A Choice GNO

After my Make & Take party, Hailey and I got my kids settled for bed and then took off for a late night GNO. (Brett's out of town this week) We went to the new chick flick- The Choice. It doesn't officially come out until tomorrow but we had the theater ALL to ourselves. It was like a flashback from our Black Friday days! LOL It was a total chick flick! And then when we left the theater almost delirious from our late night festivities- it was like we were in the Twilight Zone. We were seriously the ONLY ones in the theater. Like.... NO employees or anything! {Check out the snack bar below} It was creepy. I think we only past one or two cars on the ride home even with us stopping for gas. Spooky!! But it was some darn good girl time- so it was worth risking our lives in some alternate universe, right? Luv ya lady!

My 1st Make & Take

I have been tossing around the idea of doing a monthly craft night in my head for years. So... despite me playing single mom this week, the painter making a mess of my walls and a zillion other things bouncing around right now- I decided this was the time to make it happen!
I found a cute vinyl charger plate idea and then sent out a text to a few people to see if there'd be any interest. Well... there was. {Even more than I had supplies for} But with a little help from my kiddos to get the house ready, encouragement from my hubby to get my "business" up & running and an answered prayer to find the last 14 charger plates at a local store- it was a success! I think all the ladies had a good time getting together, visiting, snacking and crafting the night away. It stresses me out a little to do things like this but I do know that God has given me the gift of craftiness and party plannerism (Yes- I'm making up words now. LOL) and perhaps it's time to share those gifts. Now I just have to pray that ideas start to flow and I figure out how to fit all my lady friends in my basement! ;) Thanks ladies for spending the evening with me! You're the best! XO

Decorating with LOVE

The kids loved helping me get out our February decorations. It makes our home so lovely! ;)

We also were going to switch out some pictures on our magnet board by our front door but we decided to just celebrate some of our Valentine memories this month. We attended a Couple Dance the last couple years. I setup & took pictures for the Photo Booth at them. The RS Pres in that ward got changed this last year- and I guess she had been the driving force for it because they didn't do one this year. Bummer! It brings back so many fond memories!

And I love switching my magnet board in the kitchen with new pictures to remember the same month last year (or previous years)! Photos are my favorite!!

Family Game Night

The Binghams invited us over tonight for a Family Game Night. Everyone played a variety of different games and had a fabulous time. They also served us ice cream sundaes. Yum!

The missionaries got to share with us a message about repentance with a fun object lesson for the kiddos. It included salt & peper and water and soap. The kids thought it was great!

What a fun night with friends we haven't seen for a long time. Thanks guys for inviting us! You're the best!

Decorations for January

I have collected some pretty darling Snowman decor over the last couple years. I love how festive we make our home. I LOVE it!!!

Baptism Preview

Glory can hardly stand her excitement for her upcoming baptism in June. She can't wait to follow the example of Jesus. Tonight, she had a Baptism Preview. Our Church leaders had all the kids that were turning eight this year come to the Church to talk to them about baptism and walk them through what will happen when it's their turn. Brett and I both went with her on this little momentous date. She felt so special!!! She's such a beautiful girl and shines His light everyday. We're so lucky to be her parents!!

Sushi with Nick

It was Nick's birthday and Hailey got a bunch of us together to celebrate. We went out for dinner to Nagoya's. Brett and I got sushi. Oh my heavens!!! I love sushi!!

We also went out to the movies. We saw The Finest Hour. It was an amazing story!

Happy Birthday Nick!!! 

So glad we're friends.

Cleaning the Church

We wer really proud of our kids for coming with us to help clean the Church this morning. They worked hard at cleaning windows, vacuuming, cleaning bathrooms and tidying up. It looked amazing! They were pretty funny when we were all done. The kids laid down and Justice did hurtles over them. Kids have the best imaginations. (even if it gets them in dangerous situations. LOL)

Pie Night at Seamons

We invited a bunch of friends over tonight. Everyone brought some pie to share. It shouldn't surprise me anymore with the countless parties we've planned- but it always catches me off guard what amazing people God has blessed our lives with. We had such a fun time visiting and laughing together. Love having people together!

Amazing Mechanic

My amazing hubby took his little car apart (literally APART), bought new parts and put it all back together.And it works!!! What a smart (or lucky) man I married! Love him.
Here's a part that he replaced- all corroded at the top.

Justice Science Project: Life on Ice

Justice and his friend did their Science project together this year. They decided to melt ice with different agents and see which one melted the fastest. From a mother's perspective- it was a long and painful process to keep them on task but we survived!! We froze ice, set up the experiment, took pictures, collected data, and put it all together.We even made a Selfie spot on the poster. LOL (We're so funny!) They did a great job at presenting it. So great in fact that they're going to Regionals on the 23rd. Good luck boys! We're proud of you!

P.S. Justice made a mug in art class. He made it look like a bald eagle. It's pretty amazing! He even enjoyed it for hot cocoa!

Decades Day

Kids participating in Spirit Week at school:

Family Olympics

Brett wanted to do something fun with the family so he came up with a special family Olympics. It was a lot of fun! We did a competition of standing on one leg. Using straws to suck up candy and put it in a cup. Rolling eggs across the room with their noses. Transferring candy with a spoon from the counter to the table. (That was super messy and crazy. LOL) And a game of Twister. I love Brett's creativity! He's such a great father. We are so lucky to have him in our lives.

Sledding Adays

Victoria got to do some sledding with her Activity Days Group this afternoon. (Church group for girls ages 8-11). They LOVED it!!! So fun to see their excitement for life and friends.

Skiing First Timers

For our last hurrah of our Christmas Break, we decided to take everyone up to the Great Divide Ski Resort for some skiing. This was Victoria & Glory very 1st time!!! We've been collecting ski equipment from the thrift store over the last couple months. We finally got some boots and skis for all the kids. That helps tons financially when you're taking 6 people up on the slopes. We headed up as soon as we could get everyone moving in the morning. We spent some time on the Bunny Hill getting used to things. Victoria & Glory did great! Then we got all-day lift tickets for the older kids & some one hour ones for the rest of us. Everyone had a pretty good time on the slopes. Justice had one of his skis lose a spring but it happened to be about the time that my lift pass expired so we just swapped skis out so he could continue the fun. Victoria was super brave and went up the big mountain with Justice & Dad. Liberty loved that she found a friend to spend some time with. Glory & I got to enjoy some hot chocolate while everyone finished their last couple runs. Awesome times!
Adventures on the Bunny Hill:

Riding the Ski Lifts:

Lunch Break: (Liberty found her friend Aimee)

Ski Fun:

New Years Day Skating

New Year's Day Ice Skating at Memorial Park