playing superhero

 The girls asked my mom to make them superhero capes for Christmas.  I brought them home from the wedding and there have been 3 little superheros running around for the past few days!  They are having fun watching their capes fly when they run and they have been showing off a series of a "cool tricks".  Its pretty cute and it cracks me up that my little girly girls wanted capes!

the framing continues

 While I was gone, the framers finished framing the upstairs.  I was able to see the downstairs before I left and over the phone had reconfigured a bunch of things upstairs with our amazing builder.  I was so antsy to see it!  Jeff and the girls went and assured me it was great and took and sent me some pictures.  I was shocked when I got home and saw the progress!  Between Savanna being so sick and the nasty cold snap we are having I had to run in myself after Jeff was home to check it out.  I am thrilled with how it is all coming together and I am thinking we are going to love this house even more than our house in Lyman.

 It is so fun to watch everything come together and my favorite part is seeing the girls.  They are more excited than I ever imagined they would be. They talk about their rooms and the house constantly and are having a blast watching everything happen.  We are so very excited to go through this journey again!

michael's wedding

My baby brother got married last weekend.  It was a crazy time of year to travel to Idaho, but everything worked out and I am glad I was able to make it.  I am very, very happy for my little brother.  Gabby seems like his perfect match and I am glad they found each other.  I left early Friday morning and headed into a snowstorm.  The snow that day wasn't as bad as I thought it might be and the roads were okay.  My other brothers and I all met at the Salt Lake airport and rented a car to get to Idaho.  We stopped and visited my cousin Kevin and his wife on the way.  I love my cousins so much. That night there was a family dinner and I got to see most of my cousins, aunts, and uncles. I also got to meet Gabby and her family.  The food was great and it was just so much fun to catch up with people I haven't been able to visit with for awhile.

Saturday was the wedding. The weather was horrific and the roads were nasty.  Thankfully we made it to the wedding.  It was a beautiful ceremony and I loved seeing how happy my brother was.  That evening there was a nice dinner with the family from both sides.  We left super early Sunday morning.  My brother Eric and his wife Holly were on the same flight as me heading back to Nashville so that was nice.  I had such a nice time with family but I was excited to get back to the girls.  Savanna had a really high fever and sore throat (I took her to the doctor yesterday and she has strep).  Hopefully she will be on the mend soon.  We are all looking forward to having Michael and Gabby living in Detroit soon so we can hopefully see them a little more often.  The girls can't wait to meet their new aunt!

let the framing begin

I will add some more pictures to this post after I take them because the whole downstairs is now framed and the upstairs begins tomorrow.  The girls are way more excited than I even imagined.  They were so cute walking through tonight.  Heidi was excited to figure out where the windows and doors were and can't wait to see her room hopefully tomorrow.  The funny part was they have a fire going in the backyard to burn scrap wood.  Well, Savanna smelled it when we started up the driveway.  She said, "What's that smell?  Something's stinky.  Maybe someone tooted."  Gosh that girl cracks me up.  I never know what's going to come out of her mouth.  We are loving watching the house take shape!

my big girl

 These phone pictures are far from stellar, but this is the best I got of my Heidi girl after school today. She does so well at school and is such a great student.  I love how happy she is at school.  Today she passed off all of her sight words and got a prize that included a little trophy, a book, and some super cool star sunglasses.  It is bittersweet watching her grow and change so much.  She really is the sweetest little girl.  She is so helpful and is the best big sister.  Savanna and Caimbree adore Heidi and count on her to come up with all the fun games they play.  Heidi amazes me with how thoughtful she is. She gets a small treat at the end of the school day if she is good.  She never eats the treat herself.  As soon as she gets in the car she splits it between her sisters.  If she gets a treat at her dance class, she gives it to Savanna.  Today she also passed off her book and got to pick a prize from the treasure box.  I asked her what she chose and she got all excited and said, "Oh!  I picked a kazoo for Savanna!!  I know she has been really wanting one and there was one left!"  She kept telling me about how she was so happy she picked the kazoo because she loved seeing Savanna so happy playing it.  She is such a special girl and it's fun to see her continue to develop her personality.  We are so proud of our precious Heidi girl and can't imagine our lives without her sweet spirit in our home.

our first snow

 We had a very small amount of snow last night.  The girls were so happy to see a little white when they woke up this morning.  I actually think they were more excited and happy about this minuscule amount of snow than they were about any snow we ever had in Wyoming.  Watching them try to play in it was hilarious and adorable.  They were squealing and laughing and cheering.  I'm sure all of the neighbor's were awakened by their excitement.  The funniest part was watching them try to make a snow angel.  They had a funny little snowball fight and Heidi was laughing because Jeff threw some snow in her mouth.  I was very impressed at the snowman they were able to make by scraping the snow from the mat of the trampoline.  I was surprised they even got a carrot to stick!  It was a very exciting morning.  Now they are inside warming up and Savanna keeps opening the door to see if the snow is still there about five minutes.  We are thankful, at least for today, that we have the later church!

back in a routine

We have been so busy rushing around and doing things for the holidays I feel like I haven't had time to breathe and just enjoy day to day life for awhile.  This week Jeff went back to work and Heidi started dance again and starts school again tomorrow.  I decided to start a new routine of "mom school" in the mornings.  I am trying to work with Savanna on letters and learning to sit and pay attention for at least short periods of time.  They were excited for it today.  We worked on some letters for Savanna and colors for Caimbree.  Then we went and spent time jumping on the trampoline counting.  Then we came in and did some science experiments, had lunch, read a bunch of stories, and the little girls took a nap.  It was nice to just enjoy a low key day with the girls.  After naps the girls worked on their chores and helped me get dinner ready.  It really was a nice day and great way to start out the new year.  It was nice to have a break, but I am happy to be back in a routine!