Almost 8

I had to wait until I was 8 years old to get my ears pierced. So we decided it was our right as parents to inflict the same torment on our girls. Ashlee has been asking for a long time and since it was so close to her 8th birthday and we were in Utah we decided to let her get it done. Nanny came with us. She was very brave and said it didn't hurt at all. The sad part to this story was the total fit Sydney threw in the store because I wouldn't let her have her ears pierced too. (Please see posted picture. She turned away when she saw I was getting proof of her fantastic behavior.) Afterwards Ash was trying to make Syd feel better by telling her that it hurt REALLY bad, while she was winking at me. She has been so responsible to clean them and turn them. I really love my girls.

ALOHA!!

Once a month for Family Home Evening we make dinner from somewhere around the world. This month is was Hawaii. Mostly because coconuts were on sale at Walmart. So I went to "Heck of a Deal" (there is actually a dollar store here in town called that) and got some fun supplies for the luau. I made coconut chicken and rice. And some fried SPAM!! I know it's gross but my kids love it. We also had fresh pineapple and mango. Next month we are going to China for our dinner experience.

The girls made some pictures to help decorate the table.

We bought these outfits in hawaii 4 years ago and just broke them out for our special dinner. Ash has grown some since then.

The kids thought it was great when carl busted out his machete to open the coconut. ( I was pretty sure there was another trip to the ER in our future)

Sledding in Yosemite

We finally got the kiddos up to the snow to play. We went to Yosemite. We were kind of undecided where to go and we were following the slowest car on the planet so Carl said if he turns we are going to Pinecrest and if he goes straight we are heading to Yosemite, so slow guy decided for us so we didn't have to follow him anymore. It was beautiful up there and there is a lot of snow.
We stopped to right after the entrance and Syd couldn't wait to taste the snow.

She LOVES the snow....

So does Ash.

Carl blazing a new sledding trail...right after this was taken he fell forward on his broken shoulder. nice.

She was a crazy dare-devil. I'm scared to put her on skis this year.

Caught some air.

The snow was really that deep.

Caleb and Ash dug out holes to hide in for their snowball fight.

Primary ROCKS!!!

I have been in primary now going on 5 years. 2 years as 1st counselor and just starting my 3rd year as the president. I LOVE it. I feel so blessed to have this calling and opportunity to serve the sweet kids in my ward. And now I have a new counselor too. Tami was sustained a couple of weeks ago as the 2nd counselor. It is such an added bonus that we get along so well as a presidency. This picture was taken at lunch after our first presidency meeting (we miss you Pickles) we took all 6 kids to Fudruckers and it was crazy and hectic but tons of fun. I love these girls. They are both such great examples to me and their testimonies are amazing, not to mention their dedication to fulfilling their callings. I could seriously be a lifer in Primary. I am just not grown up enough for Relief Society. Thanks again ladies for all your hard work.

It's that time again....

Basketball season is here again. Caleb loves to play and it's great exercise for him. The hardest part is keeping my mouth shut during his games so I don't get asked to leave.