How do I love thee

I hope everyone had a great Valentines that was spent cherishing the ones you love. We spent ours cherishing our loved ones as well as David's sister's loved ones. We decided to swap babysitting so that we could both do something for Valentines day. Friday night David and I went out while Becky and Garon watched our kids and Saturday we watched their kiddos while they went out. Unfortunately Becky had experienced a bad fall on the ice that really messed up her back and she had to come back early so they only got to have about an hour and a half together before coming back. I felt so bad for her. She was in a lot of pain and could hardly move.
David and I got to go to dinner at the Coppermill Resteraunt in Logan and then we just walked around Al's Sporting goods looking at all of the terribly price inflated items that we would love to have. We made a wish list. It's something like this:
Canoe
Basketball
Backpack (for both of us)
shotgun
fly rod
fishing pole for Esther (David lost mine last year...not that I ever actually fished with it anyway.)
Treadmill for Esther (Still trying to lose that extra 20 lbs from the last baby.)
bike trailer for the kids
New bike for David
Kid backpack so that we can take walks/hikes with the kids on our backs

So anyway. If anyone was looking to spend a couple grand on us. Now you have an idea what to get. :) Just joking!
We had a great time thought just walking around and dreaming about all of the fun things we're going to do some day. Thankyou so much Becky for watching the kids so that David and I could spend some quality time. David found a great segment of a talk from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland on lds.org that I loved. here is the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM3mlgLAIMs

Today's Triumph

I have had my eye on this quilt for a long time but could never justify spending that much on it until today! I saw an add that advertised it at 40% off so I ran and snatched it up. I love it! the color's are so rich and varied. I still need a bed skirt but I may have to wait for that. Thanks for looking.

Random thoughts

Since I don't have anything really interesting to report I decided to include a few random pictures and thoughts. Sorry that I have so many of my kids but they are the main people that I spend my time with soooo there it is. We are grateful this week that David will have some work to do. It snowed last night so he will be busy today and it's supposed to snow more tomorrow. Thank goodness! 20 hours a week wasn't really cutting it. We are looking forward to spring so that he can start mowing and doing sprinkler repair again. Summers are always better for Landscapers. Go figure.

All boy, All girl

It's funny how different my two children are already. I haven't really encouraged them in any real boy or girl stuff either way but they definitely have their preferences. Clare latched on to princesses like glue when when she was about 22 months old and Hyrum has been facinated with Daddy and Daddy's hats and tools since he could coordinate his arms to pick stuff up. Don't get me wrong, they have their quarks. Clare is defininitely an outside kind of person and loves trucks and Hyrum likes to wear sparkly necklaces. I'd say they are fairly balanced kids. Lets hope David and I don't mess them up too bad..:) I'm so glad we have been blessed with such sweet, unique little spirits that have already taught us so much in the few years we have had them.

Out of the closet :)

We have a linen closet in our hallway that has a little cupboard on the bottom where I don't currently have anything stored. Clare recently discovered it and it's her favorite hide-out now. She loves crawling inside with a little flashlight and shutting the doors. She also brings her blanket and pillow in there to make a little bed. It's the perfect size for her and Hyrum to play. I tried coming in and it was a little tight for me. Then again. I have put on a few pounds since I was say....three. I think Hyrum has got the "say CHEESE!" thing down...don't you?