We Broke 50!

I feel bad that I haven't been very good lately at recording our every-day lives. I guess there's not much different from day to day, and I feel like it's not much to record. But when I stop and think about it, I do want to remember the details of our days, even if they are boring and mundane. So I'll try to do better. If you follow me on instagram, a lot of these are repeats--sorry about that. But I need this for our family record.

 

Here's Madi being a cute mommy and reading to her babies. She does this a lot. Madison cracks me up. She must have a very positive nature because of the way she phrases things. When we were at the zoo this weekend and it was pretty cold outside, her hands were freezing and instead of complaining she just says, "It is not so nice and warm outside today!" And while I was brushing all the tangles out of her hair, it was really hurting her head and she says, "This is not very much fun mom!" haha I love that girl. Also while at Costco, she points and says, "Look mom! It's a prophet!" I turned around to see what she was talking about, and there's this old man with a long beard and tall hat, and he's looking at me because he most definitely heard her!! I was embarrassed but it was hilarious.

 

This Friday Brynlee had a "parent observation" day at ballet class. It's like a show-off day where they do all the stuff they've learned, and the parents come inside the studio and sit and watch, bring cameras, etc. Well I knew Madison and Kelsey wouldn't handle that very well, so I stayed outside the room and just watched through the window. But she sure is cute to watch. She didn't know as much as some of the other girls, but that's because she has only been in it for such a short time, where the others are finishing up the year. It will be fun to watch her grow in it.

 Sitting outside waiting for Bryn :). I love this cute polka-dot shirt my mom gave her for her birthday.

On Friday I chopped all my hair off. It's a pretty drastic difference from what it was before (very long), so it's been weird getting used to it. But so far, I love it and don't know if I'll ever go back. It's SOO easy! That's exactly what I want and need. I don't have time to mess with hair and it was always in my way, so this is perfect for me right now. Unfortunately Tyler hates it, and wishes I wouldn't have cut it. Brynlee and Madi just tell me that I look like Grandma all the time. :) My mom has really short hair, and I guess this makes me look more like her, which is a compliment to me!

 Saturday morning we went to the 7 a.m. session at the temple together! Thanks to Carmin who came over and watched the kids so we could go. WE normally take turns going because it's hard to find babysitters, but it was nice to go together. Later on after Kelsey's nap, we went to the Zoo because it was free kids day. The whole city was there I'm pretty sure, and it was the warmest day we've had this year (I think it broke 50 degrees!) so it was fun to get out and be in the sunshine. I actually hate this zoo, and will probably never go back. But it was good to spend time together as a family, if nothing else.

 After the zoo we stopped at the library to pick up some books I had on hold, and feed the ducks. (notice how you can see some grass over there? the snow is melting!!)

 

And since we were so close, we couldn't go home without stopping to see daddy's office. We didn't want to go on a week day, because bringing these hooligans to a professional work environment is a bad idea. But a private Saturday tour was perfect :). They loved admiring the beautiful view he has, and getting to drink some hot cocoa.

 Went home and Kenny washed both cars, but not without some helpers of course. I mostly just followed Kelsey around as she wandered up and down the streets, trying to let her feel like she is in control as much as possible. :)

 

I've mentioned this before--she loves to play in the bathroom. She snuck in when someone opened the door. It was only a matter of seconds :).

 Some good books I've read lately that I loved:
Gifts from the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LeRoux
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price
Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille...I especially recommend this to anyone considering homeschooling. Or especially if you're not homeschooling. Or especially if you have kids. Or especially if you are a human being. Basically just read the book :).