Moms DO make mistakes

This is how my conversation with Olivia went today when she was asking to play Starfall, a computer program.

Mom, can I play Starfall?
Not today.
Why not?
Because it is Sunday Olivia and I don't think that it is a good idea.
But I have played it before on Sundays.
Well, I guess I made a mistake then.
You made a mistake? (in a shocked tone)
Yes sometimes I do that.
No, I mean my mom made a mistake? exasperated

I started laughing at this point

Why are you laughing mom?
I think that you are funny.
I just can't believe that my mom makes mistakes!!!

She will soon learn that her all knowing, all seeing, supermom... is really only human.

Army baby

Miss Maddie is our army crawler. She gets to where she wants to go and gets there pretty fast. She is so sweet!

Valentines Weekend

Olivia made her own valentines to hand out at school this year. She worked a lot of days to get them ready. She was so excited about handing them out to her classmates and had to make sure she made one for herself. She is growing up so quickly. I can't believe she will be in kindergarten next year. We were so lucky to have company this last weekend. It is so fun to have people come visit us. Jeff, Becca, and their kids Tyler, Brianna, and Ethan showed up last Friday night just before Grandpa and Grandma Lindsay and aunt Heather. We had a house full. Whenever we get together with family, we are never in bed before midnight. We play games, talk, and eat lots of food. Grandma was so cute. She brought valentines gifts, decorations, and breakfast for Saturday morning. The kids loved it!
We tried to go up the Mesa on Saturday morning for the dog sled races but were snowed out and had to turn around. Brad, Jeff, and Grandpa ended up taking the kids down into the adobes to go four wheeling. They had a blast despite the cold weather. We did a little bit of dancing and karaoke at the ward party, and ended the day with more games. The rest of the weekend was nice and relaxing. More games, food, and fun. The kids always enjoy spending time with their cousins!

quick trip to Utah

It seems like we take quick trips to Utah a lot. This last weekend we were able to fit a little bit of everything into just a couple of days. It started with a day of work for Brad in the mountains next to Hanksville while the girls and I played at Goblin Valley. They love it there. It is a giant sandstone playground. This time it was half covered in snow, resulting in a lot of mud. Brad had the camera with him so we don't have any pictures of our muddy mess. We have been able to visit quite a bit over the last couple of years while Brad works. Every time we leave Olivia asks when we will be able to go back. We went to the Draper Temple open house the next day with Brad's brother Jeff's family. Once again there are no pictures. We were really bad with the camera. Didn't get many pics. It was wonderful to take the kids to the temple. They always want to go into them. Olivia told us that she felt the Holy Spirit there and that she now wanted to get married in that temple. Since then, it has changed back to the Manti Temple. It is good to give them these experiences. We visited friends, did some shopping, threw a baby shower for Rob's wife Jess, went to Cabella for some free entertainment, had a graduation party for Rob, went to a baby blessing for my cousin's cute baby boy, had a birthday party for my sister Amity, a Superbowl party, and seemed to fit in a little sleep. NOT MUCH THOUGH! We have been home for a week now and are finally starting to recover now. It is always great to see family and friends. That is the hard part of living away. We miss everyone a lot and love you all.

Finally finishing the girls room

We have lived in our house now for a year and have been working on it ever since then. We have started a lot of projects that are yet to be finished. I recently decided that we were going to finish the girls room. It was supposed to be their Christmas present. I found the bunk beds at a yard sale and made them blankets. So, even though we still don't have doors on the room or closet, I am about to cross this project off of the list.

Happy Chinese New Year

Last night we celebrated the Chinese new year with our family. We ate sweet and sour chicken with rice, used chop sticks, made paper Chinese lanterns, listened to Chinese music, played games, learned about China, and gave the kids money in red envelopes. They thought the money was the best part. It was fun to break up the monotony of January if you know what I mean.




Today the girls and I made cinnamon rolls. We really needed something to do. So, what do we do, we make treats. What we would love is to be able to go to the park or jump on the trampoline. Our house was surrounded with fog and it was pretty chilly outside. I can't wait for the spring and the sun. To all of our friends and family in sunny Arizona and California, consider yourself lucky!

My baby is growing up way too fast!