I ALWAYS think life will slow down after Christmas and I will do things like clean my house and organize my closet and read a book…but, as usual, that did not happen.  So once again, my faithful readers, you get a mammoth post, since I don’t want to forget the details of our little family.    

Macey got braces.

Julianne and I threw Tara a bridal shower.  

I planned Miles’ class Valentine party, this was my favorite station.  


Crew tried out all my games before hand so I could see how things would actually go with all the crazy kindergartners.  


The beginning of February was ROUGH weather wise.

First, I got back from California and had to run errands in the snow.  


Then a nasty inversion settled in and would not leave.  Meaning the kids had to stay indoors, which meant indoor recess at school too.  This equaled a lot of craziness and pent up energy.  


We tried to keep things under control with lots of game playing, moving the Wii to the boys room (best decision ever), doing a manageable amount of crafting, hanging out with Peter & Julianne, visiting the Dinosaur Museum, and eating lots of good food.  



And how grown up are these boys, eating their lunch and playing Monopoly Junior. :)  



Paul’s dreams as a dad did begin to come true, thanks to lots of time stuck indoors, as the kids have actually become fairly competent at video games.  


daily group hug.  No one likes to get left out.  


We could no longer take the inversion, and for our sanity, we decided to skip church and head up to SLC to the Children’t Museum.  

The kids were running wild and it was perfect.  


Their favorite part was the helicopter and hospital.  It was hilarious watching them take x-rays of each other and trying to figure out how to talk on a real telephone.  


The inversion cleared up and we have been soaking up as much sunshine as possible.  

We hit up the zoo.  


The scooter bandits reunited.  


Ruby has been running wild outside, enjoying her freedom and sometimes needs to grab a little rest in between activities.  

And we have been spending hours everyday out front with our neighbors.  


There’s lots of super hero action, star wars, and battling. 


roller skating and mud pie making.  


chasing and playing in, what is hopefully, the last of the melted snow.  

And I have spent HOURS in the sunshine talking with some of my favorite ladies.  Heaven.  

We have also renewed our love of our tiny backyard.  


The moment Ruby finishes her breakfast she is at the back door crying “Side! Side! Side!” until one of us unlocks the door and she can escape to her retreat.  


Crew and Ruby spend hours out here each day playing ball, sneaking snacks, yelling at neighbors through the fence, and seeing how many toys they can get out there.  


In other thrilling February News:

Ruby wore pigtails for the first time.  Adorable.  


Crew and Ruby are becoming bff’s. Ruby still bullies Crew a bit, but there is usually more laughing than crying involved. 

Macey put all her roller skating practice to work at the Roller Rink and the Ice Skating Rink.  I think she was happy to see all her hard work pay off.  


Ruby went to her first BYU basketball game.  


It was a horrible idea on our part.  

She did get a few min in of adorable cheering and dancing, which got put on the jumbotron.  Sadly, Miles was cut out of the shot and this was his reaction. I guess that’s what happens when you’re used to getting on there every game you come to.  

Lastly, Macey and I got the chance to do a special Bride and Sealing Room tour at the Provo City Center Temple with other women in our ward.  


It was so awesome to get to go inside this temple again and with so many people we love.  


I loved seeing all my activity day girls there too and it made me so happy that Macey gets to be friends with these awesome girls.   

I know this is something these girls will remember and strive for.  

To the end the month we got to enjoy our last basketball game of the season.  

Phew.  That was a tiring month.