Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Random February Happenings

Lots of little stuff happened in February.

Lydia wasn't so sure that she wanted to go with me to Hobby Lobby.  So after being a great little shopper we went to her store of choice--Target--where she got to roam the toy aisles.



Henry celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up like a 100 year old man.



Alex is my little bookworm.  He reads all the time and is always sad when it gets to late for him to read in bed at night.  He even reads in the hallways at school.



I had to make some sugar cookies for our Beehive activity.  Lydia learned that helping mom bake is pretty tasty.



We had a week of really warm weather and everything started to bloom--including our almond tree.



My cousin, Kayla, came down for a silks competition.  I'm glad that Linda told me about it!  Lydia and I drove downtown to watch her dress rehearsal.  Lydia thought it was fun that the girls were doing so many "tricks"!  Kayla is super talented!



We had a movie gift card to use so because of the boys' great behavior we took them (and Lydia) to see Lego Batman.  The Lego movies (and shows) are always great and this one did not disappoint!



Lydia was invited to a birthday party.  She thought the Minnie ears were super fun.



Lydia always knows when she's doing something wrong because she hides while doing it.  This time she found some valentine chocolate.  I found her eating it while hiding in the pantry.  Silly girl... she loves treats.



During a long weekend we went to the Springs Preserve to check out the new Ripley's Believe it or Not exhibit.  It was really fun!


We got to check out the new Boomtown section too.



Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day!  This year I celebrated with food.  For breakfast we had strawberries and chocolate croissants.  They were delicious!


For dinner we had a heart-shaped pizza, salad, and italian sodas.  For dessert I made tiramisu.



During the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day we had fun making valentine's to send to grandparents.  Lydia loved playing with the stickers.  She even turned herself into a little valentine!





Sunday, February 12, 2017

I love to see the temple

William has been waiting since November to go to the the temple.  Nearly 3 months after he turned 12 we were able to take him to do baptisms.  It was a great afternoon!  I'm so glad that he has the desire to go to such a sacred place.  I know he felt the spirit and will want to return again soon.