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. 

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!