Mini Cupcake Pops...

To begin start with a Swing with plenty of battery life...

And a little "Treehouse Disney"

and Two AWSOME KIDS!

Then make a cake as directed on the box.

Now take the cooled , baked CAKE and...

...and BREAK IT all up into tiny CRUMBS!

( it feels kinda strange to "wreck" a nice new cake,

but it is nessasary and kinda FUN!

Mix the crumbs and a can of

Cream Cheese Frosting together.
Two kinds of "dough" ready to go!

Chocholaty Fudge, and Rainbow Chip

ROLLING, ROLLING, ROLLING...

Technical Difficulty,

Tripp needs some attention,

nothing a little BOTTLE can't fix!
I think he will survive!

Now back to work.

Form the "dough" into 1.5inch balls, chill,

then use mini cookie cutter to form into

the cupcake shape. Then chill again.
Thayne "tests the product"

to make sure it is not POISONOUS.

It Pass the Test!

Mmmmmm
Drying the Chocolate.

10 Hours of work and Voila!....

71 Mini Cupcake Pops!

(and 45 Mini Cupcakes)

Fun, Super Cute,

but I am not so sure

I'll do it again.

Too much Work.

We'll See.