Snow

Last weekend Toby wasn't on call so we decided to take that opportunity and go somewhere fun for the weekend. We haven't made it home to Utah this winter and have been really missing the snow. Brooklyn kept asking us to go up to the mountains so we could play in the snow, so thats what we did. We stayed at a time share that Toby's parents have and we had a really fun time! We got some sweet sleds at REI and then headed up the mountain. We found the perfect sledding hill and were happy that the snow had hardened a little so it was easier to climb the hills with the girls. It was a really fun weekend! The place we stayed at has a HUGE swimming pool that they had heated and even though it was freezing cold outside we still had fun swimming and getting in the hot tub after being in the snow for a few hours. Lots of good times were had, one being I forgot to bring my pj's so I had to wear Toby's red long johns that he brought to be funny, that was a definite high point!


This was a snowman we saw when we first got there, we decided to make an even better one, see below!


Ok so this was hilarious because the snow was like ice so I was going so fast, I almost hit a tree, then I turned around backwards and you can tell by my face I was freaking out a tiny bit. So, to stop myself I just layed my whole body out and slid for a little ways, Toby that I looked and sounded like a crazy person. lol, it's been a while give me a break!





The girls watched a movie in the hotel later that night while we waited for our pizza and I had to post these because Brooklyn is doing the thing she has done since she was a baby. She puts her blanket up to her lips and rubs it on her top lip, it comforts her and she does it to go to sleep. It also gives her really dry chapped lips most the time.
Nikell, of course sucks her two middle fingers and pulls one piece of hair across her face with her pointer finger and then plays with the end of it. So funny!

Prayer

For the past few weeks Brooklyn has been having bad dreams. I asked her the other night what her dreams were about and she told me that she had a dream that two guys tied her hands and her feat up. (so sad!!) I told her that if she has a bad dream again to say a prayer or sing a song and she will feel a lot better. So every night before bed, in her prayer, she says, "please help me to not have bad dreams and to not have dreams at all". Whenever she says this she gets this little quivering lip and it makes me feel so bad!! So last week when we had family in town Brooklyn was sleeping in our room. One night in the middle of the night I woke up, I look down and see little Brooklyn on her knees saying a quiet little prayer. She had, had a bad dream and instead of waking me up she said a prayer. I know that her prayer was answered because, I mean, lets be honest, It takes a lot to wake me up! I was able to comfort her by holding her hand and she fell right back to sleep. I was so grateful that night for our loving Heavenly Father watching out for my little girl. The dream thing has got much better and I know she is being blessed!

FUN

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Happy New Year!!

This week was so much fun. Having family here to hang out with was awesome. This was the funnest New Years I have had in a long time! The week was filled with playing just dance and just dance 2, hot tubbing, swimming, having s'mores by the fire, going to San Francisco, watching Yogi bear (which I would probably give a big thumbs down), My mother in law on the other hand loved it! We shopped, played a million games and partied hard on New years eve with our sparkling cider along with a short but sweet firework show by Toby. I am so sad the week is over and everyone had to go home. The girls were sad to see that everyone had gone home when they woke up yesterday morning. Hopefully we will see everyone again soon!!

My mother in law is always up for having fun, love this picture!

The party never stops!

These past few weeks have been so much fun. A day after my parents and brother left we had another week long visit from Toby's mom and dad, sister, two brothers and both of their girlfriends. It seriously was the funnest week! I will add all the pictures as soon as my house gets put back together;)
I forgot to add these cute pictures of Brooklyn and Nikell with Grandpa Kevin. He was trying to play a game with us but the girls just kept jumping on him, they love their grandpa!


Brooklyn and Nikell LOVED having all this attention from Jake, Jed, Erika, Tiereni and Robyn. They miss them now that they are gone!!! So do I!