Projects

I've been working on a few projects. Yesterday I made a pear pin cushion and I think I really like it. Now my sewing pins can come out of their little tupperware and it won't be so hard to get to them.

For Braden and Abby's school teachers and bus drivers I am filling cello bags with treats and I thought it would be cute to close the bag with a clothes pin that I have decorated.

These are just a few things I am working on.

I DID IT

I reached my goal of running 3 miles. For the last week and a half I been working out really hard and trying to reach my goal to run 3 miles. I finally did it this morning. Now I need to push myself to three and a half miles.

Happy

I love how on a Sunday morning when we are running around like crazy to get ready for church that these three cute kids can be SUPER happy and SUPER helpful. Thanks guys for making my morning so pleasant.

Kitchen window

Our Valentine craft we made today for our kitchen window.

Where did it go?

Where did the month go? January is more then half over and I can't figure out where it went. Crazy!!! I thought I would give a little update on how Gavin's job interviews went last month in Arizona. All I can say is that they went GREAT and he got a job. We are so excited. I'm so excited to move back to sunny Arizona, be closer to family and be by all of our great friends there. We have been so blessed to be able to get a job right where we wanted to go.

Here are a few random pictures.


Sisters playing
Valentine crafts
Daddy sharing chocolate licorice
Love our naps

Our Morning

Ellie's and my mornings are the best. We get Abby off to school then Braden off to school then we have a good two hours and forty-five minutes to ourselves. Usually Ellie will nap for a good portion of that time but since today she was a little under the weather and would not nap we went to Michaels to pick up some Valentine crafts. I'll show that later. Love my mornings with Ellie.

New Fabric

New fabric means new projects.

Happy Birthday Ellie!!!!

Yesterday was Ellie's 1 st birthday. Where did the time go? We didn't do much. She got a new car seat. At first she wasn't sure about her cupcake then after awhile she dug in and loved it. She is such a sweet girl. Happy Birthday Ellie!!!

My little man

Braden has been such a joy in our family. He's loving, kind, helpful and super funny. He loves going to school and loves to learn. His favorite subject in school is math and reading. He is one of the top readers in his class. He is always quick to help when needed and is considerate to other people. He loves sports and is an awesome soccer player. He loves primary and likes to volunteer to give the prayer or a talk when needed.

You never know

Abby is such a joy in our family. She loves to help with her baby sister, she loves to help me cook and loves to wrestler with her big brother. She has a contagious smile and a laugh that makes you laugh too. She loves school and just this week has shown a huge interest in reading. She says corky things all of the time and can be a big tease at times. Abby can also turn on a dime. She can be stubborn, dramatic and grumpy very quickly. She loves primary and loves learning new things everyday.

Can't get enough

I am so in love with this girl. She is funny, smart, and gives the best hugs and kisses. Today she tried to walk. She would take two steps then fall and then kept doing it over and over again. Gavin in the second councilor in the Bishopric and today he was conducting and Ellie kept yelling Daddy, Daddy. It was pretty funny. She likes to wave and say hi and she finally got the bye bye down while opening and closing her hand. She can say ball and dog and the thing that melts my heart the most is the loving and fun relationship she has with her big brother Braden.