New Year's

These are out of order, but I realized as I was writing my last couple posts, that I had never posted about New Year's. So here you have it!

 On New Year's Eve my parents and Nick's family came to our house. Somehow I convinced Sara to have her girls sleep at our house, because then they wouldn't have to keep their girls up so long, but we could also party longer.

Maybe now the best idea... The girls did not go to sleep much earlier than they would have if Nick and Sara had just taken them home. Eh. We still got to party longer. Totally worth the sacrifice.

 This is all of us playing a game called Dixit. For some reason it's one board game the kids really like. Although strategy goes out the window when they play.

 I like to do a fake countdown with the kids earlier in the night so they can participate but I don't have to deal with grumpy kids the next day. We had fireworks, pop-its, noise makers, party hats-the whole shebang!

 After several tries, I finally got an action shot!

 On New Year's Day, Sunday, we had the Bingo party at Grayce and Teep's house.

 Some potty themed humor above and below...

 ...And some more.

 This is all Andrea wanted all night.

 Jensen, practicing for his ever-important role of "uncle."

 And to continue the party, on Monday the 2nd, we went sledding in Honeyville.

Don't ask.

February Random

Here are my random pictures from February...

 This is Exhibit A for why my house looks the way it does. (and my car, and my purse, and our church bags, and the bathtub...) Everywhere Grant goes he packs a bag of "hings" to take with him. On this particular day, it all just happened to get dumped in Cam's saucer.

 Meili and Grant painted a nutcracker together that they got from the Anderson family Bingo party.

 Pictures never seem to capture the sweetness of babies. But I will keep trying.

 These are the before and after pictures from Cam's first legitimate haircut.

 Before (Love that face!)

 After! Look at the difference!

 Meili made this on my phone for Cam.

 Meili had this idea to make presidents out of cups for President's Day Family Home Evening.

 The intern that is working with me told me about a family night her husband's company was hosting at the ice rink, so we took the kids ice skating for the first time.

 Watching Grant on ice skates for the first time was like watching Bambi learn to walk... and I absolutely died laughing!

 For how much they both struggled, they loved it so much, and the employees finally had to kick us out when it was closing time.

 Another favorite, sweet memory of Grant.
Our (hopefully) last snow storm of the year, I got out the snowblower quickly before taking Meili to school. Grant automatically got out his little plastic lawn mower and "helped" me in his pajamas. He was super diligent, and so proud of himself. 

 I told Meili to go down and clean her room, and didn't hear from her for an hour. When I went to check of her, this is what I found. Would I prefer a clean house, or a napping child? It's really a toss up in my mind!

 I foresee them having a really sweet relationship in a few years. (And a lot of wrestling matches!)

This month Cam started sitting up on his own, playing with toys, and eating solid foods on his own. All three equal a game changer in my life. You can see the floors in my house for the first time in months if that tells you anything.

At his doctor's appointment, I don't remember the exact numbers, but he is definitely my most average child as far as height and weight. Meili and Grant were on opposite extremes, and he's somewhere in the middle.