Valentine's Day

I'm going to pat myself on the back for

two posts in one month.

Way to go me!

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Our

Valentine's Day

started out with heart shaped pancakes! 

The kids made

valentine bags, so that we could do

a valentine exchange.

Lyla was sweet

And let me try heart piggy tails

While Carter was at school,

Dallin had a birthday party to go to.

So Jason took Lyla and I to

The Pizza Factory

for lunch.

After school we had our valentine exchange

Jason and I gave the kids small gifts.

I wasn't sure how Carter would react to his gift,

but he was very excited about his "Kidz Bop"

I got a "woohoo" as he thrust his arms in the air.

And Dallin LOVES anything to do with legos,

especially the lego people, they're his favorite.

So he got a lego people sticker book.

We gave Lyla another Leap Frog movie.

Thanks to these movies

and

 the "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" book

She knows all of her letters by sight and their sound.

She loves anything to do with letters!

I made heart shape sugar cookies

and the kids decorated them after dinner

and took them around to all of their friends,

including our sweet neighbor, Carol.

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It was such a fun day filled with

FAMILY

and

LOVE

February

I have been so busy playing with Lyla

that I haven't been able to blog.

She has discovered starfall.com.

Every time I sit down at the computer

she runs to my lap to play starfall.

It has made me limit my  

computer time.

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(Looking back to what I didn't post about)

We had a wonderful Christmas!

It was fun taking the kids around

to all of the family parties.

The boys have loved their gifts

and they're still playing with them

and its February! 

Seriously a record.

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January:

Jason and I received new callings.

I'm the Young Woman Secretary

and

Jason is the Gospel Essentials Teacher.

It has been a big change for me,

but I'm loving every minute of it.

Just a few pics of January

We went sledding at the Muller Park Jr. High

I'm terrified in this picture.

The hill is HUGE

I screamed the whole way down

and dug my toes in the snow

because I'm pretty sure I was going 55mph

After hiking the hill so many times

we were beat,

but had a great time.

Lyla got a "baby curlz" curling iron

for Christmas. 

This is the first time we used it.

It turned out so stinking cute!

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Today we went hiking up at Muller Park.

The trail was snowy,

it was fun for a change.

We took 3 of the boy's friends.

They had a great time

throwing snowballs and

sliding around in the snow.

Lyla did great in the hiking backpack.

She was just happy to be outside.

The weather is getting warmer

and the sun has been shining.

Spring is just around the corner.

I can't wait!