Happiness

Lately I Love: -A Quiet House after two full days of subbing! -Feeling baby bean kick in the morning after completely forgetting that he was even there. -Finding the perfect combination of salty and sweet- chocolate chip cookies with crumbled potato chips? Yes, please! -Anything Valentines! As most of you know Valentines Day is my absolute favorite Holiday- I just want to slather pink and red sparkly hearts ALL over my house! I'm restraining myself with this cute banner Elizabeth made (see above) and a few other things! -Getting early Valentines from my kiddos! Ethan's was "I shoot my love at you!" complete with tanks shooting hearts. So cute! (It was done on cardboard with pencil so it was too dark to see on a picture). -Adding some color to the house with paints from Christmas. Jonah and Ethan. Jonah is now a little taller than Ethan, which is unusual for them! -Seeing Ethan and Jonah play on a neighborhood basketball team and love it! ...

Ethan is my funniest sleeper of all. I found him like this one night. Sometimes he has four blankets on and sometimes doesn't even have a shirt on. So funny. Last night was family night. We gathered together and had a prayer, song, lesson ( a re-enactment of King Benjamin's speech from the Book of Mormon- our kids love acting things out), a game and a treat (nothing fancy- just ice cream with vanilla wafers but the kids loved it). We had a good time, although sometimes people are grumpy and fussy and on a few occasions someone has been sent to their room. For the game, Elizabeth picked the "Water game", a game passed down from my family when we did family nights together growing up. My Mom loves this game. We all dreaded it, but now we play it at least once a month. The water game includes just a cup, a spoon, some water and a group of people (friends, family, etc). One person is it and they decide what the topic is- usually a favorite food, animal, game, etc. and eve...