Snow in Vegas

The kids collected their own cup of snow to eat.

 It's cold outside!

Mom sledding

Snow angels

Snow

Making a snowmen

Haley's Homecoming

When she left 18 months ago.

 We tried to recreate the before pic., 

but we had two sick kids that weren't in the mood.

We should have had Haley take off her heels,

to show how much the kids have grown.

Welcome Home Haley!

Valentines Couples Date

13 years celebrating Valentines Day with Autumn and Jeff! 

We try to eat somewhere that most of us haven’t eaten before, 

this year it was Bootleggers, yum!

 This year my brother Kurt sent me $ for our Valentines dinner ❤️

Happy Valentines Day!

Mom fail: The day started fine...I had done a simple breakfast (yogurt with strawberries and granola) since I knew we’d be tired from staying up late last night to welcome Haley home. Got the kids off to school, taught preschool with a V-day party, did mom stuff, then I was writing all the kids a love note and I was watching the time thinking I have to finish before the kids get home...then at 3:36 I’m like the kids are late, I wonder why they’re not home yet, then I remembered! It was my day to pickup and it wasn’t just my kids 😱!! The poor kids had been standing in the cold rain 🌧 I felt horrible! Thankfully, kids are pretty forgiving, I asked them for forgiveness and they forgave me ❤️. 

I think my own kids were more willing to forgive me after steak dinner 😜!

 Happy Valentines Day!

They warmed up in the hot tub.

 Steak dinner with the family.

 I saw this quote and wrote it on the back of each of the cards,

because it's perfect.

Roses from Danny.

Sugar's not sure what to think of this rain.

Welcome Home Haley!

 We wrote Welcome Home in Tagalog

since she served her mission in the Philippines.

I Love to See the Temple

Daisy and some girls from our ward

sang, "I Love to See the Temple"

for our RS Fireside.

Date Day

Woke up early and took myself to the Temple.

Came home and took Clark and Jane on a 

date to McDonald's. They got happy meals.

 Then I took Walt on a date to get ice cream.

 Then I took Daisy on a date to get her nails done.

And for dinner Danny and I took 

Max and Van out to Cafe Rio (no pic).

Hanna was going to go, but she got invited to go 

ice skating with friends instead.

While on each date I asked the kids the question,

"How can I be a better mom?"

Each child gave some really good answers,

but I almost cried when Max sincerely told me

said, "I don't know, you're already a pretty

awesome mom."

Sometimes those little comments are all we

need to keep on trying. Thanks Max.

Clark

Clark received the Leadership Award for his class.

Synergize!

His friend Dylan got it for his class too!

Clark "meditating" in his favorite jammies.

Zane and Jane

I've been babysitting Zane for 2 1/2 years now.

Jane's going to miss Zane next year.

Max at Sadies

He got to go with this great group of kids!

 Halayna and Max

 I didn't realize they are signing "blood"

Gangsters! ha!

 Cool boys!

A Day in St. George with Hanna

Before

 After our new haircuts and my color.

 My cousin Kristina did our hair.

 We went to lunch with her girls afterwards.

It was worth the drive!

More Misc. Items

Jane's style.

Jane was pretending to be a show host.

 Danny got Hanna a kitten.

Sugar

Walt received the class Leadership Award.

 Daisy announced Walt as their class leader.

101st Day of School.

The 1st graders dressed as 101 Dalmatians.