Couples Bunco

We have a couples Bunco group that gets together every other month. We seriously have so much fun. I like having our husbands there with us. This month was at our house and we decided to change things up a little and play a different game. We played minute to win it. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. It was very entertaining to say the least. We have a fun group and we are glad we are a part of it. We have such great friends. So I posted some of my favorite pictures of the night.
Brett and Josh getting the cookie from forehead to mouth:)

Sheila and Ryan getting the cookie from forehead to mouth. Sheila couldn't get hers to move. So fun:)

Josh and Jenni getting pennies in shot glasses under water. Harder than you think:)

Tosha and Kelsie shaking tic tacks out of the boxes. Check out her hair! Love it:)

Josh and Ryan doing the ding dong unicorn. Don't buy the little Debbie version of din dongs. they don't hold together very good. still very entertaining:)

We had such a fun night:)

Baptism day

The pictures are in no particular order. I can't seem to do that very good. April 2, 2011 was the happiest day of Madison's life. She was so excited to be baptized. We had a really great day. We are so thankful for Our family and friends who gave her so much support on this day. We started our day with a little Zumba! Madison has always wanted to go with me to class but I didn't think she could make it through the hour doing it. So We asked Marci if she would do a special baptism zumba for Madison's aunts and girl cousins. It was really fun and Madison did really good. Then we listened to the first session of conference. After the first session we had lunch at our church. We ate J dawgs. It was yummy. Thanks to everyone who brought salads, chips, and desserts. We first ate J dawgs when we were at BYU. They catered a consruction management party one summer. It soon became a favorite of Brett Madi and I. Their hot dog shop sits in a parking lot at BYU and is in a 2 man little shack. Any way my sister's husband works at BYU and eats there allot, so when they served them for My nephews baptism I couldn't resist and do the same. It brought back some fun memories. After lunch we enjoyed the 2nd session of conference. Then we were off to the baptism. Madison was so cute and so excited:) The program went as follows. Grandpa Mangelson said the opening prayer. opening song: When I am Baptized. Talk on Baptism: Grandma Nelson. Then she was baptized. Brett said the water was cold. Madi said it was warm:) Talk on the Holy Ghost: Casey Jones. Then she was confirmed by her dad. It was a great blessing. I am so grateful he holds the priesthood and can do this for our children. All who stood in the Circle. Bishop Lunt, Will Lathem, Mark Jones, Byron Woodland, Casey Jones, Ron Jones, Golden Mangelson, Lamar Howarth, Jeremy Lynn, Lance Greer, Alan Gee, Jeff Andrus, Dan Woodland, and Jon Webster. Every man there held the priesthood and is worthy of it. I don't know if Madi relizes how special that is. The Bishop gave some remarks, and all of the kids sang I have faith for the closing song. Closing prayer: Shannon Greer. We had a really special day. I have no doubt that Madison knows exactly what she did that day. She was prepared because of her awesome family, primary teachers, and friends. Mrs. Webster gave her a journal to write down her feelings of that day. Also we had everyone write their testimony for her to put in a scrapbook. I know she will remember this day. Madison is such a good Girl. We are so proud of her. I am so grateful for her sweet example to all of us. I am looking forward to all of the great things in her life. I just wish time would slow down a little bit:)

Brett and Madison

Grandma and Grandpa Woodland

Great Grandma Nelson

Mrs. Webster

Great Grandma And Grandpa Mangelson

Casey

Great Grandpa Jones

Grandma and Grandpa Jones

mom and Madison

Family Picture except for Andrew he left with Kolten

Baptism day

Madison & Andrew

CTR Cookies all finnished

CTR cookies. I was so proud of my self:) I bent a heart shaped cookie cutter to look like a CTR Sheild. They were fun to make.

Madison in her Baptism dress

March

I can't believe how fast march went. It took so long for it to get here:) Madison turned 8 on March 14th. This seems so crazy to me. She has been waiting for this day for seriously 4 years. She would ask me all of the time how many days until she got baptized. I would then have to explain that it would be years:) It got easier when it turned into months and then days. She started her birthday out with Breakfast in bed. This has also been a request of hers since she was 4. I don't know where she came up with that. Any way her next request for the day was to have lunch with her mom. I felt special to be chosen to have lunch with her. Then later that night we had a party with family. Her request for her present this year was a room redo. It worked out perfectly. Her aunts uncles, and grandparents all helped to get a new bedspread, a cool chair, and paint. The rest is up to me and her dad. We need to take down wallpaper and cottage cheese ceilings:) She also gets new carpet. This was a great idea and I am probably more excited than she is. We haven't started this project yet but hopefully soon. The following Saturday we had a friend party. it was really fun. They all made a pair of flip flops, had a talent show and just played around. They took home their flip flops a balloon and a cupcake. It was a great day for Madison.