Dance

Blake and Dallin had their elementary school dance program last month.  I love it. 

This is the first year for Dallin, and he smiled the whole way through it!  It was awesome.  His class did 5 little monkeys :)

Love my Dallin. 

Blake's class did Shake it Off, which came out super cute.  In 1st grade, Blake was one of the better dancers.  He was up on the stand, and he was really into it.  But this year I have seen a change in him.  He was shy about it.  So that was a little sad to see him growing up a bit.

They both did so good!

Blake's Birthday

It has been forever since I updated my blog.  I figured to start with Blake's 9th bday!

He chose chocolate cake, with chocolate frosting.  :) 

He got some new skylanders for his game, his favorite present.
Here is dad trying it out for him ;)

 He chose to have a friend party at the fun park, where we did laser tag, games and had pizza.  It was pretty fun!

Blake is such a good kid.  He genuinely cares for others and is very loving.  He is super tall for his age, and still loves soccer. 

I love you Blakers!

Quarantine

We have been so sick here!  Lame.  It hit Julia and Blake both pretty hard. 

Oh, this picture makes me so sad!  :(

It really has been awful.  3 weeks straight, someone in my house has had something.  For a second I wished we had got the flu shot, but then I realized, Julia DID have the flu shot.  Still, she and Blake got it twice in those 3 weeks.  And Blake really freaked me out.  He was delirious, full on delirious.  I couldn't get him to make sense.  He was fevering and we ended up in the ER because he wouldn't come round.  It all ended up ok, just gave me a pretty good scare.  Sure made me thankful too that my kids are usually so healthy.

I slept upright with Julia in my arms for several nights.  For some reason, it didn't bother me much to have such little sleep.  Maybe I appreciate it more.  I just enjoyed having her sleep on me.  Time really does go by fast, and pretty soon your babies aren't babies anymore.  Just trying to enjoy each phase a little more.  Pretty soon, there won't be a one year old who needs me in the middle of the night.

Anyway, I think we are all on the mend finally; Everyone slept good last night, and I actually slept in my own bed.  So here is to Spring and sunshine!

Cousin Sledding Party

We had a fun weekend with the cousins.  First we went to the jump zone, and then gathered at the park by my house for sledding. 

Everyone had fun and it wasn't too cold. 

Kids just love being outside!

 I can't believe how big everyone is getting, this is Kyle and Jake below.  Dang near as tall as me.  I feel sad just a little. 

 

 I love that they all take care of each other :)

It was a fun party!

Nugga

Julia climbed up on the couch next to Blake so she could snuggle, or "nugga" him.  Heart!

Pinewood Derby

It was Blake's 1st derby this week!  Rite of passage. 

He and Brian spent lots of time working on it.  Blake sanded, and sanded.  He painted too.  We helped him put the stripes on, and Brian put on the spoiler and wheels. 

 It looked pretty cool!

Here is Blake, surprised and happy that it was fast.  He ended up winning, so he had fun. 

 

Julia.

 

Some thoughtful leaders brought coloring pages for the younger siblings.

 

Dallin had his best friends to play with: 

Big brother Kyle was so sweet, he cheered on his little brother, and was genuinely happy for him: 

And at the end, Dallin was allowed to send his own car down the track too!  He thinks he took 2nd place.  I am not going to correct him.  :)

Since we combined wards there were 34 cub scouts, plus brothers, sisters and parents.  It was a wild, crazy, loud and fun night.  

Priceless Masterpiece

Dallin painted me a picture:

 

He said it is the Grand Canyon, and I can totally see that!  I love the colors. 

Paint

Painting on paper is really cool and all but...

 

I guess her forehead had more to offer.  

Playful

Sledding

The kids have been out most every day enjoying the snow.  They especially love sledding. 

Julia is such a lucky little sis.  These big brothers of hers love her. 

The boys built a ramp at the bottom of the hill. 

Getting some air!

Soon they started standing up on their sleds.

 

So yes, you can have fun outside when it is only 5 degrees.  :)

Star Valley

Brian isn't usually up to traveling much on the weekends because of his long hours.  Mostly, he needs to catch up on sleep.  But since he had Friday off, we headed up to Wyoming. 
Julia was pretty good in the car.  Maybe the treats had something to do with that. 

When we were in the driveway, Brian let her drive. 

 Course the boys love the freedom there!

Giant pile o' cousins :)

It was ridiculously cold.  It was below zero all day.  I think around -10 for a high.  But staying busy kept the kids warm enough.  It was a fun day!