May 11th - progress inside The Sno Barn

May 5th - the mural so far and looking at The Sno Barn from across the street!

Nice corner location! 180 East Main Street in Delta, Utah

May 5th - back

May 5 2009 - Main street side of The Sno Barn so far!

May 5th - front of Sno Barn! (So far!) Love the snow Holly painted!!!

Progress is happening not only on the outside but inside as well! I am loving this mural!

May 5 2009 - Snowing on The Sno Barn!

Art by Holly!

Snow on The Sno Barn - May 5 2009. Grand Opening is Sat May 16th!!

More snow by our friend and Artist Holly Hoogs!

Close up of snowflake and fence... more to come! May 2 2009

May 2nd the art begins by Artist Holly Hoogs!

She started with a fence...

The SNO BARN is coming soon!!! Note the different paint colors!

Fresh paint on The Sno Barn comparing the old paint on the sign. May 1, 2009.

Tim and electrician Kevin Walker working on The Sno Barn - May 1 2009

5-1-09. Tim ripped everything out and is completely redooing the inside!

May 1st - Tim in the torn apart Sno Barn. He is redooing the inside!

See where the roof used to be? He going to take those flat boards out and peak the ceiling to make it higher!

May 1 2009 Work on The Sno Barn

May 1, 2009 brings new paint and electrical work to The Sno Barn.

April 28 2009 Getting ready to move!

On April 24, 2009 we purchased "The Sno Barn" Yea! On April 28th we moved it to a new home... the North East corner of Quality Market's parking lot! Here we are getting ready to move it!

April 28 2009 - The transformation begins! On the truck getting ready to move!

The previous location on Main Street... in Carolyn's Upholstry shop... Elaina's mom! Getting ready to move it East down the street to Quality Market's parking lot!

Quality Market and our new location for our Sno Barn!

I LOVE sno cones! Quality is glad we have occupied the North East corner of their parking lot. Tim, Logan, and Kiora by our newly purchased second business, the Sno Barn. This will be a great learning experience for our older kids and an enjoyable one by all!

Our new Sno Barn

Our newly purchsed sno cone business, The Sno Barn, recently moved to the corner of Quality Market's parking lot.

Smilin'Baby on her first Easter! Nine months and just keeps getting cuter!

Kiora's first Easter! I can't believe she is 9 months old! (Since March 29th actually) She is getting so big. She loves pulling herself up to things and standing up! She loved opening up plastic eggs and has really enjoyed this weekend!

Baby's first Easter! April 12 2009. 9 months old!

Kiora's first Easter at 9 months old! She had a blast. She is checking out that plastic Easter egg! We took pics of all the kids on the good camera, so hopefully soon I'll pull them off it and get them posted. Meanwhile I took this with my phone! Big day!

I'm alive! :)

Just wanted to check in and say I haven't abandoned this blog! hee hee. Life is crazy.... I have so many photos to post and even just sending them from my phone hasn't happened lately. I'll catch up. My life has been consumed with the Hinckley Academy Benefit Show that is THIS Friday, March 27, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Delta High School Auditorium here in Delta Utah!
Visit www.hinckleyacademy.com to learn more about our Hinckley Academy Restoration Project and the KD Meyers Foundation, and the newly reformed Great Basin Theatre Company! What have I committed to?! :) Way fun though! Though I do prefer just performing in a show than totally organizing AND performing in a show! Crazy busy!

The show as well as kids activities has just taken all of my time! But, like I said, I want to catch up! Heck, Kiora will be 9 months old at the end of this month!! Time just keeps flying!

I need to post some videos too. I recorded Kerry Manis and I singing and playing a new song (well, I wrote it back in the Fall of 2007, so it's really not too new!) called "Little Town" that I wrote for Hinckley and am singing this Friday AND, I recorded a video just today of me, Kylie, Julaine, and yes, even JAREN, singing "We'll bring the world His truth." High Councilman Brother Dutson asked us to sing again with him out at the Deseret/Oasis ward. I recorded a practice and will post it soon! Super cute. Oh, and we will be singing the same song out at the Hinckley Ward next Sunday.

Kiora is 7 months old today!

Kiora is already 7 months old! I've said it many times but I just can't believe how time is just flying! She likes to babble and gets pretty loud, say da da, laugh, play with her tongue, sit and bounce along with music. She loves to try new foods and reaches for everything! She adores her older siblings just as they adore her. She is held probably more than any of the other kids ever were which probably explains why she isnt crawling! When she does enjoy floor time she seems to know just how to wiggle and scoot to be able to reach the toy she wants. She loves her musical stage, her hungry caterpillar and Mortimer the Moose and anything with music or lights! No teeth yet but chews on anything and everything. She is so happy and content and knows she is loved!

Kylie announcing she made the school play!

:) OK ... even I can't understand her at first over all the excitement, but Kylie is extremely happy that she will be playing Little Red Riding Hood in the 4th and 5th grade play! Also, Kiora, who is facinated with something on the ground (?), turned 7 months old today!!! My how time flies! Crazy that my oldest is ten already. I still remember when Kylie was Kiora's age!!

Happy day for my oldest and youngest!

Well, not only is Kiora 7 months old today!!!..... Kylie got home from school and announced that she had made the school's 4th and 5th grade play and had gotten the role of Little Red Riding Hood! Kylie is very excited as are we! This is fun timing having her excited about performing in a play at the same time as we are working at recreating the community theatre.

Logan singing 'Twinkle Twinkle little star' 1-26-09

Logan was laying in bed singing this.... it sounded so dang cute I had to get him up so I could record it. Logan is such a sweetie! "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is his favorite song. This and I see the moon which I will have to record sometime too!

The family with Franc D'Ambrosio - the world's longest running Phantom!

Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway show came to Delta tonight and we took the entire family to see it! Wow! What a tremendous celebration of the music that established Broadway as an American art form. Of course, our favorite songs were from The Phantom of the Opera! He has starred in over 3,000 performances which has earned him the title of the world's longest running Phantom! What an honor for him to share his talent with us. And... believe it or not...all five kids did remarkably well and enjoyed the performance!

Kylie, Julaine and Loreen sang again in church Jan. 11, 2009

Kylie, Julaine, and Loreen singing a Prophet Medley

I recorded our rehearsal the day before, so...here it is... a medley of the hymn "We Thank Thee, Oh God, for a Prophet" and the primary song, "Follow the Prophet."  The actual singing in church turned out really well.  I think I may have mentioned this already, but another high councilman in our ward asked us if we "took this show on the road."  :)  We are singing with him next Sunday out in Sutherland.  He has the same topic of "Follow the Prophet" so it fits perfectly.  The girls really do a great job and I love singing with them.  Layne Dutson, the high councilman we sang with today would like to call on us again, which of course I responded with, anytime! :)

My boys!

Logan (Age 2 ...3 next month!), Jaren (Age 7). Sweet guys! And... very good buddies! I look forward to when Logan is bigger and he and Jaren can do bigger kid stuff together. But until then Jaren does ...um..pretty good...at modifying play to fit a two year old. :) Logan is holding his CTR bear! (Choose The Right)

My girls!

Kylie (Age 10), Julaine (Age 7), and Kiora (6 months). On their Aunt Alayna's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAYNA! Kylie, Julaine and I sang in church today. It was an arrangement of "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet" and "Follow the Prophet." We recorded a rehearsal yesterday but I had to take a picture if them all dressed up today since their hair wasnt done for the video. Facebook doesnt support my video file extension so I need to figure out how to upload it still. Hopefully blogger will and I can post it to my blog. The girls did a great job and the three of us are quite a team! These three are quite a team too!

Look at how bright the moon is tonight! Just a phone cam but you get the idea!

This was taken with just my phone camera (cropped in) and of course while I went to get my good Canon camera with the huge zoom lense the clouds moved in. :( Perhaps Ill try again later. Guess this is supposed to be the brightest night the moon will shine or something. Know more details?

Wide awake STILL in the early am. Yeah notice the time...

It's nearing 4:30 in the morning and this little bundle of giggles is still awake. Yeah, that's a pacifier in her mouth that really isn't in her mouth... she is just playing with it. They never work on my kids! She wasn't interested in nursing because she was too busy giggling so I gave her something to play with... thus the whole present mis guided purpose of the binky.... hee hee. hmmm I must admit she is super cute when she gurggles and laughs! I'm sure gonna hate getting up in 3 hrs to get my oldest three off to school! Groan.... Im tired! Thank goodness for Tim's help in the mornings! Just had to share!

Mama Mia movie night with the sister-in-laws!

Lindsey Darla Stephani Loreen Misty Hilary Misty. This is a very blurry picture... Ill have to get a better copy from Darla. All Bliss sisters except Heather! We missed you! We all danced and sang! Yep, we were the dancing queens! Oh, Mama Mia!

Santa left this Thomas Kinkade painting on our wall!!! 'Serenity Cove'

I love the water and Tim loves the rich colors. Makes this a perfect match for us. Beautiful art by Thomas Kinkade. "Serenity Cove" This goes in my favorite art folder!

Look how small this Canon video camera is compared to our Canon camera! So cute!

I am loving my new video camera! It is so small and light I cant believe it. I had to compare it's size with our Canon camera which we have had for several years and still love. I should have compared it to our old video camera! It uses a flash drive so NO MORE TAPES!!! YEA!!! Thanks Darla for Justin giving this suggestion to Tim... and Tim to Dan...lol...you, me, and Sharon had better put our names on them! :)

Logan and Jaren Christmas 2008

Trucks and trains and more trucks! Whoo hoo!

Cute Cousins on Christmas day

12-25-08 Kiora and Max only a month apart. Christmas day dinner at the Bliss folks.

Kiora Lillie Bliss is 6 months old today!!!!

I still cant believe six months have gone by since Kiora came to our family! At the same time, I cant imagine our family without her and each child has expressed how glad they are that she is their sister! Kiora is lucky to have four loving brothers and sisters! Happy 6 month birthday Kiora!

Another Baby's First Christmas photo!

Had to get a photo in her Christmasy outfit! Cindy Loo Hoo is awesome! Kiora Lillie Bliss will be 6 months old on the 29th of December! Such a cutie!

Baby's First Christmas 2008

Kiora Lillie Bliss - First Christmas 2008. Almost 6 months old! Where did the time go!? I can't believe she is that old already. She is definitely our little sunshine! She is the calm to our chaos. She is peace to any turmoil. She can bring joy when there is sadness. Smiles will form on the faces of sad kids just from holding her! Each one of her older siblings say they are so glad we have her!

Kiora listening to Jaren playing his new harmonica!

Our 5 kids on Christmas morning 2008

Logan (got up at 8 am), Kiora (got up at 11am after being up til 3 am and nursing again at 7 am), Kylie, Julaine and Jaren (all got up at 4 am!!! Sent back to bed around 5 am though) Logan and Julaine both have mouths full of eggs! It was a very Merry Christmas! It is nice listening to the Christmas music on their new music boxes.

Christmas Morning 2008

Logan (2 yrs - fav toy is Rocket Ship from Little Einsteins), Kylie (10 yrs - fav toy is Nintendo games), Kiora (almost 6 mo. - fav toy is a plush very hungry caterpillar), Julaine and Jaren (7 yrs - fav toys are a walking princess barbie and horse for Julaine and a harmonica and truck maker for Jaren). Tim's favorite gifts are.. hee hee he said Jarens truck maker! Probably the Playstation 3 or his collectors edition knife. Loreens favorite gifts are a new Thomas Kinkade painting "Serenity Cove" and a new Canon Digital Video Camcorder (Oh my gosh it is so tiny and light!)

Christmas Eve at the Bliss parent's home!

A few of us got together for Christmas Eve dinner. Bob and Judi, Mike and Stephani and family, Nate and Misty and family and Tim and Loreen and family! Small group as far as the Bliss bunch goes but there were still 20 people!

Julaine's little snowman!

Guess the snow was sticking just enough that Julaine was able to build this cute little snowman in our front yard!

Kids playing in the snow in the backyard!

They discovered that if you run across the yard you can dive on the trampoline and sliiiiiide across it! They enjoyed slipping and sliding all over the yard. Too cold for making snowmen (wouldnt stick) and no hill for sledding. Snowsuits are fun regardless!

Making a gingerbreadhouse! And our m &m cookies!

Kylie and Julaine at their first clogging dance recital 12-22-08

The Sunday before Christmas 2008. Our five beautiful sweet children!

Kiora (5 mo), Julaine (7), Kylie (10), Logan (2), Jaren (7) - Dec 21, 2008

My oldest and youngest... again! With way cute smiles! 12-21-08

Kylie holding Kiora with a big grin! Kylie is 10 yrs old and Kiora is 5 months!

My oldest and youngest - Dec 2008

Kiora is 5 1/2 mo old and Kylie turned 10 yrs last month. They are so cute together!

Kiora Lillie Bliss (5 1/2 mo.) in her Christmas dress!

12-21-08 The Sunday before Christmas! This dress was actually worn by Julaine back in 2001! This Disney classic is still in such good shape and so dang cute I had no desire to buy Kiora a new one. Well, a new Christmas dress that is.... wait til Christmas morning.... I found Kiora the cutest pjs! Oh, the hair bow is new.... :)