Cleaning Out Memories

 I decided to tackle my closet this week.  Even though my clothing gets organized, I have boxes and a bucket full of things I've conveniently ignored for years.  One of the boxes had all kinds of treasures including a handmade list of names we were considering when I was pregnant with Little Lady.  My friend had made a countdown chain to our trip to Tulum 4 years ago and I found one of the links.  I also found a bunch of pictures and items from when I taught middle school in Pennsylvania.  For some reason I also had a bunch of pictures from Joel's mission.  So fun!

My Heart is Full

Today was a special day.  Little Man was ordained a Priest and then he helped ordain BB a Deacon.  They're growing up so fast.

Volleyball

Little Lady had fun on her church volleyball team.  They won both their sets today, and they had a great cheering section.

 

You've Got to Be Kidding Me

...and we're back to shoveling ourselves out again.  

No School

I'm convinced we're never really going to go back to school.  I think this is our third snow day.  It all blends together.  The kids don't mind though.

A Snowy 3 Kings Day

We had a storm blow in for 3 Kings Day.  There is a layer of ice under the snow, so driving downtown for our traditional Rosca was not an option.   Gratefully, I had picked up their "gift" from the Wise Men early and had already gone grocery shopping, so I was still able to make pozole. 

The boys found creative ways to amuse themselves since it was too cold to spend a lot of time in the snow.

A Quick Trip to Vegas

Last May BB had a baseball hit his front 2 teeth.  After an initial emergency trip to the dentist we thought it was fine, but 3 months later they looked worse and we were told his needed a double root canal.  We sent the scans to our endodontist friend in Vegas and he said there was still some hope for the roots to grow back because BB is so young and still developing.  3 months later we went to the dentist and the scans looked really bad.  We booked a flight for BB and I to go to Vegas for our friend to perform the root canals.  With new scans it turns out that the dentist x-rays were just terrible and they're still in the same shape as 6 months ago.  We decided to wait for another couple of months again to see if anything happens, watching for any discoloration or pain.  BB thought he was getting a double root canal and instead got a fun trip to Vegas.  He and Elliott became fast friends.  We ate yummy Filipino food and had the couture donuts. They built Lego and enjoyed the hot tub.  BB was in heaven.  He wants to know when he can go back.  It was fun to see Kortney, and now we wait until the end of March to see if there's any improvement.  

New Year's Eve

 New Year Eve is a game day and then a night party around here.  Everyone takes a turn choosing a game.  Some went for classics while others chose the new games from Christmas. 

You'd think Azul was Stella's choice, but it was actually mine.

The oldest 3 had friends over for pizza and games before the older ones headed to the youth dance.  The youngest watched Kitten Bowl with Dad and the cats upstairs.

 And as always, we ended the night with root beer floats.  Happy New Year!