Olympics

We have really enjoyed the Winter Olympics so far. We like to watch pretty much all of the sports, but our favorite is the ice skating. We are looking forward to watching the men's long program tonight and will be cheering for American Evan Lysacek. It's nice to have something that we all like to watch as a family. Another show that we LOVE to watch as a family is American Idol -- so glad they are finally down to the top 24. Anyway, Emma made this Olympic flag at her Wednesday night Missions Friends class at church.

Our Sweethearts

Here are a couple of shots from this morning before we left for church. Aren't they cute with their sweetheart teddy bears given to them from Meme and Daddy Bill?

Happy Valentine's Day

Here are some pictures I took the other day of our Valentine's Sweethearts. Anna Kate and Emma, we love you! Love, Mom & Dad.

Valentine's Gift

Here's what Anna Kate got from her boyfriend Dylan yesterday. She was so excited.

More Snow

Well, we got more snow, but, for the second time this year, there was basically no ground accumulation. That's okay with me. I enjoyed watching it fall.

Valentine's Tea

Anna Kate's GA class hosted a Valentine's Tea for some of the elderly ladies in our church last night.
Here's Anna Kate serving some of the desserts.

Here are the GAs and their teachers. They had a fun night.

Making a Heart

After seeing a picture online of people making a heart shape with their hands, we thought it would be neat to try. Here are our two attempts. The first picture was from Monday, and the second was done today. I will admit it was pretty cold this morning, and Emma's hands are pretty small compared to Anna Kate's so it was a little difficult. Maybe we will try it again before Valentine's Day. If not, I think either of these will do.

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day

The girls and I did several projects this weekend to get ready for Valentine's Day. We did some shopping for a few special people, did a little decorating, got their cards ready to exchange with friends at school, and Emma decorated her Valentine's box for school. We also took some Valentine portraits outside. These will be used for Valentine cards for family. I will post a few of the pictures on Valentine's Day.
Anna Kate's cards are Jonas Brothers, and Emma chose Princess and the Frog.

Isn't Emma's Valentine's box cute? Talking about cute, she looked super cute Saturday dressed up in her birthday outfit for her birthday portraits. I can't believe she is turning six at the end of this month. It was SO cold and windy Saturday, but Emma did a great job posing for her pictures. I can't wait to get her picture invitations ordered, and I plan to post a few of the pictures on her birthday. Can't wait! I am so proud of how wonderful she did.

Science Fair

So glad to have this Science Fair project finished and out of my house. Anna Kate did a great job on this popcorn experiment.

More Birthday Pics

Here are a few more "birthday" pics of me with the girls. They were taken yesterday before we went to church. I like these better than last week's, so these are what will go in our photobook. The last one is my fav. Sometimes you just have to do a do-over!