Olive Garden + Fiddler On The Roof = A FANTASTIC DATE!

Since we were out of town for Valentines Day, we celebrated it last night. It was my turn this year to plan the date. I took Jeremy out to Olive Garden, and then to Fiddler on the Roof at the Hale Center Theater! It was AMAZING! We both loved it! The music, the acting, the atmosphere was all exceptional. It was so nice to get to spend some time with my Valentine!

Oh Boston...

The part of our trip I didn't include was that 6 people ended up with the flu, Boston and Jeremy being 2 of them. In the middle of the night before leaving to go home, Boston was throwing up. Although very sick, he made us laugh so hard. He threw up and then paused to say "Check this out" and then threw up again. Seriously, so funny, and so gross.

The Best Winter Vacation EVER!!

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My parents spoiled us with the best winter vacation ever! On Thursday we all drove up to this great cabin in Island Park, Idaho to spend the weekend. The first night there we settled in, ate some yummy soup, and visited with my Aunt Mryna, Uncle Gene, and Cousin's Janae and David!


On the second day, one of my life long dreams came true. I went snowmobiling for the first time!! It was everything I dreamed and more!



Lucky for us, we had Janae and David to be our tour guides! They were amazing! I wouldn't ever want to go snowmobiling without them! They can get a snowmobile unstuck in like 2 seconds, and they packed us water, sandwiches, and treats for our adventure!

Our first stop was at Big Springs. It was gorgeous seeing the reflections in the water, seeing the ducks, and 2 bald eagles!

Jeremy and I at Big Springs

We made a few other stops along our way, this was when we are at one of our highest points, and the snow was amazing! The trees were just covered with snow and icicles.

Seriously we had so much fun. At first I was really nervous and just stayed on the trail, but by they end I was standing up, going up on the banks, and having a royal blast!

After a few hours of the adults riding, we decided to go back to the cabin and take the kids for a ride! Mason, Logan, Peyton and Boston all joined us for the next adventure!!

I thought we were just going to stay on the road and take the kids for an easy ride so I had Boston ride with me. Little did I know we were going on a trail through the tree's, and over some SERIOUS bumps! Well I was doing really good until I hit a bump wrong and sent the snowmobile with Boston and I off into the snow! After that, Boston didn't want to ride with me, and who could blame him! Lucky for me, Logan wasn't afraid and joined me.

The kids all had a blast and a half, and couldn't stop taking about it, "playing" snowmobiling, and asking to go again. By they end of day 2 we had gone some 65 miles on the snowmobiles and we were EXHAUSTED!

We woke up feeling much refreshed, but sore! We spend the 3rd day taking the kids sledding behind the snowmobiles! Oh my goodness they had fun! I joined Boston on the sled and holy cow it was such a riot! Boston just kept saying "Again!"

We all had a lot of fun playing in the snow and just being kids again.

Even Hadley was full of smiles!

Jeremy, Boston, Hadley, and I stop for a picture in the pines! Seriously, Island park is SO BEAUTIFUL!

The whole gang!

After fun in the snow, lunch, and some naps, we had a little Valentine party for the kids. They LOVED it! We played a capture the flying hearts game, bean bag toss game, pin the heart on cupids arrow game, decorated cookies, paper bags, and then had the kids deliver valentines to each other's sacks.

It was such a fabulous vacation! I hope we can do something like it again! A big thanks to my Parents, Aunt Mryna, Uncle Gene, Janae and David for making it possible! It truly was a dream come true!

Miss you Talia

4 Years ago today my sister Natalia passed away on a Sunday evening. Since then, this has become a favorite quote of mine;

“... Now I know why the Lord took His day off on Sunday. That must be the day he personally greets his favorites” Wednesday's Letters Page 132

No Doubt. Natalia was a personal favorite.

Miss you Sis.

LOVE it!

Yesterday was amazing. I saw the SUN,

BLUE sky,

and we finally got to dust off the SUNGLASSES!

LOVED it!

Happy Birthday Jenn!!

Jeremy's sister Jenn who is living with us had a birthday yesterday!! We LOVE having her live with us, and we tried our best to make it a great birthday for her.
On Saturday Night we went bowling with some of Jenn's friends! Boston and Hadley were in heaven! They loved it! Jeremy won the first game, and I won the second with a score of 149! YIPEE!! If I could afford it, I would go bowling every weekend! Boston was dancing almost the entire time! Crazy guy!

Jeremy and the happy kiddos!

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Then on Sunday a bunch of Jenn's friends from the singles ward came over for dinner and dessert. We had SO MUCH FUN, she has an awesome group of friends.

Happy Birthday Jenn!! Thanks for letting us be a part of your life, we love you!!

Boston's First Hockey Game

Jeremy took Boston to watch one of his scouts play hockey on Saturday! They had so much fun! They really are best friends.