Shellfie Winner!

This face won us a $100 gift card to Ivar's!  We entered it into the "shellfie" contest and totally won! Way to earn your keep, little bean!

 This child.  She is a CLIMBER.  She is our first climber.  And hopefully the last...lol.  We are so busy running behind her and catching her all the time. Good thing she is so dang cute.  And I could probably use the exercise.  ;-)

Valentine's Day 2015

I love this guy. I still wake up every morning and wonder how I got to be so lucky!  Soul mates are for real.  We were meant to be! 

Highlighted moments with my love:  We were pretty lucky this year that we got to go on a cruise to celebrate my 30th  birthday!!  That is our favorite way to get away from it all! We did so much reading, eating, and sleeping. A little segway tour, won a free facial, got a massage on the beach, authentic Mexican nacho moments, and shopping.  Just the two of us.  It was pretty insane.  

Skiing down the mountain side is always a rush.  Enjoying the opportunity to ski at Mt. Bachelor together.

Easter 2015

Easter this year was the BEST!  I really mean the best season our family has EVER had.  We really tuned into the true meaning of Easter and spent a lot of time teaching the girls about the significance of the holiday. Dave and I participated in the "Lamb of God" production.  Dave sang the part of John and he did an amaaazing job. It was stunning to hear him sing all those solos that well.  The spirit that we felt as we sang praises for our Lord and Savior added so much to the season.  We added even more on to our now traditional celebration of Holy week.  Each night we taught the girls a little lesson about that day of Christ's life, sang some songs, and did a fun activity.  The Easter boxes each day added to the excitement and highlighted an important part of that particular day.  (like an I am a child of God necklace, etc)  I don't have any pictures of those moments- they are in our hearts.  BUT I do have some really great and super fun Easter egg hunt photos with the family!  

Papa's egg hunts are the best! The kids had crazy fun!

 Penny "got it" this year and ate soooo much chocolate!

 She love her Grammy!  (even if she is a little shy sometimes)

Then, we did another Easter Egg hunt with the McGiffins!  Spoiled children...I tell ya.

Merry Christmas 2014!

Christmas was such a dream this year.  We put extra focus on the true meaning of Christmas and we  tried to teach the girls the reason for the season by doing lots and lots of service and Christmas surprises for people!  They really enjoyed it all.  We did all that fun Santa stuff too! Penny was the cutest Santa though. 

We put the tree in the living room for the first time this year and it was definitely the way to go!  The little train running around the bottom of it kept the girls entertained for days! 

We were heavily involved with putting on the Ward Christmas party this year and it turned out great!  The Santa visit and pictures were definitely a hit!

Penny is One!

 Penny, when you look back and notice that there just aren't as many blog posts since you've been born....just know that it's because I'm spending all my time MAKING memories with you and your sisters!  We are so busy creating fun memories as a family all day long that there's hardly a chance to take a picture, let alone blog!  Plus, the new trend of these days has moved away from blogging as it takes sooo long to do.  I am all about being present for you in the moment and so I often forget to pick up the camera.  You are a cutie and I  love you! I had to add this birthday blog.

 Your sisters love you too!  They want to hug and squeeze you all day long. When you are not around they say things like, "Where is Penny?  We miss her!"  And, "Nothing is funny when Penny is not here."  You are the entertainment for the family.  You are good at listening.  You are always trying to be like your Mama and "help" me with whatever I'm doing.

This is your favorite book so I made that cake for you!  I think you recognized and "got it" when I showed the book and the cake to you at the same time.  You are a little bit of cake but were more concerned about getting messy than getting the sugar in your mouth.  You are my cleanly little one!

 This riding toy was certainly an exciting gift for you!  You have used it a ton!  You and cousin Wade always push each other around on it.  So cute!