Summer Do's

So. I've been wanting to do a post for some time with the various hairstyles I put my girls in on occasion. Ironically I forgot to get a picture of my own hair yesterday, when I had tried a newer style of an old look I do.

These are actually from a couple weekends ago, I kind of got busy with cakes and forgot to put them up.So Without further ado:

My sweet RB, This was inspired, I think, by the blog A princess and her Hair, But I will have to double check that.

RA, with little "Puff Buns". One wouldn't get all of her hair and keep it up for Grandpa's house and the Farmer's Market, so I gave her two, One at the very top of her head  (which you can see) and one directly below it at pony tail height.

And my Oldest, E, with cross braids into two "messy bun pony tails." Again, this was inspired by another blog.

Unfortunately, For the life of me I can't seem to find the blogs that inspired two of these looks. So if this looks like something you posted and I follow your blog, just let me know and I'll edit this to give credit where it's do.
Thanks for reading today!

Happy Father's Day

Before I comment on Fathers, Please forgive this shot. RA couldn't keep her sweet fingers out of the cake before I took a picture LOL. While it has a very rough base icing, the border is the best I have ever done, Yay Me! and the writing is also an improvement. I do hope to do at least 2 cakes a month and post them on here to keep track of my progress, or lack thereof, LOL. (I also took a side shot of the border, if any one is interested.)

But the big topic of the day is Fathers. I have a wonderful father. He and I shared a lot of bonding moments, from him attending ballet recitals and various special nights for the Young Women, a group I was apart of at Church, to taking me to Seminary (another church meeting for the teens) in the unholy hours of the morning, to spending wonderful hours as the sun came up fishing and hunting, and going camping, and working the firing range. To this day, I am not sure that he knows how much my little family and I love him. I highly doubt he will read this, but just in case, We love you Daddy, thank you for being the best!

And now I have a Husband. He is a wonderful man and a down right amazing father to our five special little ones. He does so much that I admire him for, and he makes so many sacrifices to better the family. Thank you darling. For all the late nights you work so I can go to school. For all the nights you stay up with the little ones so I can get some sleep. For reading to the children, and playing and being the silly Papa they adore so much. We wouldn't be our Old Fashioned Loving Family without you!

To fathers everywhere. Remember, even though we may not always tell you when we ought to, we appreciate what you do for us. And that includes those stand-ins: Brothers, Uncles, Family friends, Single moms that do both roles for whatever reason. You are loved, and appreciated, and you make our families, and therefore our societies, a better place to be. Know you are Loved.

Home Schooling

 

      Our family has had an interesting ride because of the twists and turns in our path. One of my goals as a mother has always been to see to it our children have the best education we can give them. This I decided to do by Homeschooling.Unfortunately, Because of being a nursing student, I don't have a whole lot of time to devote to teaching the children. So. My mom has stepped up and is teaching the children, right now in particular, E, how to read, during the summer break via Skype. We are using the Pathway Publishers readers, which is an excellent program, I highly recommend it. E has been reading almost daily for a month and a half or so. She is nearly half way through the first of 3 readers for the first "grade". I am so proud of her. C will be starting soon, once we get the pre-reading workbooks for him. I am hoping to do another few updates this week. I have some hair updates, just need to get the pictures online first, and I'm planning to do some cakes this week as well!

Cake Update!

So. I promised photos. I managed to do a much smoother main icing than I normally do- it almost looks like I used fondant, which I didn't. The writing would have been nicer, but I lost my nice writing tip. But not bad for not having done it in over a year!

So Excited

So I am super excited. I just had to share. My darling just called from work. They want me to make a cake! For a newly called Missionary at his work. They are going to do a party. I'm so excited. I've never  been asked to do a cake outside of the family before! I will update and show pictures as I work on it.

A Mother's Day Rose

Today as I was having a little bit of garden time, in spite of the chilly but wonderful rain, I realized I had yet to trim my rose bush. So I went out and began, and what do you know, but I had a single white rose in full bloom. I was so thrilled I took a picture, so forgive the lack of pruning. But then I got to the pruning, I got to thinking about the simple joys. A single rose in bloom during a rain shower. A baby cooing and exploring the world for the first time. A child learning to share without fussing over a toy. The joys of learning to read for the first time and the new world it opens to explore. The promise of Spring.  The nurturing that it entails.

And I love that I found a White rose during the Rain of spring. What a pure time to find such a symbol of purity. The washing away of the dust, the promise of renewal and growth. I find it truly amazing and symbolic of One's purity, and the process of growing to ones potential. Pruning away that which will not make the whole stronger. Feeding and nurturing and washing down, by study and prayer, and repentance. And Blooming into what our Father had intended for us to be.

Ah Yes. The Joys of Spring

Joys Of Fridays

It has been a glorious Week for me. I've spent a good chunk of time out in the yard, prepping and planting my garden. DH went a little crazy with buying bulbs, and so I've got several coming up now. And he got me 4 rose plants, and 2 Easter lilies, and strawberries. And the apricot tree is in bloom. There is a beautiful blue bird that lives near by and flies near when I'm out and about.
And my vegetable garden is going to be ready to transplant in a couple more weeks.

But the most important garden I'm raising is my sweet, young, not-so-small family. My children. I'm so proud of them. E is learning how to read. C is growing to be a thoughtful young man. You won't find a more loving child than RB, and RA is starting to come into her own personality. And then there is my little Rose bud, O. 5 months old now. She is starting to sit up on her own. She rolls over and can't get enough of her mommy time. I have introduced the House Fairy to them. As much as I try to keep things under control, it can be a touch Chaotic. The House Fairy made her debut this week. Slowly I am starting to see some of the Chaos dissapate. Bed times were really rough. Now they are becoming a pleasure and a joy. Something to look forward to. I am working on myself most of all. Working to allow myself to be molded into a more gentle woman so that I can be a better instrument in the hands of my Father in Heaven. It is a beautiful thing to see that progress.  And that is a short version of why my Friday today was so Joyous.

Fun Friday

We had a lovely Friday evening. We went to Provost's Spring Festival. It was Snowing. And it was a Spring Festival. All the kids had a blast. E, C, and RB all got their faces painted and did the jumping castles and games. Little RA,  poor kid, seemed a little overwhelmed. She dance with the Red Robin character though. Thanks Provost PTA for a fun night. We had a little hotdog dinner before leaving, and the kids went to bed while DH and I FINALLY got to watch the latest Harry Potter Movie. Interesting. Yeah. So. Who all would like me too start posting more Pics? and I'll see what I can do. And this was a little update by One Crazy Lady.

Wow, Time for a Serious Update.

So. Last time I Blogged RB was Turning 2? Sheesh. I'm SO behind. E is now in Kindergarten. I'm attending School again, and We have a new addition. Our newest girl is O, now 4 months old. I just might post some pics soon. We had a beautiful Easter, and E wore a sweet dress, made specially by Grandma G. Right now I'm on break in school, and hopefully I will get some crafts done. I am hoping to make some hair pretties for the girls during this time, and decorate the kids room. Oh. And my very special boy, C, turns 5 today. Happy birthday, Son!
And now, time to assist cleaning. Happy Blogging and I'll see you soon!