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Dinner of Champions!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by mindycouch

Our friend Lindsey gave Kaka cupcakes from The Sweet Tooth Fairy for her birthday. I LOVE that place. Kaka shared them with me the other night for dinner! Well…. we ate them first, then had a little dinner. Dessert first is always nice though!

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Cute little guy

Posted on January 25, 2012 by mindycouch

I just love and adore my nieces and nephews. I am so happy to have babies around again. Zach is adorable. These pictures are a little old, but so cute. He has gotten so big. But look at this cute kid!

Kaka and I bought this adorable hat for Zachary. I LOVE this hat!

So cute!!!!

I will have to update more recent pics of him soon.

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New Years Eve

Posted on January 25, 2012 by mindycouch

My two little babies! Oh my goodness they are so cute!

Look at the size difference! I LOVE June’s legs! You can’t even tell how wonderful her rolls are! Then look at Zach’s tiny legs!

Dad and Kenna playing the new games on Kinect

Spence playing Kinect

Cute little Madison

Cute Footie PJ’s

Kenna and I playing Disney Memory

It was a fun night. Thanks to Jenny and Steve for letting us all come to your house.

Happy New Year!

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What I needed to hear

Posted on January 16, 2012 by mindycouch

I think this was the perfect thing for me to see today.

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You know those really crappy days……

Posted on January 16, 2012 by mindycouch

Today was one of them. I don’t mean to be negative. But everything about today sucked. Life is a struggle right now. There have been one too many breakdowns this week. There is just too much hitting at once. Ugh. Trying to look on the bright side.

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The Mudd’s

Posted on January 12, 2012 by mindycouch

There was this amazing couple in my first area of my mission (Jacksonville, IL). They were so amazing, kind and wonderful and always took amazing care of us missionaries. Sister Mudd was such an amazing cook and I LOVED when they would have us over to eat. They were so amazing and I loved talking with them. Both of them are seriously the most kind and caring people. Connie was a convert to the church and it was always great to talk with her about her conversion story. Anyway, they are now serving a mission. They had a little get together just before they went into the MTC (Missionary Training Center). I was so happy to see them again. Such amazing people and they will make amazing missionaries.

The Mudds along with Sister Sallee…Another amazing member from Jacksonville. She moved out here to Utah with her family.The party was at her house.

Best of luck to the Mudds on their mission!

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I Can See!!!!!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by mindycouch

Kaka is SO sick of me telling her this. I often will just look at her and say “Guess what….. I can see!” She is pretty fed up with me, but I think I’m funny! Anyway, I had the surgery over a month ago and I am just so happy with it. It has been SO wonderful.

I am so happy to be done with all of this stuff…

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To the sole reader of my blog….. Brooke

Posted on January 10, 2012 by mindycouch

Thanks for being the sole reader! As you requested…. I have updated my blog. Miss you!

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2,000 cookies

Posted on January 10, 2012 by mindycouch

So our work gave us all some cookies made using our product (Cookie Press Stamps). Shelli (CEO and cofounder, Stampin’ Up!) had her daughter make all the cookies. I normally do not like gingerbread cookies, but these were super yummy. Anyway, I just thought it was cute. I can’t believe that her daughter made all of the cookies though. She had to make 2,000 cookies. That is a lot of baking.

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Pulla…

Posted on January 10, 2012 by mindycouch

My dad served his mission (for the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints) in Finland. He loved his mission and still talks about it all of the time. One of the things he loved was the bread known as Pulla. Last year he made it with some of the grandkids and wanted to do it again this year. We made the bread the same day as the gingerbread houses. It was a fun filled day. We started the morning by going to Makenna’s dance recital. She was SO cute. It was fun to curl her hair and put makeup on her as she was getting ready for the recital. She was adorable and so funny as I put mascara on her. I didn’t get a picture of her in her cute little costume, but here is a cute one of her with her makeup on.

It was crazy and super sad to see how old she looked.

Anyway, back to the bread. Amanda was a huge help and really helped dad with making the bread right and not burning down the kitchen! The kids helped to roll out the dough and Abby helped to braid the dough.