Lantern Festival

Mac and I took the kiddos to the Lantern Festival. It was so cold but we had a great time! 

Ella and her counsin Claire enjoyed sending the lanterns off into the air. 

It’s a magical scene seeing all the lanterns lighting up the nights sky. 

Deke and Millie had a blast! 

I just adore Mac!  She has always been a great friend to me!  I love getting to hang out with her. We always laugh a ton when we are together. 

Snowmobiling

Wow!  When I imagined an afternoon on a snowmobiling tour I thought it would be fun, but I was completely shocked at how much fun we had!  It was an absolute blast!  I think my next long weekend skiing will include a snowmobiling tour!  It was seriously that fun! 

I was so excited Marla and her family joined us. They have never snowmobiled up here. They loved it and Marla even kept warm. The passenger handles had heat warmers and they got nice and toasty! 

Ella was the only one that didn’t really love it. She got bounced around a lot on the back of Justin’s snowmobil and we all know Justin isn’t typically paying attention to how someone else is doing 😂🙄

Carsen, Marla, Troy and Garrett 

Love this Teenager!

My heart is grateful that when this kid has an opportunity to spend a day with his mama in Gilbert he takes it!!  Teenagers are seriously so much fun and 

Mr. Grant is especially fun! 

He is just fun to visit with and always up for anything. We enjoyed a day of some shopping, lunch with Kiersten and Alec, Dutch Bros Christmas morning iced chai latte with the works. That was like a sip of heaven!  

And of course he is also the typical 13 year old boy who thinks dumb things are hilarious 😂 

Priceless time spent with my favorite 13 year old!! 

What a Great Day

What a great day! Usually a good day on the slopes means one of these three things…. The weather is gorgeous, the snow is perfect, or the slopes aren’t crowded at all. But when you get a day when all three of these things are true, you know you were just gifted an extraordinary day! And we were! 

I had scheduled myself a private ski lesson so I could get good at parallel skiing and traversing smoothly. I also decided it would be nice if Grant got a private snowboarding lesson to boost his confidence and set him up for success. 

I thought it might be fun for Grant who take a friend, so he invited Kendall Bloomfield! Us three just had a blast! We drove up Thursday night after work and school sent the night in a hotel and then rocked the slopes all day Saturday. 

Nacho Season

And by Nacho Season I mean Basketball season… lol!  I get my years worth of nachos packed into 3 1/2 months while it’s basketball season! 

It was a fun season with plenty of wins. This JV A team only lost once to a private school from Phoenix. 

Sure love these boys! 

Logan is the best!  He always has a good attitude. He is grateful for any playing time he gets and he doesn’t pout!  Those characteristics mean more than points scored in a game. I am so proud of who his is in the court and off! 

So happy Uncle Quincy and they boys came to watch one of Logan’s games. 

Daddy Daughter Dance

Justin and I were out of town the weekend of the Daddy Daughter Dance so Logan stepped up like a good big brother and escorted Ella to the dance! 

Logan was a good date and cut up the dance floor. These two share a special bond. I’m so grateful to have such good kids!  

Happy Valentine’s Day

Had a great weekend with Kiersten and Alec down visiting! 

We celebrated by getting Valentine dresses!

Oh how I love my Kiersten girl!  She is in her second month of her six month extership and she is killing it! 

I love my girls❤️

It is so much fun to be Ella’s mom!  She is sweet, smart and can hold her own!! 

It’s been a beautiful weekend!  Loved the time spent with my girls!