I'm one proud wife...

I know some of you saw that I posted this on Facebook but this is for my family who doesn't have a Facebook page.  Operation Smile made an award in Wades honor. It's called the K. Wade Hooton Visionary Award. These video clips describes Wade's accomplishments and why they named this award after him.  I'm so proud of his hard work and dedication, and I'm grateful Operation Smile recognizes the work he does.

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.