Fourteen Days of Love (Day 1)

I love a good countdown! I thought we would do something fun to countdown to Valentine's Day this year, so I came up with our Fourteen Days of Love countdown. In each pocket there is a different activity to get us ready for Valentine's Day. Today was our first day and the kids got to heart attack someone they love. Their first pick was Daddy:) So, we cut out our hearts, made a sign and away they went. They can't wait for Daddy to get home from work!

California Trip~ January

My cousin Whitney got married this past weekend and the kids and I got a ride with my parents and went down for the party. I haven't been to Bakersfield since the year Eric and I got married, so I have been anxious to see my awesome Bakersfield cousins!

It ended up being a great trip, but by Friday night I was wishing we hadn't gone at all. Tessa gets car sick, but there is no indication of when she will be car sick or how bad it will be. She threw up 5 times before we got to our hotel that evening! I felt so bad for her. Luckily I came prepared with a barf bucket. She isn't sick in this picture, just being prepared! Poor girl!

Whitney and Josh were married at the Los Angeles Temple. It was so fun to go back to the temple that I grew up with and show the kids everything I love about that temple.

The sun was so bright, I had a hard time getting the kids to look at me when taking their pictures.

My kids fell in love with Richard and Debbie!

The bride and groom

It was a fun reception~ Cali style!! I must say, I miss California weddings! It was an awesome party!

Adam loved being dipped by Amie

Leora had some pretty sweet moves!

Adam and Ma

Tessa and Pa

Tessa and Uncle Andrew

Our dancing princess! She loved the dance floor!

Adam danced for about 30 minutes, then all of the sudden his eyes glazed over and he went and sat down. Within 30 seconds he was out! He slept the rest of the reception and all night long. It was hilarious and no one could believe how fast it happened.

Tessa was still going strong!

While in Bakersfield we got the greatest ice cream on the face of the earth!

Tessa's favorite place to play in the hotels was the bathtub for some reason.

Tessa's handy work

Tessa felt much better on the drive home

Adam did really well....I love his mad face.

It was a fun trip and so great to see my family! Amie and I kept the family tradition alive on Saturday night when we took the bride and groom some goodies at their hotel. Some family traditions have to stay alive...no matter how far you have to travel to make them happen!

Mommy Moments

This is one of my favorite Mommy Moments! I love to find them "reading".

Play-Dough!

It is so bitter cold outside! I would be thrilled if the temperature was even at freezing. This whole 3 degrees is getting really old, really fast! Especially for the kids. Today we decided to try something new and we made some old fashion, homemade play-dough. They loved it, although it took Tessa a few minutes to decide she could stand to touch it. Certain textures give her the willies for some reason. It was a fun afternoon activity!

Craft Day!

Today for Mommy School we had a fun time making marshmallow igloo's. Adam made his all by himself....he just needed a little help with the roof. I ended up making Tessa's. All she wanted to do was eat the marshmallows.

Happy New Year!

It has taken us a couple of days to get back into the swing of things, but I think we are finally there! We had a wonderful Christmas and a fun New Years. We are sad to have Eric back at work. We loved having him home with us during the holidays.

Mommy School started again today. This week is the letter I and the number 9. We are going to be having some winter fun and to kick off the week we made snowflakes. The kids did a great job with them!

Family Pictures 2010