Buckets of Fun!

I was rinsing out these ice cream buckets outside today when Emmry decided that it would be more fun to play with them than help me clean them. Seeing that I hadn't even got her dressed yet for the day and i was a nice day! I figured that 'what the heck,' get wet. It's just water, let her have fun and be a kid. So I gave her a cup and an ice cream scoop. She loved it!

1, 2, 3 {Our Valentines Day package}

Our Valentines Day packages to both Ty's parents and mine arrived just in time! (with one day to spare!)

Now I will share it with you.

CAUTION: It's REALLY cheesy, but I think it turned out really cute. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Although I am still disappointed with my mother-in-law, Judy, not putting the puzzle together before moving onto #2,#3. (wink, wink. Its really ok)

Box #1

110 piece puzzle

I purposely wanted to make it difficult, but according to everyone it was more difficult that I thought it was going to be. I never tried to put it together, so I can't say much.

Envelope #2

Envelope #3

Along with handmade Valentines Day cards from both Tage and Emmry that I forgot to take a picture of before I mailed them. And our family pictures taken back in December that I didn't have printed in time for Christmas and then I just kept forgetting to mail them in January.

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day!

xoxoxo

Valentines Day

No "I love you" notes posted anywhere or a dozen roses delivered, but I did get lots of hugs and kisses from the ones I love most.

Of course I wanted something sweet to eat tonight so I made a simple white cake with pink frosting. Classic. Simple. Easy. Totally hit my sweet tooth.

While Tage was at school, Emmry and I went to the park with a few friends and decorated sugar cookies and exchanged little valentines.

Crafting with Mom

Whenever I do something crafty, Emmry has to too. Except she is a bit more messy with her supplies than I am....

Oh well, at least she is entertained.

Also, lately she has been into laying on her tummy to do everything! Reading, coloring, playing with her toys, playing games....really everything she does she lays down. Kinda cute actually, especially the drawing/coloring. Makes her look so grown up and relaxed.

Fire pit

Ty decided that for his birthday present to himself (and really to us too) he would go to Home Depot and buy brick to build a fire pit! Yay!

Having a fire pit in our backyard is something that we all have wanted for a long time now, so yay for birthdays, and yay for bugging Dad long enough that he finally does something about it.

This was FHE tonight.

Roasting mellows and reading 2 verses out of the Book Of Mormon. 1 Nephi 1:5-6 to be exact. With an emphasis on the words 'Lehi praying' and a 'pillar of fire on a rock'. That was it. Followed by Tage catching every single mellow I gave him on fire and Emmry wanting to throw everything that she put in her hand in the fire.

And please take a moment to notice Ty's feet.....socks with flip flops on the wrong feet. Seriously Ty, you kill me. Love you bunches though.

Superbowl XLVI (46)

Not much of a huge party around our house, but enough to satisfy my 2 boys.

Ty made homemade chili and Tage made spicy buffalo dip. I on the other hand, didn't make a thing. BUT did all the clean up and dishes. Boo.

Tage kept his own scoreboard.

Of course I didn't watch the whole thing, but from what I did see it was a good close game.

Yeah for the New York Giants who won!

Final score: 21 17

Pretty Hair

I have been trying to do Emmry's hair a little different lately rather than just the one pig tail on top or a little to the side. And today she actually held still long enough for me to do something fun! It brought back memories of when I was a little girl and my Mom would do my hair. I remember telling her if I wanted my hair like this I would ask for 'bump, bump, bump' or however many 'bumps' I wanted. Too funny.

Oh, I love this little princess. So, so much I can't even stand it!

Happy Birthday Ty!

You will always be my better half.
You are a wonderful husband and the best Dad ever.

Love you more
xoxoxo