I am a little slow at getting things posted from the past couple of weeks. On the 2nd of March, for Dr. Seuss' birthday, Brooklyn's school could dress up as their favorite character from a book. There is a cute little series called "Fancy Nancy" and of course that is who Brooklyn wanted to be. She picked out what she was going to wear and we got her all "fancied" up. She looked so darling. When I was trying to take her picture she kept posing- she was really feeling the character.

Brooklyn also made arrangements with uncle Derk to go on a horse ride and ride the 3-wheeler. We went out on Saturday the 6th and had a BLAST!! It was way way way muddy but we had fun- mud and all. Nat and I got dinner ready and Brooklyn sat down to eat and said her throat hurt really bad and she went and laid down. By the time we left Nat's she was running a fever and not feeling well at all. Sunday she didn't feel good and so after an awful night I took her into the doctor monday morning and sure enough she has Strep Throat. She has not been feeling well at all or sleeping very well. Poor thing! Bring on Spring!!!

All fancied up

Sean and his gals playing in the box

Gracie was having so much fun- I love this picture of her yelling "CHEESE"

I was trying to get a picture of her in her boots. My parents had found these boots on clearance and got them to have at their house. However, Gracie will not take them off. First thing in the morning she wants the boots and everywhere we go she wants the boots.

Gracie wasn't loving the horse

Brooklyn and Garrett couldn't get enough of Airplane the horse

Brooklyn was very serious about her horseriding

I think she could have rode the 3-Wheeler all day

Thanks Uncle Derk for a fun day!!!!!

Advise

We are approaching a new transition in our home. Moving Gracie from her crib to a bed. I am DREADING this!! Brooklyn did not transition from crib to bed at all and to this day she ends up in our bed every night. Gracie is such a great sleeper and I don't want to lose that. She hasn't discovered that she can get out of her crib and I am going to keep her in there until she does. But- I want to know what has worked for you. Her and Brooklyn are also going to be sharing a room. Please give me your input!

President's Day

On Monday, we headed out to Stone to spend the day with Sean's grandparents. When Sean got home from his mission, his grandparents gave him on old Chevy truck to drive. Sean has decided to fix it up and drive it again. So him and his grandpa spent some time working on it- while his grandma showed me how she makes her YUMMY bread. Which I have since made by myself and it was even good! We had such a great time out there. We played out in the snow and got pulled on sleighs behind the 4-Wheeler. I haven't done anything like that in a long time. The gals had a blast and Gracie kept yelling, "YEE HAW!" Sean's grandparents are so great! I have lost both sets of my grandparents and I always feel so blessed to have them!

Me and the gals with Sean's grandpa- I was so glad that he let me wear his Dickies overalls!

Sean and the gals with his grandpa- I am sad we didn't get any pictures with his grandma.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Photo Challenge

My cousin is having a photo challenge on her blog so I decided that I would also take part of the challenge. Since today is February 5, I looked in the 2 folder in my pictures and the 5th picture and this is what I came up with.

This picture is taken just above the Laie Temple on Oahu, Hawaii. We had been to the Polynesian Cultural Center and it was SOO hot so we hopped on a bus and came over to the temple. It is SOOO gorgeous. In 2006, Sean, Brooklyn, and I, my mom, my sister, my cousin Janalee, and our friend Karen went to Hawaii. My cousin Jessica was getting married in Maui and we decided that it would be great if we could go and support her. We spent some time on Oahu and then flew over to Maui. It was the best of both worlds because we had Brooklyn with us and we also had people there to help us with her. If you ever get the chance to go to Hawaii- DO IT!! It is so gorgeous. We had a blast on Oahu and saw the touristy places- the PPC, Pearl Harbor, we stayed in an AWESOME house on the North Shore, Waikiki, lots and lots of snorkeling, and saw the most breathtaking sunsets. Maui was more laid back and more restful for us- not as much running around. I have never in my life seen as much beauty as I did on our drive of the Road to Hana, more snorkeling, we went on a snorkeling cruise, and I went Parasailing with Nat. Geez- writing this post makes me want to be there right now.

Our little family in front of the Temple- isn't it something? I crave to go back to Hawaii it was such a fun time. (This was a fun thing to do- if you don't know what to do for your next blog post- pick a random picture.)

Miss Abigail

We are so excited around here! My sister had her baby on tuesday and they came home today! Brooklyn could hardly contain herself with the excitement of seeing her new little cousin. As of now, they are naming her Abigail and are going to call her Abby. She is a precious little thing and her and Nat are doing great! The gals were thrilled with seeing her and given the chance I think they would have eaten her up. I think I will fighting Brooklyn over who gets to hold her! :) I was a little worried about how Gracie would feel about her- she LOVES well both the gals love Nat. I thought Gracie might be a little jealous- but she loved her! I don't know if there is anything better than the happiness a new baby brings into your life!

Ice Skating

Brooklyn has a little friend from school that takes ice skating lessons and so for weeks she has been BEGGING us to take her ice skating. We decided we would go for family home evening this week- tonight was the night. We went to the Eccles Ice Arena. We all got skates- they even had them small enough for Gracie- they were so cute. They also had little walkers that the gals could hold onto. Sean thought they needed the helmets- so they wore those too. Gracie lasted 2 laps- she actually enjoyed the 2 she did and then her and Sean watched Brooklyn and I the rest of the time. Brooklyn was really unsure when she first got on the ice. I think that she thought she would be able to go out there and skate like a pro. She wanted to give up, but we wouldn't let her- she finally got the hang of it (holding onto the walker thing) and had a BLAST!! (The lighting in there was really wierd and our camera didn't take the best pictures)

Gracie is all ready to go- cute little skates

Brooklyn is all ready- I made her take the helmet off for this picture

She is such a goof-ball sometimes

At the end she was really enjoying herself and having a lot of fun

We had a fun time skating together. She got to the point she wanted to go do spins on all the circle she saw.