The real meaning of Christmas.

I got this from a dear friend and thought every now and then we all get caught up in the stress of Christmas time...if we can just remember the reason for the season then many we can slow down a little...

Great kid gift idea!

I was blog surfing....as I do often. I found this idea on one of my favorite crafty blogs and thought it was awesome! I had to share..Check out the blog Living with Lindsay, here, to get the run down on the step by step.

Do you have a bunch of these???

I have never thought about doing this with them....have you?

How cool is this??? Seriously!! Great gift idea...Christmas, Birthdays, or Valentine's day!

I will be doing this FOR SURE with Addie!!

Addie's Birthday Party Weekend!

Wow! The last 72 hours have been complete craziness to say the least. Addie and I flew home on Thursday evening, Glor flew in Friday evening, and the party was Saturday. After Glor got in we went to dinner with Mike and Katie, then headed to Tempe Market Place to see the lights and just play around!





The party went well over all....no big problems and I think everyone had a great time! Addie requested a doughnut cake...she is a doughnut fan for sure!

Make a WISH!!

Open WIDE!!!


When the party was over we headed to Bass Pro Shop, they had all kinds of stuff going on....Santa, crafts, and snow. I had never been in there and holy cow! It's a small village!
Addie "wrote" a letter to Santa..
Then sent it off..
Outside the store they have this ...we laughed!

We had a great weekend!

Addie's turning 4!

This is what a hero looks like...

As I laid in bed tonight trying to find some way to shut off my brian and heart so I can sleep, thoughts keep rushing through my mind keeping me awake and crying.

So many lives will never be the same after yesterday. The world and my family lost a wonderful man, husband, father, son, a hero to many, my brother Matt.

He leaves behind a beautiful family, a wife and two wonderful girls. Our hearts are broken, just to think for a moment that we can't see that grin of his that can light up a room, hear his laugh, or see him play with his girls is one of the most painful things I will ever go through. He was a wonderful man that live life to the fullest...skydiving and all.

Keep my family, his wife Tanya, and his daughters Madison and Meah in your prayers.

Matt I love you more then you know, you will forever be missed.

Phoenix Children's Museum

My friend April and I took the girls to the Children's Museum on Friday night for FREE...thanks to Target! That place was AMAZING! They had a little waiting area before we could go in so it wouldn't get to crazy. They had a little hay maze play area and a bunch of sidewalk chalk.
I'm not sure if it's my camera or weird things going on at the CM but there is white spots in some of the photos....not sure what's going on.

The girls..

Playing on and in the hay...

They had a little craft for all the kids...they made a paper quilt.
I thought this was so cool..there is a little area for little kids and they have spaces for you do put your shoes. They wall has real shows that are covered in some spray stuff..
Of course they had a grocery store/ restaurant area that any child would LOVE..I knew this would be Addie's favorite place.


The super cute ice cream stand
There is a noodle jungle that is seriously super cool..It is a crazy amount of pool noodles hanging in a pretty big area. Once you make your way through then there is a room with some toys, tables, and chairs..It was also a big hit with the girls.

We had a blast, as you can see! Thanks for the invite April!

Don't be scared

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Christmas is coming...

If anyone would like to order an apron or anything else as a gift for Christmas please put in your order now. Things are picking up quickly with orders for Christmas and I don't want to have to turn people down. I have put up some new pics of aprons that I have done recently, check out my blog for more info carrieskozykreations.blogspot.com. Thanks a bunch!

wordless Wednesday..

A good laugh!

When Brian and I were at the craft thing I did on sat there was a little ice cream truck that had a bunch of treats. We saw this sign up in one of the windows of the truck and couldn't help but laugh REALLY HARD!!!

I wanted to ask what kind of cream was it...Preparation H, A and D, or was it a homemade wipe cream....LOL

Halloween Fun!

We started everything off by carving pumpkins on Thursday night with Mike and Katie. I think this was Addie's first time getting into carving pumpkins. She dug getting her hands in and getting the seeds and stuff out. I wore gloves cause the insides burns my hands, when I was done Addie wanted to try them out.


Finished and all lit up..

Addie was Jasmine for Halloween..

We went to a trunker treat with some friends and had pizza, played games, and of course Addie got some serious candy...

Addie and all her little friends all dressed up

Face painting..


They had a donut on a string eating contest...this is Addie giving it a try.

We had a great halloween, I hope you all did too!

In this video is Gloria (Brian's mom), Kevin (Brian's brother), Me, Brian, and Addie

Happy Happy Halloween!

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GRRR...

I have no idea what the deal is with blogger but the font and layout is totally jacked up on my Utah Trip post...sorry!

Utah Trip!

I was lucky enough to go to Utah to spend some time with my cousin Jen who is going through chemo for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Her hair started thinning a week or so ago, I told her from the beginning if she loses her hair I would let her shave my head. My thoughts is no woman should have to go through having no hair on her own... So her step mom sent me an email about a week or so ago and asked me if I would be able to come out and spend a long weekend with Jen and be there when she shaves her head. Of course I couldn't say no, I jumped at the chance to have some "me" time away with one of my best friends. I flew in on Friday afternoon just in time to be there when they were starting chemo. The look on her face was priceless. We pulled off a pretty good surprise!

After Chemo we headed up to Heber City to spend time at her in laws house...There house is

heaven on earth. In the mountains with a beautiful view. It helps that they are some of the sweetest people ever. We ate some great food and have a wonderful time.

Is she not one beautiful woman!

Saturday was the big day....we shaved our heads that late afternoon. Jen wanted to go first and told me she wanted me to shave hers then she would shave mine. We had my sister and her sister on skype while we did it and one of Jens best friends Des was also there.

This is the holy cow I am shaving my head look and oh it tickles.
Checkin out the no hair..she can rock it!
My Turn!

I've always wanted a sweet mo hawk. I thought now I could try it!

Jen and I before she shaved off the mo hawk.

I just couldn't help myself!
The no haired twins...
Jen, Des, and me..her hair is too pretty to shave off..:)

I will never forget spending that time with Jen and having out shaving head bonding experience.

I owe a HUGE thank you to April for watching Addie for a few days and Brian's dad for coming

and helping get Brian to and from work and keep him out of trouble.

Jen I love you and am so proud of you and the woman that you are. You make me want to be a

better person. I am blessed to have you in my life!