Today we...

Made grape/apple popsicles

Found new places to hide and play.

Built a princess fortress...protected by a squishy panda (from who I'm not sure since the evil Queen is back there on a tower...)


And even had fun cleaning up.

We can't wait for spring!

Valentine's Day Getaway

For Valentine's Day we were invited to have a relaxing weekend in Bear Lake with our friends, Seth and Karen. We jumped at the chance! It was a weekend full of laziness. We haven't been this lazy in a LONG time and it felt wonderful. Seriously, we were there for 3 1/2 days and I'm pretty sure the only time I went out was when we were leaving. We not only got snowed in, but had sick kids..so we had fun playing Nintendo, Wii, eating a lot, watching lots of kid movies, and doing a lot of nothing. Thanks Seth and Karen. It was the best.

This was our view from their sliding glass door. BEAUTIFUL...it was nice to get away and be away, from the city, houses everything.

Cute Karen brought up some decorations from home so it would feel more valentine-y
She even brought up a cute light up heart for the window, but I didn't get a picture before it fell down....
After the long drive Aub's crashed! It was pretty cute.
Sam and James. It was hilarious. They each had a recliner with the movies they wanted to watch on individual laptops. Blankets and sippies required.

And then here are Seth and Dave playing the Nintendo. And I'm talking about the old school nintendo. It was so fun to play. It has been a while. And Seth has a crazy collection. He has hundreds of them. I should have snapped a shot....while we were there they conquered Street Fighter 2, Super Contra Alien Wars, Double Dragon, Super Punch Out, and Mario World! I love this picture because it shows the boys, and in the background it shows Karen and I playing Are you Smarter than a Fifth Grader , and James chillin' on his recliner.
Valentine's Day morning we had a little table to put the kids' valentines on. This was Aubs.
And Soph's.
Cute Sam and James got the girls valentines.

Aub's loved her new slippers and squishies.
And my little love bug Soph.
Cute Sam in the snow.
Sam let Aubree wear his snow clothes and Dave took her out to play. She wasn't quite sure what to do. But had fun eating it.
Soph had fun watching with a smashed face :)
James and Aub's were the sickest. And we frequently found them passed out.
The last day we were there Aubree took 6 naps. S-I-X ! It was amazing. It was such a fun trip.

Valentine's Day

Decorations make me happy. :) Especially when I can make them.
I hope you all have a Happy Valentines Day!

Cute Moments

Sophie can stand!!!! At her 9 month appt. (she is now 10 months...) she decided to stand for the first time. And she's taken a step....Is the bottle bigger than her?
We have fun Aubree shots of this too!

And Aubs taking a "nap" on the hamper during laundry day.
It's so fun being a mom of two beautiful girls.

Playing catch up.

If you've noticed lately I've been trying to catch up on all my posts. So one afternoon I started to organize them all into titles and pictures and what I wanted to journal...it took a while because I had a lot to do, and I'm slow....I had about 1/4 of an eye on my kids. Mainly just listening because I was so absorbed. When I finally came up for some air I surveyed my surroundings. Aubree was buck naked, laying on the couch with chocolate in her hand and extra on the coushins. I took some cute pictures, but won't post them for obvious reasons. And then I spotted Sophie. She was down to her diaper...Aubree not only like to strip herself, but anyone else who will let her, or can't stop her :) She was halfway in the pantry, sucking on (a very tightly closed) bottle of food dye... There were toys, food, pillows, blankets, etc... strewn all about. It was a sight to see.

Persistance pays off

September 2008. I was getting ready for Sophie to come into the world. Dave's Mom and I searched and searched for a bedroom set for Aubree to graduate to. Within the budget we set we were able to find some beautiful pieces, but never the whole collection. Furniture is EXPENSIVE!!!

And then came Knights Mattress and Furniture. I found THE collection. I was scared to ask the prices because it was PERFECT. Amazingly we could get EVERYTHING...I'm talking, the bed, the mattresses, the trundle, the dresser, the nightstand, the spring boards, everything. I opted not to get the mirror....because I had something else in mind, but we could have. I was so excited. We ordered it and were told it would arrive around Christmas. What a great present....true to their word Christmas came and so did the furniture. They delivered, I signed and everything was fine. So I thought.

Something was off. I took me a day (I know I'm slow) to realize they didn't give me the wood box trundle that we paid for. We got a metal pull out. It looked unfinished and cheap. I called and the manager told me that the box didn't come in and so they gave me a different one that costs the same amount. Who would choose a metal pull out versus a nice, wood, finished, look for the same price? I asked him if we were still getting the one we ordered or if this was a replacement. He said if we really wanted the wood one he would "try" to get it in for us.

Fast forward to now.... we've called and called. Heard excuse after excuse. "The economy is bad right now" "the company doesn't make it anymore" "oh, it's shipped" and then "oh, it wasn't in the shipment". We didn't give up. I'm sure he wanted us to. Finally after much persistence we have the trundle. It's not the one we ordered. It's not the box. But it is wood. And at this point I'll take it. It's not exactly the right color, but it's close. And we got him to throw in the mirror for free. So it has been almost a year and a half. We've wanted to call "Gephardt" a million times, but we stuck with it.

If you want furniture for a good price, it's the place to go. If you want it all in a reasonable amount of time, or if you want to work with someone who knows how to run a business...or if you want it without a hassle..I would not recommend it....

P.s. This was the nice version.

Kangaroo Zoo

Aubree's cousin, Brody, invited her to play at Kangaroo Zoo. We'd never been, so of course I had to take pics'. I told Aubree the night before, and she was so excited to go down "bubble" slides and play on big "bubble toys". It was so fun, and pretty cheap. It's definitely one of my favorite winter outings.This picture was in the mother lounge, which Aubree found fascinating.



I'm not sure who had more fun :)

Sophie wasn't too sure what she though of the toys...but she did have lots of fun bonking her head on these mugs. If you haven't been it's a must.