Family Home Evening

For FHE today we took a trip up to SLC to watch the Joseph Smith movie (long time coming, I know). We had to take dinner to go cause we were behind scheduled, but we enjoyed the Albertsons chicken on the way up. Then we jumped on the Trax which the girls thought was pretty cool! It was a relaxing 30 min ride up and everyone behaved! When we got there we had plenty of time so we walked around the statutes. The movie itself was great and the girls did pretty well through it. Except Cielo got very sleepy and wiggly. There were some pretty intense moments for the girls, but they did alright. Reading the last words to the girls made Nathan cry, and I would have sat there gushing my heart out if I had had the luxury!





Afterwards we spoke with one of the sister missionaries, she was from Samoa. In our conversation we learned that she was a convert had recently received a letter from her family disowning her. It was the only letter she had received from them since on her mission. She was a great person to talk with and our hearts certainly went out to her. It was another insight into the fact that we have no idea where people are coming from and what they are experiencing. She was a beautiful person.

Well, we enjoyed our night and on the way back picked up some Iceberg shakes. THe girls made it about half way through before they complained about being too cold!then thy passed out and we had a nice quiet evening!!

Playing at Walmart

Cielo's New Game

Cause I'm the Birthday Girl!

Happy 3rd Birthday! The day finally arrived after long waiting from the birthday girl and her sister! They were thrilled for this day to finally arrive. Emi woke up with a brand new pink micro-fleece blanket that she has been coveting ever since Nathan gave me a purple one for Christmas. She rubs it in on her cheek and says, "Its sooo niiice!"

They had preschool and the class sang happy birthday and Emi was the leader of all the lines today. Every privilege she received today she would announce "Because I'm the Birthday Girl!!"

We went up to the International Sportsman Expo where they had lots of fun events for kids. We watched a Splash Dogs competition, and the girls fished in a small catch/release pond. No catch but they enjoyed the thrill. Then we walked around some activities, playing with a turkey calling toy, and matching animal silhouettes. Finally, it was time to go home and get the birthday dinner ready. She wanted Chinese Buffet so I concocted my own creations, "sweet onion teryaki," "beef and broccoli," rice, and fried noodles. Hardly the real deal but man, she chowed down and asked for seconds!

Then we enjoyed the cake and ice cream, chocolate with pink frosting, chocolate chip ice cream and Dora ice cream. Presents were, new markers (with a flip top attached to the marker, INGENIOUS and highly recommended!!!!), crayons, new coloring books, and a tricycle so she can roll with her sister. To top it of were Super Why dolls I made. It is a new PBS cartoon that the girls are crazy about. They love to play and act out the episodes so I new Emi would love dolls of the characters. And it was the GREATEST because she totally did!! :)!!! It was a beautiful birthday for everybody!! Alena can't wait for hers and already has a blanket and Super Why dolls on her list ;)

Blowing out the Candles!



A Little Head Bobbing



I'm The Birthday Girl!




PICTURES

A Day at the Park

Spaghetti and Ballet

Aloha Beanie

Yay!! I designed this hat myself, it was such a high to make it :)

Day of Outings

Today we enjoyed ourselves a bit! We had lunch at the Chinese Buffet (Alena used to call it "Tony's Birthday").

Then we spent a couple of hours at the library where Nathan studied.