Justin's Birthday

Justin's Birthday was on the 17th...the big 28. We had great fun, Justin's mom came down and helped with the preparations. We went out for supplies and let Eliza choose a gift from the dollar store...froggy socks. Eliza may be a future party planner, she knows all the requirements for a good party. She made sure we got candles and party hats and picked out the cake and frosting. She was so excited for Daddy to come home. We had cake and then she helped him unwrap his presents. Then Susan took us out for an incredible dinner at the Kona Grill. Thanks again. All in all I think it was a good birthday, and Eliza enjoyed it as much as Justin. We love you Justin/Daddy and are so grateful for all you do for us. 

Fun in February

February has brought several days of warm weather....and as you can see chocolate.










The pushup, future body builder.

I love these cute girls.

Model pose, work it.

Good form.
The ducks had already been very well fed this day, so they were quite uninterested in our offering, but we emptied our bags in anyway.

My sister brought these cute shirts back from Spain, they love the giraffes.




So she had just said "I love chocolate" with her hand in her mouth, so it isn't as odd of request as it sounds.

Trip to Utah and Idaho

In January Justin had a conference in New Orleans, so we decided to head west to see the family. We had a great trip minus some stomach flu that went through nearly everyone. We got to stay with my grandparents for a few days in Utah and see my cousin Ali and her daughter Lauren, and brand new baby Megan, so cute. Eliza was very excited about the snow however it was quite hard and not suitable for snowman making, she was very disappointed, but did enjoy a walk through the "snowy forrest." Then we headed up to Twin Falls where my brother Nathan and his family came in from Nebraska. My grandparents and Aunt Liz brought me up and were able to stay for a fabulous family weekend. It was so fun to see everyone and the cousins had so much fun. Eliza and Austin, aka Little Tiger (or as Eliza calls him "that silly animal") played together non stop. Eliza and Lydia also loved seeing their Grandpa Rob, Grandma Lulu and aunts and uncle. We also got to do some family sealings in the Twin Falls temple. It was so cool and so neat to be in such a beautiful temple just blocks from my house, thanks Aunt Katie for keeping the kiddos happy. Thanks everyone for all your help, it was a great trip!! 

                              

              My grandma was a big help with Lydia while I stayed with them.

                     Lydia and Olivia, just 5 months apart, they are going to be great buds.
            This is Eliza with my cousin Ali's daughter Lauren. I am so glad we got to see them.
        My grandma bought these cute heart antennaes(ladybug according to Liza).

Fun With Grandma

We are lucky enough to have Justin's mom, Susan, just over an hour away for the next while. She came to see us for a few days and brought an after Christmas Santa Sleigh to decorate. Eliza had a blast.....frosting was involved.