Ooops...(forgot a Jan post)

Our fav date night! Love being with Net and Joe, so we have a set date night planned every month with them. Yay!!! We are trying to do fun different things, so we went bowling. Cant tell you the last time I went bowling. Forgot how fun it is! I just fell back on the skills I learned from the bowling class I took in High school. I knew they would come in handy one day. We even ate the fat/greasy/yummy bowling alley food for dinner. Its always a non stop laugh fest when we are with these two! Love it! Wasnt sure if Kirk was going to make it. He was still working. I left without him, but he showed up in time to start the bowling. :)
Can I have some more fry sauce please....?
Showing off our bowling skills....
Be the ball...
Helps if you lean waaaaay into it.....

Our January....

The month started out with(drum roll).... the snack that smiles back(sure puts a smile on my face)! Nat came over to hang and we wanted some puddin, and the kiddies were going to be home from school soon, so we made something for everyone. Chocolate and banana pudding with 2 layers of graham crackers. One of my favs and oh so delicious. When the kids got home and asked whats for snack, I got it out and said...the snack thats happy to see you! Ha! I think Nat and I had a little too much fun putting the bananas on...eyebrows and all....At the kids school, the grade 4's go skiing every winter after Christmas break. AT was soooo excited to ski, and to wear his new face mask he got for Christmas. This was and still is the only time he would wear his puffy coat. We have words about it EVERY morning!!!
ES started up indoor soccer. She was pumped! Shes been playing outdoor for a few seasons now, but indoor is a whole new ball game. She was up for it. They are the Pink Pandas. Coach Todd is showing the girls what to expect...
Kickin it before the game with the coolest dad!
So excited!
Palyin some D! Just like her mama and Aunts!
Focused on the game. I was calling her name, but she was in the zone.
Up top on some offense, where she flies with that ball.
They played boys for their first game! BOYS! Dont have a prob with boys, but for the first game ever for all of them AND these boys are on a comp team and play together all the time? Fair? I think not. Not even going to say the score. I will say, for the girls first indoor game ever, they did a fantastic job!!!
So excited for her first indoor shoes. She picked them out herself.
This girl has been after me forever to put these in her hair. I was sick one Sunday, and she got me while I was down.
Shes so funny, cute and small...
One T-Bird jacket. These are my 3 little buddies. Love them! Look at Tman there with his arm around his girl. He so loves her and she has him wrapped around her little sassy finger.
Kirk and I were out looking at houses and I was running across the road and rolled my ankle. DUMB! Was out of running commission for a week. Dumb again!
We had the power go out for about 3 hours one night. Didnt stop us from our routine. Thank goodness it was before the super cold happened!


HAPPY BIRTHAVERSARY!!!
Kirk had his 39th bday on Jan 25th and we had our 14th anniversary on Jan 25th. It was great! Kirk and I are celebrating our anniversary later, so he wanted to spend his bday with our kiddies.

He bought these fancy schmancy shoes for his bday.
4 of his favs!
Us and 14 years. We made it...
We went to our fav place for dinner(Noodles and CO.) and then went and saw Megamind in 3D. Absolutely LOVED this movie! Its my new fav! We were all laughing out loud. So fun!
Strike a pose...
E had a showcase at the Jr High and the orchestra was doing country time songs, so they all dressed up and put on a show. E is in the black looking at the camera. After they were finished, she ran over to the auditorium to sing with the Show Choir. Theres nothing this girl doesnt do!

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die....(let the December festivities begin....)

Whenever Stef and G are in A Christmas Carol at Hale, they always get us tickets. I think one or both of them has been in it for the past 10 years. Its so fun and we all look forward to it even though we have seen it 10 plus times! This year it was just Stef in it.

Some of the girls. (my posture is horrendous in some of these pics...ew)!All the girls and ew again...
I swear, swear, swear that is not a sweat mark on my shirt. Its something casting a shadow I swear!! So ugly though! Ruins the pic!
We dont really know how to be candid.
Being silly!

Concert #1

E is in the Granite Youth Junior Symphony. You have to audition for the. Shes been playing the viola for 2 years. She was excited to make it! Me too! She had her first concert to start off the Christmas season. It was great! I was impressed and pleased at how good they were.

Waiting around for the concert to start. Kirk and his #3 Daddys girl .Its so painful for AT to sit through these things. Asks every 5 minutes when it is going to be over. I like the whole fam to go to each others things(if they can). I want them to know and think its important to support your family. Especially your siblings.
The end. The Jr. Symphony is in the white. E is blocked from sight.
Thats R is the pink vest. She always has to right there in on the action. Love her!
So love that she loves music. Such a worth while thing to learn.
Messin around waiting for E to come out.

All those lights and theyre not twinkling...

Annual go to Temple Square to see the lights night. We could not have picked and better warmer night! It was so great, but Sunday night/warm night=so crowded. Still fun. Stef and G and Gavin couldnt make it. We missed them!They have this lovely scene on the water pond thing at the Plaza. So pretty.
Messing around waiting for everyone to get there. Was just supposed to be me and E in this pic. :)

Love Joe and Net.
Everyone while we were waiting for Nat and Hamlet.
Gav had Stake Pres stuff to do.
Missed Stef.

Always have to get one of me and my girls.
Had to go see the Christus befoe we left. So amazing!