20 BLING!

Jack filled up his second clip at school and got to put it in the hallway. He is very excited to have reached the 20 bling mark!

I surprised him at lunch to get the pictures with his clips and his little girl friends insisted on a picture.

Thirty

We celebrated Ty's 30th birthday last night. Thirty.

What a great way to celebrate - with our three beautiful, happy, healthy children...and a Texas sheet cake. I don't think life can get any better than this.

Valentine's Cookies

During naptime, Jack and I got busy making sugar cookies. All the kids loved frosting, decorating, and eating them.

They also got some sweet valentines in the mail!

Welcome February

I'm trying my best to keep this blog up to date! Here's a few shots from the last week.

 Not sure what this face was all about. Classic Jack.

 Jack made this note for Ty all on his own. I love that he used the correct notation for infinity.

 Thing 1 and Thing 2 doing what they do best

 Enjoying the perfect weather at the park

 Relaxing on a Sunday evening

Little Miss

Audrey is a crack up. She has so many unique personality traits that just keep us laughing all the time. She loves to pretend to be a kitty and can go for several minutes at a time with no communication other than meowing. She loves to wrestle Jack and Elliot and usually wins. Her big blue eyes melt my heart and everyone comments on her gorgeous blonde curls.

Audrey loves going to nursery, but she especially loves her leader Brother Stone. When she sees him at the end of Sacrament meeting, she runs up to him to give him a huge hug and then walks with him to the nursery room.

One night, Audrey picked a booger and wiped it on the table. Elliot (being the little neat freak that he usually is) picked it up and walked it over to the trash can. Audrey immediately started crying, "Elliot took my boogie!"

She loves to dress up like a princess and get her toe nails painted, but she also loves to growl like a monster and smash any little bug she can find. We love this little girl!

Chef Elliot

New Year Updates

After a very busy couple of weeks around Christmas, we were excited to have a quiet New Years. We had a potluck dinner with the neighbors and then all went to bed early. We're excited about starting a new year with our new family of five.

I love finding pictures like this one on my phone:

Ty's cousin Shandi made this adorable skirt for Audrey. She loves getting her picture taken and telling daddy that she's looks like a princess.

Jack went to Target with me one Saturday during naptime and we searched the Christmas clearance section. He found a gingerbread house kit and somehow talked me into buying it for him. It was like Christmas morning all over again for this kid.

My brother Paul and his girlfriend Tara are down visiting from Idaho now and the kids are enjoying getting so much attention.