Mom brough her new Silhouette machine and we decided to etch some dishes.  Look at how cute!  Love how they turned out.

Her machine is fantastic.  I am amazed at how thin it can cut and how nicely it cuts things.  Such a great machine.

I put up a favorite quote by Richard G. Scott on my bathroom wall.  It reads, "We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day."

hanging out

Blue!  He's 8 months in these photos.  Amazing at how fast they grow up.  I am enjoying him so much.  I've let go of lots of little things and this has helped me to stop and truly enjoy the baby stage.  We're not done having kids, but we done for a little while.  3 under 3 has taken it's toll on me!  I know other moms have had it worse, but I've been stretched a bit much and now need to take a few steps back and learn to enjoy my kiddos. 

Sweet little smile.  He brings so much joy to everyone in our family.

Eating breakfast with Lovey.

Must we always carry things that are not toys?!?!!?

What my house looks like on a daily basis......get one room cleaned up and nice looking only to turn around and see another room destroyed.  Guess I'll miss this in x amount of years huh. 

Mom and Wissa visit

When we got home from Rexburg, we had quite the surprise waiting for us!  Mom and Melissa came to visit. 

They boys were excited to see them.  They were sad to leave Rexburg and Grandma and Grandpa Idaho so it was quite a fun surprise to see visitors at our house!

Boys love balls.

It was FREEZING, but the boys wanted to go out and play.  Little did we know that Mom and Lissa would be staying longer than they thought because of the crazy weather.  Not so much for Boise, but for the roads on their way home.

3 1/2.  This kids grows so fast.  He is so smart and is such a great big helper.  Never in my life did I think I'd depend on such a little boy to help me.  I am so thankful for him.

Snow!!!!!

It FINALLY snowed here in Boise!  Too bad it lasted only one day and by mid afternoon, was more of a mess than pretty snow.  What a mild, mild, mild winter we've had.  40 degrees in January is unheard of! 

Mom snapped these photos for me and I'm so glad she did!  I wouldn't have had any snow photos if she didn't take them.  Too bad she and Melissa were supposed to be leaving!  This was going to be a short trip and ended up being a week trip!  The roads leading to home were too bad for them to drive.  Yea for us.  :)

Trip to Rexburg

We wanted to take a quick trip to Rexburg while the roads were nice and clear, so off we went when Toby had a few days off.  It was a fun trip and we got to see Tawny and Mark as well!!

The boys love their Grandma Idaho and Grandpa Idaho.  She had fun cars for the boys to play with.  They always get spoiled when we visit.  :)

Toby, Tawny and the kids with Grandpa Idaho.

Toby and his parents.  He's sporting the beard.  Good thing I like facial hair and good thing he looks hot in it. 

Tawny and her favorite Idaho boys.  (we're the only ones that live in Idaho so I can claim that!)

Grandma and Blue. 

The love birds.  Mark is a great addition to our family.  We're glad for another boy!

Toby and Tawny. 

gingerbread house

We never got around to making a gingerbread house this Christmas season--I was putting things away and this just sat on my counter.  Finally Dallas asked if he could do it, so I let him.  Toby helped a little bit, but what you are about to see comes straight from my little artist.

that part is from Toby.

ewwww.  gross.

CTR Cookies

I am in love with Pinterest.  Found this idea on it and it comes from a blog called Leesh & Lu's Recipe Box.   There are some pretty good recipes on it!  I am so grateful for people who share! 

 I was introducing the theme for Primary this year (I was called as the Primary Pres-eek) and decided to make the kids cookies.  We don't have a big primary so it wasn't that big of a task.

The theme this year is Choose The Right.  Super fun theme and we'll have a great year.

 The boys found the cookies before church and decided that they would be good for breakfast!