Custom Contact Lens Cases

Listen up all you contact lens wearers.  Are you bored of your plain ol' blue and white contact lens case?  Whenever you take out your contacts do you get sad because you don't have any SPICE in you life?  Well let me help you out...  enjoy a unique, stylish case for your contacts to spend the night in for only $3.00!  Let me know which one you would like, how many and I'll bring them to you (if you're close).

Best Chocolate Cake You'll Ever Make

I made this cake for my father-in-laws birthday yesterday and I have to say, it was pretty good.  So I thought I would share.  Here is the recipe if you'd like to try it for yourself.  It's pretty dang easy to make.

Heat oven to 350*.  Grease and flour cake pans.  Begin with dry ingredients.

1 3/4 C flour

1 C sugar

1 C brown sugar

3/4 C cocoa 

1 1/2 t baking soda

1 1/2 t baking powder

1 t salt

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.  

Mix:

2 eggs

1 C buttermilk 

1/2 C veggie oil

2 t vanilla

1 C HOT water

Combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla in mixer for about 2 minutes.  Slowly add dry ingredients into the mixer.  Place water in microwave to get really hot.  Stir it into your batter.  It will be very runny. Don't panic.  Pour into two 9 inch pans.  Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool upside down on racks.

The FROSTING:

1/2 C cocoa

2 2/3 C powdered sugar

6 T softened butter

4-5 T milk

1 t vanilla

Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix for several minutes.  

Once the cake is cool, frost. 

Put chocolate chips on the side and strawberries on the top (optional)

Girls Rule Pamper Day!!!

  Today some of my cute neighbor girls came over and asked if they could play with Honey (for those of you who don't know Honey is my parents dog.  My parents are one a mission so I'm helping take care of her).  Honey has been so so lonely lately so I thought this would be great for her to have a little TLC.  I wish I had more pictures but I didn't think to take any until they were almost done playing with her.

First they gave her a bath (which Honey loved because it's so hot). Then they took her on a walk to the park.  When they came back they brushed her until she was dry, she just laid there and loved every minute of it. Then they painted her nails and put a headband in her hair while talking to her and giving her all the love and attention she could ever want.

I'm so grateful to have such good girls in our neighborhood.  The whole time they where here they never once talked badly about other people, never said anything rude, crude, or off color.  I just hope when my kids get older they'll have friends like these girls to play with.  

Here are a couple of pics.

Notice the head band and the pink toe nails.

Sun Valley Idaho

Wade and I decided we needed to get out of Dodge this weekend (I just learned that phrase).  We wanted to go somewhere north to get out of the heat and we wanted to go with someone real neat (I just threw a rhyme in there just incase you didn't notice) So I thought of Sun Valley Idaho with Mom and Dad Hooton! I've always wanted to go there because I've heard that's where all the celebs go to vay-kay (vacation).  I pretty much already live the Hollywood life so I just thought topping it of by vacationing in the place celebs romp would add to my appeal.  (I'm not really sure what that meant)  

Here are some pics.  Enjoy...

This is the world famous ski slopes and the condos we stayed in.  

This is the beautiful river right by our condo. We opened our windows at night, and were put to sleep by the lullaby of the babbling brook.

We took this Gondola up to the top of the mountain to eat lunch at the Roundhouse Restaurant.  Then Wade and I rode another ski lift up even higher (to the black diamond ski trails.. Dun dun dun...)

When we got on the lift we were commenting on how scary it was not having a bar in front of us to hold on to, then when we were almost to the top we noticed some people going down had a bar across their laps.  I looked up and realized that we just hadn't pulled the bar down.  Ha Ha Dur!

Mom and Dad Hooton

This is a really cool cowboy and his horse Lucky Joe.  They did some pretty sweet tricks.

Wells all partied out.  He had so much fun with all the time we spent out doors.  

Oh one last thing... Ya know how this is the place were celebs go?  Well I saw JAMIE LEE CURTIS! and she stayed in a house next to our condo!!!

Look what I can do..

I can't believe I did it.  I completed a sewing project without my mom.  (Mom don't think I don't need you anymore, I'm just starting to grow up)  Although I didn't have my mom there I had about 30 other moms willing to help me whenever I asked. We made these "flirty aprons" at a Relief Society activity.  It was really easy and way fun.  I didn't finish it there so I came home and borrowed my friends sewing machine and finished it on my own.    

I tried to take a picture of the long bow in the back but it didn't really show up very well.

Fathers Day

So yesterday (Father's Day) I was talking to my dad on Skype (because they're on a mission in Georgia) and I was showing him my little creation I made for Wade for Fathers Day.  My dad said, "You have to put that on your blog..."  So, here it is.  See if you can guess what it is before you read the caption below the picture.

They're little mini grills.  There are hot dogs, shish ka bob's, and a steak.  

They were pretty fun to make, but a lot of work.  I'm not sure why I get such a kick out of making food look like other things (see my last post: owl cake). 

Anyway there ya go dad. 

Yesterday was also Wells "official" birthday.  Here are just a couple of pictures from Grandma Hooton's of Wells eating a cupcake that she gave him.

I know, I know.  He's in a pink bib eating a pink cupcake.  He's pretty secure with his masculinity.  

Birthday Boy

Wells' 1st birthday is this Sunday but considering it's Father's Day and Wade is out of town the two days before we decided to have his birthday party last Saturday.  I don't know why but I've thought about how my first child's birthday would be since I was a preteen (weird I know).  I was really excited about it, when I went to PartyLand to get him some balloons an hour later I was walking around with a whole cart full of birthday crap (streamers, horns, hats, candies, parting gifts, table clothes for like 20 tables, matching plates, cups, napkins, you get the idea).  Then I realized we aren't made of money... so I walked out satisfied with a couple of finds.

As for his cake I put a lot of thought into it.  I found this cake online and fell in love at first sight.  I thought it went well with our last name.  It was actually really easy AND fun to make.

There's Wells WAAAY over in the corner anxiously waiting for his piece of cake.

At first he was a little hesitant...

but quickly started shoving every last bit into his mouth.

He loved the cake.  That's the first time he's had that much of any kind of sugar or sweets.  I couldn't believe how fast he ate it.  He takes after his mamma I guess.

Danny and Jamie gave him this cute little backpack, he loved it and strutted around with it on his back the rest of the night.  I like this picture because you can see Elmo's creepy eyes poking out of the backpack.

We had to take off his shirt because it was covered in chocolate frosting.
He had sooo much fun, he loves to socialize and be the center of attention.  

Here are a couple of other pictures we've taken that I just have to add because they are so cute!

This little scooter was at my friend Gina's house and once I put him on it, he planted his little feet and wouldn't move.  I think this picture makes him look so big.

His fist baseball game

Getting ready to go to church with his new little backpack on

I decided it would be fun for Cinco to get in the pool with Wells so when I threw him in there he freaked out (I don't know why) and popped the top ring with his claws.  We tried to patch it up but it's just not the same.  Good thing Wells doesn't know the difference.

Here are some of the things I love about Wells,
-He's quick to laugh
-He likes to make his mommy and daddy laugh
-He's full of energy
-He's a good eater
-He's cuddly (when he's tired and has his pacifier and blanket)
-He waves and blows kisses
-When he gives Cinco a hug he lays his head on him and says "Awwwww"
-He's very musical, loves to sing, dance and make noise to dance to
-He's a socialite
-He's a fast learner
-He gives great hugs and gives you pats on the back
-He love to tackel you when you're laying down on the ground
-When he wakes up he just talks, laughs and screams like a little girl
I could go on and on and on.