Provo Temple Open House

The middle of February we had a chance to go see the new temple in Provo. Andrew didn't have to work until later this day so Ella skipped school and we headed down. We picked up my sister in law Sarah on the way and met my brother Spencer there since he goes to UVU. It was fun to go with them. The building was amazing! To see what they had done in restoring it from the fire a few years ago was just amazing. It is definitely a unique temple! The spirit was amazing! We went just in time, there was no wait and hardly anyone. It was sunny and nice! We headed to lunch at Cubby's after with Spencer and Sarah and by the time we were done eating it was hailing and we drove all the way home in a blizzard! I am so glad we went earlier than later so we weren't walking around in the snow! It was such a wonderful day!

Spencer and Sarah

Just yesterday we were able to attend the temple dedication! Elder Oaks dedicated the temple. It was such an awesome experience! I love the temple and attending yesterday only strengthened my testimony of temples! 

Valentine's Day

We had such a great Valentine's Day weekend! We hadn't really done anything for a long time but dinner or take out after the kids go down since before Ella was born! This year I decided we really needed to do something. I got a babysitter and planned the whole thing and didn't tell Andrew until the day of, I just told him to make sure to block the last hour of his schedule off! We went out and got a couple's massage first. It was amazing! I could do that once a month if I could afford it! We felt so relaxed! Afterward we went to Corbin's for dinner. It was so good! We had such a nice night away from our kids and phones! We went home and I took the babysitter home. The cute girl is one of my miamaids and she would not get out of my car. She just kept talking! I love this girl to death but I was just wanting to go home! Andrew called me after it had been 45 minutes wondering if I was ok. I finally told her that I had to go to the bathroom which I really did and then had to tell her again 10 minutes later! I finally got her to get out! It had been over an hour! I know she really loved our chat but I was so exhausted! Valentine's Day we got up and Andrew and the kids made me breakfast! We had left them a candy trail and a little toy. We enjoyed church and then headed to my parents house. We not only were celebrating Valentine's Day there but also my parents moved into their house 30 years ago on Valentine's Day.  We had a yummy dinner and my mom had little treat bags at each seat. My Grandma made dessert for us of Chocolate cake. It was my Grandpa Duzett's favorite cake and he built my parents home so that was a way to include him even though he has passed away. My mom handed out Valentine's to each of us! My kids love to get cards so they were excited! They loved the treats too!! It was such a fun weekend! I love being able to tell those I love most how much I love them and am grateful for them in my life!!

Family Game Night

My sister Emily and her husband just moved in down the street from us, about 4 miles away. The first part of February they had us all over for dinner and a game night! It was a fun night and we had a lot of good laughs! It has been fun to have them closer! 

Lucy, the star of the show! We like to fight over her!

The kids loved it, they got popcorn and a movie!

We even got my dad to play with us ;)

Mini Cheer

The first week of February Ella did Mini Cheer at the local high school! Our Bishops daughter cheers there and I had asked her to tell me when they did it because Ella has loved doing it in the past! She called me a couple weeks before and told me about it and luckily it was a good weekend! I recruited one of Ella's little friends from her class to do it with her! They had one afternoon where they learned everything. The had planned on about 50 to 75 girls and they ended up with 200! It was completely crazy! Ella's friend was also still 5 and Ella was 6 which meant different groups but they let her move up with Ella! The following Friday they performed at halftime of the basketball game. We got there before the game and weren't left with really any seats but we managed to find some in the balcony and had a pretty good view! It was fun to watch her dance!

It was really crazy and I think to many kids but it turned out well for being so crazy!

Ella's friend Kinzie got to be the one and only flier for the entire thing. I asked her mom if she had told her and she had no idea until she saw her in the air! I had taken Kinz home from practice and she had told me but I totally forgot to mention it to her mom! 

Kinzie and Ella! 

My parents came up to watch her dance and afterwards we went out and got some Mexican food! It was such a fun night!

Treehouse

The last week of January we went to the Treehouse Museum with a couple neighbors, Jenny and Kensey and their kids. We had been trying to find a time to go and finally made it work! We had most of the place to ourselves minus the field trip that was there! The last time we went to this particular Children's museum was when Ella and Easton were like 1 and 2! Ella was at school so it was just Easton and Addie. We had a lot of fun walking around letting the three boys do whatever and Addie would just follow suit! After the kids were done and hungry so we headed next door to Costa Vida for lunch where Easton promptly became sick and didn't eat a thing! It was a fun day and was nice to switch things up! 

This is the one picture I got for the whole day!

Addie's Birthday Parties!!

We had two parties for Addie one with my family and then later in the week with Andrew's family. The night of her birthday Andrew had to work until 6:30ish well he didn't leave until 7:30!! I had just planned on some light snacks and cake and ice cream since it was going to be later. My awesome visiting teacher showed up at 6 and washed all my dishes and cleaned up my kitchen and helped my kids decorate and helped me with some other stuff! She is amazing and I am so thankful to her! Andrew finally made it and we got around to partying! We had her open presents! She was in heaven! I had a Minnie Mouse theme for her! She was in love! 

Minnie Mouse Panties!!! Now we should buckle down and use them!

So the day before her birthday I was wandering targets back aisles and found this cute Minnie Mouse blanket and it was 70% off, so I got it for under four bucks! She absolutely loves it!

I found these cute frozen toys and they have been a big hit too! She also got a quilt from my mom, some money, a cash register, a singing minnie, a Minnie memory game, and we gave her a cozy coupe shopping cart! 

I tried to do a Minnie mouse cake but my frosting went funky! It was like melting, I think the butter may have been to soft! So it was just running off and by the time we went to sing it looked horrid!

For her party with Andrew's family we went to Goodwood BBQ with two of his sisters and their spouses. We had a great night and yummy food! Addie was spoiled once again and got a Minnie purse with accesories, a little kitchen, and an Olaf! She was in heaven! It was a great night!

Addie's Birthday!!

Our sweet Addie Girl turned two on January 27th. She is kind of a little pill that day. I tried four times to get a cute picture of her and she was not having it! She must be two!! I honestly cannot believe she is two. I feel like she was just born and yet feel like she has been with us forever! She is the sweetest thing. At two she is fiesty! She loves Minnie Mouse, owls, birdies, books, shoes, candy, oranges, milk, and waving to dad as he leaves for work. She still absolutely hates getting dressed, she screams at the top of her lungs when someone tries to take something from her, she is a little chatter box! She says thank you for everything which is so sweet, she will also say I love you too when you tell her you love her. She loves to sing songs she has done in Nursery. She has a new trick that if she doesn't get her way or gets mad she kicks her shoes off and they have been known to fly and hit me while I am driving. She is very spoiled and she knows it and knows how to work it! We have kind of made her that way :)!! She loves her muslin blankets but has a special attachment to the one with birdies, she usually has it wrapped around herself while she sleeps and always has one corner of it in the palm of her hand! She has lots of Grandma's at church. They all used to fight over who got her during church but since she goes to nursery now they can't! She has a couple of them wrapped around her finger. Our neighbor Lisa has Addie to believe that she can't go to nursery until she gets her M&M's, they truly love each other! I love this girl so much and can't imagine life without her! I can't believe she is 2 and she is turning into quite the little girl and I love her!!

She loves birthdays! She still thinks it is her birthday two months later!! She knew just what to do with those presents!!

FLU!!

The second to last week of January my kids came down with the flu. Addie started it and Ella ended up with it. Easton never did get it thankfully! It was a rough few days for all of us around here! It was a long day and they literally watched TV all day but they all felt better later on. Addie even had three naps that day! 

Rough Day!

Day with Grandma Duzett

Martin Luther Weekend Ella ended up having Tuesday off that week too. We decided to plan a day to spend at my Grandma Duzett's house. January is a hard month for my Grandma so we always try to see her and spend more time with her. We told her we wanted to come and she was so excited. She plans meals for us and never lets us leave hungry and with a meal to go! Ella loves to help her make bread. I hope I can someday make her bread and make it taste exactly the same ;). We had such a nice day and went home with a warm loaf of bread!

Addie slept on one of her guest beds and did awesome! She went right to sleep and stayed in the bed! 

Helping my Grandma with the bread!