February

February brought lots of snow and cold temperatures, 

and some really fun things too.

Still trying to get her to quit sucking her thumb...not succeeding.

Sometimes she just looks so cute doing it.

It finally warmed up to 0 degrees so we could actually go outside without it being painful.  It's amazing how warm 10 degrees can feel.  Now I know why Montanans think 60 degrees is warm - it's 80 degrees warmer than the long winter!  I'm just hoping it gets warm enough for me to thaw out!

I do love snow, it's beautiful.  If it's going to be cold, there should be snow too!

Kason wasn't feeling too well this day, but I was a good mom for a minute and pulled these two around the roads on the tube.

It was also Isaac's birthday!

We had a dinner of steak, potatoes, asparagus and rolls, with chocolate peppermint mousse cake for the birthday boy.

Way Back in January...

In January we got to go to Levi's wedding. 

These little girls are best buds.

All dressed up in her dress

There aren't any pictures of the boys cause they were gone playing hard with cousins and having a grand ol time.

We missed some of the cousins, but the ones who could be at the reception sang "You are my Sunshine".  Emry was/is going through quite the shy/stranger danger stage.  I was excited because she seemed all ready to go up there and knew the song really well.

But as soon as the singing started, so did Emry's screaming.  She started to run off the stage before Sarah grabbed her and got her to stand there for the end.  Oh, well.  We had a great time.

Bonus Picture:

She doesn't have much interest in potty training, only in putting on her brother's underwear.  Guess she'll have that part down when she actually does start to show interest.

Recent Events

It happened!

Kason is missing both his front teeth. 

What?!

I always thought kids who were missing their front teeth were big and old...

my Kason is getting big and old!

He's pretty calm about losing teeth.

He'd been bugging it constantly for a day or two and then we were all sitting on the couch one Sunday night and all of a sudden he calmly said, "it's out".

He missed Christmas, but now he can sing all I want for my birthday is my two front teeth.

Now, here's to waiting for that awkward stage when their teeth grow in and look way too big for their mouth for awhile!

What a stud

Asher was not to be left out of the picture taking.

A few things to remember about sweet, hilarious Asher lately:

-Emry was in her normal monstrous villain mode at the grocery store.  Screaming in the cart, running away if out of it.  As she ran around the corner of the aisle I told Asher to guard the cart and my bag in it (mostly to make him feel important enough to stay by the cart).  When I came back around the corner 3 seconds later, Asher was making ninja moves to a worker man coming down from the other end of the aisle.  The guy was doing ninja moves back to Asher and Asher kept up with new moves.  As the man passed me he said, "you've got quite the ninja fighter there".  When we were back home and I was sane again, I asked Asher what happened and why he did that.  Asher said, I went like this (ninja move), and the guy went like this (different ninja move), and I went like this (another ninja move)".  When I asked why he did that, he responded simply and matter of factly, "You said to guard the cart, and so I did."

-Sea eagles (sea hawks)

-balm eagles (bald eagles)

-"berry my testimony"

Cabin Fun

 2014!!

On New Years Day we headed to the Swensen's cabin for a few days.  We had a great time despite Asher getting a little flu bug.

Walking across frozen Georgetown Lake. 

 I'll admit, I did have a few paranoid mom flashes of one of the boys falling through ice, but then the ice fishermen told us the ice was 2 feet thick! 

We also had quite the fun time sledding.  We'd pull the sled behind the moto up the mountain road and go flying down.  The first time Kason came down he was laying in the sled like on the luge and Dick had to tackle the sled for fear he was going all the way to the bottom of the mountain!

 Getting Pulled up 

A little worn out.  She actually fell asleep in the back of the moto!

Ice cream!

Yes, that is a big ol scoop of ice cream she's holding in her hand.

 Free Ice skating!

 Kason showed quite a bit of improvement this go around.  

And Asher...well our backs still told us he has some more practicing ahead.

It was great to spend some time together in the mountains!

Christmas 2013

Christmas Vacation at the Swensen's was fun as usual! 

Ninja Turtles from Santa

Warms my heart.  Asher had just opened the sword Kason gave him.

Her first official purse.  It even has "lipstick" and a phone in it. What more could she ask for?!

This picture cracks me up.  The boys "crafting" by putting their guns together.

sledding indoors!

Kason pulling Kenzie around, right before this activity got the nix.

These two little stinkers.  This is the sauna, or more appropriately called, the cave, the hideout... 

Whenever it was dinner time we'd say "where's Asher, where's Taylor?"  This is the first place to look for these two.

Shooting some guns.  First time with a real gun for Asher.

Holding cousin Boyd

Then we got to come home and have another Christmas with my family over facetime.  We love our families!

All decked out in pajamas and slippers

Christmastime

It seems like such a long while ago that I took these pictures!  I love everything about Christmas time and remembering the reason for the season!

I was so excited to finally have room for a full size tree.  No more squeezing a little one into an already squished apartment.  We braved the - 25 degree blizzard to go get this beauty:

Putting the star on top...

...3 different times. :)

Here's the little tree we've had from the dollar store since we were first married.  I still love it and the kids got to have it upstairs this year.  Can you spy the 8 ornaments on 1 branch and the little culprit who did that?!  Emry would many times be excitedly screaming, "Christmas wights!"

All dressed up for Christmas time at church.  Once again, Grandma saves the day!

Just another day before heading to family's house:

Epic battles,

coloring,

writing the gold plates (we go through loads of scratch paper a day),

hiding (standing on the flour bucket in the pantry is one of Emry's favorite spots.  She opens the door and yells "peek-a-boo, I see you"),

classic whippy faces,

and dancing in the kitchen.

Finally after our church Christmas party and a fun cookie exchange we headed to Isaac's parents' house.

Lovin the bath, probably the last picture of a bath together.  Kason claims he is done with baths and has moved on to showers.

The girls painting nails with Katie

Christmas Eve dinner