Indoor Picnic

Elizabeth was so stinkin' cute tonight.
She gets a few blankets and arranges them all over the floor, goes and gets plates, cups, bowls, and spoons and says "Mommy, I'm having a picnic!"
Well, who am I to say no? I joined right in!
She got a few toys who were going to come. Wrapped them up because they were going to take a nap. Then we got our spoons and started digging in!
Wow what a fun time. Elizabeth has the BEST imagination.
So, who needs it to be 70 degrees outside? We can have a fun time inside on a cold, winter's night having an indoor picnic!
Thanks, Elizabeth baby...Mommy had fun.

What's Going On?

Well, I know I havn't said much on my blog lately. January has been CRAZY! My life is so busy.
Mark's dad came to visit on the 7 through the 12. It was so much fun! He had never met Sydney, of course, but he hadn't seen Elizabeth since she was 4 months old...and now she's 4 YEARS old! Needless to say, it was a pretty incredible visit.

While he was here, Sydney got really sick. I actually had to take her to the ER here. Turned out she had an ear infection and her lungs weren't 100% clear. They said it was pretty much pneumonia. She had to be on medication for a few days.
She got better pretty quick.
Then I got sick...again! I've been sick 3 times since October. I never get sick like this. I guess it's because I work full-time at a school where my students are coughing and sneezing in my face! Gotta love 'em.
Then when we had to put Summer down. That was very difficult.
The girls have had a great time at school this month! Sydney is loving school. She is crawling all over and playing with all the toys. Standing up while holding onto the tables and chairs and whatever she can find. The kids just love her to pieces and the high school students are so good with taking care of her. She is very loved there. Elizabeth loves having her sister at school with her. She's learning so many things. This pre-school is so wonderful. Each week there's a theme. Yesterday was "Teddy Bear Day" Everyone took a bear. How cute!
Elizabeth always brings home so many cute little crafts or drawings that she has done that day. Our fridge is so decorated!
I've been very busy at work. The kids are so cute. It's draining, but you gotta do what you gotta do!
Here's some random pictures of the girls being silly and having fun at home.

President Hinckley

I was very sad to hear of the news of President Hinckley's passing.
I know he is with his sweet wife and that they are very happy to be together again!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today was my dad's birthday.
We actually had a party everyday for the last 3 days because it was also my Grandpa's birthday, too!
It was a good time.
Happy Birthday, Dad! Love You!

We'll Miss You, Summer

This is a very hard post to write, but I thought I should do a little tribute to this special pet I've had in my life for almost 17 years.
We all talked about it and it was an extreemly difficult decision, but we thought the best thing was to put her to sleep.
Summer was the BEST cat and friend. She would have been 17 this June.
She was'nt doing too well anymore. I could see that she just wasn't the happy, active cat she once was. There were just a lot of problems with having her.
It still really hurts to know that she's gone and that she didn't just pass away on her own, but I think in her own way she was telling us to let her go.
We have so many fun memories of her. She was always the friendliest, sweet kitty.
Mark knew her for 11 years. He loved her so much. Summer would always jump up on his lap and purr like mad.
Elizabeth loved her very much. I'll never forget one time when Summer had a cut on her chin, probably from all the activity she did outside, and Elizabeth just started crying and getting all worried because she thought Summer was hurt. She couldn't understand that it was just a cut and that it would get better and go away and that Summer would be fine. It broke my heart and I started to cry, too.
Elizabeth had so much love for Summer. She often drove her crazy with all her packing around Grandma and Grandpa's house and always wanting to lay down by her and constantly play with her fur. Summer just let it happen. She loved Elizabeth just as much! She was a good sport. Sydney of course didn't get a chance to love Summer as much, but she knew who she was and we got a good picture of both of them.
I'll miss you, Summer. I loved you so much. Thank you for being a good kitty for me.
I don't know where she is, but I hope she's playing with Toby and Laddie.

Sydney is 10 months!

My baby is growing up!
She always pulls herself up to a standing position and so this morning she slipped and bumped her chin on the coffee table.
Just one of many bumps, scrapes and bruises on her little face.
Happy 10 months, Sydney Belle!

Happy New Year 2008

Well, it's a new year and as I look back on 2007, there's only 1 thing that sticks out in my mind as the BEST thing that happened. And her name is Sydney Belle.