Christmas 2018

We spent a quiet, snowy Christmas morning at home! Azucena was thrilled to see that cookies and carrots had been eaten overnight. We received geeky clothing, new books, fun pajamas, and Disneyland tickets!

Christmas Outfits 2017

We took a few pictures after church on Christmas Eve to remember our festive outfits!

Star Wars Christmas Party!

Christmas Outfits!

We didn't get to wear our Christmas outfits to church on the 25th because church was canceled. But our ward ended up having the Christmas Sacrament program today, so we decided to wear our special outfits today. (Two pictures for Austin so you could see the full outfit and the tie. :D

Thanksgiving

The good pictures were on Clark's phone, of course, but here are two shots I got:

(Someone is very scared for the turkeys today!)

Spent the morning watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Well, the girls did. I was in the kitchen cooking turkey, cranberry and apple cider glazed Brussel sprouts, maple glazed sweet potatoes, twice baked potatoes, Rhodes rolls, and making a chocolate peanut butter cup pie for dessert. It was all worth it and very delicious! We're grateful for each other, our home, Clark's job, loving family, and our brand new baby!

Halloween!

I know I'm weird when I say this, but I love dressing my kids for Halloween in regular clothes more than in costumes! Costumes are fun, but black and orange striped tights are even more fun! Yes, yes, total Mom fail, but whatever. :D

 Aurora's hair can be explained by one thing: HALLOWEEN. (Or, she just woke from a nap.)

 Mom wins Grandma-of-the-Year because Azucena told her she wanted to be Rapunzel with her long, beautiful hair, so my mom went and made this wig for her. YUP. Thanks, Mom!

Independence Day

The girls were able to see the Cedar City parade. It took a few cars, but they loved collecting candy and ran away from all the baseball teams that were hosing off the crowds. We even got free flowers from the local nursery!

 Afterward, we went to a park that leads to a creek. The girls loved playing in the water with Grandma and Grandpa!

 

Happy Father's Day!

I'll pretty much never get a perfect picture of babies/toddlers/preschoolers all looking at the camera and smiling during special occasions, will I? :D

Mother's Day 2016

 So, so grateful for these three girls who call me Mom and Mommy every day. They try me, but they also bless me!

Easter 2016

We kept it simple for Easter this year. Mom sent an Easter package (wasn't expecting it, but it gave the girls some extra stuff to look for) and re-used some of the Easter prizes they'd found at the hunt from Utah, and we added a couple of our gifts: the book "Gethsemane, Jesus Loves Me," some crayons, and Easter socks. They loved looking for eggs in our own home. Grandma had included their names on some and Azucena and Adelaide loved figuring out who got which colors. :D

At church, the choir was able to sing two different pieces: "Testimony: A Hymn Medley" and "Behold the Wounds in Jesus' Hands" while the Primary sang both "the Miracle" and "Gethsemane, Jesus Loves Me." Although Azucena was still too shy to go up, Adelaide ran to join the other children and sang both songs loudly. It was so cute to see her looking at us and smiling and sharing something she loves.

As per tradition, we also got the girls new Easter dresses (even Aurora, despite having two older sisters). They looked so cute in their bright yellow outfits! Aurora's dress and coat combo reminds me of Jackie O.

 Azucena was very, very upset about taking a picture. I got one of her covering her face and this one. She was happy at church, and she was happy after taking pictures, but not when I was trying to get one of just her and her dress. Oh well.

Also, Azucena was asked to give a talk in Primary! The subject was "our church is led by a living prophet." Even though she didn't want to practice during the week. As soon as we got in the Primary room, though, she was so excited to sit at the front and when it was her turn, she said the talk perfectly into the microphone. I was so happy for her!

 Adelaide was so funny. She was really excited to take pictures and was giving me all these ridiculous poses. Then Aurora saw Adelaide standing next to the wall and ran up to her and held her hand. She ADORES Adelaide. She follows anything she does.

 About twenty minutes later (when Azucena had started to calm down) Clark had the girls in the living room lying down and I realized that I might have a shot at getting a group picture. I hurriedly opened the curtains, pushed the girls' heads closer together, and started snapping pictures. Unfortunately, Clark's foot is in most of the shots, but since he was the one making them smile, he's forgiven. ;)

St. Patrick's Day

I had fun getting the girls dressed up in green for the holiday. We ate a rainbow breakfast (which both girls picked and chose from rather than enjoying all of it) and earned some gold coins in the afternoon. Other than that, it was a low-key holiday in our home!

 (The older girls wanted to make glasses with their coins. Azucena kept covering her face with her hands rather than holding them up with her fingers, lol.)