Another Holiday Theme Meal

Since this week will be crazy with us leaving for Disneyland this week we decided to have a St. Patricks Day dinner this weekend. Glenn's kids were here for the weekend and Sophie helped me plan all the yummy food. We went for green foods of course but also added some gold!

The Menu:

Shells and Cheese with Peas

Green Jello

Celery and Spray Cheese

Pineapple Rings

Kiwi

Asparagus (Sophies Special Request)

Rice Crispy Treats

Green Juice with Green Ice

and Rainbow Skittles

The kids all helped make the food. It was fun spending time with each of them. It has been such a fun weekend. But I am SUPER tired. Kinda a lame post I know but...

A little bit about us

Here is a little update on the kids while the year is still new(ish)

Joshua:

Nicknames: Joshy, Rod, J. Hill (Like D. Will)
Height/Weight: 41 in/ 40 lbs
Clothes/Shoe size: 4 / 10.5
Favorite Food: PB&J, broccoli, and oranges
Favorite Color: Green and Black
Favorite Books: The Book of Mormon/Look and find
Favorite TV Show: Super Hero Squad
Favorite Animal: Kangaroo like his mommy :-)
Favorite Toys: Matchbox cars/ action figures

Joshy is 4 and loves preschool! He is always smiling. He is just getting into the Book of Mormon. He loves all the chopping off of heads and arms. Joshy loves swimming lessons and basketball. His favorite player is Derron Williams (D. Will) during the games he calls himself J. Hill. He also calls himself Rod and gets upset if you call yourself Rod. Joshy loves to visit his Grandpa Dale and hang out in his garage.



Briar:

Nicknames: Bri Bri, Page, Pagey

Height/Weight: 43 in/ 40 lbs

Clothing/Shoe Size: 5-6/ 10

Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese and apples

Favorite Color: Pink and purple

Favorite Books: Junie B. Jones

Favorite TV Show: Anything on PBS Sprout

Favorite Animal: Cat (Her cat Pansy)

Favorite Toys: Barbies and Polly Pocket

Briar is 6 years old and in Kindergarten. She is very smart and is an excellent reader. She takes a dance class weekly and wants to be a ballet teacher when she grows up. She also just started piano lessons with her Grandma Nena. Bri Bri is a shopper and I trust her to pick out all of her own clothes, and shoes. Her favorite tricks are standing on her head and blowing bubble gum bubbles. She loves spending time with her Mom and Grandmas.

Heart Attacks and Crab Legs

So its Valentines weekend and we got to spend it with the people we love!

Friday the kids and I went to the temple and got pictures with Grandpa Mardy, Grandma Lissa, Uncle Tyler, and Aunt Mallory who were sealed in the Bountiful Temple. We also got to eat at Sizzler afterwards which the kids couldn't stop talking about all night. They must have really good Mac and Cheese.

Today...Saturday, we went to Grandma Kimmy's church and had pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream. We also made valentines to put on someones door. Its called a "Heart Attack." Each kids made a valentine and stuck it on Grandpa Darrins front door. It was really cute and they were all so proud of their art work!

Later that day Glenn and I took the kids to Target and let them each pick a new swimming suit. The boys were so cute picking out their new trunks, and the girls of course chose matching Hello Kitty suits. I was pretty excited to get a new one myself. I don't think I have bought a new one since I lived in Maryland. We went to the Aquatic Center and went swimming for a few hours before heading home for the highly anticipated Valentines dinner!

We had bought crab legs for this dinner and I was kinda nervous because I have never cooked seafood before. I guess I did a good job cause by the end of dinner all the crab was gone. Briar and I had pasta instead of crab but everyone also enjoyed broccoli chosen by Joshy, rolls, Jello made by the girls, and we finished the night off with mini cheesecakes made by the boys! It was super yummy! Afterward the kids gave Glenn the Valentines that we had made him the night before.

It was just a great day, weekend, and I am sure the rest of the weekend will be great too. I have an AMAZING family and I love them all!!! Happy Valentines Day!!!

Sophies Baptism

Sophie got baptized on Saturday!!! She looked so beautiful and grown up! We are very proud of her. Now that she is a new member of the church she gets to have her own scriptures and CTR ring! She is super happy is taking her decision making very seriously. She also very excited to go to achievement days every week. Congratulations Sophie! We love you!

An Awesome Eight Year Old!

We celebrated Sophie's eighth birthday this weekend. It was Hawaiian theme complete with lei's sun glasses, grass skirts, and a surfing Mickey Mouse cake! She got everything an eight year old could want. Her new skateboard and Snuggy blanket were her favorite. My favorite part of the night were the trick candles. Not even I knew that they would relight. It was quite funny. She is really turning eight on February 5th and that means she can get baptized the next day! We are very proud of her and can't wait for it to happen. Congrats sweetie!!! You are such a big girl.... well I guess you're turning into a little lady!!! Love you!!!

It's been a pretty uneventful week and thats how we like it!

Not much happened this week. There was a short work/school week because of Martin Luther King Day. The kids had their usual lessons and Glenn has been working 18 hour days because the Sundance Film Festival is in town. One exciting thing did happen though...
Briar got 100% on her spelling test!!! I never doubted her but she was really nervous about the whole thing. She spelled 25 words correct and got a cute little certificate to put on the fridge.
For those of you that don't know Briar is in kindergarten this year. She loves it so much that she cried when I had to check her out of class 10 minutes early for an appointment! She is a super smart girl but her favorite things to do are reading, math, and of course spelling. Her favorite books to read are Junie B. Jones, the Rainbow Fairies series, and Tiara Club.
After school Briar takes a ballet dance class. She has her big recital coming up in May. This February she will be starting piano lessons with Grandma Nena!
Keep up the good work Sis! We are so proud of you!!!

J is for January and Joshy!!!

Brrr!!! Its FREEZING!!!

January means a new year and new adventures. Briar has been in dance/tumbling for 2 years now and Josh felt it was time he got to take some kind of lesson too. His first choice was karate but since we can't find a school that fits our schedule he went with swimming lessons instead. He has never been afraid of the water and these lessons are just fueling the fire. He will jump in anytime, anywhere, no matter how deep the water is, especially if he sees "big boys" doing it. I don't think that is really a good thing. I am hoping these lessons will help him learn water safety along with technique.

January 13th is also a big day at our house. Its Joshy's birthday and this year he is 4!!! We celebrated by taking treats to pre-school and swimming lessons for all of his friends. We also had a super hero party with a special Batman cake!!! He got lots of fun presents too... Batman action figures, a GI Joe Inja (Ninja) A John Deer tractor, PJ's, A flashlight and a sharp tie to wear to church. (Josh is a Sunbeam in primary now!!!) He has big plans for this year like going to Disneyland and riding a 2 wheeler. He also wants to play t-ball in the summer!