Flashback Friday: Valentine's Day

We had a simple Valentine's Day. I didn't even make any heart shaped food! I was totally slacking! The girls each got a stuffed animal and Hannah got some chocolate that she LOVED!! A whole little heart shaped box of chocolates all to herself! Grace loved to give squeezes to her bear. I can't believe that next V-Day we will have 3 little girlies!

Some Cute Videos of Grace

So three things I would like to point out about both of these videos:

1. The videos are not the best quality...the sound is the most important anyway!

2. I am aware that in both videos Grace looks like a ragamuffin! I promise I do her hair!

3. Grace is so cute I could eat her!

Bowl Baby

We signed up for free summer bowling. It is such an awesome thing. You only have to pay for the shoe rental and then you get 10 frames of bowling and 4 tokens for the games!

Hannah is getting better every time. Maybe by the end of summer we will have a bowler on our hands!

Grace loves to "push it" and yell "yay!" and clap.

It is so fun! I especially enjoy the nice cool air conditioning!!
It makes for a wonderful afternoon.

Flashback Friday: Chad's Bday

Somehow I ended up with no pictures of my birthday, but I am sure it was great! Chad had a good birthday too. Since his Christmas present was for his birthday also, he got simple gifts. Some Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and some hiking sticks. Chad is not a big fan of cake so Hannah and I made his favorite no bake cookies for him to blow the candle out from. We love Chad and it was fun to have a day to celebrate him.

A Fun Visit and Hannah's Dance Recital

Last week we were lucky enough to have my parents visit for a few days. We went swimming in the hotel, Hannah slept at the hotel with grandma and grandpa, and we went to Wheeler Farm and saw some animals. We just loved having them!

The main reason for their visit was Hannah's dance recital/performance of Mary Poppins. Chad's mom and sister also came down for the performance. We really appreciate the support of family! Hannah was a rag doll in Jane and Micheal's playroom. We weren't able to pictures of the actual show, so I took a few at home and then a few and the dress rehearsal, but I don't have any from the night of the show.

She did such a great job and now is constantly singing and saying lines from Mary Poppins. This morning she told me that I have a "cheery disposition" just like Mary! I am glad she thinks so!

Temple Square Adventure

This summer Hannah has been working on different jobs around the house and school skills. Every Friday we get to choose a special activity if she gets everything accomplished during the week. Last week was a trip to Temple Square. It was really fun. We discovered the children area in the Church History Museum. It was so amazing! Seriously, I never knew it was up there. If you get a chance you should go! We were sad that we didn't have more time to spend.

They had a tortilla toss,

a fishing pond next to Nephi's ship complete with a Liahona,

some Golden Plates,

and a table with food to feed the missionaries!

This was just a small part of what was there! It was great!

Of course we couldn't leave without seeing the Christus.

A funny side story: On the way back to the car my flip flop broke! We were still about a block and half away from the van! I was trying to keep it on with my toes and shuffling my foot. It was going ok until we were crossing the VERY busy street in front of tons of cars. It completely fell apart! I had to pick up my flip flop and run across the street and the rest of the way to the van with just one flip flop! I am sure I am going to get some disease! I am sure I was quite a sight with my big belly, pushing a stroller, and running with just one shoe! How embarrassing!

Flashback Friday: Ice Castles

Every winter in a nearby town a man uses sprinklers and hoses to make amazing ice castles. We decided to take to trip over to check them out for ourselves. They were really cool. They were huge and beautiful. Because the weather had been warmer and rainy some of the castles were melting so we weren't able to walk underneath them, but it was still amazing to see. The girls loved touch the cold ice and Chad and I loved to colors.