Do you know where your carbon monoxide detector is?

This week we had a scary experience. On Thursday night our fire had died down to coals and we closed the damper to try to keep a little heat in. An hour later our carbon monoxide detector went off. At first I didn't believe it knew what it was doing, but after about thirty minutes of persistent beeping we thought we should call the fire department. They came and we felt silly until the confirmed that we had carbon monoxide through out the house. When we closed the flue we began filling the house with the gas and then when the heater kicked on it blew the gas all through the house. Thanks to the goodness of the Lord and a faithful CO2 detector we are all well and alive. It was a scary close call. The kids were pretty shaken up but they all felt better to get out of the cold and get to sit in the back of the fire truck. Later Jonathan said he was just pretending to be scared but I think this picture tells other wise. Poor thing.Here is our week in pictures. I got the template from Moriginals. And the papers and elements are from Stolen Moments' My life kit.

This week has been a usual busy spring week. Ivan finished the legislative session on Thursday and has had a few days off since to recuperate. We were blessed to tour the new Draper Temple with the kids on Friday. It was beautiful. Here are my scrapbook pages for the week. I fell a bit behind but last night I got caught up. The paper and elements came from Tangie Baxter and is called A Walk in the Park.

Surprise

We have a big or little announcement depending on your point of view. I went to the doctor this week and had this picture taken. Baby #5 is on the way. The baby is due in October so I'm just over 8 weeks along. We are all excited about the addition. The kids are also super excited. Emily of course wants a sister and David hopes it is a boy. I told them to be careful about their comments though so they don't hurt the baby's feelings. That quieted their comments pretty quick.

Ivan's mother is here now. The kids are having a great time with her. She gave them some inflatable chairs. They wanted to sit in them everywhere. They even asked to sleep in them, but that is where we draw the line. Our house is one of the few that still has snow. The kids formed teams and made a bunch of snow balls. Then they had a big fight.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for... chocolate? At our house the kids go crazy for chocolate.
Jonathan's preschool went to a museum on Tuesday. Jonathan dressed up as a firefighter. Kaleb had a great time playing with the four train tables they had there.

Some funny photos

This week has been a busy one as Ivan has been working late most nights. As a result I had the joy and honor of taking all my kids with me to parent teacher conferences. By the time I got home from that ordeal I was worn out. The Kids are doing well in school though and have lots of papers to prove it.

This is a picture of Kaleb after we coaxed the flashlight out of the vacuum tube. He managed to vacuum up a small, but not that small, flashlight. Luckily it got stuck on the final turn and the light was switched on so it was easy to see and get out. I think he is done vacuuming for a while.

Isn't Jonathan handsome in his new church clothes!
This is a new hairstyle I tried on Emily. I saw it here and thought it was such a cute valentine's do I had to try it.

Play doe fun

You can see from our pictures below that we had alot of fun creating things with fondant. I am especially pleased with my burger, fries, and shake. The plate is only a bit larger than a quarter.

Project 365

I have really been enjoying digital scrap booking lately. I love that there is no mess to get out and then put away. Not to mention not having to say to the kids. Don't touch, leave that alone, and leave the room. (Not always in that order.) I have started a project where I take one picture each day and then place them in a layout. At the end of the year I should have a family year book. I am really liking the project. It reminds me to take more photos and also serves as a family journal. Here are the pages I created for last week. Sometimes it is just too hard to pick only one picture.

I scraplifted the design for the page from M originals. Amber helped me distress some card stock to make the overlays for the photos. There are so many great kits available for free on the internet that it makes it lots of fun to play around with Photoshop. If you want a closer look at the pictures just click on them.