January

Here's some random moments from long, cold January. 

We tried to get the kids to finish their dang Halloween candy. How do they make it last so long?

Miles learned how to climb into all sorts of new things.

Sawyer and I went on a date for some frozen yogurt. Barry took the kids to Arctic Circle one night when I held my first book club at our house.

We said goodbye to Cocoa as she went to a new home. (No more guinea pig poop! Yay!)

Miles started eating more like a big kid. Messy face, feet up, and no problem.

Taking a Break in Logan

We had so much fun last year staying for a night in Logan that we decided to do it again! This time we didn't warn the kids. We told them we were going to get ice cream and turned on a movie. After driving an hour and a half they were like, "Where are we going? Why is this taking so long?" Haha. "Surprise! We're staying at a hotel." We didn't get many pictures, but we visited the Creamie, Fatboy, Pepperidge Farm, and Gossner Cheese factories and loaded up on good food. We had a lot of fun playing in the pool together. It was just the break we needed.

Quinton Becomes a Deacon

At the end of last year the Church announced that youth would no longer wait until they are 12 to enter Young Men's or Young Women's. Instead they move on in January of the year they turn 12. That meant even though Quinton just barely turned 11 in November, he could already be ordained a Deacon and pass the sacrament! He was pretty excited. We are very proud of the choices he's making. It made my mother heart clench a little when I realized he left primary a whole year earlier than I was ready for, though.

Air Force Museum

The kids had the day off of school so we went to the Air Force Museum and to get some Krispy Kreme donuts. The museum was HUGE! They had hundreds of planes in a giant warehouse. It was crazy to see them and the stories behind them. We saw inside the cockpit of the first one and there were so many buttons! Hard to believe someone knows what to do with them all.

New Year's

A few days after Christmas we headed to Rigby to spend some time with family there. We had a great time except on Sunday Clara, Sawyer, and Quinton were all throwing up (Warren waited until the trip home on Tuesday). Luckily they perked up for New Year's Eve on Monday. It was suuuuuper cold (in the teens), but the kids still had fun with Grandpa Don sledding behind the four wheelers. Grandma also planned a bunch of fun games and activities to do throughout the day. We had a delicious fondue dinner with Shari and Jeni's families. The older kids even made it until midnight, but they were half alive the next day.