Happy Valentines day

I love Valentines day. Not because it is a day that you are suppose to get a gift.... or flowers.....(which Ryan now knows not to do. I have had to tell him not to get me flowers because I feel that they are a waste of money and they just die so really what is the point in letting something beautiful sit on your table for one week and then watch it wilt away? I would much rather have a flower I can plant outside and watch it grow and bloom all summer long. Or money in my pocket isn't bad!) Anyway, I love this day because I know I get this day to spend with the man that I love! I know that this day is a day that we are going to get some time for just the two of us! I don't care what we do just as long as we are together. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband! It is so crazy that we have been together for almost ten years, it feels like just the other day we were driving to the Idaho Falls temple to be Married. I love the time that we have spent getting to know eachother better and better.... staying up late talking and laughing, and even when we have our fights.... after we work through them- they actually bring us closer together and make our relationship stronger.
It is so crazy when we got married how I thought I knew everything about Ryan and I was so ready to be with him forever, I never had a second thought, or doubted anything. I always knew that he is who I wanted to be with from the moment I meet him.... I just knew! And over the years we have been married I have gotten to know him better and better, and every time I find out something new about Ryan I realize how alike we are, and how when I didn't think it could even be possible, but I grow to love him even more!
I know that there is no such thing as the perfect man, but Ryan is my PERFECT man! I love you so much honey, and I hope that you have a very happy Valentines day! Thank you so much for all you do for me and the girls and all the hard work you are doing for my dream house. You are amazing!!!!! You are my best friend, and I love you with all my heart!

Jackson's Birthday Party

We went to the fun park for Jackson's birthday party and we all had a great time. The girls played on the big slides, and played the games, a great game of laser tag, and rollerblading. Alexis had it down pretty good and Elizabeth had to work on it. But by the end Elizabeth was doing really well.


All the Adults played tag with our blades on and it was really fun. There was a few crashes that looked really hard but no one was hurt.....




Ryan was having a hard time keeping his eye's open for the pictures this night for some reason.
The girls had their own camera at the party so they took most of the pictures themselves. They have had fun with their camera and love to take pictures.


When we left the party I could have sworn that we had the camera but then later we couldn't find it. I had stopped by one time to see if the fun park had found it, but they said no. I was sad that they girls had lost their camera. So I stopped in one more time and talked to the right person and he knew just where it was. So now they are back to taking pictures!

family picture

Every year we have tried to get our pictures taken in July around the same time as our Anniversary, but with building a house and all that we have had going on we have not been able to have a picture taken.... so after church I had our family stay outside and set up the tripod and take a quick picture. So this is our picture for 2010!

What do deer eat?

A while ago we were driving somewhere and Ryan threw a apple core our the window. Elizabeth told us that we were not suppose to do that because that was littering. So we told her that it is ok to throw out things that animals can eat or things that are biodegradable.
So Alexis was doing a animal report for school and she chose reindeer for her animal. One of the questions was what do deer eat..... And Elizabeth got excited and said, "Apple cores and banana peels"!

911

So Elizabeth is doing so well at learning her numbers and wants to be able to use the phone like the rest of us, but the bad part about that is the only number she knows right now is 911.....
So while we were at the Cabin a month ago, she was playing on the phone and called 911 and then hung up. They called right back and Sara answered and they had asked her if there was any problems and so she found out that she was playing on the phone. Sara told her that the police had called and said that they were coming to the house, and Elizabeth was scared to death. I didn't know what was going on but I saw Elizabeth running around like crazy trying to hide, and when I asked her what was wrong she came crying saying the police were coming to get her.
I thought after that she would never ever dare to call 911 again....... but I was wrong.....
Ryan and I were out working on the house while Elizabeth was watching a movie and Brytlee was taking a nap and Elizabeth called 911 again. As soon as they answered she hung up the phone, and they called back right away. So when she answered the phone they said, "is your mom or dad home"? And she said, "NO", so they sent a officer over right away, and luckily I had gone into the house to check on the girls so I could answer the door and see a police officer..... Soooooo he was really nice, and just was checking to make sure we were ok, but I asked him to have a little talk with Elizabeth to make sure she wouldn't do it again. So I go to her room and asked her to come into the front room..... She says, "I didn't do it"!, I asked, "do what"? "Call 911".....
Anyway, I made her tell him she was sorry, and I am praying this doesn't happen ever again.

Dude

Ryan was sitting down last night and he said to Brytlee, "come here little dude", and Brytlee said, "No, it's Princess Dude"!

Brothers and Sisters

Elizabeth was telling me that one of her friends had some makeup and they would not share it with her and how she was breaking the rules. So I said to her, "Well you need to share your things with your sisters.... but this little girl is not your sister and she doesn't have to share if she doesn't want to". Elizabeth just said, "Mom, everyone on this earth is all brothers and sisters so she should have to share". I thought it was very clever of her.

Fun at the Cabin

After Christmas me and the girls went to Sara's family cabin for three days. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins, playing outside, the wii and other games.





Elizabeth and Mya play so well together. We don't know many girls her age, so it is so nice when we can get together so they can play.
We took the kids to see a river that has a bunch of fish in it, but the road was closed and you could only get to it on a snowmobile. So we ended up having a cookie competition in the parking lot instead. It was really funny to see such big cars spinning cookies, and the kids all loved it!
We took the kids to a cute little ice cream shop and they all enjoyed some freezing cold ice cream..... brrrrrr, at least there was a fire place to warm them up.


We had such a great time, and I am so glad that Sara invited us!!!! Thanks a ton for everything Sara Dee

Christmas

We had such a great Christmas this year. The girls all said this was the best Christmas Ever!!! I was so bad about getting pictures this year, and this is all we took. (we did video all of Christmas morning, so I am so glad to have that).

The girls got a nail printer and they are so excited. They all chose the nail pictures they wanted and we painted their nails. I was so happy with how well it worked, and they all stayed on for a long time.
We had a lot of fun party's that we went to over Christmas break, and it was so fun to see family, and friends that you don't get to see all the time. I feel very blessed to be apart of such a great family, and have wonderful friends around me.

Piano Recital

Alexis had her very first piano recital and she did really good. She played "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!". She had it memorized and has been playing it A LOT, along with "Jolly old St. Nickolas". I love the picture above because the face she is making is the face she makes when she is scared, or on the spot.
She has only been in Piano for a couple of months but she is really liking it and is doing really well. I keep thinking to myself.... is she really this old? I hate how fast she is growing up.