Introducing "Super" Bella!

We got a "Porkie" puppy today, whose 7 1/2 weeks old. That means she's half pure-bred Palmeranian and half pure-bred Yorkshire Terrier. So no barking, no hair, & lots of cuteness! Carter even loves her & he's afraid of every animal. Leah named her Bella but Carter wanted to call her a super hero name like "Super Man." So he started to call her Super Bella and I think it'll stick. I'm hoping she'll potty-train faster than Carter did. :)

Leah has off school for the next couple of days and I'm sure she'll get no shortage of attention. Carter was already wondering when she could sleep with him. :) Cute!

Kids in 20" of fresh snow

Ok, where have I moved to? Seriously, one day Leah comes home with mud freckles because it rained mud. I can't even see out of my car or house windows. Then it warms up so much that all the snow melts and we're starting yard work. Then in 24 hours it dumps 20" of snow. Aaah! The kids did have a bunch of fun though and that is what it's all about...I guess. :) I did get to make hot chocolate at least. Yes, Carter ate snow until his face was red and freezing.

Cousin Weekend Extravaganza!

We got to have several days jam packed with cousins on both sides of our families. We had a blast and the kids all got along great. No drama, no fights, even over toys. Loved it. Mom Galloway watched Tom & Suz's kids while they were gone for a wedding so she brought them up for a few days. LeAnn came over with Nora and then Trish came over with her 3 boys to play too. All the kids played, the husbands worked or snowmobiled, the women worked out and went to "He's not that in to you" movie when husbands came home. Fun! Then my Bassett cousin's came up for a visit and caught up on the last couple years. Cade & Nick re-lived the BBQ fest they had in Lovell. Carter loved teasing Nick until he'd get tickled. Love these guys!

Carter's kissy face lined with pizza sauce...yum!

Draper Temple Open House

This was awesome! Thanks to Melissa for hooking us up with tickets and planning this. We got to tour with Mom Galloway and the kids did fantastic being reverent. I got choked up a couple of times explaining to the kids the different rooms and their purposes for when they get older and come for themselves. Talk about make a Mom cry! They each got a brochure, cookies, and picked their favorite rooms. A wonderful opportunity that we'll take again.

The Day of LUV!

What a nice day, and of course Cade made us a lovely dinner. Leah made homemade notes and cards which are always sooo cute too.

Hangin' out with the Hansen's

It is well known that we love to play with John & Torrie (with new baby Chase to come). We ate at the Czech restaurant (with Chip & Melissa, and Q & Brian too), came to their Super Bowl party, and Cade has been snowboarding with John as well. We like any excuse to play with these guys. Next time, hopefully when Chase arrives!

Bowling - FHE

Ok, I don't boast of being a great or even good bowler but when my 7 & 4 year old beat me, that's saying something. Once I realized that I didn't get to use the bumper's, then I reverted to my throwing it backwards, between the legs, method and I could get at least some pins down. Cade got lots of strikes and spares which turned out to bother Carter because he didn't get to make any of the movies appear on the screen after he bowled. So he's "so over bowling!" We had a fun night and I'm glad my kids are too young to mock me...yet. :)

Cade & the kids. That is not dirt on Carter's face,

he had Sharpie'd his face earlier in the day.
Fun times, fun times! Leah's crazed bowling face. She did try lots of ways to get a strike.