Love is... a crazy DIY moment

A little before Judes big day I saw a tutorial on Pinterest for an a-frame tent. I knew right then and there that he HAD to have it. Luckily for me, I married this super handy guy who knows all the names of all the things we needed to build this tent. Also really lucky is that he was willing to sit by his phone while I sent him close up pictures of the items I found at Home Depot that were on the tent list. Here's the tutorial if you want to check it out. 

Didn't it turn out AMAZING???!!! We are amazing. And by we, I mean Tyler who made the tent frame and my mom who made the tent fabric and me who made the campfire pillow. 

HOLLA!

The weekend after Conference poor Jude got a super high fever. It was 103 and I was losing my mind. I know how lame that sounds now, but in the moment... I was crazy. Good news is that our friend Emma is a nurse at Primary Childrens and she is kind enough to talk me through these rights of passage with Jude. 

 Also on the weekend after Conference is Canadian Thanksgiving. My mom pulls out all the stops and we feast like kings. 

In honor of fall, I have decided to share with you my favorite recipe. Okay, one of my favorite recipes. Because I am addicted to fall and all things fall like baggy sweaters and pumpkin spiced things and warm drinks... but I digress, on to the recipe!

This is a recipe for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. 

What you'll need

1 pumpkins seeds

Worcestershire sauce

Lawrys seasoning salt (or whatever brand of seasoning you use)

2T butter

a cookie sheet 

your tastebuds

*First things first, cut a top off the pumpkin and scoop those seeds out! Try your very best to separate the seeds from the pulp

*Next, put the seeds in a strainer and run some warm water over them. This will help you clean off the rest of the pulp. Also, preheat your oven to 400 with the tray in the middle

*Third, boil the seeds in salt water for 10 minutes

*Dry the seeds off completely 

*Melt 2T butter onto the cookie pan. Spread it around to get all the edges

*Add the seeds to the cookie sheet

*Drizzle a couple tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. Mix it around to coat the seeds evenly. Sprinkle with desired about of seasoning salt.

Put in the oven. Check them every 10 minutes to make sure they aren't burning and to stir them around. 

*They should be completely toasty roasty in 30 minutes. But if yours are done before them, you're a lucky person. 

Please note that the credit of this recipe goes to my cute mom who was kind enough to share it with me. I hope you enjoy these little buddies as much as we do. So far this year we have carved four pumpkins and roasted their seeds.

Love is...Sweet Home!

At this very moment, I am on a vacation. How is this possible, you may ask... considering the many travels we have already been on. Well, we are house sitting for Tylers parents. I LOVE IT!!! I hope they go on a vacation every year and always ask us to house sit. I love this place. I also loved my cousins house in Canada.. hahaha did you like that lead in? Yes. As promised I am posting the awesome pics from Jens home, and mama will provide! So hopefully you are all inspired like I was. 

FYI Jen and her mom almost everything you are seeing.... Its really hard being related to such talented people. I have a serious inferiority complex. 

Dear Jen,
Please please please come to Utah and fix my house!

Love is... Oh Canada!

Great news! I have decided to break up our trip north to not only two posts... but three! Who wouldn't be excited for three posts about someone else's vacation? Don't dispair. If living vicariously through me isn't your thing, the last post is all about my cousin Jenny and her AMAZING style. You need to see it. It will change your life.

 We were so glad to finally get to Canada. The last stretch between Great Falls and Canada are an awful combination of boring and nothing. To pass the time we took turns asking each other this list of questions I found, thank to pinterest. Find it here

One of the questions was "Name your greatest fear and explain why". After some earnest thought, Ty responded " Well, I have this crazy fear of people breaking into my house or someone trying to kidnap you and Jude.... but I've played enough video games to know how to handle the situation". Sounds like I am in good hands. 

This adorable girl is named Charlotte. She packs a punch, the good kind. I just loved her. She is VERY entertaining and loves to be a part of the party. She was kind enough to watch over Jude ( or should I say "baby dude" for me. She was very good at it. In the background is baby Emmie. She is so cute. Jude was always trying to steal hear toys, but she took it stride. 

When Tyler woke up Sunday (July 1st) Charlotte greeted him with a "Happy Canana day". She was really excited all day to celebrate Canada day. She insisted that we sing "Happy Birthday" to Canada since it was, indeed, it's birthday. 

Jude was 99% sure that my Aunt Diane was actually my mom, Shauna. It is a common mistake that I made countless times throughout my childhood. Not only do they look alike, but also sound alike AND married men who look somewhat similar thus when they are all standing with their backs facing you... it's a heck of a time trying to pick the correct parent. 

 Our last day in Calgary, Jenny and Dave took us to a park in downtown Calgary. I have never actually been there so it was really awesome for all of us. 

 We put Jude in this little bowl type thing that uses gravity to continuously go in circles. Jude loved it. Another little boy got stuck though, and Dave had to rescue him.

 Calgary has super mosquitoes.   

 One of the many things I miss about Canada are their chips. I rarely eat them in the states because they never taste as good. I ate my weight in Pickle chips AND brought some back. They will be gracing our presence at Ike and Emmas cabin this weekend. 

Can I just say that I am so grateful we got to take this trip? It was much needed. I haven't seen my cousins and Canada in too long.