February 2018

Welcome to February!

It was really really cold

for pretty much

the entire month.

I'm talking windchill in the negative 40s!

So, yes, lots of cuddles:

Kale made this for me:

Kale loved to go sledding!

Ellory really just did not like the cold.

I didn't blame her.

We went to another indoor track meet:

Ya, that's about how much she wanted

to be there.

Every once in a while,

I think to document the kids 

playing their little games together.

I love their imaginations:

And sometimes I take pictures of them

while they are sleeping because I

get sentimental and think about how

they grow up every day

and sometimes I just want them to stay little forever.

The whole, thinking I was never

going to be able to have another 

baby thing probably didn't help

my emotional state at this time.

But look how cute they are all cuddled up:

Happy Sunday!

Ellory and I got to help out in Kale's

classroom for his Valentine's Day party.

And there was ice cream!

We came home from school to this

beautiful surprise:

When we got married,

my bouquet was made from 

fake flowers.

Tyler and I had a conversation about it

and I told him that I didn't really

like the idea of spending money 

on flowers because they are just going to die.

And I still think that's true.

So since that conversation,

he has never bought me flowers,

and I believe I've never complained,

but I could be wrong about that.

But a few months ago I was teasing him

 that the only flowers he'd 

ever given to me were tainted (long story),

and I said that although I thought

flowers were pointless

they were still a nice gesture.

Well, he certainly listened!

My parents sent us this

little surprise in the mail:

So yum!

And this was my attempt to do

something "Valentinesy" for dinner:

My mom offered to come up

and babysit the kids for a night

so Tyler and I could go 

on a date,

and then she and dad would stay the night

so we could celebrate her birthday the next day.

Well then Ellory and I HAD to 

make her the famous chocolate cake:

And here they are!

Happy Birthday Nana!!!

 That cake is just soooooooooooooo YUM.

Did I mention we are obsessed with Qwixx...

Because we are super into it.

Another freezing cold day

calls for another trip to the mall:

One day Ellory asked if we could have

a pajama party.

I asked her what we do at 

a pajama party,

and she made this list:

 And so we did all of those things.

First, Snapchat:

Next, sandwiches and the Lego Ninjago Movie:

And also, cuddling with stuffed animals:

Then, playing Sequence:

We also had a dance party,

because we're not quitters!

I just didn't take a picture of it.

Then, it was time to head to Utah

for Dain and Heidi's wedding!

We headed out a little early

so we could spend some time with family.

First, we went to Vauna and Jeff's house.

Kale roped Aunt Vauna into

a game of Battleship:

And Ellory convinced Pop-Pop

to play a matching game with him,

even though we all

just wanted to go to sleep:

Poor mom was so sick

on the drive out.

We had some rough weather

through Wyoming (surprise!),

but we made it through.

Then, the kids and I went to Shane and Realyn's

house so we could spend a few days

with the Patterson side of the family,

We played some video games:

Ellory and Allie really hit it off.

Those two were ridiculously adorable together.

 

On this day we all got together at Janie's house.

When we got there,

Ellory was in one of her super grumpy moods.

Nothing was good enough.

And then,

Allie walked in the door,

and suddenly everything was fine:

We love the cousins!!!

And Gracie was so very sweet to Ellory,

even when Ellory was being cranky:

She's actually really sweet:

Oh look, 

she found her best friend again!

Addy had her last basketball game

while we were there,

and I was excited to be able to go.

I took some really crappy pictures

of her, 

but it's proof that I went:

And that was February.

On to March and Dain's wedding!