Rain Drop Plop!

Spring is right around the corner and we have been getting a lot of storms coming through in Northern Utah. One Sunday after church it was raining pretty hard and Karmindy begged to put on her galoshes and take her brand new umbrella that she received from Santa in her stocking for Christmas outside to "make sure it worked." We let her go out and she had so much fun being out in the rain and I had to take a picture of her enjoying the beautiful little rain shower we were having! I love my silly cute girl!

Valentines Day 2014

 We love the Holidays at the Frisbey's House! I love watching the kids get just as excited for these special days as I do! We started our Valentine Planning a few weeks before the big day! I am loving Pinterest(a virtual bulletin board) and all the fun and cute ideas that I find on there. This year I found several cute ideas to "copy" and use for the kids' valentines this year to give to their friends. Karmindy gave her friends a valentine that said, "Your'e a Gem!" I found some cute eraser rings at Target to attach to her Valentines. I also found Kaleb some stretchy frogs to attach to his Valentines that he gave his friends. His Valentines said, "I hope your Valentine's is TOADALLY Awesome!" I think the kids homemade valentines cards turned out cute! I also couldn't be left out and put together some goodies to give to my closest girlfriends. I love surprising my friends with fun little gifts.This year I found some cute printables and made some cute cards and attached it to some Chocolate Cupcakes and Lemon Bunt Cakes. My girlfriends were surprised and loved their "valentines."

 Valentines Day finally arrived and the morning of I surprised the kids with Raspberry Filled Donuts and Strawberry milk for breakfast! They loved it. I also sprinkled cute cut out hearts on the table and let the kids use our fancy goblets to put their Strawberry milk in. I also taped hearts all over the kids bedroom doors for them to wake up to. They loved it! 

Mark and I also surprised the kids with a new outfit and toy. Kaleb got a new shirt and Karmindy got a new dress that had hearts printed on it. She looked really cute. I also had fun doing her hair in heart shaped pig tails. Both the kids looked so cute. We got Kaleb got him a new video game and we got Karmindy a new lalaloopsy. The kids loved their gifts. I really love making the holidays special for my kiddos!

After the kids left for school, I scrambled to get Karmindy's class party ready. I am the room mom this year for her class and was in charge of her class party. I had several stations that the kids rotated around to. Karmindy and her classmates made Love bug hats with antenna's, necklaces made out of holiday straws, yarn and heart cut outs. The kids also played a few games. I had a conversation heart stacking game and a Valentines Bingo Game. We also read a Valentine's Book together as a group and ate sugar cookies and drank little tiny waters.I didn't get any pictures of Karmindy and her classmates and I am kicking myself. The kids seemed to have a great time at the party. I have really enjoyed being Karmindy's room mom this year; however, I was glad that my last party was over with! It has been a lot of work to be a room mom this year but has been really worth seeing Karmindy so happy when I come to her class.

Mark and I couldn't not do something for each other. I love that he still remembers me on these special holidays. He is always so thoughtful still after all these years!! Mark got me flowers and wrote a poem telling me to go about my day and find fancy chocolate bars around the house. The Chocolate bars had traits that he admired/loved about me. It was very sweet. Some of the traits said, Outgoing, Loyal, Friendly, Thoughtful, Lover, Friend to everyone.

I also surprised him and got him some Chocolates, Candy, "Hot" Sauces, and a card proclaiming my love for him. He liked his surprises as well.

We loved celebrating the holiday this year and it makes it even more fun that the kids are getting older.

All you Need is Love...

 I have been getting an itch to craft and make something lately so I headed to Wood Connection with my friend, Crystal Albrecht one afternoon to get some Valentine Crafts to make. I don't have very many Valentines Decorations so I thought it was about time to add some to my collection. I ended up choosing this Love Block Kit and I loved how it turned out. It is sitting on my TV Armoire for all to admire and see. I love "Love" Month!"

In other news, I am so grateful to my parents who never forget my children when the Holidays roll around. My mom is the best grandma and always remembers to send some sort of care package up for the kids along with a typed note tell them how much she loves them. The kids really look forward to receiving Grandpa & Grandma DeMille's Care Packages. Thanks Mom and Dad for always remember Kaleb and Karmindy and making the holidays special for them and letting you know that you care about them!

Harry Potter Birthday Party

 

For Kaleb's Birthday this year, he requested a Harry Potter Birthday party. We love all things Harry Potter at the Frisbey home and since Mark and Kaleb have been reading the books together at night, Kaleb has become an even bigger fan. So requesting a Harry Potter Birthday Party didn't come as a shock to me. About a month before Kaleb's birthday, I got an early start on planning his birthday party. I turned to the website, Pinterst, to get some inspiration and was shocked with how many fun Harry Potter Birthday Party ideas that were out there.  So naturally I started making stuff for Kaleb's party so I could have everything to go for his big day! For the invites, we made "Owl" invites. I got white balloons and drew owls on them and attached a letter addressed to each of Kaleb's guests. I tried to make the invites look like the real "Owls" that Harry Potter received when he was accepted to Hogwarts. I think they turned out pretty awesome and Kaleb had a really fun time dropping them off at all the guests homes. The guests were pretty excited about their invites too.

After we got the invites passed out, I went to work on putting together the guests gift bags to take home. I customized each guests bag with their name and added a Marauders Map that I printed off the internet and folded, a wand, pop rocks, ring pop, Starbursts, and a pooping firework.I have to say the gift bags were pretty awesome. I was tickled with how they turned out. Kaleb was also pretty excited!

On the night of the party, Kaleb was so excited! All his guests came but one. So he had an excellent turnout! For Kaleb's party, after the guests arrived, we had them all come into the living room, where they would choose their wands. The guests had to close their eyes and choose a wand out of a bucket. I mad the wands out of wooden dowels and hot glue. I then painted them different colors. I loved how the wands turned out. To be honest I kind of became attached to them and didn't want to let them go after all the time I spent making them. However, it was easy to let them go when I saw how excited Kaleb's friends were to get one. After the wands were chosen, we invited the kids into the kitchen were I had our kitchen table decorated with skulls, Harry potter books and lanterns. The kids were then able to make "Popcorn Potions." The kids could add how much popcorn to their bowls and we had different candy they could put into their bowls. The kids thought this was so awesome!! We had candy's that were mentioned from the films, like Dumbeldores Lemon Drops, Berty Botts Every Flavored Beans, and Licorice Snaps to name a few. To drink, the kids got to have a Butter Beer (Cream Soda).

 After all the popcorn potions were made, the kids were invited back into the Living Room where we opened presents, took pictures and sat down to watch the 1st Harry Potter Move: The Sorcerer's Stone.All of Kaleb's friends seemed to have a great time at the birthday party. The birthday boy also seemed to enjoy himself. I sure love planning parties for my kids and I hope they will always remember how much I love them. Happy Birthday Kaleb! I love you!

Kaleb's Guests Included: Front Row- Thayne Ward, Karmindy Frisbey, Adilynne Hagen, Kaleb, Eli White, and Tevan Albrecht. Back Row- Aidan Rollins, Jake Wallin, and Aidan Dressen.

Look Who's 9!

 I can't believe Kaleb is 9 years old! I know that I always express how much it seems like yesterday that I brought him home from the hospital but it truly does! I don't know how time can fly by so quickly. My little baby isn't much of a baby anymore...he is a young man! This makes me sad because I just wish that I could bottle up my kids and keep them young forever. I love having them home with me and being with them.

This year for Kaleb's birthday he was off track which made it nice. Because he didn't have school we all slept in and had a nice easy going morning. Kaleb woke up to a balloon bouquet decorated table (a family tradition) with presents, donuts and treats.For breakfast we broke out the donuts and had donuts and milk (birthday boy's request) and then opened family gifts. Kaleb was really spoiled and got a new outfit (sweater, jeans and a beanie), Skylanders gaming system for the xbox and some travel games from his Grandpa And Grandma DeMille. Several days later, Grandma and Grandpa Frisbey sent a card with some money. Kaleb was really spoiled and loved his gifts.

This year Kaleb requested to Have a Harry Potter Birthday Party and his wish was granted. We decided to spend the day together as a family on his birthday. The night of his birthday, he requested to go to Chili's for dinner. Kaleb loves their chips and Salsa and Macaroni and Cheese. The servers also brought him an ice cream Sundae and sang to him. He seemed to love all the attention even though he got a little embarrassed with them singing to him. We decided to have Kaleb's birthday on the weekend so he could have a "late night" Harry Potter Movie Birthday bash so he and his friends could stay up late!

Kaleb we are so proud of you and the young man that you are becoming. You are such a sweet, kind and well mannered boy and are a friend to everyone you meet. You make us proud parents. You always strive to choose the right and do what is asked of you. You are smart and seek to learn all that you can, even when it comes to learning about the scriptures and church. I will often find you reading the scriptures and learning about the gospel. You are a wonderful brother to your little sister and truly look out for her well being. You are such a wonderful big brother to Karmindy and make us so proud to be your parents. We love you son and hope your 9th birthday was a wonderful one for you!

Cute as a Cupcake!

Well, Hello There Cupcake! For Christmas this year, Karmindy wanted an easy bake oven so badly. However, I was having a tough time breaking down and buying her one since they are so expensive and make gross food. To be honest, I also wasn't sure how often Karmindy would use an Easy Bake oven! I figured it would probably get used like once or twice and would be forgotten about, so I dragged my feet when it came to buying one for her.

I know, every little girl needs and easy bake oven but I didn't get one when I was little and survived even though I did always wish that I had one. I was almost ready to break down and get one for Karmindy until I came across the Baby Cakes Cupcake maker at Wal-Mart. It was half the price of an easy bake oven and could actually use real cake mixes instead of having to buy special mixes. I thought it was a win win situation, So I collaborated with Santa and he said he would pick one up for Karmindy for Christmas. Karmindy has loved her cupcake maker and has enjoyed making cupcakes with me. The cupcake maker actually works and actually makes good tasting cupcakes and it seems like less work then heating up the kitchen. Score!! We have used the cupcake maker several times since Christmas and have had fun spending time in the kitchen together. I love my little chef!

Best Buddies

Over the past couple of years, Kaleb has gotten to know a great little friend. His name is Anthony Nixon. Kaleb and Anthony have been in the same classes at school for both 2nd and 3rd grades. This past year (3rd Grade) the boys have become even better friends. Anthony and his mom and two brothers have been living with their Grandparents here in Riverton, while their dad was deployed with the military. It truly is a small world because I found out that Anthony's Grandpa(that grandpa he was living with), Steve Thomas, is the high counselor over the Stake Primary Presidency that I have been serving in. Brother Thomas, is such a sweet and kind man and I have truly enjoyed serving with him.

This past December, Anthony's Dad found out that he would be able to come back and live with his family in the states since his deployment was up. That meant that Anthony would have to move back to Georgia where his family was living and had a home.

When Kaleb found this out, he was very sad to think that Anthony would be leaving. 

Before the Anthony moved, I promised Kaleb that Anthony could come play and I would take the boys to Chick-Fil-A for lunch. The boys had a great time together. It has been a few weeks since Anthony has moved and Kaleb truly misses his friend. I feel for him. Anthony and Kaleb had so much in common and actually looked a lot a like. It was pretty cute and crazy how much they had in common.We hope that in a few years that Anthony will be able to move back to Utah and Kaleb and Anthony will be able to go to Middle School together.

Here is another picture of Kaleb and his good friends from school!There just isn't anything better in life than having a good, good friend.