Time with My Man!

 It's been a while...too long...since Nate and I took an entire 24 hours away from our kids.  I was so very happy to spend a day in SLC with him.  We got a little room at Anniversary Inn.  The only down side was that it was in the basement.  I will watch that next time.  We ignored that though and still had so much fun. 

 Many years ago Nate took me to the ROOF at the top of the Joseph Smith building for prom.  We thought it was about time to go back.  And can I just say, it was so nice.  We had a perfect seat and got there just in time to watch the sun set and see the beautiful lights of the temple come on.  The food was good...but the atmosphere was really wonderful. 

There are many things I am grateful for in this life...but the greatest blessing I recieved here is my husband.  He is truly my soul mate.  I couldn't make it a day without him.

A Day at the Beach...ummm...well, close enough

You know how sometimes you just got to have some fun.  As spring set in we decided we needed on of those fun days.  So, we planned a day trip and made the most of it.

 Since you can't stay too close to home on a fun day, we readied our picnic and headed to liberty park.  Spring weather..check...it was perfect.  The kids played on the playground, fed ducks and we took a nice stroll...not to mention eating a fun lunch.  It was such a relief after winter. I am always grateful when the sun returns and I can tolerate the weather again.

 These girls are just too cute.  A moment frozen in time.  Can't believe we are going to add another one.  HAHAH

 The fun day continues at fashion place mall where amazing lego creations were on display.  I do believe this was the highlight of the day for the kids.  It was pretty dang cool. 

You know what really made this day great.  The kids got a long.  Fighting was at it's very minimum...which is a blessing if you live within the walls of our home.  HAHA.  I am so thankful for times that we are reminded how much we enjoy being together.  So grateful for our  big family. 

February Highlights

 Just horsin' around.  Some day Nate is going to suffer serious injury. 

 Ben's Valentines Day box.  He wanted a shark so we all combined efforts for this finished project.  It turned out pretty well but he didn't win the prize. ;(

 Sarah loves lip gloss, lip stick and makeup.  While we have been buying her lip gloss she still uses marker for lipstick.  Yikes!

 

What can I say.  Aren't these boys so cute.  Dave loves learning how to play ball. 

And the vacuum.  It's become a problem.  Dave insists on doing the vacuuming by himself. That means 1 inch of square space gets vacuumed.  HAHAHa

Ice Skating...Boy, that's a lot of work!

 We have to make it ice skating at least once a year.  This year we tried out the Olympic Oval.  It was super fun. 

 Thank goodness for the walkers.  They are so helpful and make the chore of going around the oval with a kiddo mildly less back breaking.  :)

Dave was a little young for ice skating so he and I just wandered.  Maybe not as fun...and he really wanted to go skating but he'll just have to wait.  Maybe next time.

Staying Home Sick

Emily stayed home sick today.  I don't know about other moms...but for me...a lot of times, the kids are sick until about 10am.  Then suddenly, they are ready to play.  :)  Well, I can't say I complained too much when Emily stayed home.  She kept Sarah happily entertained making a nice comfy bed right on the kitchen table.  Comfortable?  Probably not.  Happy.  Absolutely. 

Lego Mania

Legos have become very popular at our house and the girls are great as using them as another creative outlet.  This is a house they built recently including all sorts of rooms and specially designed furniture.  They really do amaze me. 

A new closet organizer for me. :)

Nathan is very multi talented.  So, when I decided the week before Christmas all I wanted was a nice closet organizing system, he took it to heart.  He built me this awesome center piece with shelves and drawers.  It works like a dream.  So glad this hot handy man is mine.  :)