She's home!!!

I'm so happy! Can't get enough of her! :)

She was in bed last night at 9:45 and passed out!!! She slept until 10:42 this morning! :0

Date Night

My mom has been staying at our house since Thursday and will be with us until Wednesday. We have loved having her! Tonight she was making dinner and we wanted to head over to the Stevenson's to say goodbye to Danny (leaving on his mission to Mexico). My mom said "you guys go, I will finish dinner and be with the kids." Great to have a live in babysitter!!! :) So off we went and had a great time visiting and munching on snacks. When we got home the lights were out, table was set and candles were lit. We got to have a date night. We had a chef in the kitchen preparing our plates and our children were our waiters. It was SO wonderful just to sit there and be waited on in our own home. When my glass was empty the children fought over who was going to refill it. Ashton even wore his sports coat and a bow tie. What a nice dinner, a nice treat! My mom said it was all the kids idea! :)

 Sierra was putting the fudge we got from the Elm's on the table for our dessert! (Trying to be sugar-free till Christmas) Sorry Brenna, I did eat it! I couldn't resist FUDGE!

Thanks kiddos (and mom :))! LOVE YOU!

It just keeps coming, and we are loving it!

1989 was our last snowfall, Jake and I were in Elementary School. Can't believe it, this is so much fun!! WAHOO!

Valencia snow

Yep, that's right!!! Today it snowed at our house!!!

The kids were just a little bit EXCITED!




Sierra said that Heavenly Father answered her prayers and this is the best year ever!!! :)
What a great start!
We'll see if it sticks! Here's to hoping!

Halloween deco!

Last Saturday we decorated. I don't like decorating BUT my kids LOVE it!!!! So we decorated.
I have to admit that I am a pain in the neck when it comes to decorating. My kids just want to put it wherever but I WANT the area cleaned first and I HAVE to help. Maybe since I don't like to do it I should just let them.:)
We have the traditional favorites...


Last Tuesday for mutual we decorated graham cracker houses halloween style and my kids got to do it too, THEY LOVED IT!!!
I helped Ashton with his frosting but he did the decorating...

and Sierra decorated hers all by herself, she just needed help with her roof because it kept falling, she did such a good job!

My kids got creative with our Halloween decorations, during Conference they made these foam ghosts...

and then some paper ghosts...

even a monster...

and pumpkins all over the fireplace.

I love the homemade decos all over the house...I know my kids won't always love the decorating like they do now, and be quite so enthusiastic!

A day entirely spent at home...

Ashton was sick last night so today we did not go anywhere. We needed a day to get well. I have not had to give him any Motrin all day. When he woke up this morning he said he was okay and he has been eating and drinking and not throwing it up. I think we are over it already which I am so grateful. So our day consisted of washing all of his bedding of course and the blankets that were on my floor too. Making bread, the kids did chores around the house (picking up, watering plants, emptying the dishwasher) so they could earn stickers, we watched "The Land Before Time" (so cute and my kids had never seen it), and me and Ashton took a nap (my favorite part of the day :)). During our nap Sierra sprayed her fragrance spray on herself, put makeup on, brushed her hair, put on her purple cape and just played quietly. I love that she was playing and not watching TV. :) Ashton made a zoo train and he was putting animals in every box. Chloe climbed in one of the boxes, so cute!!!

Ashton and I went out to the garden too and we picked some of our yummy veggies. He got so excited when he found a ginormous zucchini! :)