Mason

Mason snuggling with Trevor

How Mason cleans his room...

Meet Cassini, the spacecraft currently orbiting Saturn (notice Saturn on the table next to him? When the orange started to stink and drip juice I made him throw it out.). Mason is determined that he is going to create spacecraft using tinfoil and cardboard and then sell them based on their size. He has also made a model of the Messenger, the spacecraft orbiting Mercury. I'm not quite sure who is going to buy these incredible works of art...I'm not sure a "Spacecraft Stand" would do quite as well as a lemonade stand...but I did just buy him his own roll of tin foil, and you have never seen such a grateful boy!

He took off his front wheel after it finally popped...

And perhaps what makes me the most excited: He has discovered books! Not just product manuals, but STORY books! Hooray! He just finished "The Last Battle" in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Because I am so awesome...or, Westward Ho!!

I spent hours designing and sewing some car seat storage for our upcoming trip. Starting at the top left corner and going clockwise are Mason's, Lincoln's, Sammy's and Elise's. There are two deep pockets on the bottom and 3 shallower pockets on the top, with elastic near the bottom to hold them onto the seats. They were super easy to make, and I was able to use all fabric that I had lying around. There are lots of pieces of curtains in there! :)

I also made some felt crayon rolls for the older kids:

I spent the better part of Friday downstairs sewing, and Elise pretty much ran the household in my absence. She warmed up leftovers for lunch (because I was sewing instead of making bread...), and when I finally came upstairs for something, this is what I found:

Lincoln loves him some beans!

Conference fun

We LOVED General Conference this weekend! This morning the boys got all dressed up...

Guest blogger...me!

I was asked to do a little write up on cloth diapering for a cute little blog...check it out!

The Dog House

Check out The Dog House - it's pretty hilarious!

I told Stephen that I need diamonds for Christmas. HA! What would I do with diamonds? I'll tell you what I'd do with diamonds - I'd lose them!