FHE

Do as i'm doing

London Bridges

Family home evening at our house consists of talking about our week, two songs chosen by

the girls, a short lesson by Brandon or I or the girls will share what they talked about in primary, closing prayer and then a treat. It lasts about 10 min. The fun part is the songs that each girl gets to pick, this week was London Bridges by Tabitha and do as i'm doing by Gabrielle.

Paperplate family

Gabrielle came home from church and wanted to do an art project on paper plates. She got out the plates and started creating our family. I asked her where she got the idea, she said simpsons, the tv show.

Zoo

We had a rare saturday where we didn't have anything going on, so we headed down to Salt Lake to visit the zoo and run some errands. The weather was cold but we had a good time and had fun spending the whole day together.

Balls

We had my friend Camille's little boy Truman over to play on Friday, he is obsessed with balls! We have a basket of balls in the basement and when she dropped him off he ran right for them saying "balls" the whole time. He knows what each ball is and has a very good arm when throwing each one. The girls love him and had a fun morning playing with him.

Pajama Party

Gabrielle learned about the letter P this week at pre-school. They had a pajama party on Thursday where they read books, ate popcorn and made pizza. She was so excited to wear her pajama's but Tabitha was pretty sad that she didn't get to go. We had our own party at home where we wore our pajamas, watched a movie and ate popcorn. We have all really enjoyed our preschool co-op that we have done for Gabrielle the past two years and are already starting to think about doing one for Tabitha and her friends.

Homework

taking a picture into the sun before ballet

two images using no flash but soft light from the sun coming in through the window

I took a photography class with a few friends given by Tara's sister and Camille's sister-in-law and we had a few assignments to work on for our next class. Gabrielle was the perfect little model for me.

Cute girls

I had a photo class on tuesday night and when I came home there was this cute note and colored pages from Gabrielle, she dictated it word for word to Brandon to write.

While Gabrille is at pre-school Tabitha and I have fun running errands or playing together.

I sure love these girls!

Friends

My friend Laura had a baby so we had her daughter Kate over to play. Tabitha likes to call her "her friend Kate", because we know so many Kates. They played really good together for hours, I just didn't get a good picture. They all dressed up and played happily with each other. It is fun to sit back and listen to little friend converstations. We are lucky to have such great friends.

Pedicure

A pedicure before church. Tabitha has never let me paint her toenails, this being her first time she loved it. I love having my toenails painted but for some reason never do them in the winter, I guess since no one ever sees them. I am excited to get back to painting them and all three of us can match.

Here are a few funny things that Tabitha said today,

"Where's my prince?", walking down the stairs in her princess dress.

"This is taking forever", waiting for the sacrament to be passed.

Crochet

Several years ago two of my friends from work, Della Mae and Rachel, taught me how to crochet. I started easy with burp cloths and can do one in a shift at work. I have done a blanket for each of my girls, but like doing burp cloths because they are so quick. They are also nice to have on hand for baby gifts. I would like to learn other crocheting, another girl at work make herself sweaters!

Pet Shop

The girls like to play pet shop, they will set up various animals and food and then we will come shopping for what we want or need. I decided to buy a unicorn and Tabitha rushed for her net and scooped it right up for me, but not before getting herself as well! If you have a need or want for a new pet please keep us in mind, the service is great and the prices are pretty reasonable.

St. Patricks Day

We had fun celebrating St. Patrick's Day this year. We had green pancackes and milk, which the girls loved. Gabrielle had pre-school and this was her treat for her friends. Tabitha kept saying Happy Valentine's Day and made sure we all wore green so we didn't get pinched.

Too short?

The girls were playing dress-up and Tabitha wanted to wear this dress that I thought was to short and small. They both insisted it fit just right, what do you think? They danced around the room performing for me, with a cute bow at the end!

Little purses

I shrunk down the pattern to the purse I made for me when Diana was here and made two for the girls. They were so excited to have one just like me and they turned out so cute. We did so much sewing while Diana was here and I did not want to waste any fabric so I was always thinking of ways I could use up what was left but ended up buying more! We sure had fun.

Eternal Families

I worked Monday night and as the sun was going down I walked outside to take a few photos of the temple. It was a nice warm night and not many people were walking around, I felt such wondering peaceful feeling as I stood there looking at the temple. I am grateful for eternal families and for my marriage in the temple. Gabrielle and Tabitha love to look at our wedding photos in front of the temple and have a desire to be married there as well. My thoughts on Monday were with my friend Linda who lost her son the day before in a car accident, I just want her to know that I am thinking of her and find comfort in the temple and our knowledge of eternal families.

Sunday

Brandon was called to be the 2nd counselor in our bishopric. We have known for a couple of weeks, but this past Sunday he was called and set apart and also ordained to a High Priest. We had a nice day with family and friends. The girls skirts and shirts were sewing project #4 all done by Diana, they turned out so cute.

Tea Party

trying to drink with her 'pinky' up

doing a good job with drinking with their pinkies up

"clink", we have gotten a lot of fun sayings from despicable me

Diana and the girls planned a fun tea party for saturday afternoon. They spent all week working on the decorations and food preparations. They mailed out invitations to Brandon and his Dad, who flew in on thursday night. We had a lot of good food and had fun eating and being fancy!

Disney on Ice

Friday night we met family for dinner in Salt Lake to celebrate Scott's 22nd birthday. We then checked into Kristen's hotel downtown and walked over to the Energy Solutions Arena for Disney on Ice. The girls loved the showed and seeing all of their favorite Disney characters. We then walked back to our hotel and the girls had fun doing foot massages, jumping on the beds, serving us drinks and occasionaly Tabitha snuck away to her 'office' to work. It was sure a fun getaway for us!

Laundry Room

Before

After

For Christmas my in-laws gave me a laundry room makeover. My father-in-law and Brandon built the shelves while they were here over Christmas. Brandon and I caulked, filled nail holes and painted this past week. It looks great and I am excited to get the shelves filled with storage and have an organized place for the girls to put their shoes and hang their coats up right when they come in the house. The girls had fun putting their stuff away and getting it all nicely organized.