Jumping Jacks/Ballet video's

Aby has been learning how to do Juming Jacks and wanted to show daddy how good they could jump. I had been watching them practice throughout the day, and couldn't resist taking a video of the show for dad.

This video is one of the many times that the girls will dress up in their ballet stuff and turn on the music to dance. usually it just involves a lot of spinning and starts to make my dizzy. Sorry about the crying Brooklyn was on my lap and wanted a mommy meal.

Mckenzie Joy

Mckenzie is my go getter and my quiet get into trouble girl. I know that she is up to something when she gets really quiet. This day I came to investigate the quite, and found that she had gotten into my make-up and was making herself "pretty" She wasn't that bad looking for a clown.

Another day I sent Kenzie to get her pajama's on. When she came into the room she was too cute in her jamma's and ladybug costume. Who can resist taking a picture of a face that cute.

Fun in the Snow

From about the middle of January until just this week we have had a snow storm every one or two days. Not small one's either we are talking 3-6 inches each storm, and we didn't get the worst of it. Some places in the valley recieved 10-12 inches in one storm. Needless to say on the off days my kids were excited to play outside. I am not sure of the total amount of snow that we recieved, but I do know that it was enough to cover the trailer full of carpet in my front yard.

On this particular day Ryan was working from home, and during a lunch break he decided to clean off the back patio. The kids went outside with him, and he built them a mountain to play and slide on. It was really funny to watch the kids try to climb to the top of the moutain.

This was after they rolled down the hill one time. They did go sliding on their behinds, but found that it was more fun to roll or jump to the bottom of the hill.
Kenzie decided to try and go head first down the hill. She must have had fun, she is smiling and laughing.
Unfortunatly for Brooklyn she is too little to play in the snow, but she did have a fun time watching the kids play from the warmth and comfort of the house. She sat there quite happy for about 15 minutes.
As greatful as we are for the snow and the moisture that is has brought we are greatful for the small amount of sunshine that we have had also.

My little Sheriffs

Aby had a hat day at school a few weeks ago, and when she came home she was just so cute that I had to take her picture. I should buy her and Kenzie more hats, they look just so darn good in them.

Kenzie wanted a turn to be Sheriff Aby also.

Funny Brooklyn

Brooklyn is growing up so fast. I cannot belive that she is going to be 1 year old in just one week. She is at one of my favorite times when she is exploring and making messes. (I don't really like the messes, but she is so cute when you see her in the middle of something that I just can't bring myself to get angry.)

This is one of her favorite activities. She will come into the kitchen and open the cupboards and drawers and start pulling out everything. I don't mind too much as long as she sticks to the tupperware and my bags, I do get upset and concerned when she starts to play with my glass bowls and pans. She broke one of my bowls the other day. So I have to keep her out of that cupboard.

We were reading scriptures on night Brooklyn got into Ryan's scripture case. She was being so cute, that we actually had to stop reading scriptures to laugh and take some pictures. She had taken the case and was putting it over her and then pulling it off and giggling. It was just too cute.
This was just the other day, I was doing dishes, and ran to check on the girls when I got back Brooklyn was sitting on the dishwasher grinning and trying to help me. I thought that it was too cute so I took a picture before taking her off and putting her on the ground.

Dinosaur Museum

I am sorry but these pictures are in reverse. I just only realized that I can choose multiple pictures at a time. Unfortunatly I have to put them in the opposite order than I am used to, so you will have to read the story backwards. After spending several days being trapped inside out house due to snow storm after snow storm we had a few days break. I decided to take the kids to the Dino Museum in Ogden. I had never been there, and was curious as to what it would be like. When I called I was told that there was an indoor museum part and an outside part. I was also told that all the outside paths had been plowed. So we piled into the van, picked up Brynn (so that Kenzie would have a fun time.)

After looking through the very small museum we found an area that was filled with gravel. It looked like fun to dig in, and the kids headed in to dig. As they were heading into the gravel I noticed sign stating that we had to pay to get into the gravel. (I am a softy, so I paid to get in, and so the girls were able to dig in the gravel to find polished colored mineral rocks.) The good part was that they were able to keep any that they found.

Aby and Kenzie are digging, and mom is helping and finding most of the rocks( I wanted to make it worth my money.)
Kenzie thought that this was great fun. She could have spent all day digging in the rocks. Aby was a little less enthusiastic about it.
On the upper floor of the museum they had a display of electronic dinosaurs. There was a tyransaurus Rex that was attacking a trycerotops and her two cubs. When the girls first got up there and saw that they moved and made noises they wouldn't even go near them. After watching them for a while from a distance they figured out that they couldn't move their legs, then the kids got brave and would go up to the fence. The funniest part was they kept talking to the baby tricerotops and telling them that it would be ok.
Down stairs the kids were running from skeleton to skeleton, they were fasinated with how different each one looked. It was fun for me to watch them and point stuff out to them.
In the end we did go outside, but the walkways were far from plowed, and the stroller got stuck very quickly, so we were only able to look at a few of the dinosaurs outside. We did have a great time.

President Hinckley

I would like to record my feelings on the death of President Hinckley for my children to have when they are older.

I found out shortly after finishing the last few posts in our blog that President Hinckley had died. I had just finished on the computer when Ryan returned from a stake priesthood meeting. He came into the house and I asked him how the meeting went. He said that it was really good, and then he stopped by me and with a very sad look in his eyes said "I have something very important to tell you, President Hinckley has died." I sat there in shock and absorbed what he had just told me. I think that my first thought was this can't be right they were talking about him in the primary today. (lately I get to enjoy junior primary so that Kenzie will go to sunbeams.) My next thoughts were how happy he was to be reunited with his wife Marjorie and with Chist in Heaven. My final thoughts were of sadness for our loss.

After a few minutes of talking with Ryan, Aby and Kenzie came upstairs and asked what was going on. Isn't it interesting how quickly kids can pick up on things. We pulled the kids over to the couch and told them that the prophet President Hinckley had died. Both Aby and Kenzie were sad, however I know that they don't understand exactly what has happened yet. Aby asked why he died, and so we had the chance to talk about getting old and dieing. The last thing we did was as a family say a prayer of gratitude for the service that President Hinckley had given. I am so greatful to Ryan for that prayer. It helped to convey many wonderful feelings about President Hinckley's service.

I am greatful that I can remember so many things that He has done in my lifetime. I know that he was a true prophet of God. I am greatful for his leadership and his testimony. He has been the prophet that helped me to come and learn about Christ. I know that our next prophet will be chosen by Christ also. I hope that my children know how deep my testimony is on the fact that this chruch is run by Christ thru faithful and honorable men, and not by men alone. I know that the church will continue to grow and prosper because it is true. I am thankful that I was taught the gosple as a child and hope that I will be able to teach my children the gosple also.