Rated PG-13

What did you get your hubby's for Valentine's Day? I gave Spence edible underwear. NOT LIKE THAT! Get your mind out of the gutter! Like this:

We made some G rated cookies also.

Hope you had as fun a Valentine's Day as we did!

Aquarium

I just made Aliah's spotlight poster for Kindergarten. She thought it was awesome to feel so special and have me come in and brag about her in front of all of her friends. But as a great consequence of that, my hard drive is connected to my computer and I can post some fun pictures of our trip to the aquarium a couple of weeks ago!

I love that fish behind them!

Inara was really worried that the sharks were real. She wasn't so sure they couldn't get through the glass to eat her.

This was the funniest part. Do you see that alligator in there? Kimball LOVED it. He was growling at it and trying to get its attention. Even after we moved to look at other stuff he kept running back and growling at it some more. I think we should get him an iguana or something. He'd think it was the coolest thing.

These little guys were my favorite. I'm determined to have them as pets someday. Aren't they so cute!

And here is why we went. Aliah had studied penguins all week at school. And they had just celebrated with a penguin party that day. Aliah dressed up in black and white and made me fix her hair like a macaroni penguin. I figured going to see real penguins was the perfect way to end the week. It was a really fun trip!

Drought

Does your blog go through droughts? Mine obviously does. So does my picture taking. Here is the ONE picture I took at Christmas. The kids in their Christmas PJ's. (And one my awesome SIL Ashley took for us.) Hopefully the new year will bring a storm of blogging. We'll have to wait and see.

Family Fun 101

Start with a cute little group of buggers.

Add food,

A little shopping spree,

And a few less expensive forms of entertainment.

Let your 5 year old take pictures,

And act goofy for a while.

Throw in a train ride,

And a few games of Yahtzee,

And you're on the right track.

Add some shooting,

of a variety of sorts,

But don't forget the safety instructions.

Grab your new pet bunny Pirate,

Some doughnuts,

And you're all set.

Wash up,

And remember...

The Family Who Plays Together...Stays Together!

Self Portrait

Do you take pictures of yourself? I don't. Ever. It just doesn't ever cross my mind to hold out the camera and snap, unless someone else is in the picture with me. But some people asked to see my birthday haircut, and Spencer's shots looked funny to me. Something about the angle. Because he's so much taller than me, maybe? Anyway, I took matters into my own hands.

But I just couldn't get it right.

Maybe I wasn't taking it seriously enough.

Maybe.

Oh there we go.

That was hard work!

SpOOky

We had a SPOOKY Halloween! We got a visit from a black cat,

a witch,

a vampire,

and Frankenstein!

Spooky indeed!

Masquerade

Masquerade!

(Can you hear the song from Phantom in your head every time you hear that word like I do?)

Spence and I had so much fun going to a Masquerade ball with my sister Sarah and her husband Luke. I've never done anything like it. It's fun to get dressed up and go out. When's the last time you got dressed up? I mean REALLY dressed up. I think for me it was senior prom! I hope we can make this a tradition each Halloween!