NEW PASSPORTS
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
In anticipation of our upcoming Germany trip, Mike and I realized that we needed new passports since ours expire in May of this year. We decided to pay a little extra to have ours expedited. I was amazed when they showed up less than 3 weeks later.
ABBY AND MADELINE IN THE SNOW
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Madeline just loves to play in the snow. It doesn’t matter if it is freezing outside, she is always up for building a snowman. Luckily Abby also loves to play out in the snow. Those two have become quite the pair and I love that Abby is always willing to put on her snow gear to go outside and play with Madeline and build cute little snowmen.
ANDREW'S FIRST SWIM MEET AT BYU-I
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
Andrew competed in his first swim meet today since last year's HS season. He swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.46 which is the same time he swam in prelims for finals 9 months ago and only 2 seconds away from his PR. He also swam in the individual 50 free in 26.11 and brought his team to a win in the mixed medley by swimming the 50 free in 25.4. I'm just a proud mom who is happy her adult son is thriving in college!
PETER AND EMMA HEADING TO BEST OF YOUTH
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
Peter and Emma signed up to participate in our Stake’s Best of Youth. Since Emma is now 14 years old this was her first time being able to go and her very first church dance. Both of them had a good time.
MIKE MEETS THE YOGA GIRL
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
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There are many ad posters at the hospital at UC Health but there is one that Mike has seen many times. It is of a girl in yoga clothes doing a handstand. When he got on the plane to head to Hawaii, this same girl just so happened to be sitting next to him. He immediately recognized her. When they got to Hawaii, she did a handstand at the airport for him just to be funny. What are the odds that he would meet the girl from the ad he had seen so many times at Memorial hospital?
KIDS AT THE DENTIST
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
This was Madeline’s second time at the dentist, and she did great. She was so excited to get her teeth checked. I sat in the chair with her again this time and she let the dental hygienist and the dentist count all of her teeth and clean her teeth. She was really excited by her new toothbrush and her fun little toy. The kids just love Dr. Patterson.
VALENTINES PACKAGES FROM GRANDMA
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Grandma Anne is so fun and always sends the kids something fun for Valentine’s Day. This year she put red and pink M&M’s in a heart shaped cake mold and then took a $5 and folded it into an arrow. She added some other fun candy as well. The kids loved their cute gifts.
CLEANING THE DRAINS
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The girls shower and sink were not draining very well so Mike decided to unclog all the pipes by unscrewing them and trying to get all the junk out. He did that to most of our bathroom sinks. For the shower we poured liquid plumber down the drain but when we realized that the shower was still backing up, I decided to grab the drain snake to see what was clogging the shower drain. To my disgust, I pulled out a super long hair clog. It almost made me throw up. Grouse.
CROSS-FIT RECORDINGS
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Our cross fit class usually starts with the first half of the class being warm and working through the motions to remember proper form. When it comes to the main set, things move at a really fast pace. We usually do sets in a certain period of time or a certain number of reps or sets and then record our time. It is a common occurrence to keep track of our reps or weights with chalk. There is no way I could remember everything without using chalk.
PETER'S MOCK SENIOR PHOTO
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Peter went to swim practice one day straight from his Jazz Festival. Since he was dressed up in his suit his teammates from swim thought it would be funny to do a pretend photoshoot with his swim cap on in the locker room. The funny thing is that it actually looked like a photo from a senior photoshoot.
SMOOTHIE BOWL
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Mike and I learned about smoothie bowls when we were in Hawaii. It took me a few times, but I finally found the perfect combination of fruit in my smoothie and what fruit I liked best on top. I added unsweetened coconut and my homemade granola on the top. It was perfect!
SARA AND CARYN RUNNING
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
I love running when the sun is rising. Caryn and I ran to Bear Creek Park with the Striders but instead of doing hill repeats on BFNH (Big Freakin Nasty Hill) we decided to do the tempo loop. It was so fun to just do a fun run together and enjoy the sunrise.
MADELINE AND MIKE
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
I love how goofy Mike can be with Madeline. It is so much fun to watch her excitement when she plays with her dad.