ViVa Valentine

The night before Valentines Day Bailey had a singing concert with all of the first graders. They sang about 10 different Valentines Day songs. She did a really good job, she had been practicing the songs at school since before Christmas. She brought home a paper with all of the words to the songs on it and had been dilligently practicing them for us, so it was fun to see the final production. Viva Valentine was one of her favorites to sing and she did very well with the actions. It was a fun night, we enjoyed watching her and her class put on a great show.

Blessing the Babies

Last weekend we went to Utah to bless Aaron and Mindy's twins, Gracee and Brody. There was a break in the weather for us to get there but once we hit Logan the snow began to fall it snowed all night and didn't stop until Sunday night. They ended up cancelling church. They decided to just bless the babies at their house. It worked out well. They have an awesome new house and were still able to get a few friends from their ward and some family. The babies did great and looked so cute. The girls had fun playing with their cousins and getting to stay at cousin Allie's house. We headed for home about 2:00, thank the heavens for DVR if Ryan would have missed that SuperBowl I don't know what he would have done............ I was not allowed to answer the phone or get on the internet until we had watched the game in its entirety. Go Giants, and more importantly I am glad we got home safely.

I think Ellie has a pretty good hold on Gracee but this picture doesn't look so reassuring.

SNOW DAY

On Wednesday school got cancelled for a snow day. Of course all of the kids were ecstatic. This snow day seemed to follow the suit of snow days that I remember growing up. The day before the snow day had horrible weather, and the day following the snow day was horrible, but the actual snow day was pretty nice. I guess the roads were pretty bad, Ryan took my car that day so we were home bound. It was nice to not have to go anywhere and just hang out with the kids. They had a great time playing in the snow and sledding on this little hill by our house. Snow day was a hit, Bailey keeps hoping there will be another one soon. Since this is the worst winter our area has had in over 10 years, I guess there is a chance that snow day #2 could happen.

Sticky Fingers

I had to post this picture of Ellie digging out the remnants of the marshmallow popcorn. She looks so lovely in her outfit. She had been out in the snow and her pants were wet so she rolled them up, and she really wanted a side pony in her hair. Side pony and hat head make a lovely combination. Ellie loves a snack and is always into something, so I think this picture captures the essence of her pretty well.

Field Trip

Last week Bailey went on a field trip to the Art Muesum. I was able to go along for part of the time, I had to take off a little early to go pick up Ellie, but it was fun to be there with her and her class. They were able to learn about a few different cultures and then make an animal out of clay. She thought it was pretty great to learn somewhere besides school. Field trips are always so much fun.

Truly a Great Man

We all know the many great and wonderful things President Hinckley has done for the church and its members. I wanted to have this day in our history so we can look back and reflect on what a great man and prophet he was. So many of his words have made me vow to be a better person and for that I am truly grateful.

Lovin' Brad!!

Last night Ryan and I went to the Brad Paisley concert. Now I know some of my fellow bloggers do not enjoy this genre of music, but can I just say.....IT WAS SO GOOD!!! It was a great show he was so fun to watch; very humble, funny, and just straight up good entertainment. We had a lot of fun. I love all kinds of music, but some of the best concerts I have ever been to have been country artists. Love that we live somewhere we can enjoy some these fun things. Can you damage your child's eardrums when they are in the womb?? We had pretty good seats and it was really loud, the baby was moving around so much during the show. Maybe he knows he is going to live in Idaho so might as well start to embrace the culture :)

Here are some photos, not my best photography skills but hard to sing, film, take photos, avoid the ladies beer next to me, etc. etc.

Ignore my chubbiness and focus on Brad

I tried to load video but I still couldn't get it to work I am clearly doing something wrong. It says that its working but then does nothing so.......any tips let me know. I know some of you would enjoy a little Brad video.