Sunday, February 28, 2010

february

With just a few hours left of February - where did the month go? seriously - here's just a smidgen of what we have been up to this month.

We were heart attacked! In honor of Valentine's Day, we had a great time writing these 'love notes' to one another and enjoying them all around our kitchen. Very delightful to see our children communicate some kind of love and appreciation for each other - some in words, some in pictures. And then to enjoy them all month long!




Eli got a hold of my lipstick and was so proud as he came to me saying, "lip, lip." Up the nose, in the hair, in the carpet. Nice.

A little brother-bonding-before-bedtime (say that 10 times fast!) -


At the beginning of the month, we had interviews with each child and together came up with a personal challenge that would earn them a date night with mom and dad. Natalie was very eager and began right away. School mornings can be tough for her, so her challenge was to get up cheerfully and be ready for school on time for 2 weeks.

She did it! And we got to go to the BYU vs. Utah gymnastics meet together - with junk food and all!

We had a great time. Great job Nat! Can't wait for our next date night.

So that's just a glimpse of our February. There were lots of soccer and basketball practices and games, gymnastics, scouts, choir, orchestra, making flower clips for the young women, DQ's rained-out golf weekend, piano lessons, relief society lesson, dentist appointments, tubing at Soldier Hollow (took camera, no battery), merit badge classes....so there you have it. We were NOT lacking in things to do.

At least we were doing it together!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

new york city


The city that never sleeps...and neither did we!

This is way past overdue...

Not that it wasn't a fabulous trip, because it WAS.

Last fall, my darling hubby gave me an envelope that contained my very own 'Golden Ticket' for a girl's getaway trip to NYC in December with my good friend, Andrea. We stayed right in Times Square and enjoyed the sights, food, shopping, broadway shows and the holiday hustle-bustle of New York City. It was fantastic!

Our first meal included this Chicken Club Sandwich, which, by the way, cost us $28! Weirdest sandwich I've ever eaten. But it was right in the middle of Times Square where we got in plenty of people watching while we tried to figure out how to eat this monster. We laughed.

Our poster and a portion of our heads made it on the Today Show for about 3 seconds!

Eating at Serendipity. Yes, the sign indicates a 2+ hour wait.

And yes, the frozen hot chocolate was worth the wait!

The night view from the Empire State Building. I just loved how the building on the right looked with the lights shining down--looked like it was encased in plexiglass. Stunning.

Another view - this city is amazing.

This was a whirlwind trip of nonstop (barely sleeping) fun! Thank you so much to our husbands for the trip and holding down the forts back at home!

Maybe next time they can join us....!

a work in progress...

I love this quote -

It is hanging above our keys as a reminder as we come and go to 'never suppress a generous thought.'

I'm not always good at this. I am a work in progess. It is my goal to try a little harder to remember this wonderful advice. And to act on those generous thoughts as well!