Above we have Grace's "super secret extreme room make-over nielson style". Grace left for girls camp on a monday in june and we all worked hard to completely clean out her room. Lizzie was on organizing--let's just say the girl rocks it on organizing. closet, drawers, clothes, etc. with a little elbow grease, a little paint and a few rolls of wallpaper grace's old "babyish" room (pink and green with polka dots) took on a whole new feel. she had no clue this was going on while she was at camp. i refinished josh's old bed and spray painted her old pink chair black. we painted and kyle wallpapered. i found a fabulous NYC print for her wall at TJ Maxx for cheap and her room was done! Boy was she ever surprised when she came home on friday and walked in to find a whole new set of digs! tiring, but super fun!
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Summer Baking....
Grace's "WELCOME HOME FROM CAMP CAKE". I almost hate to post my baking pictures, since my sister in law is a baker extraordinaire--! (Her creations are much prettier to look at)
But both are pretty tasty! I love to cook and bake and try new things. The little girls helped me decorate. Lizzie, Kyle and I are on "the no sugar challenge" and once a month we get to reward ourselves with one thing....grace's cake was the end of June. Mighty tasty. (chocolate peanut butter)
Above are chocolate peanut butter filled cupcakes--grace had me make them for her "Twilight" (or New Moon?) party with her friends at her house. they said they were FABULOUS--i took them at their word.
Lets just say Josh and Grace (and friends) have been well fed this summer! I just keep baking--even if i can't taste any of it. It's actually not as hard as I thought it would be!
Above are "Fake Dunford Donuts". If you live in Utah, you KNOW Dunford Donuts. Chocolate Cake Donuts that are too die for--i wanted to try this fun recipe i found on line...josh said they were not "cakey" enough--grace said they were not "dense" enough. Both said they were still delish!
Above are my Root Beer Float cupcakes, i DID try ONE bite of these--i just had to. they were a combo of 3 different recipes i found online. they were GREAT!
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DUMPSTER DIVING....
Each year we get dumpsters in our neighborhood,
so one can throw out ones "trash".
This year Joshua went dumpster diving....(we are so proud).
The last picture shows what he came home with one night.
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Safety First!
...even Bompie's Dolls are buckled in. (when the couch becomes her mini van while she drives to the store!)
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PICTURES...
Josh 16, 11th grade! Olympus High School....EEK!
Grace Catherine, 13 yrs. 8th Grade Oly Jr.
Bompie AKA Olivia, 7 yrs. 2nd Grade, Driggs Elementary
Lizzie Jane, 10 yrs. 5th grade, Driggs.
The annual neighborhood "Back To School" Breakfast!
a super fun yearly tradition on the first day of school.
just FYI--my kids are freakishly tall. Eliza is next to Olivia Tanner (5th grader as well)
and Morgan Davies (a 6th grader) ...while those girls may be a tad bit on the small side,
my poor girls LOOM over everyone else. Josh always liked being tall, the girls
don't seem to love it as much. (Notice where my 2nd grader is in comparison as well)
Off to school....with a full tummy.
Little O with Ms. Reese--we hear she's the BEST TEACHER in the whole school!
Miss Lizzie with Mrs. Stott--
Done for now...watch for Part Two coming soon!
4 comments:
Seriously, all of your girls look fabulous. But holy crap, Olivia's first day of school outfit is awesome...seriously, her clothes are prize worthy.
What a fun idea to redo your daughter's bedroom while she was away! It is adorable - definitely more grown up than green polka dots. I still have my 15 year old in her pink plaid painted room. It took WAY too long to do and as long as I live in my house, it will NOT be painted over! We changed some accessories to make it more "teenager friendly" and she's good with it!
The back to school breakfast is a FABULOUS idea! What a fun tradition. Your kids are darling, and I agree, Olivia's outfit is so cute! Looks like Oilily!
(Oh, and only a once a month break from your sugar fast? I think I would die - more power to you!)
Love, Love Grace's new room...how fun to surprise her while she was gone. Your desserts look awesome...you are quite the baker!!!
all of those recipes look sooo good. I think I need the recipe for the peanut butter, chocolate cupcakes.
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