{Where Did February Go?}

 

"Time flies like an arrow;  fruit flies like a banana."

                                           Groucho Marx

 

OK where the heck did February go?  Usually, even though it is the shortest month of the year, it tends to drag on for me, but this year...Swoosh... and here we are on the very last day.  I took almost no pictures in February either  - Was I just sleeping all this month?  Here's what I got:

 

I must say I love this picture.  I didn't take it - I got it off the internet somewhere (??) but it is a sight I see almost daily and so beautiful.   I love how beautiful the mountains are in the winter all covered with snow.  I was driving home a couple days ago and the sun was shining, I could feel the warmth on my face through the sunroof and looking at the snowy mountains I thought, "I wish everyone could have such wonderful and breathtaking scenery to look at.   I feel so blessed to live where I live - beautiful, not too big, not too populated, but not too small either.  Kind of like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears....it's just right for me.

I finally made this wreath.  I have been wanting to make it for 2 years.  I found the red berry part of the wreath on after Christmas clearance and that helped get me in gear.  I love the way it turned out.  Now that it is the last day of the month I guess I need to take down my Valentine's stuff, um (cough cough) and my Christmas cards #stillonthebackofmyfrontdoor.  Um yeah.

Speaking of Valentine's Day this is what I got.  I definately don't need gifts or flowers to know that Kurke loves me but I adore getting them - I can't lie.  He is definately a keeper and always my Valentine.  

I sent the little Princess a package in the mail.  And boy does she know about packages.  Rip Rip Rip

 

 

One of her new outfits - Just in time for Valentine's day.  So cute!

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Then she came for a visit and brought her parents too - Whoo Hoo!

 

 

 

Eleanor can really crawl now.  She gets around fast...Cupcake Buns!

 

Her #1 target...ZOE!  She almost got her this time but not quite.  Zoe is quite skilled now in the art of dodging the baby.

  

We also went shopping at Baby Gap...

 

 

And Hobby Lobby.  She likes to shop.  Probably because when we walk through any store she is mobbed by people telling her she is so cute- I mean how fun is that.   Brittany made the hat which is also cute. 

 

And this is a really really bad quality photo but I had to include it.  It almost looks like an old 60 or 70's snapshot it's so bad.  Kurke and I had so much fun feeding Eleanor.  We really need to get a highchair for when she comes to visit but this time Kurke held her and I fed her.  It was sooo fun.

Love being a Grandma!

 

 

Eleanor loves to ride on shoulders - Check out that smile.

(Ellie and Uncle Trent)

 

Grandma Cherie and Eleanor Cherie

 

 

Loves her G-Pa and G-Pa loves her!

 

 

 

After all that playing and crawling and being loved on...all tuckered out. 

 

 

Taylor went to the Sweethearts dance with Suzuha, the cutest little Japanese exchange student you ever saw.  She was so funny.  When she was asking him she brought some friends over and they decorated his room and put up a sign  She was very very nervous.  Her English is pretty good and she told me that this is not something they do in Japan and she was very scared and hoped he would go.

Just darling.

 

The next day I heard reports from both of them and they had a really really good time.  They had a fun group to go with and turns out that Suzuha is quite the dancer and had fun keeping up with Taylor (who is crazy-sauce!). 

 

 

 

 

Taylor wore his burgundy Vans 'cause that's the way he rolls.  #favoritecolor

 

Overall I would give February a C+. 

 

I was sick for a week with that nasty coughy thing.  Then I twisted my back and had a backache for a week.  Ouch. 

 

Kurke was out of town 2 different weeks during the month.

 

We only got to see Ellie once.  But we DID get to see Ellie once.  Blessings!!

 

The entire YW board was released (I was the Secretary) which was very emotional. 

 

We did enjoy an Adult Prime Rib dinner at the church last Friday and Dad and Rache'l came with us.  That was fun.

 

I got alot of sewing done including these cell phone/Kindle holders which are great!

 

And, YEP, I saw it on Pinterest and I made several of them :-D

 

 

And if February has any redeeming quality it is the extra emphasis on LOVE.

 

Bring on March!!

 

 

Ohhhhhhhh I am headed off to visit this little cutie patootie again.  Wooot!!

P.S.  She just got her two bottom teeth :-D

{Favorite Part Of Church}

Kurke hasn't sat with us in church for years.  I know someday that will change.  So I am thankful I've had my kids to sit with.

These days, however, I enter the church and go sit in my "assigned" seat (inside joke - old blog post if you've been with me that long) which just happens to be the row right behind the deacons and on the side of the church where the Bishopric sits so Kurke can see us, and I sit alone.

Taylor is a Priest, preparing and blessing the Sacrament.  Trent is a deacon, passing the Sacrament.

The best part of church for me is after the Sacrament is done and my boys walk down to sit with me.  They sit one on each side and they scooch in really close and I kind of feel like the inside of an Oreo cookie - and I LOVE IT!

They both instantly give me a hand to hold - I love this too and I will really miss it one day.  I rub their hands and scratch their backs, my big strong boys.

Today Taylor put his head on my shoulder for a minute.  I think he would have stayed that way but he is so tall now he would get a crick in his neck.  He said, "Mom, your hair smells amazing!".

I love this cookie life.