Sierra fell a sleep

Poor sweet Sierra fell a sleep waiting for a turn on the computer.

I was paying some bills on line and she asked to play on the

computer.  I told her I'd be done in a few minutes but she

must have been to tired to wait.  She crawled in our

cubby where we put our blankets and fell a sleep.

I'm sure it's also because she was sick.  I thought it was

cute!  It is just the right size for her.  The kids call it the cave for

 what ever animal they are pretending to be.  I love taking pictures of 

my kids when they fall a sleep in funny places.  I wish I could

fall a sleep that easy!  

Skiing at the Cabin

Most everyone had Presidents Day off work accept

Brandon so he took it off so we could have a long

fun weekend at the cabin.  Brandon's parents and 

his sister Katie and her family came up. 

Riley got right to work doing what Riley does.

I'm not sure there is a name for it but all the family

knows what to expect with her.  She entertains

the little ones great.  I guess it was a Bear Lake

 family fun center.  She was still on a natural

high I guess from going to the Syracuse family

fun center that she decided to make one at the cabin.

She made wrist bands for those who went in.

You even had to sign in at the desk. 

What an imagination! 

Owen and Bailee chilled on the couch watching

t.v. and eating snacks.

Saturday Brandon and I went to a funeral and left the kids

at the cabin.  While we were gone Riley got a fantastic

idea to have Grandpa teach them how to ski so that

when Brandon and I got back they could surprise us

in thinking they were naturals their first time. 

However Paige slipped up and told me so Spencer explained

but Brandon did not know and wanted to help

Riley slowly down the hill when she just wanted to 

go for it and it bothered Brandon.  Poor guy we all 

knew but him. 

My girls did do good and I'm glad they did not give up. 

Sierra kept begging to try.  And we wanted to let her

but the boots and skis were so big for her. 

She was pretty sad about it.  So we'll have to

find some small enough for her and go another time. 

Brandon got some time with sweet baby Jace. 

Owen loved playing outside. 

He got real giggly when he got the bright idea to throw

snow balls at everyone. 

Valentines Day

Valentines day is a fun day for us.  The kids get 

dressed up cute and I do their hair in a fun way. 

And we take pictures on the stairs.  Owen is so

cute and was very photogenic.

Same with Sierra

I don't tell them to pose.  I just say "smile" and

they make up the rest!  

And Riley just laughed.

I love my cute kids! 

 This is how we did their hair.  Made Hearts with

their hair.  There is not much I can do since their

hair is so fine. 

Sisters being silly. 

Me and my cute boy! 

This is what valentines they took for their friends. 

Riley took the guitar one and Paige the candy watch.

Sierra made it easy on me and bought some from the store. 

Grandma Avery stopped in on her way down

to her dads house to see the kids and give them

a valentine.

Grandma Gardner also delivered a valentine

for the kids earlier before dinner. 

Things did not go as planned for dinner so we ended

up getting a late start with our night and got to bed

late.  But the kids did not mind. 

We decided to go to the Family Fun center

in Syracuse.  We were just going to go bowling

but it was league night and there were no lanes open. 

So we played miniature golf,  Laser tag and the kids

bounced around.  

Owen loved it! 

The kids slid down together great the first time but

I did not have my camera ready so I told them to go again

and poor Owen did not have much fun.  He is a tough

boy though. 

The kids loved the laser tag the best.  It took a while to get

the hang of it but eventually they had a blast.  Owen could not

fit into a vest so he shot my gun a few times but then just ran around 

being sneaky like us.  It was nice being the only ones in there playing. 

Daddy Daughter Dance

The girls school, Bluff Ridge Elementary 

had their annual Daddy Daughter Dance.

The girls look forward to that each year.

And Sierra was so excited that she

got to go this year with her sisters.

And I got more time with my boy!