New Snow

What a beautiful, peaceful, snow covered  morning.  I love

the fresh fallen snow and how it blankets everything it lands on.

I had to go out and take pictures of everything.  Once the sun came

out I knew it wouldn't last.  I love how it hung it nice little piles on the

garden fence.  It was such a quiet morning, no birds singing, no dogs

barking, no one out walking, no kids playing,just pure silence.  I knew it

wouldn't last long once the neighborhood woke up and all the kids

came out to play.

 

 

 

Rainbow Loom Bracelets

Jolene got a loom bracelet kit for Christmas and has been

enjoying making bracelets for everyone who wants one, or not,

she even made one for Ella.  I'm not sure Ella as happy about

it as her friends, but she get to wear it anyway.

 

Double Baptism

We were invited to a baptism today for two super cute cousins.

We had to make them little towels, these two cute cousins love

each other so much, spend a lot of time together but couldn't be

more different.  They are setting a wonderful example for their

families by being baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter~Day Saints. 

It was so nice to sit and listen to the sweet

talks on baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost.  To feel the spirit

testify to me that this is the true Church.  I sat there with tears

as I recalled my daughters being baptized and how sweet their

testimonies are today.  So glad to be a member of this

Church and receive so many blessings in my life. 

Good Morning

This morning after I woke Jolene up Ella came

waltzing in the room jumped on the bed, curled up next to

her and went to sleep.

Jolene loved it! 

 

There Off!!

I love that smile! 

2 years and 3 months later.

The braces came off today. 

What a beautiful smile!  I loved her

in her braces, I was a little sad to see them go.

When she got out and looked in the mirror before

we left the parking lot her smile was priceless! 

Can't get enough of that smile!

 

 

 

~Sunday Photo~

Another Sunday with Drake in the house. 

He was loving getting his belly rubbed.  He is such a great dog.

I am so glad he has become a great hunting partner for Ward, and a

really great family dog.

~Principal Honor Roll~

What a proud mommy moment!

Jolene made straight A's which puts her on the

Principal's honor roll, again!  I was able to attend their awards

ceremony this quarter.  It is hard to believe our baby is old

enough to be in middle school.  She is doing so well.

 

~Sunset~

 

The sunsets lately have been so beautiful!  I wish they

lasted longer.  

I have this thing for old barns,

 had to stop and get a picture of this one along the road.

 I love their look.

I wish walls could talk, I wonder what their story would be.....

~Sunday Photo~

Our beautiful "cowgirls"

Yes, we rolled Jolene's hair in curlers again for church.

Both girls looked so nice all dressed up.

We pulled their hair up in banana clips,

I use to wear them all the time when I was in high school. 

They looked great in their hair. 

They loved wearing their new boots and picked their

outfits out carefully to work with them. 

 

~Curls~

 

 

Before breakfast we took the curlers out! 

The curls look AMAZING!! She loves them!  I have

a feeling we will be doing this A LOT!

~Friday~

Jolene is loving making these rainbow

loom bracelets.  She has found some great

tutorials, this one took over an hour!  But, it

turned out great. I will have to post a picture later.

Later in the evening we rolled her hair in sponge

curlers.  She has wanted to do this for a few days,

so we did it! We can't wait for morning to see

the results.

 

~Reading~

After school we stopped at the library to pick up a few

books and ran into some great friends from church.  We visited with

Gloria when I notice Max sitting off to the side reading.  He looked

so relaxed sitting there, legs stretched out, his cane resting against the

chair, I love his hat and his hand handing over the arm rest.  It

was one of those moments I  had to capture. 

 

 

~Relaxing~

Who wants to pay the bills, right a grocery list, or

a menu when you have this snuggled on your lap?

Not me!

 

~Puppy Love~

These two love each other.  Once Jolene had sat on the floor Drake

went right over and laid on her lap.  It was so cute how he kept

looking up at her every time she stopped petting him. 

She loves that fact that he wants to be with her.

~Happy New Year~

It's the 2nd of January and we headed out on this amazingly

beautiful day for a drive in the mountains.  We headed out with

a direction in mind and where we would end up but not knowing

what we would find in between.  It was a perfect day in every way.

We saw some beautiful country we had never seen before, walked through

the snow in the middle of nowhere, saw this beautiful old church with

a bell tower, took some great pictures, bought cowgirl boots in a small town,

laughed, told stories, drank hot cocoa, and ended the day

with dinner together before heading home. 

It was a day I hope we never forget!