Taylor & Sequoia's Wedding

 Last Monday, I took James, Tyson & Luke sledding at the Riverton Golf Course since we finally got enough snow to be able to sled.

 Grandma Stanley has had a pretty good week this week.  She seems very determined to start doing things on her own.  Today it sounds like she had a pretty hard day.

 I wanted to take a pic of James new room.  He really has a hard time keeping it clean.

 I was able to go visit Shanna and Charlotte on Thursday this week.  I like to pack lunch to share with Shanna each time but this time I picked up lunch at Even Stevens and took it to her house and we ate lunch together.  I love hanging out with Shanna and Charlotte.

 Charlotte was pretty fussy but Shanna finally got her calmed down and then we looked at her mission pics for a while and she told me about her mission.  It was something that I have looked forward to for a really long time.

 Kennedy showed me how her dress twirls.  Olivia was very shy for a picture but I finally got a smile out of her.

 Sequoia says thank you for letting her borrow your dress for her send off wedding dress.  They were trying to find a dress and having a hard time.  She described what she wanted and I offered to let her borrow yours.

 I forgot to take pictures of them but Lindsay made all of the cupcakes for the reception.  She did a beautiful job.  They also had a hot cocoa bar with dairy and non dairy hot cocoa.

 I am really happy for them. Taylor and Sequoia seem really happy.  Grandma and grandpa J made an apartment in their basement for them.

 Ashley and Hailey, cute girls and cute dresses.  Do you recognize the purple one?

 Cason and Olivia are turning 8 this week and getting baptized next Saturday.

Shanna, Christian & Charlotte came to the wedding and luncheon.  It was fun to see them. The highlight is when everyone in the room was absolutely quiet during the ring ceremony and Charlotte had several very loud explosions in her diaper.  I was holding her and then Shanna took her out to the hallway because it was pretty loud! It was so funny.  I was in charge of the luncheon which I absolutely loved.  I had family members help me with different food items.  Grandma Jacobs made a wonderful fresh fruit.  Camie brought chicken salad sandwich croissants.  I made rolls white and wheat and chickpea salad filling and we had salads and veggie tray and lots of cookies.  It turned out really well.

Charlotte's Blessing Day

Dad got a bonus at work and so he told me I could shop for couches!  We finally bought new furniture. It is so exciting.  I found a great deal and went and picked them out and bought them and Dad hooked up the trailer and I drove over and the guys there loaded them in the trailer and then I drove the trailer home and when Dad got home from work he unloaded the furniture and brought it in! 

 We went to Shanna and Christian's Sacrament meeting today.  Christian gave Charlotte a name and a blessing. Charlotte cried through the whole blessing.  Christian doesn't speak very loud so we really had to work hard to hear him.  It was a beautiful blessing.

 Grandma Stanley update! She had to go back into the hospital for a few days because something caused her to gain 33 pounds of water weight which was really causing problems including for her breathing.  She got to go back to Stonehenge care center on Wednesday.  Shanna, Charlotte  and I were able to visit her there on Thursday!  I styled grandmas hair a little bit and Shanna and I each filed her finger nails because they were all chipped and cracked.  Her glasses were missing a screw so they had taped them back together.  I took them over to Costco where she bought them and they fixed them really quick and then I got them back on her eyes.

 Yes I had to include a food pic! I made and enjoyed crepes for the boys for Valentines breakfast.  They didn't eat any.  I made this yummy sweet blueberry filling and coconut whip cream.  It was so good! I ate them all week because the boys didn't want any!

Presidents Cup in Mesquite

This has been a good week.  Richard and I have been sick still most of the week.  We didn't get to go visit Grandma Stanley, Grandma & grandpa Jacobs or Shanna & Charlotte because of that.  I just tried to get better.  We continued working on James room.  James and I left on Friday morning for Mesquite for the Presidents cup soccer Tournament.  When I woke James up I said "James time to wake up and get ready for school"  He kind of groggily moaned and then jumped up and screamed, "It is time to go to Mesquite".  He was so excited! We stopped by grandma and grandpa J's house on our way and checked out a few books on CD to listen to on our trip.  We stayed in the Best Western Hotel.  Friday evening was the first game and they won.  The 2nd game was Saturday morning and they tied.  They made it into the final game.  They won 2-0 in the final game over the Blue Knights and they had shut out all the other teams.  They played great and it was a great tournament.  James got a sweat shirt after the first game with "Champions" on it.  I was giving him a hard time and then they won so it was just positive thinking.  Everybody else went back and got champions put on their sweatshirts.  On our way back home this afternoon, we stopped by grandma Stanleys to visit her.  Dad met James and I there.  She is in the hospital again because she had some water retention and they needed to get that taken care of, then she will go back to Stonehenge I guess.  This week I got to do a few facetime calls with Shanna and Charlotte because I was sick and couldn't visit them.  It was fun.  Charlotte doesn't always look at the phone.  I did include a picture of Jacob when he was in my car once this week and happy with his Jimmy Johns sandwich.  He doesn't know I took the pic! 

Sick and Painting

This week Dad and I have both been pretty sick with cold, cough and fever flu! It has not been fun.  Dad was down with it first and I was thinking oh I feel so good! I am glad I am not sick so I can take care of him and everything.  Then it hit me too! We did manage to complete the painting of James new room (Jacobs old room) We have taken out the carpet and will be putting wood Pergo laminate flooring down tomorrow.  Sydney flew to the Guatemala MTC on Tuesday.  Piracicaba, Brazil speaking Portugese.  She is so excited.  Today was fast Sunday and I fasted the best I could since I have been so sick and have hardly eaten anything the last few days but I really had to keep drinking water. Cough drops and mints and gum constantly are the only way that I made it through playing the piano through 2 hours of primary.  After church we had our own little tiny superbowl party.  James and I planned the food and bought it yesterday.  It turned out fun.  The boys were happy to have some junk food.  The funny thing is that we bought ice cream and I was going to make brownies but I didn't feel well and forgot about it.  Nobody asked about it and so I guess we will have that tomorrow.