Deep Fry Night!

Last Friday night we hosted our first house party with my side of the family.  Dallin has had this vision of a deep fry party so we did just that!  We fried everything and anything and it was so much fun!

This is great party idea for people that want a chill night to relax and mingle! 

Grab it!  Grab whatever you want to try deep fried!  Of course you can eat things not fried too but you'd be surprised how much it changes once fried.  We also served corn dogs for dinner so no one would be super hungry after.

  

Some of the things we thought of:  bananas, strawberries, pineapple, cheesecake, cookie dough, Nutella, Oreos, cauliflower, peppers, carrots, mushrooms, cheese, Reese's, Twinkies, brownies, onions, pickles, and apples.

 

Fry It!  After they grabbed what they wanted in those cute red containers Dallin would fry them all up!

Dip It!  After everything is fried they could choose from the different dips and sauces to add to their fried goodies!  We had both sweet and savory things so I had an option for both.  I also whipped up a copycat sauce they make at Texas Roadhouse.

Enjoy it!  Now all that's left is to enjoy it! 

 

Seriously this turned out SO much better than I thought!  Everything was pretty good!  The crowd favorites included:  cheese, Nutella, onions, pineapple, mushrooms, and cookie dough.



For a little favor I gave a package of Twizzler nibs to each family to go along with the red/white theme.

Our first house party was a success!  What party should we throw next!?

If you'd like to throw your own FRY night you can print out all the cute IKEA inserts and favor tags right HERE!

Don't miss out on the Soap & Glory Giveaway going on this week right HERE!

March Visiting Teaching Handout

This months Visiting teaching message is about The Enabling Power of Jesus Christ and His Atonement.  I love that this message focuses on how much Christ has done for us and continues to do for us.  He really is always there to help and comfort each of us.  

I love the scripture in Philippians 4:13 "I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me."  It's so easy to think that you are on this journey alone and sometimes it just gets plain hard.  But we have SO much help, we really can do ALL things through Christ.  

So for this month we have the cute little calendar prints to slide in your cheap IKEA frames or pair it with a holiday magnet to add to their collection. 

I thought it would be so cute to add this tag to a journal with Christ on the cover, and encourage the sisters you visit teach to fill it with how Christ has strengthened or helped them each day.  When they write it down they will be able to remember it and look back on it.  Their testimony of Christ's life, love and Atonement will grow! 

Or attach the message to a framed picture or even just a print of Christ.  I absolutely love these two prints!  The sketched looking one is "Lo, I Am With You Always" by Traci Douglass and the other with the children is "Be Not Afraid" by Greg Olsen.  Both perfect messages to go along with this topic.

How cute would it be to pair this tag with a small 3" Christus.  I've had mine for years but you can find them for $5 at Seagull Book!

Perfect to place on their desk, nightstand, or really anywhere! 

If you'd like the printout for these adorable March Calendars or tags you can find them right HERE!

If you'd like to see my previous Visiting Teaching ideas you can go to the individual posts listed below.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

And don't forget to enter the Soap & Glory Giveaway I have going on this week right HERE! 

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Thanks to everyone that entered and shared their beauty essentials, fave products and tips.  You all are awesome!  Your support means the world to me.  I've already got more giveaways in mind so check back soon! :)

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I found this super fun Soap and Glory Soaper Spa gift set to help your skin stay hydrated during these last few cold months and start looking fabulous for those warmer months ahead.  This includes 5 products that every girl covets!

Included in this kit:

Clean On Me Creamy Clarifying Shower Gel

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The Righteous Butter Body Butter

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Cute Pink Headband

Super-Sudsy Shower Puff

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Giveaway ends March 11, 2017 at 10:00 PM.

Thanks so much for your continued support!

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Holiday Party Ideas

I know the holiday season has come and gone but I can't NOT post about my Mom's parties.


Let's jump back to Thanksgiving!  We were at my parents house this year and my Mom decked the tables with all things turkey!




She even made the cutest turkeys out of Tootsie Roll containers. 

One of the things I love most is the little treat she puts at each persons plate.  For Thanksgiving she gave a basket or cornucopia full of a mix of M&M's candy corn and more little treats!

For Christmas and Christmas Eve she gave everyone a little basket full of chocolate Kisses that had Christmas paper on the bottom, with each persons name attached!

We all chipped in and brought a few different appetizers for Christmas.  I brought two dips to try out from my Influenster box.  We LOVED this French's Jalapeno Popper Dip! 

And we had to have a more spicy option too and Frank's Red Hot Classic dip was perfect for that!

Emma and Dallin won the candy guessing game this time around.  Notice Emma's cute face and Dallin's not so cute Christmas sweater.  Ha!

My Mom put candy in some large ornaments and it was a great festive container!

My Mom gave each couple a basket full of fruit!  Loved this idea!

For New Year's Eve we also brought a dish to share with the rest of the family.  Dallin and I decided on a cheese tray!  We love Port Salut cheese!  It's a soft French cheese that is great with anything really!  The crowd pleaser was definitely the Brie though.

We loved the baguette slices and fruit along with the cheeses this time around!

My mom made these super addictive cucumber slice bites!

Bethany made a sausage dip that is just as addicting and delicious! 

And Brittany brought ice cream sundae makings to ring in the New Year! 

Parties with my family are such a treat!

What I Got/Gave for Christmas 2016

I know this is very late, but I want to still post it for memory sake.

We had such a great Christmas, with so much love and lots of great gifts! 

For my sisters I gave a framed piece of my calligraphy.

I also gave some dipped Oreos and the framed print to some cousins.

For neighbor gifts we gave our favorite chocolate covered popcorn, if you'd like to read more about that you can go HERE!

Brittany is basically the queen of cute gifts!  She gave all the girls this super cute lipstick holder with a little nail polish.

Her family gave this to all of her neighbors and she gave me one too!  I love the mini polka dot spatula!

She also gave me this cute little sign for Valentine's Day to tell me the Valentines stuff was out in the Target Dollar Bins! She's also the Target Queen!  #goals

My Mom's best friend gave all of us girls this Angry-Mama, it this super cool microwave cleaner!  Linda is the sweetest and always finds the most unique, cool gifts!

My Mom is seriously the best!  She always goes above and beyond for all holidays and for the table settings she made these super cute name tags/favors for everyone-filled with Christmas kisses!

She gave each couple a basket full of fruit! Healthy, needed and genius!

She also gave Dallin some beef jerky and Cody gave all the boys a comic book.  The boys were so excited!  It was so cute to see!

My mom gave all us girls an apron and a towel with the booklet The Christmas Apron!  I love it!!

We were also so lucky and grateful for amazing new neighbors and other gifts from our friends and family!  My sweet best friend gave me this adorable blanket!  You can never have too many blankets in my opinion so this was a perfect gift!

My Strong sisters in law are pretty crafty and adorable and gave every couple one of these beautiful lights! I love that they give decorations for gifts each year so I can use them year after year.

I also got the cutest little gingerbread house box full of chocolates, fluffy socks and lotion from my sweet cousin Mindy!  I somehow lost the picture I had but trust me it was adorable!

Dallin gave me some great things!  We are HUGE Amazon shoppers so you've been warned!

Dallin got me:

-Bella Hand Blender with Whisk Attachment-I've wanted one of these for AGES!  So excited to give it a whirl!

-The whole Harry Potter series-A classic, I've been saying we need this for a while! haha

-Harry Potter and the Cursed Child-To finish off the series of course.

-Sunbeam Hotpad-I complain about aches and pains sometimes and he thought this would help!  He's always so thoughtful.

-Emergency Underpants-Funny story about this, this was going to be his only gag gift for my stocking but he couldn't find anything else so it ended up being the only gift in my stocking!!  Next time I'll give him better stocking stuffer ideas! :)

He also got me the biggest, greatest box of Lush products I've ever seen!!! I was SO excited to try some new products! 

When we were in Disneyland I was debating about getting a Minnie apron for a souvenir and decided they were way too much money and I had just fine aprons at home.  Dallin surprised me with one he found online for a much better deal and personally I think it's even cuter than the one we saw at Disneyland!

I had a little too much fun shopping for Dallin this year!  I just couldn't stop adding more and more to his pile! 

Here's what I got Dallin:

-Drunk Stoned or Stupid Card Game-This is such a fun game!  We played it with my family for New Years and loved it!

-Cards Against Humanity-Dallin has wanted this for a while now. 

-Calvin and Hobbes Box set-He grew up loving and reading these so a set was a necessity!

-Gemstone, Rocks and Gemstones of the world books-Dallin has always loved these kinds of things and I thought it would be fun for him to research more about them here!

-Rock collection-To give him a head start on his collection!

-Pirates of the Caribbean DVD-Dallin loved this ride at Disneyland so I tried to surprise him with the movie.

-Loads of Star Wars things I found at Thinkgeek.com!  It's seriously a geek heaven.

-Treats from Pirate O's-Doesn't get better than that!

This Oreo Milka bar was incredible!! I found this at Pirate O's as well!

Another awesome holiday season has come and gone.  It always makes me so sad how fast it seems to go.  Till next year!