*: February 2011

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Friday, February 18, 2011

We decided to take a break from church and be "closer" to God in the mountains. It was the perfect day to go snowshoeing. It was by far the warmest day we have had, so we could have went without our coats and gloves! The kids get bored easily but we made it a whole quarter mile before the snow turned to mud and the kids switched gears to sledding.

From 2011

I love love love geting out into the fresh air and moving around in the winter. I haven't done enough of it this year and my body and mind have been really missing it. I am hoping for another good storm so we can go out at least one more time, and then I will be ready for the sun!

From 2011

Orangch-ya-glad!

Mornings! Blah! Ice cold mornings like these make getting out of bed nearly impossible. I think I have the most comfortable bed ever, and my room is so dark and peaceful that some days I wonder if I could sleep forever! Bears hybrinate for the winter, why can't Moms?

I am a deep sleeper, always have been. The things I have slept through in my life might lead one to believe that I have partial, scratch that, full hearing loss.

I had some pretty amazing dreams last night. I won't go into too much deatail, mostly because the details are already leaving my tired mind, but they were worth sleeping for. I was having fun in my dreams, I was all warm and cozy in my bed, and I did not want to wake up.

Hell for me is accidently waking up to Steve's alarm clock. Yes, I fall back into a deep slumber almost instataniously, but it throws me off a little bit, and I miss out on a few extra seconds of sleep that I could have enjoyed. On the brightside, it makes my dreams even more intense and fun. Like today.

Then my alarm rang. It is always so sad. I rolled over to see Carson sitting next to me in my bed smiling and then he got a very serious look and said, "I am STARVING!" Grr! Out of bed and into the cold uncomfortable air of reality. Sometimes I try to continue my dreams while I am awake and in zombie mode, but it rarely works.

From 2011

I stumbled to the kitchen like a drunken sailor and noticed a nice note that Steve had left me. It made me smile. He is so good to me and it is always nice to be reminded of how FABULOUS I am... well at least he thinks so! If he could see me now. It ain't pretty!

From the office I heard a Brittney Spears video playing on YouTube. Looks like Kenna is awake. Instead of doing the appropiate motherly thing and telling my twelve year old she shouldn't be watching Brittney on YouTube my mind drifted back to my dream where I was trapped in a shopping cart that had been converted to a cage and I was cage-dancing down the isles of Costco while the other shoppers cheered me on. I was taking inventory for them and ROCKING the store while I was at it. You see Brittney, you are I are kinda the same. Well, in my dreams that is.

Before I knew it I had breakfast going and lunches made. I was getting energy and feeling great. There was cuteness all around me and kids laughing and smiling and reminding me why I actually love to get out of bed.

From 2011

Me and Carson made our daily juice and its intense citrus smell and heavenly sweet taste made me feel alive. I love my life, honestly with every bone in my body love my life. It seems like an amazing dream that I never want to wake up from.

Orangch-ya-glad I didn't say bannana?

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Cute Cadence

Kristin and Cadence came to visit. Coren and Cadence have so much fun together! One night she just went and climbed under the covers with Coren while he was reading and he read her some books and shared his candy with her. It was so cute! I thought she might fall asleep in there, but at the last second she bailed on him.

From 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

one hundred days

From 2011

Corens class celebrated the one hundredth day of school with a crazy hat parade. They each got to decorate a hat with one hundred things and then did a cute little parade around the school. Coren choose noodles. He looked so funny but was totally proud of his hat. He kind of is a noodle head... so if the hat fits... right?

From 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Owls

The boys sculpted these cute owls. They were so proud of them. Coren took a few hours on his and added as much detail as he could. He even built a nest and put eggs in it. It was really cute!

From 2011

Friday, February 4, 2011

80's hair

From 2011

This is the sad reality of what going to bed with wet hair will do to you! NO he is not balding, it just looks like it!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Capitol

Makenna had the oppurtunity to go to the State Capitol with all of the SBO's for a Charter School Convention. She was so excited. They set up a booth with all kinds of information about their school, and then they were able to learn about other schools.

Many of the Lawmakers came and asked them questions and let them share what makes their school special. It was a really great day for her. I sent her with my camera, and she took lots of pictures.