We had a blast at the Aquarium on day 1 and we could not wait for day #2! When we woke up that morning we talked about what we all wanted to do that day....we all agreed that it was the perfect day to spend at the Salt Lake City temple. My daughter had never before seen this temple and she was so excited to learn of it's history and see the temple that many of her ancestors helped to build.   My daughter was blown away when we entered temple square. There were flowers everywhere! The first thing we did when we arrived to the square was walk around the flower gardens and went to the tabernacle and one of the visitor centers. After the visitor center and tabernacle we spent at least an hour walking all the way around the temple. My daughter wanted to take in every last detail. It was fun pointing out things that are placed on the outside of the temple walls and their meanings. I also seen a family that I knew growing up in my home town. That just … [Read more...]

  I know that I am a little behind on posting pictures from my summer vacation. But as I was going through all of the pictures today I decided to share them all with you any way! Better late then never right?   This year we decided to take a trip to Salt Lake City. We decided that Salt Lake would make the perfect trip this year because my daughter had just been baptized and she wanted to see the Salt Lake City Temple! On day #1 we woke up early and headed to Salt Lake. It was a few hours drive but we made it to town before we could even check into our hotel. So we decided to drive into Bountiful and see the temple. This is my favorite temple and I just wanted to show my family how beautiful it is. On day #1 we also decided to go to the Aquarium. Now I can say that I had very high hopes for this aquarium since we had been to the Aquarium in Denver about a year before this trip. The Denver Aquarium was AMAZING to say the least. But this one is MUCH smaller … [Read more...]

  It's Great to be 8 - My Daughters Baptism! Where does the time go? This year my daughter turned 8! That is the magical age of accountability. With that comes the choice of being Baptized into the LDS church. My daughter has been looking forward to her 8th birthday since she was old enough to talk. She has been planning her baptism for years and this year we were finally able to put it all together for her special day. This was the display table at my daughters Baptism. Just a few short weeks before she was baptized her Great Great Grandmother passed away. As we were choosing flowers for the display table my daughter asked if we could use iris's. They were one of our Grandmother's favorite flowers. The other flowers were Peony's. They were to represent another special Grandmother who we knew was there in spirit. The display table also had a guest book, photos of my daughter, a subway art about Baptism, a basket for cards as well as the programs. The photo's were done … [Read more...]

      My New Kitchen!! Phase 1 - Ever since moving into my home my husband and I have talked about adding cupboards in our kitchen. In my opinion you can never have enough counter top or cupboard space!   Recently thanks to our tax refund check and a hefty Christmas gift from my father we were able to finally extend out the cupboards and counter tops in my kitchen. This is the first step in a long list of things we are hoping to do this summer...but I must say I was so excited to finally get it done! This is what the space looked like before. When guests would come over for dinner I would put up a folding table in that gap where we could place the food. But other then that there was just an empty gap there.... This is my husband cutting away the base board. We needed to get rid of that so that the cupboards would fit evenly with the other ones that were already there.    While my husband was cutting away the base … [Read more...]

I Got a Visit from The Fairy Hobmother! The Fairy Hobmother is at it again. This time on my blog! YAY! I was very surprised by The Fairy Hobmothers visit. It is nice to wake up to an unexpected surprise that brings joy to your heart. It also got me to thinking about ways that I can give back to others and help bring joy to the hearts of others just like The Fairy Hobmother did for me. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~Winston Churchill 1. Look someone in the eye and smile. This may seem like a little thing. But when I make eye contact with a stranger I always give a smile. Who knows what things they may be feeling or going through that day. I know a simple smile from someone always makes my day a little brighter. 2. Volunteering - This may seem a little harder to do for some. Maybe you don't think you have the time or you don't know where to go or how to get started. Just a simple phone call to your local library, animal shelter, hospital or … [Read more...]

Today I have many great and wonderful things to be Thankful for. Although, I must admit I did not know how I was going to feel when I woke up this morning. Today is my 29th birthday. Last year when I turned 28 it was pretty emotional for me as I know the big 3-0 is coming up soon. Today as I woke, I felt at peace with being 29. Every age is a wonderful learning experience. This past year being 28 was a good year and I am very excited for what's to come with age 29!! Plus I get to spend the day with my little girl and my husband will be home tonight! Happy Birthday to me! … [Read more...]

I recently received a new calling in Church! I am so excited for this new adventure being in the Primary Presidency. I must admit that I will miss teaching Gospel Principals but I look forward to whats to come! One of my first tasks being in the Primary Presidency was to create an invitation to Priesthood Preview. We decided on an Armor of God theme and I was ecstatic to see what I could come up with. My first thought was I wanted to find a scripture that went along with their big step in their life. Since the theme is Armor of God I found a shield clip art image from here. After I put D&C 13:1 in the shield I glued it onto a piece of blue 4x6 cardstock. Next I glued the blue cardstock onto a black notecard. The last step I needed to do was find another cute Armor of God clip art image for the inside. I came across this image. It fits perfectly with the theme! Then of course I had to add the informational text. After it was printed I cut it out and glued it on the … [Read more...]

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I can not believe that March with mark the 4th Birthday of Heavenly Savings. WOW! Where does the time go? To be honest when I started this blog I really did not expect it to grow as much as it has. I also did not anticipate all of the long hours that would to into blogging. I never realized how much work goes on behind the scenes and at times I feel like I am struggling to keep my head above water. With SEO, social media, pitching companies, writing articles, staying up on deals and coupons, thousands of emails a day, etc.... it is hard to keep up on the blog as well as everything else I have to do in my day to day life as a wife and mother. Recently I have been studying hard on methods to keep up in the blogging world. I am so far behind on how to 'properly' use G+, Pinterest, Facebook and twitter and if anyone looked at my email inbox you would want to run and hide as soon as you seen how many emails I still have unopened.... Today I ran across this site that talked about a … [Read more...]

December is a month of holiday celebration, but did you know there is another reason to celebrate? Someone special will be celebrating a birthday very soon! Can you guess who? Here are a few clues: ·       He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 30, 1943. ·       He’s written and illustrated over 300 children’s books. ·      His most famous character appeared in his 1975 book, Just For You. ·      Two of the main character's favorite pets are a grasshopper and a spider. ·      He’s going to be 69 this year so that means next year is the BIG 70, so we need to start planning a BIG celebration. Did you guess? Award-winning American children’s book author and illustrator Mercer Mayer—and Silver Dolphin Books would like to celebrate the occasion with you! Throughout his formidable career, Mercer Mayer has published over 300 books using a wide range of illustrative styles, although he is probably best known for his Little Critter® and Little … [Read more...]

Recently I was able to paint another picture. I am really enjoying my new found talent! I never thought I could draw anything let alone paint a canvas. This is not one of my favorite paintings but it is still better then anything I thought I could ever do! Do you love to paint? What have you painted recently? … [Read more...]

  So I bet some of you might be wondering where the posts have been recently! Well my little brother graduated this past weekend and so my family and I took a little trip to Wyoming to see him get his degree! It was a special time. My brother has been at this college for the past 4 years and sadly this was the first time I ever drove the 6 hour road trip to visit him. Of course my first road trip had to be a snowy mess...but hey....I live in Colorado so I am supposed to be used to this right? Colorado needs this snow badly..but it was not fun to drive in.... Here is my hubby and I during our little Vacation.... Congrats to my little brother Travis! I am so proud of you!!! … [Read more...]