To the rescue

Last Monday after I got off from work I was walking up to my car when I noticed something in the bush right next to my car. I bent down for a better look and saw that it was a bunny. Yep that's right a bunny in the parking lot of Colonial square. I didn't want to pick it up(Iam funny that way) for fear that it might bite but when I showed it to Kaylene she immediately pick this bunny up and of course you know what came next? "Mom can we keep him?" Well we took him home and made some phone calls and after talking to our vet they gave us a number for a lady that rescues animals and puts them up for adoption. So after spending a week at our home (and Kaylene taking very good care of him or her as we found out today,) we took her to this lady. This lady said that the sad thing is that someone just dropped her off in the parking lot cause bunnies just don't sneak out the door and cross the street. I was very sad to think that someone could do that, but very happy to know that she will care for her until she is adopted out. So anyway I thought I would share a photo of our little friend LEO ( we thought it was a boy so we named it that) who came into our lives for a short week. We are very happy to know she will be safe now.

Conference Sunday

Today started out just like every other conference Sunday, I sleep in till 9 get up and make a huge breakfast for the Family and after we have filled our bellies we watch conference. Well... thats the way it went until after breakfast we had to repair our toilet. So reese got busy on that I helped out where I could and by the last hour of conference the plumbing problem was all fixed and up and running again.

Last week Mandi and I held a stamp camp and Mandi had demonstrated how to make these cool Luminaries for Halloween. Kaylene and I didn't have the chance to make them at the camp so we decided we would make some today. I think they turned out so cool!!! We actually used some Stampin Up designer paper. Pretty Wicked Cool!!

These are Kaylene's Lumninars

Sorry it's hard to get a good picture with the lights out.
And these are mine



We had so much fun making these and the best part about it was that we did it together, which very seldom happens. Kaylene doesn't like to do crafty things, so when she asked me to this I was all over it. And we had a blast!!!

Well besides the plumbing problems my Sunday off from church was awesome, I am still in my jammies and feeling great!!!

Halloween Stamp Camp!!!

You are Invited to our
Halloween Stamp Camp

When: September 25th from 10am-1pm

Where: LDS church building at
3599 S Orchard Dr., NSL

Cost: $15.00 per person - due at the beginning of the camp (If there are projects you would like to do multiples of, please let us know which ones and we can let you know what the extra cost will be.)

RSVP: Mandi Wood 801-450-2245 or
Tammy Nielsen 801-550-4917 by Sept 18th

Refreshments will be served and we will have some fun giveaways as well! Please join us for a fun morning out with some wonderful friends! See below for the card and projects we will be doing at our camp...

Our first project listed here are the luminaries. I have made 3 styles and you can choose the two you would like to do. There may even be a few other design options for you.







I will provide a LED light for each luminary you do. I really couldn't get a picture that could do these justice while lit up in the dark. But I can tell you that they look pretty amazing!

Next on our list of projects are these adorable boxes. Using the new Halloween designer paper and stamp sets, this box is perfect for favors at a Halloween party or a gift for a friend.




And for our last project, we will be using the new candy wrapper die cut from our new mini catalog. This is a MUST HAVE if you own a Big Shot machine. Whether using regular paper, designer paper or dressing it up to look like a bat, there are plenty of uses for this fun project.




We will get the card posted later so you can see what it looks like. But let us know by this Saturday if you would like to attend the camp. We want to make sure we have enough projects for everyone attending. So leave a comment, call or email if you would like to attend! And, as always.... Thanks for stopping by!!

Mandi and Tammy

BABY JAXSON!!!

Here is some new pictures of my FAVORITE grandson! Oh yeah he's my only grandson.
HA HA HA :-) We have been tending him a little lately and I couldn't help myself so I took some pictures. Isn't he just so CUTE!!! He is such a happy baby.

I just love this little man!!!!!

Snow/Nielsen Cabin Trip

This Past Labor day weekend we were up in Joe's Valley with the Snow family at their cabin. We had a great time playing games, a game of softball and just visiting, enjoying ourselves. We do this every year and we always look forward to this trip. We were all a little sad that Reese Jay,Beccie and Jaxson couldn't make it though, we missed them terribly!


here's our view from the cabin of Joe's Valley Resivoir

We drove up on top of this mountain and this was the view we saw! So beautiful!!!!
Kaylene and Chelsea have been best friends since Kindergarten, and their friendship just keeps growing stronger and stronger. They truely love each other and think of each other as sisters. When they were growing up they were even asked if they were sisters, cuz they did everything together, they looked and dressed alike, they are the best of friends after all these years!
They even like to do their hair same! Aren't they beautiful???
Here Kaylee and Ciera are showing us all how relaxing is done!
Here we all are Left to right. Ciera,Chelsea, Kaylee,Patti, Russ, Kaylene, Me and Reese! Oh and of course Sammy the dog!

We had such a great time and can't wait till next year!

It's FINALLY mine!

I have wanted this stamp set for about a year now, Stampin' Up retired this one awhile back and I didn't think I would want it as bad as I do. So I thought I really have to have this one and I didn't think it would be so hard to find. But it is! I got a call from my good friend Mandi and she told me she found it on ebay. Oh my gosh I was so excited when she told me. So the very next morning I was on my computor and I bought it. It arrived in the mail today and I can't wait to start using it! I know it sounds silly.
So if anyone needs a baby card don't hesitate to ask me, cuz I would be happy to make you one!!!!

Our Newest Member of the Fam!

We had to take Seymore (our Cat) to the vet on Monday and we came home with this little beauty! (Oh and Seymore too)

Her name is Lucy and she is about 11 weeks old. The vet told us that this guy had been towing a car from Murry to Bountiful and when they opened the hood of the car there she was. He took her to the vet, thinking they could find a good home for her, and they did! Our home! I really wasn't ready for a new Kitty in our home yet, I kinda wanted to just have seymore, but when I saw her and heard the story, I mean how could I say no? I didn't want her to end up at the shelter or worse dropped off in a field somewhere. So she is ours. We already love her. She is so much fun, and already litter boxed trained!

We will be taking her to the vet sometime this week for her shots and all the other things that must be done. Lets just hope we come back home with just her! :)

August

Well It has been a whole month since I last blogged and I truly apologize for that. Again it has been a very busy month. The first of the month we had a couple of camping trips. We started our month up by Pineview camping with Mandi, Kaylene and Alex Darek with our Neighborhood friends.



Here is Mandi's mansion with the east and west wings, then you have our little tent where Kaylene and I slept. No wings at all, but it was nice and cozy.

Here we all were playing some Philadelpia Rummy which Jenny Stephens won and we had just taught her how to play. Beginners Luck!!!

Here is Little Man Darek finally being able to have full controll over the water spout. He was absolutely loving it!!!

From left to right, Tammy, Kaylene, Darek, Alex and Mandi!!!

We had a great time as we always do playing games hangin out and just having some good ole girl time. We are already planning on attending this same camping trip next year! I can't wait!

Then the next week we were off to Lodgepole for our last camping trip of the year with our good friends Ryan, Mandi Alex and Derek. We had such a great time.

Here Darek is making himself very comfortable. I mean why not we are camping and it is time for relaxing.
Let the Games begin!!! Our Winner was Ryan, a big bag of Chocolate!

I took this picture just so I could show off my new Canopy! Thats what Im talkin bout baby!!! Notice Mandi and Ryan both sitting very comfortably under the COUGAR canopy, They love it and we all know it!(NOT)

This is taken from our backyard at Lodgepole. This is why we love this place. It is so beautiful!!!

Family Pics

The Nielsen family
The Wood family

The Wood Family + The Nielsen Family= Great Friends!!!!!

We are so greatful to have such a wonderful family to hang out with. We really enjoy our time when we are with the Wood family and we hope to have many more years to come of camping trips! We love you guys!!!

July

Wow it's the last day of July and boy has it been a busy one. So today I thought I would post some highlights of the month.
First of all it's been awhile since I last posted a picture of my grandson. We had the oppurtunity to babysit him one day and of course grandma has to get the camera out and take pictures of this handsome little man. He is getting so big already, the time is flying by.

Then came Stampin' Up Convention in Salt Lake City. Mandi and I both went, we had such a great time. We met new people and learned tons of stuff. The days started 8 am every morning and on one day didn't end till 9:30 pm, they were long days but very well worth going.

Here we are standing in line on the first day waiting to go in.
They had put this stage together in the middle of this huge room called the gathering place, where we ate. So one day we took advantage of no one on stage and took our pics. I love how they made these look just like the stamping blocks.
This was one of our classes The Make-n- Take. With our new friend Karen sitting next to Mandi, and I don't know who the other lady is.
Heres Mandi doing the Macarana!! She's pretty good. Go Mandi, Go Mandi.
And for all the rest of the month I don't have pictures but we have been camping( I do have pictures I'll post them later) and family BBQ's, Lagoona beach, Lagoon, and Swimming with friends. It's been a great and busy Month but I wouldn't trade it for nothing. August will be about the same we have 2 more camping trips and Mandi and I are demonstrating several classes, Kaylene will be going back to Weber. So I look forward to it all. Thanks for stopping by.