February

Easton had a photo shoot at my parents house.  If there was a dating app for babies - I'm pretty sure he'd win the the BEST profile picture.

 We went to Ashley's house one day to play in the snow.  There was SO MUCH SNOW!  It was a fun afternoon.  Luke had a little fever and chilled in the stroller for most of the day.  Poor kid.

The colder month's sure make the imaginations soar in the kids.  I love it.  I just want to nap more.

 Mr Luke & his food.  Peanut butter and apple slices is one of his absolute favorite snacks!

 My neighbor was doing some cleaning and had SO MANY GI Joe toys!  He knew that Caleb was into WW2 and asked if he would want them.  There was 3 boxes full of toys!  Casey & Caleb had a few days of fun going through it all.

 The day of love!  Also known as Valentine's day!  Luke & Alexa were pretty cute & VERY particular about their Valentine's for their preschool class.  Good thing they only had to make 12!!  Caleb's is great, "Love will kill you".  I let the 3 big kids really just go to town on it and didn't give them much direction.  I don't want to be 'that' mom who makes the elaborate Valentine's day box that doesn't fit through the doorway.  That mom is annoying.  And their boxes all turned out PERFECTLY!

Can you believe this hottie turned 60!!  She is good lookin, kind, smart, funny, a wonderful Grammy, a fantastic mama and I am so lucky to have her!

Most of us adults were able to get together and go to SLC to watch some Bulls & Broncs to celebrate my mom's birthday.  The cowboys were fantastic - but the lady in front of us was seriously the star of the show.  Jumping up & down, screaming, pulling her hair out, and dance moves for days.

 Another night in February, there was a storm coming into Salt Lake City.  Aunt Sandra (who lives in the area) didn't want to leave her cozy home to go & see Wicked so I bought her ticket from her.  I wish she would've went - but that just means we will all have to go again another time!  Finding a last minute sitter was quite a struggle, but I had to made it work!

I love this show so much!  Pure entertainment from curtain up to curtain down.  We met up with Amber & Chantel too!  Besides the show being a wonderful memory - I will never forget the smell that came out of our uber driver's butt.  And how I was choking on the smell & my mom kept asking what was the matter. HA!!!

 This gorgeous moth ended up on my porch in the middle of February!  I bet he was frozen there, but I wasn't about to touch him.

Happy Birthday Ladies!

These cuties decided that they wanted to get their ears pierced for their 8th birthday!  Here they are before....

They were cute waiting for their appointment.  They were cute picking out their earrings.  They were brave & were trying not to show how nervous they were.  Ears getting cleaned, ears being marked, piercing guns at the ready  -  they had on brave smiles.  BAM - tears started flowing.  They were okay by the time we left, and they were happy customers.  They had been warned that it might hurt, but I guess you never really can know what to expect until it happens!  

Look at those happy smiles in the after picture!

A few days later it was their actual birthday.

It is crazy to me how sometimes I can't tell them apart and at other times it couldn't be more obvious!  They both love to be in the kitchen and want to bake (my hips don't want them to bake at all!)  They are both great helpers when it comes to getting chores done or helping with Luke & Alexa.  They have started activity days at church and they LOVE it!  They wish they could go every single week.

Taylor.  Little Tay Tay.  She is so serious, yet can be the silliest person on the planet!  She can glare like crazy.  She can laugh even crazier.  Nothing is better than the sound of her sincere laugh.  Her sense of humor is spot on.  She is doing great in school and making all the right choices when it comes to friends.  She is brave girl!  She isn't afraid to try new things and if she fails, she is ready to try again.  She is a great reader and enjoys singing and playing the piano!

Rylee.   Rylee Roo.  This lady wants to be 30 - like yesterday!  She loves to snuggle and will climb up into Casey's lap any time she gets the chance.  She is also doing great in school and learning all about how true friends are hard to find, but they are out there.  She loves to be helpful.  She volunteered to help the handicapped students at school and ALWAYS wants to babysit any little person that she can.  She is a great artist and LOVES to sing!

 They were so upset on their birthday because there was a big snowstorm and their grandparents couldn't come celebrate with them.  A little video chatting and the smiles were back!

 They BEGGED for Cra-Z-Art crayons.  I knew what the verdict would be, but I guess some things you need to learn the hard way.  Taylor later learned that nothing can come close to good ol' Crayola!

 They LOVE their sleep masks!  And they came with some super fuzzy socks!

They wanted different things for their birthday dinners.  Taylor chose spaghetti (with the long noodles), garlic bread & applesauce.  Rylee chose popcorn shrimp, the rice that comes in the packet, and green salad with ranch dressing.

Happy birthday little ladies!!  I can't believe that you are 8.  May all your wishes come true!