The rest of february

Feb 15th: We went to watch Blake play basketball (just like we do almost every wednesday and friday). I love going to watch the games. They are always so exciting and come down to the very last second! Nate likes to bring a few cars and play. Today he found a little friend to play with him :)

Feb 16th: We welcome baby Zoey to the world! Amy had her baby at 1:30am! I went over and visited them in the morning while Nate was at preschool and I left Bailey with Skyler. She is so adorable and I immediately fell in love with my sweet little niece! Love ya Zoe!

On the way to drop off Nate at practice it was so so foggy! I could barely see anything in front of me! I snapped this picture of this cool looking tree while stopped at a stop sign.

Later that night Bailey stood up for the first time! She can't stand up by herself, but if i stand her up and let go she will stay standing for about an average of 10 seconds! She is getting be such a big girl!

Nate didn't love that I was giving so much attention to Bailey and got a little jealous and started pulling out his "tricks." He kept saying watch me watch me mom! He was trying to twirl and catch the little stick...it was hilarious because he was be so serious and trying to so hard. I don't think baton twirling is in his future ha ha!

Feb 17th: Happy birthday to my cute nephew Tyler who turned 5 today! I can't believe it! Unfortunately he doesn't live close to us so we didn't get to see him, but we did get to talk to him on the phone! Love that boy!

I had activity days over at my house today and we decorated valentines day cookies! They were so delicious!! While we were decorating cookies the boys were outside playing and the next thing we knew they had their shirts off playing in the hose! It was a gorgeous day and the weather was perfect so it was just fine! Playing in hose water outside in the middle of february??...thats why I love St. George!

Feb 18th: I worked my quarterly shift at The Children's Place today. They had their new spring clothes in and they were so so cute! I couldn't help, but by a few things! So much for trying to make money :)

We went to Mcdonalds that night and Bailey was sucking down her drink so fast! I love watching her drink out of sippy cups! Its so cute!

Feb 19th: Today Nate gave the theme in Primary today. They told us the day before that he was suppose to and he worked really hard at memorizing it! He did such a great job! So proud of him!

After church Bailey did a great job of helping me with the dishes :)

Then Nate pinned down Bailey and she was laughing so hard then she got him right back!

Then we headed over the Skyler's moms for dinner and Nate stole Skylers hat on the way. My little gangster man

Bailey always tries to steal the kids sippy cups if they are lying around so today I got her one of her own and she loved it!

That night Josie and Dallin were sleeping over since their mom just had her baby and Grandma let nate join in on the fun too! They all had a sleepover and loved it! SInce we weren't planning on it and we went over there he didn't have pajamas so he wore one of Uncle Blake's t-shirts. Josie thought that was pretty cool so her and Dallin got one too! They all looked so cute! Dallin was busy playing but I did get a picture of Nate and Josie!

Feb 20th: Today was a breakfast for dinner kind of day. Mostly because we didn't have anything else in the house to eat! It was a big hit with the kids though! Even Bailey was downing the waffles!

Feb 21st: When we went to costco Nate asked if he could sit up next to Bailey. I love the costco carts for the fact I can't put both my kids in the front on of the cart. He was so excited and kept kissing Bailey! Some got a little passionate ha ha! I had to have the how we do quick kisses to family members talk.

The rest of the day was full of this

Needless to say I was ready for the day to be over!

Feb 22nd: It was finally bunco night! Bailey had been sick and cranky the last few days so it couldn't have come at a better time! It was a much needed girls night! When I got home Skyler had the kids asleep and it was oh so nice!

Feb 23rd: We went over and visited Amy and let Nate and Bailey meet their new cousin Zoey! We wanted to steal Josie and Dallin and take them to the new trampoline jumping place, but unfortunately Dallin was sleeping so just Josie was able to go. They had a blast! Since it was a school day there were hardly any kids there and the ones that were there were their age so it was nice!

Josie had told Nate about how she had just bought a dress and Nate had been working hard to earn money to buy himself a toy he really wanted. When we got home he asked if he could count his money to see if he had enough to buy his toy. We hadn't counted it in awhile and we were both surprised and excited when we counted it and found out he had just enough! He had to save up $8! He earned quarters by doing chores and convincing grandmas and aunts to give him their quarters! I told him at the start of the year that he could earn up money to buy himself a toy that he really wanted and he had a goal to earn 8 dollars so over the course of 2 months he did it and I was so proud of him! It was a good math lesson for him too! He grouped his money according the what coins they were and then I told him that 4 quarters make $1 and he needed to make lines with 4 quarters in each line. The was a fun learning and achieving a goal milestone! He is getting to be such big boy!

Feb 24th: Bailey woke up all night long with diarrhea! It was a long night! This is how many diapers I changed between 11pm and 8am! That is not normal!

I took her to see the doctor and there wasn't much they could do for us, but he did say she had a mild ear infection and gave us a prescription for that. We went to pick it up from the store and while we were there Nate bought his toy. I felt bad for the cashier lady who had to count out all his quarters, but she was a cute old lady and she loved the fact that he was paying for it himself! She was so nice!

Feb 25th: I went and saw the rest of the parade of homes with my mother-in-law. We had a good time! It was fun seeing all the beautiful houses even though they were a lot smaller this year!

That night my old roomie friend and her fiancé were in town and we double dated and went out to dinner. It was so fun seeing them and catching up!! I can't wait for their wedding in April!

Feb 26th: This is what our sunday afternoons consist of snuggle time and naps!

Feb 27th: The average monday always consist of laundry, ironing, store run and FHE treats :)

Feb 28th:The only picture I took today was of an amazing scrapbook layout my mom did of my sister's adorable family! I love it so much!

Feb 29th: Today was leap year and that means Skyler's brother Jesse had his real birthday this year! Thats right...he is a leap year boy! So he turned 6 (24)! His cute wife threw him a fun surprise luau party! He had a ton and friends and family there and she did an amazing job on everything! She served hawaiian haystacks and they were delicious! Nate inhaled it! I know what I need to start making more of for dinner! She had a fun how well do you know Jesse questionnaire and Skyler got defensive when he heard his mom won! He requested a recount and thought there is no way no one knew Jesse better them ha ha!

Valentines

Feb 14th: Nate had preschool in the morning today so we were in a rush to get him ready and out the door so we didn't do any big breakfast festivities this morning. I just got him ready for preschool and snapped some quick pictures of my 3 cute valentines right before they headed out the door!

When I picked Nate up from preschool we came home and he found a note from Cupid that sent him on a scavenger hunt (one of his favorite things!) to find his present and who is secret valentine was. He did great with the hunt and new exactly where to go to find each clue. It was so cute watching him excitedly run around and then find is present after 6 clues. He found out that I was his secret valentine and he got a big bug, a bug jar to keep bugs he finds outside in, and tennis balls to use with his metal baseball bat. He was so cute as he pulled each thing out and then afterwards saying "Thanks for my present mom, I love it!"

Bailey is a little young for a scavenger hunt, but she did get a new skirt from her secret valentine too :) When Skyler got home from work he found a little surprise note on the bed which was made using some conversation candy hearts. I took him out for a night on the town while Grandma came over and babysat. Nate had blast playing valentine bingo, the wii, and glow frisbee with grandma while we were gone. Skyler and I went out to eat at Pasta Factory (per his request), then we drove around and went up to the "arrow" (the place he took me the first time we went out). We stayed there and talked for awhile enjoying looking at the stars and not having the kids running around! It was a great night! Love the month a february because we always get to spend so much time together with V-day and our anniversary!

Super Mario

Feb 12th: Nate has been OBSESSED with playing super mario lately. He asks me everyday if we can play it. Luckily he gets board with it after about 30 minutes to a hour so its not an all day type thing that he just wants to sit and play nonstop (I know kids like that and thankful he is not one!). During the time he does play he gets so intense and it's so funny to watch him play! He jumps around because I think he thinks if he jumps his guy will ha ha! When he wants it to go one direction he will start walking that way or turning the remote more that direction.

Me playing with wii with him

Feb 13th: I videoed a little clip of him playing super mario today and it captures a lot of him doing those funny little things!



That night we got his valentines all ready for his preschool class. He wrote is name on the back of all 20 valentines! I was so proud of him!

The celebration

Feb. 11th: Today was the day Skyler told me he had a surprise for me and I was looking forward to spending an afternoon and night with just him! We went and dropped off the kids at his moms house at about 2 and then we got in the car. We headed to the gas station and filled up and I asked him where we were headed. It didn't really tell me, but when we started heading south on the freeway I guessed Vegas and he finally told me I was right. I was excited! When we got down there we went shopping at the Vegas outlets and I got some shirts. Then we headed towards the strip and went and toured the newer part of it. It has been awhile since we have been there so The Cosmopolitan and Aria were new to us. They were so nice!

After wondering around for awhile like 2 love birds holding hands we started to get hungry and sat down to find a restaurant on Skyler's phone. I told him I didn't want to go somewhere really nice where the portion sizes were small and you paid a fortune for it! We wanted to find a steakhouse. The app we were looking at had rankings of the restaurants and then showed $ signs to show how expensive it was 5 being the most expensive. A lot of them had 4 or 5 stars, but then we saw one that was ranked just about 5 stars that only had 3 dollar signs and it was close. It was in the Monte Carlo so we walked over to it. It was called Brand Steakhouse. When we got to it and the girl asked if we were ready to be seated a guy in a suit came over and took the menus and showed us to our seats. We looked at each other thinking this was probably going to be more pricer then we thought, but went with it. We sat down and the host put a napkin in my lap and handed us our menus and left. We opened it and to our surprise it was way more expensive then we ever thought and would be the most we have paid for a meal in our lives! I laughed said we could get up and leave and go somewhere else, but Skyler insisted that we stay. He said we don't ever treat ourselves and we don't ever do stuff like this so we might as well sit down and enjoy it! All the steaks were about $50 and the chicken was $40! We found a steak on the menu that was $50, but it was 20 oz! That was plenty to feed the 2 of us so we decided to share that and order 2 sides ($9 each!). The waiter told us they were known for having the best mac and cheese so we said we better order that and then we also got a baked potato. When our food came and we started eating I was in heaven! It was AMAZING!! Their mac and cheese was the best I have ever tasted and the steak was so so yummy!! Even though it was expensive it was worth every penny! It was the perfect ending to our night in vegas! We left stuffed and satisfied and headed back home. We got back about 11 pm and picked up kids and headed home to crash for the night. It was such a fun little trip! I am so thankful for Skyler and everything he does for me and our family! I love him and so glad he is mine for eternity!!

5 years

Feb 10th: Today was Skyler and I's 5 year anniversary!! I am one lucky girl to be married to that boy!! It's crazy to look back on the last 5 years! We have been through a lot together and I couldn't imagine going through it all with out him! He told me a few days before our anniversary that we were going to celebrate it on the 11th because he had a surprised planned and it was going to take the afternoon and night and that he had babysitting arrangements all taken care of! Talk about a great husband! Sounded great to me! The morning of our anniversary after he left for work I went into shower and found a card sitting by my sink. It had the number 5 all over it...it was so cute! He is always so good about writing cards, notes and letters and always knows just what to say to make me feel special! One of my favorite things about holidays is getting the letter or card he writes me! They are something I can treasure forever!

It was such a pretty day and the weather was perfect so the kids and I decided we would go steal dad for lunch and go eat at the park. We got to the office, but his grandpa had beat us to it! He was already at lunch, but he said he would meet us at the park when they were done. So much for a surprise lunch ha ha! He got to the park and we relaxed and hung out and watched Nate play while we soaked in the sun.

When we got home I got busy setting up my present for him. I had printed about 50 pictures of the 2 of us over the last 5 years and on the back of every picture I wrote a reason why I loved him. I was going to get balloons and hang all the pictures from them, but to get 50 balloons is pretty pricey! I opted instead to just hang them from string all over our ceiling! On the front of our bedroom door I put a sign saying "I love you because.." so when he would open the door he would see the pictures hanging with some of the reasons why I love him. On the back of one picture I put my anniversary gift to him which was a gift certificate good for an 18 hole round of golf. When he got home from work and went to head to the bedroom to change clothes he saw the sign and said ooh whats this?! When he opened the door I explained to him that his gift was on the back of one of the pictures so to find it he had to go through them. It took him half of the pictures to find it, but when he did he didn't stop and open the envelop to see what the gift was right away. I said you found it and he said I know, but I want finish reading and looking at all the pictures. Made me feel good that he wasn't just concerned about the gift, but he wanted to read and look at the pictures more! Have I mentioned he is a great husband, and I love him?!

He then brought me my gift and it was a cell phone cover for my phone!! I have been wanting one and I love the one he picked out! He knows me too well! Since we were doing the celebrating the next day we ordered Outback to go instead of going out. It was so yummy! It was 830 so the kids were in bed and we were able to eat our meal in peace together...it was nice! Heres to many many more wonderful years with the man I love!

Good job, Nate

Feb 9th: Nate had preschool today and when I picked him up he handed me a note. I read it and it was a note from his teacher saying how impressed she is with Nate! It was a proud mom moment for me! Way to go Nate!

That night Skyler and Nate were playing football in the house. Skyler threw him the ball and Nate was suppose to catch it and run to the red blanket for a touchdown while he threw pillows "blocking" him from getting it! Nate did a good job and made touchdowns almost every time! He was loving this fun game!