Can you feel the L.O.V.E!!!

Happy Valentine's Day

I LOVE heart day
red and pink
flowers
candy
xoxo

Elle is so excited about today and giving people valentines and getting excited about the surprises that we are doing for Daddy. It is so cute to see her like this with holidays. I LOVE it!!!
xoxo

We had such a special day. We started it off with pink heart pancakes for breakfast, heart shaped sandwiches, and we are making our very own heart shaped pizza for supper. I am so excited!! I LOVE it! The girls really wanted special heart shirts to wear so I appliqued a heart onto a shirt that they already had in their drawer....they felt so special all day (especially when Daddy brought them a special Valentine's gift for them)! Elle kept saying "Daddy is my very own Valentine!". I LOVE it!
We were all feeling the love today! haha!

I love my very own Valentine too! I am so in LOVE with Jared! xoxo

What Matters Most...

Life is so busy and I find myself getting frustrated that I can't do it all. I miss friends that I haven't seen in a while, I wish I could do every project that comes to mind, I want to teach my children everything, I want to go on more dates with Jared, I want to hang out with family, I like being able to work every so often, I want to do it all....
This year I am going to strive to FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST and if the other things happen then great, but if not then oh well. I love my family and they are what matter most to me! I need to take the time to show them more often. I love you Jared, Elle and Paige! Thanks for being patient with me.

New Years 2011- Mardi Gras Style

We all ended up being down in Lethbridge for New Years this year and had a BIG party at my parents- decorations, food, activities, disco ball, balloon drop, and music!!! It was such a blast...the kids LOVED decorating their masks and dancing with the disco ball hung from the ceiling. haha. The Balloon Drop was thought up by my little sister and created by my dad, brother and myself. It was so fun to have everyone involved in the decorating, planning, food making, and partying. Happy New Years Everyone!!!! (this is the Balloon Drop...it was so exciting to have the balloons come down to celebrate the new year- we ended up doing it twice cause the kids had to go to bed earlier than midnight, but they loved bringing in 2011 with all the balloons)

Christmas 2010

Christmas morning was so fun to wake up at our own house. The girls were pretty tired as Daddy had to work so it was kinda an early morning...I was so worried that we would all sleep in and miss having Jared here for presents that I could not sleep all night and kept checking the clock (I was so EXCITED). WE LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

We drove down to Welling at noon so that we could be there for dinner and more Christmas fun!

Santa Babies!

Christmas Jammies

Elle learning to skate for the first time- she did amazing!

Grandma Joan's snow fort that Daddy and Uncle Mik made- it was an igloo without a roof.

Lots of sledding with cousins

Candy Houses

We had such a fun filled Christmas....lots of family around, food, laughter, memories, and smiles!!! We are truly grateful for this time of year and the way that our girls are really understanding all the "fun, excitement, & magic". We love Christmas!

Merry Christmas . Merry Everything

We hope everyone had an AMAZING Christmas....we sure did!

Away in a Manger...

We have had LOTS of opportunities to remember the true meaning of Christmas by acting out the nativity scene...at preschool (yep, that's my nephew in the "manger"), at the annual Gramma Baker sleepover, and at the ward Christmas party! The girls actually play the Christmas story almost everyday with all their stuffed animals and include lots of baby "Jesus" in their mangers. haha. It's really cute! We are so grateful for the birth of our Savior.(Preschool)

(annual Gramma Baker sleepover)

(Ward Christmas Party...it was actually for the primary kids, but both girls just joined in anyways. haha)

My Baby is 2

I can't believe that my baby turns 2 today...what a little lady Paige is! She will do anything and everything that Elle does, sings her ABC's, counts to 10, talks alot, hits everyone (we're working on this), sleeps like a champ, loves to climb! WE love watching Paige reach milestones and learn new things everyday.
Happy Birthday little lady...we love you! Look how much you've grown...