I Failed!

I failed, I had a goal to blog at least one time in the month of February and it didn't happen. 28 days and I couldn't find one day to just type a couple sentences just to say I was still alive. Now on March 1st I find the time. I know I didn't blog about the month of February. But it wasn't because I had nothing to blog about. It was the exact opposite. I didn't blog because it was a busy busy month. A lot of ups and downs. I will blog about them soon but here is a little preview of what's to come. Trip to Florida, I get a Cold, Then I get Strep throat, Nina's wedding, Brandon goes to Europe, Family Reunion, State Basketball, Nina's second reception, and last but not least I get pneumonia and pleurisy......stay tuned if you want all the details.

Christmas Break

We had a great Christmas break. It was filled with a lot of family and relaxing ( two of my favorite things). We did so many fun things I should blog about each separately but I don't have the time so I am going to try and fit it all in one post.

The girls Sunday morning before Christmas

Uncle Nate was in town (my little brother) we all went ice skating.It was Kiana's first time on the ice. She loved it. She was so cute she pushed that orange cone all around the ice to keep from falling.

Nina, Nate, Brandon and I hit the slopes. It was a nice day. We had a lot of fun.

Action shot of me and Nina lol. ( I am the one in the pink hood Nina is right behind me, you will probably have to click on the picture to blow it up if you really want to see us.This was Mariah's favorite present Christmas morning. She spent most the day in her box haha.

Kiana got a Hannah Montana Guitar from Santa and her Grandma and Grandpa got her a Hannah Montana bean bag . She really enjoyed Christmas this year. It was really fun being a parent this year watching Kiana get all excited about the magic of Christmas. She wrote her Santa letter and mailed it, and guess what. She received a letter in the mail a couple days later from none other than Santa himself. She was very excited. She got to sit on his lap a couple times this year telling him what she wanted for Christmas. She was excited to set out cookies and milk. She even told us she heard Santa's bells on Christmas eve. I love watching her glow with excitement when she talks about it. We went sledding at Rock Canyon with My sister Crystal and her husband Matt. It was a lot of fun. The Kids loved it! I was having fun until I hit my butt so hard it knocked the wind out of me haha. I didn't know you could get the wind knocked out of you by hitting your butt lol, but I did it somehow. They had more fun just playing in the tube than actually riding it down the hill.

My cute little Nephew KaeJay.

Crystal, KaeJay, and Matt

Polar Express

We went on the Polar Express, it was so cute. This family up in Lindon set up a miniature Polar Express at their home. When you first get there you go into their very nice garage and they have chairs set up and on the big screen they have the movie Polar Express playing. You wait in there until they come and call your name. Then you go get on the train and they take you around their neighborhood looking at fun Christmas decorations while listening to Polar Express music. Then you stop at the North Pole. You get out to go meet Santa, it was so cute. Santa gives all the kids a bell (because in the Polar Express the first gift of Christmas was a bell). Then Santa tells the kids about Jesus and tells them he was really the first gift of Christmas. So then we went on got back on the train and the second half of the train ride was my favorite. They had Christmas music playing about the Savior and all along the tracks were pictures of Jesus and his life. It was a great experience and we had a fun time being together as a family. The people who put this on are great people. The whole thing is free but if you want to leave donations they give all the money to people in need. What Great people to give of their time and money!

Watching Polar Express on the BIG screen

Mariah all Bundled up

Sitting on Santa's lap at the North Pole

Sitting in Santa's workshop

Brandon and the girls on the train


Me and Kiana on the train

Kiana's Recital

Kiana has been taking ballet lessons for about 4 months now and she loves it. She had her first recital last week and she was adorable. Her ballet school did the Nativity and Kiana was a little lamb. She did so great and she had so much fun. I love her so much and enjoy watching her light up when she dances.

Kiana waiting backstage before the show


Kiana with her friend Kayla


Kiana showing off her moves after the show


Kiana posing with the backdrop

Oh Christmas Tree.......

I love putting up the Christmas Tree! It took us a little while to get the tree up this season but we finally have it up. Here are some pictures of us decorating the tree and the end result.

He is so cute!


Mariah with her stocking


Kiana showing off the bows for the tree


Mariah laughed so hard when she saw herself in the Bulb


Kiana posing with the finished tree


I love our tree this year!

Digital Scrapbooking

I have been seeing so many cute pages from all my friends, so I decided I wanted to give digital scrapbooking a try. I am not a crafty person by any means. Digital scrapbooking is fun, and easy, and not messy so I like it a lot.

Mariah

Mariah turned one a couple weeks ago. We took her to get her picture taken. She was so cute and did very well, as you can see. I just want to post a couple things about Mariah at the age of One. Mariah weighs 16.1 pounds. She is walking/running very well. She loves her big sister so much. She like to sing its sooo cute, her favorite song is Tiny Turtle. She has the cutest little squeal when she is mad. She has 9 teeth. She is growing more hair ( about as much as Kiana had at 2 months). She has two stuffed animals that she loves ( puppy and fiddo). She has the cutest little dimples, smile, and laugh. Right now she likes to shake her head yes and say yeah to everything, so of course we have a lot of fun with that asking her questions (like do you love me, am I your favorite, ect.) She is a bundle of Joy and we love having her in our family. I love my little baby so much I can hardly stand it.