The finished product. I can't wait for them to grow!! They have already survived their first MO thunderstorm, although I'm wondering if we should have drilled a few more holes in the bottom of the bucket. The corn especially was slow to drain. Still, I'm just like a little kid watching in wonder for the first signs of life. Even though I know they won't sprout for at least a week, I still look hopefully every morning.

Cat Napping

This I just thought was too sweet. You can't be still in our house without kitty coming to join you.

Girls Camp

I worked at our Stake Girls Camp this year on the cooking staff. Boy was that a lot of work! The other ladies cooking with me were just terrific. I didn't particularly enjoy the standing in an unairconditioned kitchen for 16 hours a day, but I really enjoyed the people I met. We had a really good time goofing around and talking all week long. Spending time with the girls was really uplifting and made me miss my sister. The bottom picture is of me with my friend Marissa Carlson. She was the camp leader over the 2nd year girls. It was great to be able to see her there. We're so used to spending time together, that I think we would have gone through withdrawls being apart for a whole week. I'm not sure I would go back, but I'm really glad that I went.

Refinishing the Patio Fence

After many delays we've finally refinished the patio fence! The stain Sam chose turned out a bit more orange than we expected, but it has dried to a nice color. It's so nice to have a handy husband who can make things look so nice!

Take me out to the ballgame!

Cerner had a company sponsored activity at the local minor league team. We had a fun time. We had great seats, 6 rows behind the home team dugout. The first picture we are looking away because of a foul ball. Duck man! It was a low scoring game with the T-Bones (home team) finally scoring a homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning. They went on to win, beating the Fargo team 1-0. Go Team!

My new passion

Ok, I had to blog this just because it made me happy. I have a new girly passion. My very good friend, Marissa, treated me to my first pedicure today. Most of you who know me, know that I think feet are ugly, but how can something painted so cute be considered ugly?? Ü So sorry for the foot picture, but I thought it was too cute and had to share!

Family Visit

My family came to visit for Spring Break. We had a great time visiting the church history sites, the KC Zoo, and Mom & I spent an afternoon at the Hallmark VC. On Friday, my Aunt Linda and cousin, Kelsey, came up to visit as well. Who knew you could comfortably fit 9 people in our house! We capped off the week by going to the T-Rex Cafe. If any of you have ever seen The Rainforest Cafe, it's pretty much the same, but with a Dinosaur theme. The boys had a great time. Of course we forgot to bring a camera, so these pictures are off of my phone. The boys ordered a dino sized rice krispie treat that came with "paint", brushes and mini M&Ms to decorate their dinosaur. The girls ordered homemade s'mores. Mom, Dad and I shared a huge Chocolate Extinction, which Sam finished off after work. Yum!