Fathers & Owls, Daughters and Horses, and a Sunday play-by-play

We'll start off with the Fathers and Owls. It was actually a Father and Son date to an Owl's game. Since we'd driven back from Missouri on the day of the Fathers and Sons outing for the ward, Ken and Mark found an equally fun outdoor thing to do and lucky for us they didn't even smell like campfire when they got home.
Jessie went with me Saturday morning about 6:30 to help with horses. This was the favorite of the horses she got to bring in from the pasture, Jewel.

After the "work" part of the morning we did a little riding. Here is Jessie on Silky and our friend on Nick. Don't they look good!
After horses we all went to the dollar theater to see Kit Kittredge: An American Girl on recommendation from a friend. It was SO GOOD! Not one bad word, not one bad scene! I can't remember coming out of a theater recently without having been frustrated with "that one part" that they could have totally left out. Thanks a bunch Jodi it was a great afternoon.

That brings us to the play-by-play through Sunday afternoon. After church my new councilor was set apart and so was a new activity day leader. The blessings they received were powerful and I are truly grateful for them.

Grandma came over to play with Ken and the kids while I decorated cupcakes for Stephanie's birthday party. After a few rounds of Go Fish with Abbie and Spencer, Mark got out Settlers.

This was the finished product on the cupcakes and they turned out so cool; and they were so easy! Thank you Rachel for the awesome cupcake book!!
All you do it put enough green frosting in the cupcakes to hold the oreos on. Then fill a bag with half yellow half orange frosting and with a leaf tip pull out little leaves all the way around the oreos. We used regular and mini-oreos.
The leaves are cut outs from a green fruit roll-up.

And the ladybugs are M&M's with a chocolate frosting. A line up the middle, a few dots and a big blob for the head.
I am so silly, but every time I walked past them I just laughed because they turned out so cute.

After cupcakes the kids drew some picture so send to a friend who just found out she has breast cancer. She's a sweet young mom who has put on a smile in the face of something very scary and painful -- what an example.

While the kids finished drawing Ken read another chapter from The Bishop's Horse Race. If you've never read this book it is great. As you can tell it is hilarious and the kids love it too.

Off to the party... We found a spot for one candle.
Cool bag!
And now my kids are all in bed asking for drinks. Ahhhh.....I think I'm ready for bed too.