Happy Valentine's Day!

 We had fun making Valentine gifts for Chet and Zane's classes and teachers! Needless to say, they loved them!

 

 

 

Freezing February!

February was a crazy weather month filled with snow, and a week of no school! The kids thought it was absolutely awesome!

Snowball fight!

Snow is yummy!

Another awesome thing about snow is the hot cocoa after you're done playing! Yumm!

 

Daddy and Reid were away at a farming show in California so we got to enjoy this fun weather all by ourselves...and a couple nights without power!

The kids were so excited to have a couple days without power! We all slept out in the living room by the wood fire, and popped popcorn on top of the fireplace! What an adventure!

January happenings!

Grocery shopping is always fun with fun grocery carts!

 

Brainy Zane!

 

Zane started piano lessons at the beginning of the year! He loves piano, and is doing amazing!! He is a really good learner!

 

 

Will had fun shooting wood ducks on his parents pond!

 

We had some beautiful days in January which made the kids eager to play outside!

Happy, happy Birthday to Chet!!!

 Chet turned EIGHT January 12th!!! It's hard to believe that the kids are growing up so fast, and yet it is so special to see the maturity and growth in them that makes your heart glad.  This is what I have felt about Chet this past year.  I love to see his  thoughtfulness for others...like holding doors open for others, sharing the last of whatever he has left, being affectionate to his siblings, and his maturity like singing hymns in meeting, not doing and speaking like others kids in school.  We love Chet SO much!! He has such a fun personality, and lots of energy which makes for fun times together! Chet wanted a hunters ice cream cake this year that he decorated all by himself! It turned out really cool! And for his special birthday dinner he chose macaroni and cheese, layered jello squares, pickles, sausage, and pears! Yumm!! Yay to being 8 years old!

 

 

 

Sporting his new Beaver gear! Go Beavs!

 

Sweet loves from Lily!

 

Special, special meeting

Every year we look forward to special meetings!  We were so thankful for them this year, and so thankful to have the privilege of having Tom H. and Loren Q. stay with us! Special times for us, and for the kids...