It's always fun when Grandma comes!

At the end of February my mom came to visit for just over a week.  It's always fun to have grandma in town.  She played games with us, took the boys to look at toys, came to the park, New Beginnings with me, James's Blue and Gold banquet, and his 4th grade project as well.  We are excited to see her again in just a few months at the family reunion!

Blue and Gold

Our annual Blue and Gold Banquet was held while Grandma Fisher was here so she got to come with us.  Each scout was supposed to make a cake so be judged in different categories.  James wanted to go for "most colorful".

The outside was pretty colorful with sprinkles...

But it was really the inside that "wowed" the judges.  Everyone wanted a piece of James's rainbow cake!

And his great idea and baking won the prize!

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.

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!

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.

January Misc

Some random January happenings.

While the boys were at school Lydia somehow found a pair of scissors.  She decided to use them to cut holes into her shirt.  There was a lot of sadness when she got in trouble.

Unfortunetly a few of her brothers (Alex and Henry) thought it looked like a neat idea.  In the following weeks they followed her lead.  Cue unhappy mom.


Alex is a sweetheart and decided to make a trail mix for everyone to share.  He did the whole thing on his own without any assistance.  I love having 9:00 church!

Henry got a shark blanket for Christmas.  He loves acting like he got eaten by a shark!

Lydia loves "doing the dishes."

Alex is very creative in the way he empties the dishwasher.

Lydia learned that she can get pretty much anything she wants if she puts her mind to it.  She managed to grab her blanket and pacifier that were hidden in the top drawer!

Lydia still loves dressing up.  And when she dressed up she has to wear it ALL.

We made cookies and put them on the counter to cool.  Everyone went upstairs to watch a movie.  When I realized that Lydia was missing I came downstairs to discover that she had reached up and helped herself to several cookies!  She will do anything for a treat!

Lydia is my favorite little hairdresser.

The cub scout pack meeting was about disabilities.  Henry and Alex loved using their mouths to paint!

Snow Day

Having mountains so near to us is wonderful.  It allows us to have fun in the winter weather and then go back to our "cold" weather in the high 40s and 50s.  It's also great having friends who invite you to their cabin!  We loved going up to spend time with the Worthen's while it was snowy up the mountains.  The kids had a great time sledding near the cabin.  The boys even had Lydia sled with them a few times.

William went with some of the older boys to sled down the big hill.  He had a blast!  

Lydia couldn't get enough of eating the ice and snow.

Henry loved it too!

Since it was a birthday party the kids got to hit the pinata too.  

We are so grateful to have fun friends that create opportunities for lasting memories!