Februrary

We moved from our very first home. We built it together, brought our little baby girl home to it, made amazing friends while living there, and loved it. It was hard to leave. We're loving our new house though, and hoping to make more memories there. Our "Buckeye" house

Josie has officially refused to take naps in the afternoon. It doesn't stop the fact that she still NEEDS one...bad. This is how we find her in the early evening (usually after throwing an amazing fit).

In the process of moving, I went a little crazy when it was time to show the house. My poor little kids were shoved outside with their Little Ceasers dinner... I didn't want it to stink up my spotless house!

One day, I was making dinner and turned around for 1 second, only to find that Josie wasn't content with the slice of cheese she was given, and would rather eat the whole dang block. Isn't it weird though, that when our kids do something naughty, we quickly tell them to "hold still" while we giggle and get the camera so we can take a picture?


Jonah did awesome at his first year of Jr. Jazz. He really likes to watch people play basketball, but when it comes to playing, he's not really into being aggressive. He'd rather just jog along and look busy. He did make a few baskets though... and the little sprint he would do down the court after, with a huge smile on his face and his little chest all puffed up, was priceless.

How many pictures do I have on this blog with Josie in front of the computer? I don't know why I take so many of them! I just think it's funny to see a little 2 year old work on a computer! I took this one because apparently the kitchen chair wasn't comfy enough for her, so she found a pillow and blanket and snuggled herself up.


Ahhh, the joys of a new house. Josie, how come you were never interested in drawing on the walls until we moved into a brand new house?

And ya gotta love the pose while she's scrubbing the walls. She thought it was the best thing ever and pretended that she was Cinderella while her mean mother made her clean up the mess. I'm not sure she learned her lesson.

January

Not much to do in January! We're stuck inside a lot because I hate the cold! Not to mention, my daughter will not wear long sleeves, jackets, coats, jeans, or socks. She is really into dressing herself...which is another reason we rarely leave the house. I don't really like the looks I get from people at the grocery store when my child is dressed in summer clothes and it's snowing outside! So here's what we managed to do in the month of January.

A few of Josie's very fashionable outfits!

Jonah lost 2 more teeth! He was jumping on the couch and knocked one of his front teeth out, and knocked another one loose, which came out later that night. He is too little to be missing so many teeth. Jonah, please stop growing up!

Josie loves to play with anything that has to do with Princesses. She lines all of her little Princesses up, and talks to them, feeds them, and lays them down for naps. It's cute.

My Dad's sister, my Aunt Teresa, passed away in January. She had a heart transplant 8 years ago, and was able to be a donor herself when she died. Her funeral was beautiful and her 4 daughters were so brave.

Jonah was off track all of January,
so he spent a lot of time with his buddy Luke.

Jos knows her way around the computer. I'm amazed at how she figured out how to move the cursor around and click on things. She loves to play Disney Princesses online, where she gets to choose what dress Cinderella will wear to the Ball. It's heaven for her!

Jonah is so sweet to his little sister. She definitely rules our house, and he doesn't seem to mind... most of the time! He's so good at reading to her, and playing pretend with her. I love watching them together.

Mark and I took a trip to St. George with our friends Simon and Kristin. Us wives decided to sign our husbands up to run a half marathon with us for Christmas. Mark ran only 2 times before the race, and beat me by 5 minutes! I thought for sure I was going to be helping him cross the finish line... we ran the first 9 together and then he took off! It was fun to have him waiting for me at the end though. We had such a fun trip with our friends and hope we'll do it again soon!