Happy Valentines XoXo's

I'm so glad that there is a holiday after Christmas. I always feel so depressed when I take Christmas decorations down. I love Valentines!

This year we had the kids fill out hearts for Family Home Evening...these were my favorites.

Tonight the kids made their Valentines for their friends.

I love Kennedy's concentration(tongue out).

Chase seemed pretty bored with the whole idea (except candy).

I don't think he would mind excluding the girls in his class...

I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Tuck just wanted in on the action. So he's showing off his pj's he's worn all day.

I love wrapping presents for the kids. I love going thru my ribbon and finding little trinkets to decorate the packages.

Wishing all of you a Happy Valentines Day!

Ski Utah!!! or ???

So we went on our annual ski trip this year... I'm beginning to think that I'm too old for this!

I love VISITING Utah in the winter and really enjoy skiing. But, this year I felt like the biggest chicken EvEr! I'm going to be 39 this year and I'm the oldest(shhh) of the girls...and I sucked!(excuse my language) But, it is what it is...

The first day we skied Park City. It was great except for the sound of snowboarders. (sorry Pearce's and Lewis')But, it's true...

Out to dinner...

end of the day...
The next day we skied Deer Valley with the Huish's. It was awesome we had new powder, Deer Valley is definitely the way to go! Christina spent so much time waiting for me...thanks you are a true friend. I honestly don't know what happened to me this trip. I must have used my quota for fearlessness in my teenage years.

Love the Gondola...
We ended our trip at our favorite restaurant. Market Street Grill...well 2nd favorite because The Italian Place is the bomb.

the boys...the girls...
Seriously what a great time...I may be getting old but, I have the best friends in the world...

Love ya, Jodi, Kris and Christina

OKKKAY already! I've been thinking about these pictures all week. TWO WEEKS! Man do I love this man with all my heart! I just realized that I have his eyes! I'm almost 40 and I just figured this out ...Pathetic...

This is my Grandpa...he was my Christmas my everything growing up.....(my mom is sooo lucky). If you don't know me i have a very SMALL family and you can see it in my name! First, is my Aunt Di who is my second MOM and I truly love her like a mom. She is AMAZING beautiful on the outside and within. I remember when I was little sitting at her desk in her office and watching her. She had the most beautiful handwriting...so I'm trying to copy her and hope I'm following her example in being a WONDERFUL MOM!!!(trying, Aunt Di).
This is my middle name Patrice, she has blessed our lives in ways you can not even imagine. My Mom came to town and we went to the training center in Randolf. Trici had her annual evaluation. We have been so blessed to have her in our lives. I Really need to see her more and that is my New Years Resolution!

Trici can't really do anything for herself but' she has wonderful nurses and Dr.s that help her. Some have been at Randolf for decades(amazing people).

But, every time we visit her she knows us and feels our love. You can see that when she buries her sweet head in her dad! My dear SWEET grandpa! XOXOXO love you,di

Tucker and the TERRIBLE 2's...

Last week was a very busy week for this little man that owns my heart. How could this cute blue eyed kid who is almost always happy find so much trouble? Heaven Help ME!!!

His favorite place to be is WHEREVER his daddy is (and eating)...

This is what his face looks like most of the day no matter how many times I wash it. I swear he's like a little sponge that soaks up dirt. He goes outside and will collect rocks in his pockets and sand in his shoes and diaper! How he does it so quickly... I don't know

He eats, sleeps, and dreams about CARS! Our family has memorized the car movie. I've tortured the whole family playing it so much. Sorry kids! He loves saying "KER-CHOWWW".

This week he climbed on the counter and drank a half of bottle of Tylenol right before church. His pediatrician said he would have to drink two bottles for me to get real worried. He did act really wacky at church!

Then, later that week I left someone in charge of him(which I won't name) DAD! Tuck found my make-up bag and sitting on my brand new couch painted himself with nail polish. Noel was on the other couch. Thank heaven he didn't drink it!

Man do I love this little guy...He will call my name thru the house MoM MoM... and I holler to him "what Tucker?" he always responds "I right here!". Like, I should be worried about what he's into(and I'm very worried).

EWW FACE!!!

So I had the kids give me their best eww face. Tuck is definitely the winner! Kennedy looks like shes in pain and Chase looks constipated! ha ha Gotta love it!

Catching up...

So I know I'm going a little crazy! But, I got a new CAMERA for Christmas! This is the first picture I took. I Love it. Thanks Honey!

So this year I decided not to stress out and worry about my Christmas decorations and tree coming down. But, to just try and enjoy Christmas break with my kids. So, Noel took the older kids skiing up North and Kennedy, Tuck and I just played at home with friends! It was great!

We had a great time with Sadie and Macy. It doesn't get better than Friends, Swimming and Crafts! The next day we had Ryder over and it finally looks like Fall in Arizona. But, wait were in January!!!

I had a great time with those great kids...Kennedy and I woke up early one morning and watched a meteor shower. It was amazing and she had a million questions. Having teenagers are a ton of fun and I can't wait until all of my kids reach that point. Let's face it...it is more complicated. So I really appreciated my alone time with these sweet easy to please wonderful kids. I love being their MOM!

The Happiest Place on Earth...

We had a great time at Disneyland this year for Christmas! It was wet and it was cold but, we didn't let that stop us!

Buzz Lightyear was Tucker's favorite ride.....
I had to take this picture ...it's rare to see these two holding hands. It was really great for us to spend time together as a family with no distractions.
Hmm...can you tell what she's doing...if you have a teenager you will know.

Totally Tuckered Out!