February

February is always our big birthday month.  We finished off January w/ Rebecca's birthday bowling party.  The kids were cute to watch try and throw the ball.. especially Bradford and Baya.  They love hanging w/ their grandma and aunts!  (uncles too, but lately harder to come by)

 Our renter moved out in January and we had filled again for March.  In between GG and Pampa Don came and had a visit.  Although nothing fancy, this little apartment has been a great blessing to lots of people.

 Baya got really scary sick w/ the croup.  She could not breath... and it was really scary.  We made two emergency visits in about 10 hours.  I have never seen any of our kids get it to this extreme.  It was a tough one. Bradford started the night later, but I used a lot of prevenative methods to off-set it.

 Bry had his big 34th birthday.. we did the usual w/ soup and breadsticks and then took all the kids swimming.  It was a lot of fun. He loves that Murray Pool and taking the kids on the waterslide.  Baya has now graduated to going down by herself!

 We took the kids to the Zoo and it was comical.  They complained the whole time.. I guess we are done w/ that for awhile.

 Valentines was fun.  Blakely dolled up Emma's old castleb V-box

 Look at this love of sugar love!!! So sweet!

It was really cute, they lined the 3rd graders up for a Valentines day manners luncheon. I couldn't have made a better match... here's hoping for the future... she was so embarassed!

 We did a little breakfast party for Blakley's 9th.  I had told her no party... but softened up in the end. She has such cute friends!

January stuff

We had an eventful January... 

Bradford started his serious shenanigans of getting into everything!  He sure is cute though!  I started having to move the bar stools and chairs out of the kitchen to keep any sort of order and sanity in the area.  I booked a condo for the week after the kids went back to school in Midway.  I know it wasn't the best week for timing, but I never can turn down a good deal!  Anyway, many people got use out of it so it was fun.  I took the kids up on the weekend w/ Kelsie and Lindsee and we swam, walked around the homestead and just chilled!  Nothing like trying to chill w/ 3 little toddlers-- ha ha!  Then, my mom, Kelsie, Lindsee and I had a girls night.  Then, some of my girlfriends came up and we had a girls night and just talked and talked.... I always laugh about that w/ my girlfriends from  high school.  There is nothing that can stop us from talking.  I had cards in hand ready to deal.. and just couldn't break up the chit chat!  But, I love to chit chat w/ them and it was fun to spend so much time w/ them.  Erin and I went cross country skiing at soldier hollow. It was comical as there was not an drip of snow anywhere to be found, but soldier hollow had been making it!  Then, Bry met me up there for the last night and we went scuba diving in the crater.  That was an interesting experience.  I sort of panicked I think because it was so dark.  But it was good to get in the groove again. 

 We had some crazy good weather for January!  Here we are just playing ball in the yard in our crocs and spring clothes... in the middle of January!

 I took the kids to the U of U gym meet against BYU.  It was fun to be all BYU'd up at the Huntsman center.  I love watching those gymnasts! Here the girls are one morning before school... cuties!

 Ellie and Bradford are quite the pair.  They like to follow each other around and try to do the same things.  She is such a little miracle in our lives!

 The kids loved swimming up in Midway... always happy when we can swim in the middle of winter!

Christmas vacation

 Christmas Vacation involved a lot of hanging out with family and chill time.  Blakely got an itouch for Christmas so this meant lots of self portraits by the kids and a lot of goofy shots~

 Sarah and Anna were here for about 3 weeks over the holidays so it was great to have some time with them and see them so much as we have really missed them while living in Connecticut.  It's kind of cute.  Sarah has a little thing for Baya.  She loves to have her play with her and buddy around.  Baya loves the attention Sarah gives her and they are little buddies.

 We went to Wheeler farm over the break.  It was really good weather.  The kids loved just piling on the machinery and hay stacks.  Bradford has become quite a handful and loved running around trying to get up in the tractors.  He is so busy... and only getting busier.

Daniel and Katie were both in town too from their schools.  It was fun to have time just to hang w/ them and the cousins.  Bradford looks especially cute in these funky glasses.  I love how Bry's sisters are always putting funny things on my kids for pics, or getting them cute outfits.  It's nice to have other people pay attention to my kids and give them some TLC.  Nice for mom to get small breaks too!