The Haywards Missionary Adventures

The past few days I have been pondering on what I have to be greatful for. I don't want to bore you with my whole list which is miles and miles long. But I will share with you some of the highlights of my days... Cuddling with my darlings and Husband. Butterfly kisses, staring into my children's eye's, playing games with them. Saying family prayer, reading Scriptures as a family, Cooking together, helping them through rough times, loving them unconditional, Weekend dates, And knowing that Sam and I will be together Forever. I am also thankful for the opportunity to Raise 6 beautiful Spirits who keep me on my toes, and my spirit young. Happy Holidays!

So My Sister has been working non-stop on this Gingerbread House. I think it's amazing!! So Amazing I thought I would Post it on my blog as well! The past few weeks When talking to her on the phone she would mention her gingerbread house and silly me thought o.k. she's building four walls and putting candy on it. Oopps my mistake ! I didn't realize that she was building a mansion! Check out her other pictures on her post Way to go Julie and Jim!!

I made these today for an afternoon snack. Just getting in the mood for Thursday. They are very easy to make you take marshmallows, Chocolate chips, striped shortbread cookies and yellow icing. (I wasn't paying attention and bought gel) 1. Melt Chocolate 2. I took a fondue fork and put through the hole of the cookie and held out of the way. 3. Put the marshmallow on fork and dip in chocolate when covered move the cookie toward the marshmallow and pull off the fork. 4. let cool and then decorate. I actually got this Idea from Fun Snacks for Kids They turned out way cute! What are you going to be snacking on before Thanksgiving Dinner?

This last week has gone by so fast. If it wasn't for pictures I would have a hard time remembering what happened this week. we had a few school functions that happened this week. Tuesday Stewart had a library night. Wednesday Fawcett had a math night complete with hotdog dinner. Friday Stewart(middle school) honored the students who had a 100% turned in homework. And they let them leave school 30min. early if their parents were there. Yea for Tasha!! Boo for Kyle!!(hopefully he will get the message and work harder from now on) And of course I forgot my camera on the first two occasions. And Tasha ran away from her parents on the third occasion.(can you believe that she expected us to take her home when she wanted nothing to do with us just moments earlier.) I made 6 Family Home Evening packets for an exchange that happened on Thursday. And I saw these cupcake pops on Bakerella and had to give it a try. Mine aren't as cute but o.k. for my first attempt. I sent these to the FHE...

O.k. so I got a little carried away today making a new header. Now I need your help!! which one do you like? The Red Holly was my first attempt and is currently being displayed. Snowmen was my second attempt And third was Let it Snow. Let me know what you think, I like them all.

So first of all it's... National Homemade Bread Day and I really had every intention to make bread but it just didn't happen. I did however make Focaccia Bread does that count? Click here for recipe It was yummy! Next time I am going to add garlic. Second... For Family Home Evening we talked about gossiping. The title of the lesson is... The Ugly Truth ( found here ) We started off by putting chocolate syrup in Cody's hand and then we passed it along until we completed the circle. I then explained to them how ugly gossiping can get and how what we say sticks and can never be taken back. After we cleaned our hands with wet wipes we played a little game of telephone. We ended with a story called "Girlfriends and Gossip" from the friend. We had a great time tonight and I sure hope that my kids learned something from the object lesson other than playing with chocolate. What is one of your favorite topics for Family Home Evening?

Cody**Tiny Tim Kyle**Young Scrooge Brandon**Poulterer Boy Tasha**Choir Girl Sam**Poulterer, Grocer and in the FezzyWig Party Cindy**Towns Woman and in the FezzyWig Party Our first three shows had some rough spots but ran nicely. We have four more left. Yahoo!! I'm Sorry about the pictures I will get a better Family Picture next week.

Today is the Day! OPENING DAY!! I offered to make 3 dresses for the play and luckily a friend of mine bailed me out by making one of them. I am not very comfortable around my sewing machine we have a love-hate relationship. But after finishing these two dresses (they look more like nightgowns) I think I'm going to tackle Christmas Pajamas this year. Here is a sneak peak at Kyles hair he will be a tad bit darker. (actually his hair will probably range from blue to gray because they are trusting me to get the color right.) Kyle as School boy Scrooge Brandon is the poulterer boy and Cody Tiny Tim We have our lines memorized and now let's hope our nerves don't get the best of us. We are so excited for our opening show tonight. Wish us luck!!! And no breaking legs please! (unless it's Cody and it has to be his right leg)lol.

My friend had just posted about a free offer. And I hope she dosen't care if I post it here. It's an 8X11 Photo book you still pay for shipping and you need to order by tomorrow. But what a wonderful present idea for grandparents, your children, family your choices are endless. Click here if you are interested. I sure hope I can find time where I can order one. We will have to see.

Sorry about the long post. But honestly I wouldn't have it any other way ! Veterans are worth it! They Keep Us Free by Roger Robicheau In time of need their will is sure American, their freedom pure Protect our life and liberty Unselfishly, they keep us free Each soldier knows what is at stake The risk is grave, there’s no mistake With pride they serve our country strong They face each foe to come along Remember them while in your home Or where you choose to freely roam Don’t take for granted what you see Some left this life, so it could be To God I urge you all to pray For soldier’s brave, to face each day We should ...

United States Marine Corps. Day go here to learn a tittle bit more about this Holiday Wow he's Handsome!!! I do love a man in Uniform. Just in case you don't recognize handsome man. He is my wonderful Husband. I will try to have more pictures and a better post tomorrow so gear up for Veterans Day!

So the countdown starts... Friday is our first Show and we are all excited and a little bit nervous. Wednesday & Thursday we are having dress rehearsals and I am going to try to get pictures. Kyle actually gets to color his hair brown he is pretty excited about that. (Oh, the simple pleasures) So here is your personal Invite... Please come!! There's lot's of shows to choose from. And don't let distance stop you. Plus if you Travel Thanksgiving Dinners on me!

I've been tagged...By my sweet sister Shawna What is your husbands name? Samuel Kent Hayward How long have you guys been married? 14 years 8 months How long did you date? about a month ... with a 6month engagement (long distance). How old is he?40 (oh! Man he's old)(6yrs older than me) Who is taller?He is... but are legs are close to the same length. Who can sing best? shouldn't this say... Who can sing better? lol. That would be me. That's all I have to say about that. Who is smarter?This is a terrible question! Because we are both smart in different ways...O.k. I'm just blowing smoke he is definitely SMARTER. Who does laundry? I do since he can't even find the hamper. Who pays the bills?Neither... We don't believe in paying back our debt. lol!Just Kidding, He does. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does... Does this secretly mean he is always right? Because I will take over his side if that's the case. Who mows the lawn? this is a hard questi...

This past year has been a blessing I am so grateful for the opportunity to Stay at home and take care of the important things in life...My Family. When I was working I would forget the little moments. We hardly had Family Home Evening, rarely sat together for Dinner and if words were exchanged they were usually loud and not necessary let alone read scriptures together. But since quitting my job we eat as a family, (we have also adopted a game while we eat called telephone which Andrew insists we play every night). FHE is also a must even if all we do is go around telling everyone what our business for the week is (little steps). And we have started reading scriptures together which is the reason for this post. We were reading the other night and during Brandon's turn (1 Nephi 3 :7) he started to sing. Which I thought was brilliant! (Dad on the other hand didn't quit see the humor) But that night reminded me of all my blessings and how easily life can get in the way and take tho...

Happy 11th Birthday! Brandon 11 amazing things about Brandon. 1.He has a caring spirit. 2.He loves order(except for his room) 3. He loves Math! 4.He has an amazing memory! (I think he's part Elephant) 5. Brandon is an animal lover and wants to be a Zoo Keeper. 6. He is quit shy. 7. Brandon loves playing the computer, wii, and card games with friends and Family. 8. He has taken a love for playing soccer during recess. 9. Brandon has a strong will which will come handy as he grows up. 10. He has a deep love for his Family 11. Brandon has an ability to be heard when necessary. (this will also come in handy when he is older) I love this picture!! It truly tugged on my heart strings. Here are somethings that you might not now about Brandon. Brandon had surgery on both eyes. He is highly allergic to weeds. His eye's puff up like melted marshmallows. His favorite food is pizza Favorite Color is red and Orange We love having this sweet spirit in our home. He has filled our lifes with l...

Yes I am celebrating another crazy day! It's actually allot of fun you should try it! So...Today is Look for circles day Here are just a few of the circles we found lying around our home. Andrew's Duck pillow Picture of the Salt Lake Temple Callies Trick-or-Treat Basket Suckers I had all the kids run around the house and find a circle. Most of them just looked into their candy pile. It is also national Deviled Egg Day So while your eggs are boiling run around the house and find as many circles as you can. click here for the recipe.