2013 so far

I'm not sure that any one reads anymore, but I thought I'd make my first post for 2013. Ha! Enjoy!

We've been shooting.

We've lost teeth and put on fashion shows.

I had my hair dyed red, and I loved it. Now it's a caramely brown.

We've played with umbrellas in the rain.

We checked out City Creek Mall one rainy and lonely Sunday night....

and Temple Square.

We enjoyed lots of rain...

and R&R.

We've drawn with chalk....

got bunkbeds for the girls....

and had cozy fires in the backyard.

We've had cousins....

and dance pictures....

and giant pumpkins....

and friends...

and fishing...

and fishing...

and playing.

We've played in water...

and water...

and in the mud and in the mountains.

We went to Fillmore...

and saw the sand dunes there...

and played at the park.

Miaya graduated from Kindergarten (and got an award for reading the most minutes in her whole class :)

We had Miaya's Spring Concert...

and Sarah's 3rd Birthday...

 and a trip down memory lane...

and more cousins!

And lots and lots of fun. Whew! How's your year been so far?

I also turned 30 way back in January, and I have to say I LOVE it. :)

Christmas times

Have your holidays been good? I hope so. We've been celebrating with family and friends and it's been great! We are traveling soon, and I'm so excited! We all are. Texas for Christmas and New Mexico for New Years! So fun. It's been a long time since I've been out of state. Woohoo!

The glasses

I love these girls so much. They are my favorite. I hope you guys have someone in your life who constantly reminds you not to take life too seriously. It's the best. :) They take my glasses and run and pose and ask " Do I look just like you, Mamma?" And I am in awe that they hope the answer is yes. It makes me laugh lots and feel bubbly. I adore these little girls.

Dustin's addiction

Dustin grew a giant pumpkin this year, and he did fairly well. It got up to 373 pounds. Not too shabby. It takes lots of work. But it's lots of fun too. We were buying fertilizer every other week to feed the thing. I was cleaning out the shed a bit today and found Dustin's dirty little secret. Hahahahaha. The empty fertilizer boxes. And I'm pretty sure there were more that we had all ready tossed out. I love my Dustin guy. He's pretty awesome if I do say so myself. :)

When I got up this morning, there was no snow

And now look! My Miaya girl adores the snow. My Sarah pop prefers the indoors.

And also, this is a total mamarazzi stalker shot, I know. That's how I roll.

I love snow

I love, love, lover, the snow! Yesterday it was 69 degrees F and so sunny and so windy! It was lovely. And today it is 33 degrees F and snowing and snowing and snowing! I love living in a place that has such weather. You never know what you might get.

So with it being a snowy day, Miaya picked grilled cheese and hot cocoa for lunch. Delicious. She also asked if we could play games this afternoon, so I am teaching them how to play Racko. I love this game. It's fun.

You know what else I love about snowy days? Shoveling the snow! And no, I am not joking. I love to get all bundled up and go outside in the silence you only get when it snows. Exerting my body in ways that only come with shoveling. Then you get to see instantly what you've done. It's awesome. Hope you're enjoying your day whether it is snowing or not.

Oh Sarah

I hadn't seen a Baby Einstein movie before I had kids. My kids have both adored the Baby Mozart one (we own it). Sarah likes to watch them so I get different ones from the library. Today I put the Baby Beethoven one on. She went and grabbed the Baby Mozart one and says she doesn't want to watch the Beethoven one. She wanted the Mozart one. Oh boy. She makes me laugh every day.