Pacifier Addiction

It's time for this little guy to be big and get off the pacifier. I don't think he is going to be too happy about it so I am gearing up for the worst. Wish me luck. :)

Cleveland Rocks

Last weekend Trent and I were flown out to Cleveland for a job interview. We had a good time seeing Cleveland and all it has to offer.


Here is Trent showing the tag on his sweater. We went to dinner the first night and at the end of the meal I looked at him funny and said, "Your sweater is on backwards." He was mortified that the server probably saw his tag all evening. HA HA HA! I thought it was pretty funny, especially because he was so embarrassed about it. Luckily the dinner was just the two of us and not a potential employer.
Trent and I enjoying the view of Lake Erie. Trent loves this photo of him :).

Kirtland, Ohio is a short drive from Cleveland so we decided to go out there an afternoon and see the Church history sites. Here is a picture outside the Kirtland, Ohio Temple.

In front of the Newell K. Whitney store.

Pretty sunset behind Progressive Field where the Cleveland Indians play.

The kids had fun and did well without us, but they were also happy to see us (and we were happy to see them). This photo of Owen and Trent was taken right when we got home.

Valentine Skirt

My friend bought some fabric to make her daughter a skirt for Valentine's Day. Lucky for me she had extra fabric. She helped teach me to sew this skirt for Leah. Total Cost: FREE. It was fun. One of these days I need to try to make something without someone there to help me. :)

Under the Weather

Which baby do you think is not feeling 100%?

Poor little Owie has been sick and I think he is on the mend. I can't wait for Winter to be over.

Very Blessed

It has now been four months since Trent was laid off at Flying J. It has been an experience that I have never had before. Hopefully we are learning a lot from it all. Trials are never fun and this certainly is one. But, there has been a lot of wonderful things that have happened during the last four months. I have been keeping a list of all the blessings I have seen happen in the last four months and it just keeps growing. A lot of them are sweet things other people have done for us. Some of them we know who to thank and others have been done anonymously and we don't know who to thank. It has been an incredible Christmas season for us and we have been extremely touched at the generous things people have done for us. We hope to be able to return the favor. Thank you for the prayers and support, it has meant more than you can imagine.

1st Grade Winter Program

Last week Connor had his program at school. It was really cute and they sang lots of fun songs that he has been singing around the house.

Where's Connor?

Leah enjoyed watching her brother and coming to his school

Owen and my nephew Matix were really good hanging out in the stroller

(Well Matix was. Owen got sick of being in there and he wanted to get out and wander around.)

Ogden Christmas Village

This year we went to the Ogden Christmas Village for the first time. It was so fun! We all loved it. There was so much to see and it was all free! What could be better? The village is a bunch of mini houses (sheds) decorated for Christmas. You walk around and look in each window. It is really cute, except for maybe the Hansel and Gretel one which had a little boy doll locked up in a cage. Creepy. There were a lot of people there, but it didn't feel too crowded. I think we will make it a yearly tradition.

Owen not too thrilled with sitting on Santa's lap

Connor had no problem

Leah froze up and wouldn't say a word. Even though she promised if we waited in the long line in the rain she would talk to Santa. Later she asked me if Santa puts seeds on his face to grow his beard :).

Our little carolers

*If you have a free night before Christmas you should head up there and check it out. It's worth the drive with kids.