4.7.19
Biannual dentist trip for the girls. Nora's first time getting checked and Indie's first time getting x-rays. Nora was a little unsure but they both did wonderfully. They came home with some gear to practice dentist on me.
I treasure our one-on-one time while Nora naps.
Mom spoiled the girls at Build-a-Bear
Cousin time with Grandma
Mom took Indie on a date to Home Depot's kid workshop. She had a blast painting and building a birdhouse.
For general conference this year I tried prepping a snack and activity for each new speaker. It took more of my help than I was hoping so I didn't get to catch much, but I hope they will grow to learn the importance of conference and love it as much as I.
Tammy got tickets to the Sunday afternoon session and they were AMAZING!
Tired Nora girl
4.14.19
Dad took us to Kangaroo Zoo while he was in town and we were bummed that they replaced many of the fun activities with arcade games. It took a while for Nora to warm up but she finally would go down the slides with me.
My favorite girls
Indie was excited to bring SK to the museum with us.
SK was so sweet to help Indie make slime. I am dreading this discovery for the cleanliness of the house, but Indie thought this was cool.
Annual Keller Williams Easter party. We went to a new location this year that didn't have as many cool activities, but the girls loved playing on the playground, getting their faces painted, eating hot dogs, the egg hunt, and of course eating the treats.
We were all happy that we were ready for church early and all looking presentable. That does not happen often with Adam being gone all morning with his calling.
4.21.19
Cuddles with my girl
The primary had a special activity for Easter where they talked about the Resurrection intermingled with a little game. The girls had fun but it lost them early on. I enjoy watching them learn from teachers and other kids, though. Following this, they had a candy cannon. The big kids are so fast they beat the girls to most of the candy but they didn't seem to be bothered.
Lee's and Ace's had a little walk through where the girls walked around the store and got some goodies. They thought this was awesome. I wanted to ensure they were gracious since this is not a normal thing in life ha.
There was also a big bunny that Indie thought was her best friend (per usual), but Nora wouldn't go near.
See-food
Bedhead
That night we had our annual family Easter hunt. Lew and Jo's family insisted on coming so they could see the girls hunt for eggs. I hope the girls always know how greatly loved they are.
The girls' buckets got so busy it was tipping them over. They are headstrong and insisted on holding them for a while until they finally gave in- realizing they can hunt much faster without that weight.
Robin egg traditions
Jo's chair stuck to her when she stood up ha
The Stoddard girls brought our girls some matching dresses. They thought this was pretty great.
Nora keeps falling asleep with her legs in the holes in her crib so she wakes up stuck and so very said.
Poses for Easter- I have been especially grateful in recent years when thinking of Heavenly Father's plan for us. Indie being legally blind in one eye and me recently tearing my ACL and my meniscus have been hard and will be continual struggles the remainder of our Earthly lives. How wonderful that we can be resurrected with perfect bodies. I know we will be busy with the Lord's errands, but I hope we may enjoy all the things that we couldn't because of our physical limitations on Earth.
4.28.19
We love enjoying the beautiful weather.
This girl must be my daughter with how much she loves books.
Sexy outfit for my MRI
Snuggles
Grandpa Brent sent the girls a card and a little money for Easter. We had the girls save half and let them spend the rest. Deciding what to spend their money on was very hard for them. Indie bought a container of fairies and is LOVING them. She had the "kiddos" line up for "school".
Potato bugs and a treat to finish up the night.
Breakfast at our favorite place (Jeremiah's in Ogden).
My friend, "Pamnar", is turning 50 and put together the Pamnar (like Ragnar). I was going to run in it, but cannot with my knee injury so I met them at an exchange to say hi and cheer them on. This was heartbreaking for me to not be running, but it was fun briefly catching up with some of these old coworkers of mine. The girls enjoyed some M&M's and the park.
Adam and I had a fancy event at Little America so Mom and Rex watched the girls. Rex and Nora were ahead of Mom and Indie on a walk when Nora got some bubbles in her eye. All she wanted was Indie so Rex brought Nora to her. Mom sent me these pics of Nora telling Indie how she hurt her eye and Indie giving her loves. Indie is typically not very lovey on Nora so my heart was touched and very proud that she was such a great big sister in this moment.
It was fun to get gussied up and have a night out with my honey. There was a silent auction at the event so we looked at all of the items and dreamed of being in the financial position that many others are in to bid. One day we will get there, but for now we make the most and enjoy the less luxurious but still blessed life we live.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
November 2018
Crazy hair
We haven't been to Colorado for a while so we took the chance with some cheap flights to visit Dad. This was Indie's first time on an airplane as a big girl. We kept busy with snacks and a bunch of activities I made ahead of time. The girls did quite well.
We did a lot of hanging out, waiting for Dad to finish up work but we got out one day to the park. The wind made it so cold that Nora just froze, not moving much, but Indie didn't care too much.
SK brought a cute Frozen paint set for them to do. Indie loves hanging out with her.
Nora loved the keyboard and play horse.
The aquarium. There was even a mermaid that swam around- Indie was dazzled.
Nora trying to give loves to Dory. Not quite the same as her stuffed animal at home.
While Dad was busy working, we drove out to the Wild Animal Sanctuary. It is a non-profit organization that rescues animals and brings them here to live out their lives- animals like wolves, bears, panthers, camel, etc. There is a walkway 30 feet in the air that runs by the animals' enclosures; this way, the animals do not feel threatened by all of the visitors.
Many of the animals were sleeping, and it was quite cold, but we still enjoyed watching the animals undisturbed.
We enjoyed some hot chocolate to help warm us up.
By the end, Nora was tired and ready to go since she didn't really get a morning nap.
The plane had troubles after we boarded so a 1.5 hour flight turned into 2.5 hours and way past their bedtime so we were all antsy to get home.
The girls love yogurt.
Indie was so excited for her first day of preschool, which I was as well but also so sad that she is growing so quickly and able to do much more without me. She loved meeting new friends.
Adventure to the library. They have games and toys that you can play so we did that, and of course looked at some books.
Stealing my food...it's okay because they're cute.
For date night we tried going to an escape room, but it was full so we walked around some crazy festival at the Gateway and found this cool sign.
Indie so wants to be in primary and stand in the programs with them, so we let her stand by us and sing.
Fun at Mom and Rexy's.
Scouting locations for Roberts' family photos.
Our adrenaline junkie.
Keeping busy waiting for a prescription.
Adam loves Christmas music so I got him tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra for his birthday. We loved their classic songs, but they lost us with a set of hard rock songs. They had some cool special effects like fire and 30 feet arms that the musicians would stand on and go straight in the air.
Indie wanted a picture with Diane's scarecrows.
Keeping ourselves entertained at Alisha's for Thanksgiving. We hung out while she finished cooking, stuffed ourselves silly, played a couple games while the girls napped, the boys went shooting and the kids had a little scavenger hunt outside. Indie wanted to do the hunt but quickly was over finding things on the list and wanted to do her own thing.
Kangaroo Zoo. Indie mostly love the big slide and doing somersaults off the obstacles on some of the inflatables. Nora had fun exploring.
We quickly got set up for Christmas after Thanksgiving. Adam is pro at fluffing the tree.
The tradition of the towel over the shoulder lives on.
Dance night. Nora kept squatting and both of the girls did somersaults. They have no hope with their genetics.
Museum time
We haven't been to Colorado for a while so we took the chance with some cheap flights to visit Dad. This was Indie's first time on an airplane as a big girl. We kept busy with snacks and a bunch of activities I made ahead of time. The girls did quite well.
We did a lot of hanging out, waiting for Dad to finish up work but we got out one day to the park. The wind made it so cold that Nora just froze, not moving much, but Indie didn't care too much.
SK brought a cute Frozen paint set for them to do. Indie loves hanging out with her.
Nora loved the keyboard and play horse.
The aquarium. There was even a mermaid that swam around- Indie was dazzled.
Nora trying to give loves to Dory. Not quite the same as her stuffed animal at home.
While Dad was busy working, we drove out to the Wild Animal Sanctuary. It is a non-profit organization that rescues animals and brings them here to live out their lives- animals like wolves, bears, panthers, camel, etc. There is a walkway 30 feet in the air that runs by the animals' enclosures; this way, the animals do not feel threatened by all of the visitors.
Many of the animals were sleeping, and it was quite cold, but we still enjoyed watching the animals undisturbed.
We enjoyed some hot chocolate to help warm us up.
By the end, Nora was tired and ready to go since she didn't really get a morning nap.
The plane had troubles after we boarded so a 1.5 hour flight turned into 2.5 hours and way past their bedtime so we were all antsy to get home.
The girls love yogurt.
Indie was so excited for her first day of preschool, which I was as well but also so sad that she is growing so quickly and able to do much more without me. She loved meeting new friends.
Adventure to the library. They have games and toys that you can play so we did that, and of course looked at some books.
Stealing my food...it's okay because they're cute.
For date night we tried going to an escape room, but it was full so we walked around some crazy festival at the Gateway and found this cool sign.
Indie so wants to be in primary and stand in the programs with them, so we let her stand by us and sing.
Fun at Mom and Rexy's.
Scouting locations for Roberts' family photos.
Our adrenaline junkie.
Keeping busy waiting for a prescription.
Adam loves Christmas music so I got him tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra for his birthday. We loved their classic songs, but they lost us with a set of hard rock songs. They had some cool special effects like fire and 30 feet arms that the musicians would stand on and go straight in the air.
Indie wanted a picture with Diane's scarecrows.
Keeping ourselves entertained at Alisha's for Thanksgiving. We hung out while she finished cooking, stuffed ourselves silly, played a couple games while the girls napped, the boys went shooting and the kids had a little scavenger hunt outside. Indie wanted to do the hunt but quickly was over finding things on the list and wanted to do her own thing.
Kangaroo Zoo. Indie mostly love the big slide and doing somersaults off the obstacles on some of the inflatables. Nora had fun exploring.
We quickly got set up for Christmas after Thanksgiving. Adam is pro at fluffing the tree.
The tradition of the towel over the shoulder lives on.
Dance night. Nora kept squatting and both of the girls did somersaults. They have no hope with their genetics.
Museum time
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