January 20, 2013

With below freezing temperatures (below 0 temperatures! Brrrrr!) Mommy has declared that all playing must be done indoors.  Not a problem for these girls.  They love to ride their swivel cars and new bikes from Christmas down in the basement.

Or play hide and seek in our closets.

Or have dance parties to the radio in the kitchen while Mommy and Daddy clean up after dinner.

 

Our favorite girl from Meridian is a student here at BYU-I.  She received her mission call this week to the Mesa, Arizona mission.  It was exciting to be there to see her open it.  Her whole family watched via Skype and there were multiple cell phones with other friends and family listening in.  The kids and I made these sister missionary cupcakes to celebrate our new soon-to-be-missionary.  We love you Cassandra!

 Last week Lily's Primary teacher from last year fell on the ice and broke her arm and wrist.  Lily was so sad to hear the news and wanted to do something nice for her.  So we donned our matching aprons and made Lily's favorite cookie: Snickerdoodles.  Her teacher was so happy to get a visit and a treat and it was sweet to see Lily glow with the spirit of service.

This table from Grammy and Grampy Hall has been the most used Christmas present so far.  The kids want to eat all their meals and snacks on it.  It is a great height for setting up their doll houses and Barbies.  And they love to just sit and color on it.  They really love to have princess tea parties with their tea set (filled with water) and tea cookies (graham crackers).

Annie loves her little horse Butterscotch.  She gets confused about his name all the time.  She often calls him Hopscotch.  But the horsey doesn't mind.  She tucks him in and gives him kisses every night before bed - unless she's really tired.  It is so sweet to hear her tell him she loves him too.  Thanks for the horsey Puna!

We ended the week on a low note.  Lily came down with some sort of stomach bug.  We're not sure of the source but she probably picked it up at gymnastics or ballet class.  Mommy was up with her most of the night Friday night.  Then we spent Saturday cleaning two sets of soiled sheets, doing all the regular household laundry, as well as disinfecting everything in the house.  Lily was still very sick all day Saturday but made a turn around just before bed time.  Last night was much more peaceful, although Mommy still didn't sleep much because Annie was up coughing and Lily was still fighting a fever.  Thank goodness Daddy has Monday off so hopefully Mommy can catch up on some rest.  We all seem to be healthy now.  Our hands are cracking from all the handwashing and cleaning. 

Thanks for joining us at the new blog.  Here's to a wonderful 2013!