Cinderella Ballet

We saw the Sleeping Beauty Ballet a couple of years 

ago and couldn't wait to see more Fairy Tale Ballets.

Several months ago we bought tickets to see the

Cinderella Ballet, and it's finally here!

We headed to Denver early Saturday morning to spend the 

day around town, check into

a hotel, eat and head to the Ballet.  

What a beautiful night!  

The Ballet was wonderful,

I am so glad we are able to take the girls to 

the ballet, see plays and expose them to 

things outside of our small town. 

Every day make a memory

Reflections

After the Solo Ensemble I took the girls up to see

Jodi in the hospital.  We had a really great visit.  It

had been nice talking to her on the phone getting a text

during the day but to walk in and see her for myself 

was a relief.  We went on a little walk around the hospital 

catching up and see some great sight in the hospital.  While 

we walked around Jolene and Ashley had fun taking

pictures of themselves in anything that showed 

their reflections.  After we had been there for 

several hours we said our good byes and headed to the mall

to pick up some things the girls needed grab a snack and 

head for home, it had been a great day for us all.  

Solo and Ensemble

It's that time of year.  

The annual Solo and Ensemble performances.

The group Raychel was part of did really well. 

It was fun to watch them perform.  

These kids are so talented.  

They got their scores later in the day and 

they received a 1.  

Perfect score!

Dress Up

I know Jolene had much more fun playing dress up with 

Ella then Ella did getting dresses up. 

Valentine's Day

I am so in love!  

Everyday I fall deeper deeper in love with 

the most amazing man ever!  

He came home today with

these gorgeous roses. 

I remember our first Valentine's Day,

he showed up at my mom's home

 in between work and class to 

bring me roses.  

I thought I was in love then, it is nothing

compared to the love I feel today.  

Every day only gets better and better.  

A Young Valentine

Raychel came home from school with this beautiful 

long stem red rose.  There is a boy at school who has

taken a liking to her and gave her this rose for Valentines day a

day early.  Then today he sent her a singing Valentine's gram.  

Great Grand Neice

My nephew Christopher and his wife Amanda had a 

sweet little girl on January 24.  Her name is

Lilly Louise, Weighing 7 lb 9 oz. 20 in long.

What a wonderful reason to make a quilt! 

I love to sew and make new things.  When the

girls and I found this material I had to buy it not knowing

for who. I only wish we all lived closer so I could

snuggle her in her new blanket.

Family Drive

We had such an amazing day.  I love the way the

mountains look all covered in snow.  I wanted to go for

a mountain drive to see all the snow. It was a wonderful 

way to spend a cold day.  We headed out to the mountains

with no destination in mind.  I love having my family all

together.  We laugh, tell stories, catch up on the week, 

see country we wouldn't normally see, and don't forget the

car snacks which usually consists of a little bag of

 laffy taffy so we can share the jokes. The jokes are nothing

special, it's the thought behind them.  On our first camping

trip to the cabin we bought a bag, the girls were little and laughed

at the silly jokes made by kids.  Now when we head to the mountains,

or camping we grab a bag for the ride.  

Every moment makes a memory. 

Cozy

Even Ella wants to be warm.  

It has been so cold with so much

snow and dark cloudy days. 

 Ella crawled under this blanket then

crawled out just enough to stay under the blanket to get warm. 

Enough!

The first time I ever saw this I thought it was the craziest thing!

What you don't see is the dump truck at the end of the

street this front end loader puts the snow into.  The

side of the streets are so full of snow it is hard to drive past another

car.  These front end loaders go through neighborhoods 

removing the large piles of snow, usually just in time for 

the next major snow fall.  

More Snow!

Yep, more snow!  

Just when we thought we had enough, 

it snowed again!  

I can't believe how much snow has fallen in

a very short amount of time. 

Sunday Crafts

 The girls watched some of the Super Bowl, enjoyed the snacks, teased each other

about what team was better, then broke out the crafts.  These two girls LOVE

crafts.  They are also addicted to Pinterest.  I love how they search 

out new ideas for their rooms, new ways to paint their nails, fun hair

ideas, recipes and of course crafts.  This is one of the latest ideas they

have wanted to try, and today was the perfect day.