Instead of watching the superbowl.......

I've decided to update a little bit. A week from today James will turn 3!  We have been looking at train cakes and I think we found one to make for the Bday! We saved it and look at it on the computer at least once a day.  It's fun to have a little one old enough to start getting excited about things!  He wants to have a little party and it has been fun to talk about that.  His eyes get bigger and sparklier with every detail we add. This is our crazy birthday time.  James' birthday is February 13, Trevor's 3 weeks exactly later, Katelynn 's 12 days later , and then mine is about 19 days later-that doesn't include all of the family birthdays that don't live in our house.  So this is our celebration time-these birthdays are part of what helps to get through winter.  One of my favorite things about February is that March is next!

This is the cake I want to make-it will be fun to try it out.

Every winter I get the sewing bug bad.  For Christmas, I made  a lot of things-it was very fun, but I didn't take pictures of what I made, but I had a lot of fun making them.  I've been trying out some new patterns and fun things-mostly for my babies.  Yesterday I went to the library and checked out 6 books with lots of pictures of things to sew and make. I like to look at them to. This is a hobby that I hope I keep working on even with little ones!  The good news is that JoAnn's is opening a new and bigger store on March 11-that is going to be a good day.  Sometimes I think about trying to sell the things I make so I can buy more stuff to make them with. I have the internet at home now, so I might try soon.  Only problem is that it feels like there are a bazillion people selling what they make online. So we'll see.

In other news, Katelynn is starting to stand up! on her own! So she's done it less than 10 times total-but she's doing it!  And getting excited about it! And so am I!  She is also learning to play fun peek a boo games with all sorts of stuff-blankets, pans, toys, bibs, etc.  I like it.

This past week, Trevor got an award for Scouting-it's called the District Award of Merit.  Only one person from each zone can get it and it's the highest award the district can give.  He has done so much with Scouts, especially this past year and I'm proud of him.  And the night of the Scout banquet he brought home flowers for me to tell me thank you for the sacrifices our family has had to make so he could do everything he has with Scouts.  I was very touched that he would remember those things on his night.  I also enjoyed the prime rib dinner they served and enjoyed they had a little extra so I got seconds.  It was good. Also we got to bring home some good salad dressing-two bottles of it.  They were our trophies for the night.  And it was fun to go somewhere with just him.  Grandma and Grandpa Clemons came up from Pocatello to be there for it and that was very nice of them, we were glad they could be there.

Oh and if you were my facebook friend and now you're not, its not because I don't like you anymore, most likely I still do like you.  I just deleted all friends except the ones I am related to. If I'm related to you and I did delete you, I was just clicking away and I may have accidently clicked someone I didn't mean to-let me know.  I was going to get rid of it totally, but I decided that it's a good way to keep in touch with my family.  I also got rid of some of the weird email mailing lists I am on.  It's nice to feel a little less cluttered.

Well now the part you've all been waiting for.....PICTURES!

 Katelynn's 1st Christmas morning! We woke her up!

 Santa brought Katelynn a Sweetpea doll for Christmas

 James and Katelynn on Christmas Eve.  Occasionally I like to put rollers in her hair-for fun.  And her hair is long enough that it actually curls after about 20-30 minutes in her hair!

 On our way to go look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve

 Look what Santa brought for James! My favorite one is the big football toybox-I really owe Santa for that one.  His room is much easier to keep clean now.

 opening pajamas on Christmas Eve

 Christmas Eve steak-There's Texas in this little gal!

 It looks a little like he just burped or is in the process of doing so-so proud of my boy.

 Our Christmas Eve spread

 Sunday before Christmas

 Our living room after Santa came

 My handsome bearded man

 Katelynn-awake now-Christmas morning

 Lexi, Katelynn, James, and Grandpa Mike on Christmas morn before our flight to Kansas!

 Bryson with Katelynn. Bryson was really good with Katelynn-he's a great uncle!

 While we were in Pittsburg, Bryson got baptized.  I was so glad our family could be there for it

 Mom, Dad, & Bryson

 Aunt Katy with her niece and nephews!

 2 cousins

Gavin, James, & Katelynn at Grandma and Grandpa Browns

 Gavin-5 months and Katelynn 9 months!

 looking at books together in James' bedroom

Trevor and I at his Scout banquet