Ella's Baptism Dress

I am in love with this Seven Year Old.

Ella & I went on a special date to

find the perfect white dress

for her upcoming baptism.

I love you Ella! I am so happy

with the beautiful girl you are!

My Valentine's

My Sweet Valentines

We had a lot of fun making Valentines.

 We made Valentine sugar cookie hearts.

Kate loved rolling out the dough.

 Ella & Lucy loved frosting and decorating the cookies.

 Bath time for the pink princess.

February

ABBY

Abby's latest Literature Circle Project.

Abby is a really good artist.

Abby gets to do a lot of fun art projects in 6th grade.

KATE

Kate loves to clean.  

We have six bathrooms and six toilets to clean. 

I have to document that Kate 

willingly cleans toilets in case she

outgrows this stage!!

ELLA

Can you believe we made it to the 100th Day of School?

Ella had a fun day at school to celebrate.

Ella & I had a fun Mother Daughter Date.

We went to lunch and shopping together.

I love our Ella.

Ella used the love bug to clean out the

pencil drawer.  Ella is very thoughtful.

Ella is quite the soccer star.

She is an awesome goalie. 

She blocked 3 hard shots this week at her game.

The other team was so impressed with Ella

that they gave one of their team treats to Ella.  

It made her day!!

LUCY

Lucy made this cute Preschool Calendar for February.

We have spent a lot of time with The Evershed's lately.

Lucy and Spencer at lunch at Little America.

Another day we met at The Container Store.

Emily and I have a goal to organize one room

a month.  My piano books are now organized. Fun store.

Lucy is a little chef. Last week she made Lasagna and

chocolate pie.  She was SO proud of herself.

Finally....Super Bowl Sunday. 

 These girls spent the game doing stunts

and cheers.  Love these little cheerleaders!

Parent Teacher Conferences

 I LOVE Parent Teacher Conferences.

I LOVE that our girls love school.

It is always an honor to get to hear all

they are doing and all they are learning.

I am so grateful for wonderful school teachers.

 At Abby's Parent Conference we

were prepped for 7th Grade Orientation

Look out Millcreek Jr High. 

Abby will soon be headed your way.

A few more January Joys

ABBY

Boston, Max & Abby

 Abby did awesome at the school Geography Bee.

Kaylee ~ Lucy~Mya~Abby

Jr Jazz night at the Jazz Game.

James enjoys coaching Abby's team.

ABBY & KATE

Abby & Kate have 7:30 play practice three times a week.

I helped with early morning play practice and got

an early peak of "You Ain't Never Had a Friend Like Me."

 Kate, Elsa, Amy, McKinley, Riley & Abby

are the six dancers and cutest friends.

ELLA had a school field trip to Discovery Gateway.

I loved going with Ella and her class.

We had a fun day together.

LUCY is all about games right now, including Fibber.

Lucy and I spent a day at

Discovery Gateway...just the two of us.

 I

 Lulu loves water.

 Love that hip action.

Fun month!

Ultimate Indoor Soccer - Ella

 Ella LOVES soccer.  She is the first one

in our family to try indoor soccer, and she LOVES it.

 Adelaide, Ella, Susan, Saylor, & Claire

Ella made 5 goals at her game today.

 It is fun to watch Ella do something she loves.
She had a perma smile the whole game.

Great job Dolphins!

MLK Weekend

We had a fun LONG weekend.

 Abby had a fun Daddy Daughter Skiing date

to Brighton Ski Resort.

 Our favorite 11 year old hitting the slopes.

 Perfect day for skiing.

We went to see the movie Annie.

We kept our tradition and went to the Auto Expo.

We always enjoy looking at new cars.

Our four Mini's in a Mini.

Abby looks good in a pickup.

My favorite cars this year were the Audi's (fun to drive)

& of course The Toyota Sequoia.  I love my car.

Kids loved the Jeeps and convertibles.

 We spent another vacation day at Kangaroo Zoo

and had dinner and gamenight at The Stevenson's.

 Kate put together a powerpoint on MLK

and decorated the house to celebrate MLK day.

The best part of all was Ella

lost tooth #4 on MLK day.

We love your new smile Ella!

It was a great weekend!