i absolutely love my crock pot. sundays just wouldn't be the same without it.

this girl loves water.

oh, guess what i get to do for 4 fun filled hours tonight?

one of my projects. can't wait till it's finished.

i'm a coupon girl. i don't go shopping without them.

ava is currently being certified to be a Tae Bo instructor.

we decided that we need to get out of our little shells and try to make friends. so we had a family from our ward over for dessert. it was a blast. i hope they enjoyed our company as much as we enjoyed theirs.

i came home from a very long day at work to an almost clean walk-in closet. it's actually nice that we can now walk in it without stubbing our toe!

ava loves her boots and she loves the rain. what a perfect combination.

wasn't in the mood to make a big dinner tonight. just Ava and I. made her mac and cheese.

have been cooped up in the house all day. still raining. decided to make baked donuts. delicious. just what i needed.

i absolutely love rain. the smell. the sound. just love it. this is the first of many storms to come this week. makes me want to sit in front of a fireplace and read a good book.

one of my favorite mirrors in our home. i just love to decorate.

this was a christmas present that I made for my little girl. she actually likes it.

my little munchkin. she makes me smile.

we visited a childhood friend and her two little boys. i'm jealous. she lives two blocks from this beautiful, new temple.

my mother's recipe box. love the recipes handwritten. it seems to be a lost art.

my little girl loves a good book. especially when it's read by her papa.

this little sister of mine has lived 20 minutes from the greatest snow on earth most of her life and has never skiied. while up in utah, we all decided we'd change that. can you see the excitement in her face. she turned out to be a pro though. oh . . . did I mention we went night skiing? she's a trooper.

there's nothing artistic about this photo. but it does contain my two favorite people in this world! we were in the plane getting ready to fly to utah.