Daddy Son and Mommy Daughter Week

Last week Josh and Drake took a road trip and went to St. George.  Barb and Syd were down there and Andrea, Jonathan and Sydney were also there.  We were all going to go, but the day before we were going to leave Stella came down with croup.  We decided it would be best if her and I stayed home.  Josh had to go anyways to work so he decided to take Drake with him.

Josh said Drake was awesome in the car.  He slept for a couple of hours, played on the iPad and watched movies.  When he got there that night he played games with Grandpa and Grandma and then went to bed.  Thursday Josh had to work all day so Barb and Syd watched him.  They said he did great and was so polite... ha ha ha he has them fooled :) 

Later that night I got this cute picture of Drake giving me a bedtime kiss.  

Friday they drove to Las Vegas to pick up Andrea, Jonathan and Sydney from the airport.  That night they went to eat at a buffet where they had a huge fish tank with mermaids in it. One of the mermaids had a crush on Drake. I guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas!

Sydney and Drake.  They loved playing together, and I am so happy that Drake could go down there and spend time with his Aunt and Uncle, Grandpa and Grandma and his cousin.

Drake saying bye to Grandpa and Grandma.

Thanks to Barb and Syd for taking care of my boys while they were gone. They had a great time and were well taken care of!

While the boys were away Stella and I spent a lot of time inside. She didn't feel very good the first few days so we just kept it low key.  We went to my grandparents one day and Stella fell asleep while my Grandma was holding her.  In my opinion that is one of the best places to take a nap.  It was so sweet and my Grandma loved it.

Even though she was sick she still smiled a lot.

We went and watched Aunt Lauren perform at the high school one day when she was feeling a little bit better.

By Saturday she was doing much better but we still stayed home most of the day.  Later in the day we rode with my mom to Ogden. She had to exchange something at the Dillard's down there.  I just had to snap this cute picture of her!  She is absolutely beautiful!

My Dad was out of town so we went with my mom to church on Sunday. My mom was pretty proud to show of this cute little girl.  The only thing that would have been better is if she could have showed Drake off too!

Because of all of the time spent inside I was able to make this cute Valentine Wreath.  It was a good week and we all had a good time.  We missed the boys a lot and were happy when they were home safe.

2013 Is The Year Of Fun

We want to have as much fun as possible this year.  Who doesn't want to have fun?  Because of Christmas being such a fun time of year I think that January - March can tend to be a little boring.  So we are going to make those months especially fun and we are off to a good start.

For New Years this year we went to eat with my family to Callaways on New Years Eve. Then we all came back to our house for games and treats.  We played games with the Play Station Move and played some Poker and Back Alley Bridge. 

We even got Chapman and Lauren to come hang out with us for a little while.

We sent my dad to the store to get a COUPLE of treats.  He came back with red and black licorice, caramel corn, a toy for Drake, three king size candy bars, three different kinds of ice cream, sparkling cider, orange juice, fruit snacks, a candle, fresca, captain crunch, two different kinds of cookies, fireworks, and some hand warmers.  Ha ha ha ha I love that man!  He is always thinking of everyone and every situation and what we just might need or want.

Drake even made it to midnight! 

Another fun thing about this new year so far is that I get to kiss those darling cheeks every night!!  

Drake and I had a fun date just the two of us.  One Saturday we left Josh and Stella home and Drake and I went to a movie.  We were the only ones in the movie theater.  We saw Monsters Inc. They brought it back in 3D but Drake just wanted to see it without the glasses on.  It was so much fun to go with Drake and even more fun because he sat on my lap the whole time!!

After the movie we went and got some lunch at Chick Fil A.  Drake loves going to to Chick Fil A.  He loves seeing the cow and he loves to play.  We have met my friend Annie and her kids a lot the last few weeks so the kids could play and Annie and I can chat and drink diet coke.

Drake helped me make cookies a couple weeks ago.  He helped measure everything out and poured everything into the big bowl and turned it on and off.

Stella just makes everything fun because she is so dang cute!

We have read lots of bed time stories....

...and watched a lot of shows on the iPad.

A couple of weeks ago my friend Tessa and I took our kids down to the Tree House Museum in Ogden.  Drake and Hunter loved it. Their favorite place to play was the music room.  They played on all sorts of instruments.

Love those big blue eyes!

Drake's latest thing is, he likes to borrow things from my parents and grandparents house.  He borrows books or small toys and then returns them.  Right now he has this clown that when you wind it up it plays the song "It's a Small World".  Drake loves it and listens to it every night.

We have been having dance parties almost every day.  Drake asks me to pick him up and we dance and then he gets on the ground and busts out some of his own moves.

Stella just watches us dance and eats her treats.

We play with a lot of toys.  Drake is really good at helping me pick them up when he is done playing.

Drake has been into drawing lately and really is doing a good job!  He drew this picture of me and gave it to me.

Last weekend I went to Salt Lake with my mom to stay over night and go shopping.  This is what Josh gave to me for Christmas.  So I left on Friday and James watched Drake for me until Josh got off of work and Stella went to my grandpa and grandma's house. James took Drake to the Fun Park to go bowling.

My Mom and I had a blast.  We stayed at the City Creek Marriott.  We shopped, went to eat, shopped some more and then Saturday went to watch my sister dance at a drill competition. We had a great time!  Thanks to Josh for getting the hotel and giving this to me for Christmas, it was a great getaway! 

Josh did a great job taking care of the kids by himself.  I mean he even has Stella in matching clothes and he even put a bow in her hair!

It has been so cold outside so we have had a lot of fun inside cuddling on the couch watching a show, playing games and Drake has loved playing with his train.  He just sits on his chair and watches it go around and around the track.

Because you can't have fun all of the time.... we have all been sick the last couple of weeks.  We just found out that Stella has croup.  The poor thing had coughed and coughed and had a yucky nose.  But with all of this sickness there is one fun thing about it and that is she has been very cuddly!

Every morning when Stella wakes up she likes me to sit in the rocking chair and she lays her head on my shoulder and stays like that for about 5 minutes.  If I don't do that she cries.

Drake is now a Sunbeam!!  You can't see him really well in this picture.  I tried to snap a quick picture in singing time.

Stella laid like this for about an hour and didn't even move and then she fell asleep and stayed asleep in the middle of my room while Drake was running around and I was blow drying my hair and getting ready.

Here is to more fun in the year of 2013!!!