Our Valentines Night

So I know this posting is a little late, but I just kept forgeting to do it. Anyway, our Valentines Day this year, was actually pretty fun. We didn't go out or do anything, we just stayed home as a family. We went to Papa Murphys and got one of their heart pizza's, then we came home, ate the pizza, and decorated cookies. We usually try to go out, but we didn't get a babysitter this year, and just decided to hang out together. It was a nice relaxing evening. Here are some of the pictures of our cookie decorating.

The Aquarium

Last night my mom and dad had the four oldest grandkids that live here in Utah, have a sleepover at their house. So Matthew, Olivia, Lily, and Makenna got to sleep over at GG and Papa's house. My mom said that they had fun and were pretty good, it just took some time to get the 3 girls to go to sleep. I can understand that, I had the 3 of them sleep over at my house before, and I think they just want to be girls, and stay up talking. Then in the morning my parents took them to the aquarium that is over in So. Jordan (I think that's where it is.) I have never been there, but it seems like they had a fun time looking at all the animals and getting to feel them. Makenna said that she had lots of fun. When my mom dropped them off, she said she was exhausted. Thanks for having the sleepover and the aquarium, mom. Makenna had lots of fun. Here are some pictures that my dad emailed over to me, of the kids at the aquarium.


Peeking through a hole in a rock.
Makenna said that she was scared to touch the sting rayes.
The four kids. Olivia looks happy to be there.
The four of them looking at the sting rayes, with Matthew and Olivia touching them. Makenna kept telling me that it was okay to touch them, because their stingers were gone. Papa must have kept telling her that.
This is the kids looking at a snake. Mom why aren't you over there petting it?!!?

Our New Pet!!

We thought we would give this pet thing another shot. But we really aren't ready to do anything bigger than a fish, so here is our new pet, Tika the fish!! Makenna really didn't want to get another fish, she was wanting something that she can hold and play with, we let her hold the hamsters at the store, and she really wanted one, but I think that Matt is afraid that she'll get this HAMA thing I have, no not really, he just doesn't want one. I think we'll try to get a dog or something next year. My sister has this dog, it's a Labradoodle. It's like 80% Poodle and 20% Lab. It really is so cute and they don't shed at all!!! I really like her, and Makenna just loves her. The last time my sister was in town with their dog, Makenna asked me if we could borrow their dog and have her sleepover. I thought that was funny, it wasn't can Kaijsa sleep over, it was can we borrow the dog?!!!? So for now, here is our pet Tika! We love him, (her to Makenna) and someday, we'll get something that Makenna can play with and love.

Weekend trip and death...

I went to Boise this weekend for my niece's baptism, and Matt was out of town for work. So yes I did drive by myself for 5 hours with three little girls. They were actually pretty good, on the way there Makenna kept asking if we were there yet, like 10,000 times!!! Seriously child!! Once we got there the kids had fun playing with all their cousins, and let me tell you, it was not a very quiet weekend with all those kids, I think there is 16.
Kaijsa's baptism was really neat. It is so weird to think that she's 8 now. Starting this year for the next at least 8 years, we will have at least 1 baptism every year from the cousins on my side. We have one more in a couple of weeks, 3 next year, and then Makenna is after that. I totally cried too. I don't know if it is because I know that in just 2 1/2 short years Makenna will be there too!
Now comes the death part of this post... Matt got home from his trip on Saturday at like midnight, so on the way home yesterday, Matt tells me that when he got home, he went to feed our fish Rainbow, and he couldn't see him so he lifted up the little castle in his tank, and he was just floating on the bottom, dead. Matt thinks that it was because the last time Matt changed the water, he put him in it right away, when usually you are supposed to let the water sit and so the fish gets used to it. For the past few weeks since Matt did that, Rainbow, just wasn't eating and we kind of thought that he was sick.
Then when we got home yesterday, Makenna said to Matt that he needed to feed Rainbow, and that's when Matt told her that he died. She cried for a little bit, and just said that she wanted to get a new pet like a dog. Later that night when Matt was putting Alexa to bed, Makenna looked at me and said,
"So where is Rainbow"
Me: "He went to fish heaven"
Makenna: "But where is he? Did Daddy eat Rainbow?"
I started laughing.
Me: "No Daddy didn't eat Rainbow, he just had to flush him down the toilet and then Rainbow, goes to fish heaven."
Makenna: "Gross"
I love these kids of mine, they are so cute and innocent. So good bye Rainbow, we'll miss you. He was our first pet, so hopefully we'll do better with the next pet!