Day 21 – Donuts, donuts and more donuts!

Friday, January 21, 2011

I took the kids (including 3 friends who had never gone) to Krispy Kreme to get FREE donuts for A’s on their report cards! You can get up to 6 free glazed donuts. Some got 4 others got 5 free donuts! WOOOHOOO!!!

Day 20 – Orchestra Concert

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Nathaniel & Felicia had their 6th grade Winter Orchestra Concert. They did an excellent job! This is the third year playing their violins.

Second Chance…

I tried to do a photo-a-day in 2009 and only got half-way thru February. I REALLY wish that I would have finished, but I can’t go back in time. Last year I didn’t even attempt it. Oh well. I am going to give it another try this year. Plus I have an awesome new cell phone that takes pretty good pictures (much better than my old phone) and it has internet so I can upload straight from my phone! It makes it a lot easier to capture moments as they happen with my phone in my pocket all the time. Probably most of my pictures will be UN-edited because I may upload directly to my blog from my phone.

Ok, so I’m going to upload my first 12 days in this post instead of 12 separate posts.

Here goes…

Saturday,  January 1, 2011

We rang in the new year with a few fireworks at home!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

We switched to 8:30am church schedule, and we actually left the house early & got to church early! YAY!!

Monday, January 3, 2011

Kids went back to school, so I headed off to the gym. Time to get back into my routine too.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

We roasted gigantic marshmallows in our fireplace. They were warm, gooey & yummy!!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Just a couple of my fave treats that I may or may not hide in my closet so I don’t have to share – Circus Peanuts and Dark Chocolate Doves.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

My 36th Birthday! Ben got me a dozen gorgeous white roses {my favorite} and a Cold Stone Creamery Peanut Butter and Chocolate ice cream cake! It was a good day! {I’m not thrilled that you can see the paper towel right next to my beautiful flowers in the picture. LOL}

Friday, January 7, 2011

We went to dinner for my birthday at Chili’s {the night before}. This was my take-home {free} birthday dessert – Hot fudge brownie sundae. It was delicious with my lunch today!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

I’m rockin’ my Gold Glitter polish by OPI. I don’t paint my fingernails often, so it was kind of fun to be *sparkly* for a day or two, then it all chipped off.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

I substituted in Anson’s primary class at church. The kids made these badges to go with the lesson & wore on their shirts - “I know Heavenly Father trusts me to CTR (Choose the Right)”

Monday, January 10, 2011

Ben & Pepper snuggling on the floor while watching tv in our room. Awww aren’t they cute together?

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A horse {who apparently was in his 30’s} in our neighborhood  died recently, so someone posted these flowers and this sign “In loving memory of Ike the horse” and Ashley is signing her name on the 2nd page. I signed it when she was done.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Apparently I have a long list of favorite treats. haha! These are on that list – dark chocolate covered dried fruits & nuts from Sprouts. In this mixture are almonds, cashews, walnuts, cherries, cranberries, and blueberries. Sprouts didn’t have any Goji berries too, when I got these a couple days ago. YUM!

Day 36

Thursday, Feb 5, 2009

Felicia & Ashley getting a little time to play Rock Band 2 just before bed. They usually take turns playing the drums & singing! I think they have Eye of the Tiger and Livin' on a Prayer memorized! They LOVE those songs!

Day 32

Sunday, Feb 1, 2009

Nathaniel and Felicia peeling a pomegranate. They took out each little section and shared with everyone. It took them a while to get it done, but they enjoyed every minute together!

Day 23

Friday, Jan 23, 2009

Nathaniel & Felicia both received some awards at school for their grades.

Day 19

Monday, Jan 19, 2009

The kids didn't have school today & Ben didn't have work today. So, we went hiking. We have been going to the same place for the last couple years - Usery Pass. We like to hike to the Wind Caves and hang out a while watching the squirrels & the gorgeous view. Today we did that and then also decided to continue to the top! It was a lot of rock climbing but it was worth it. The very top of the mountain was AMAZING!!! We brought our tripod, so we could get pictures like this one {on the very top}. All the kids are fantastic hikers, even our little *owie head* boy {that's what he calls it}. Today was a GOOD day :)

Day 18

Sunday, Jan 18, 2009

Just before bedtime Saturday night, Felicia lost her tooth! She always writes a really nice note for the Tooth Fairy and the really sweet Tooth Fairy always writes back! When she woke up today, Felicia had received $1 for her awesome tooth! Woohooo!!! She totally deserved it. It had a silver filling on one side (which meant she had to go to the dentist & get those nasty numbing shots) and can you see the SHARP root that was left on it?! Poor girl! This one actually hurt her coming out. She's feeling much better today! YAY :)

Day 16

Friday, Jan 16, 2009

I had taken a nice sweet pic of Anson & I eating a yummy lunch of grilled cheese & turkey sandwiches for today's photo. But after school, these pics took the cake. The little ones got up there first. They were having a BLAST running around & Felicia wanted to try it too. So, the kiddos *playing* on the roof {without permission} are the pic of the day! By the way, they got yelled at and are now grounded for the weekend for totally disobeying me! They also got a long lecture on the DANGERS of roof playing. They received the same lecture when Ben got home from work. Well, they had FUN while it lasted.

Day 12

Monday, Jan 12, 2009

We were just watching tv in our bedroom when Anson walked into the room and cuddled with Felicia & gave her big hugs. Usually I find him sitting in her lap, but this was too cute! He is such a sweetie!

Day 11

Sunday, Jan 11, 2009

We went for a walk after dinner & brought the dogs. However, the kids always argue over who gets to HOLD the dog leashes. So, Ben solved one of the disagreements by adding a 2nd leash on Pepper so both of the girls could HOLD Pepper! Anson was content with running alongside Nathaniel {who was holding Star}. Silly girls!

Day 5

Monday, Jan 5, 2009

Winter break over - Kids went back to school today.

Ashley & Felicia working on homework together!