101 Posts

I was getting ready to post and realized that this is my 101st post! I started this blog when we were pregnant with Jessica as a way to update my families on what was going on with us. Just kind of a neat thought to know that I've done 101 posts now. :)

So anyways, here are the happenings with us in the last week or two...

I have been (attempting) to shave some $$$ off our budget by meal planning and getting back into couponing (yea for the upcoming Relief Society mid-week meeting that is focusing on those two topics exactly!) In any case, one thing I've tried to do is a monthly Costco run. I figure that there are some things I can coupon and others that I can get in bulk. One of these items last month was liquid dishwasher detergent. We finished up our previous supply and so I loaded the dishwasher with our new, bulky, cheap liquid dishwasher detergent. (Can anyone guess where this is going?!? haha...) It was late at night, I was baking a wedding reception cake for my hubby's grandparents 50th wedding anniversary, when I turn around and saw:

Yes. I saw all of these bubbles just pouring out of our dishwasher! What did I put into the dishwasher? Dish soap! FYI: Dish soap is VERY different from dishwasher soap! I thought it was pretty funny so I grabbed some towels and my camera. (Only I - and my cousin Brittany - would include the camera as a part of our natural thought process...)

I very quickly found out that dish soap answers to no man!

I figured that soap was soap though, and the dishes still came out clean!
(As did my kitchen floor. Unexpected bonus, I guess. hee hee)

My mom sent a package down for her favorite granddaughter. Included in this package were two toddler sized aprons (yellow and green). Since I was working on a cake, Jessica really wanted to help. So, I helped her put her apron on. She did NOT want to take it off! She LOVES her new apron!

She also loves pretending to bake. *cough cough* I mean she really is baking... in her mind...

Remember how I said Jessica LOVES her new apron from Grandma?!? She loves it so much that she wanted the entire neighborhood to see it! I figured it could only help keep out the cold weather we've been having so Daddy bundled her up and took her out for a walk, apron and all! I love the mismatched outfit! I just had to snap some pictures of our lil' baker!

She got very excited when she saw Mommy through the kitchen window...


This is the 3 layer wedding anniversary cake I did. I was sooo nervous the entire time I was decorating! It turned out great though! For those who are wondering, yes. Those are silk flowers.

I LOVE this pale yellow with those beautiful flowers! I am desperate to take a Wilton decorating class so I can work on this new passion I have! (My husband would shake his head and mumble that I do not need another hobby to become passionate about!)

Grandma & Grandpa Workman - 50 years of wedded bliss!

This is the Grandma who made our wedding cake 4.5 years ago. When her daughter (our Aunt Val) told us she was putting this wedding celebration together, I asked if I could try out my new skills and decorate the cake. She was kind enough to trust me. I have always loved that Grandma Workman did our cake and really wanted to say thank you by doing their anniversary cake. They must have liked it because they consented to take a picture with me by it! :) These are two sweet and wonderful individuals! I'm so glad to know them and be a part of their family.

4 Generations of Workman's!
(I insisted that they take this picture!)

Jessica loved playing on the stage at the church with her cousins. Me? I was a little nervous to have her up on the stage!

Jessica is such a ham! I just LOVE this picture of her! hahaha!

In the Nursery room the kids found out that the doors to one of the cabinets was unlocked. They all decided to "bunk down" for the night!

Jessica and her cousin Hannah.

All 6 of the Workman "kids"!
From left to right: Marcia, Val, Robbin, DeVon, Jack, Richard

Grandma and Grandpa Workman

Sometimes in the mornings, Jessica will snuggle with me in our bed with her sippy cup and other mornings she will snuggle on the couch with her blanket. She has 4 special blankets that her Great-Grandma Jennessee made for her. Great-Grandma Jennessee is Jer's mother's mother. (In scripture language, Great-Grandma Jennessee begat Grammy Workman who begat Daddy who begat Jessica...) This yellow blanket is one of those special 4. I love them and Jessica loves them! :) Thank you Grandma J for being so wonderful, kind, and special to us!

Well, we are more than half-way through November. Thanksgiving Day is 2 days away, followed by Black Friday, followed by Christmas with my family! Expect more posts to follow...