crazy love

Our February has been fabulous so far. We are Valentine crazy over here.

Ellie had to make a valentine box for a school contest. Here's her final love monster;

She WON!!

These were her Valentines this year. She helped make about 3 of them and then said that she was giving up because "obviously you have to have three hands to do this."

These are Connor's army guy Valentines.

I love these! May even do them again next year.

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And since Macie is everything cowgirl, we made these cute guns with holsters.

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I really have started to love this Holiday more and more. We even started a new tradition with a mailbox Valentines morning at breakfast.

I love being their mom!

birthday in bend

Bend has become our new favorite getaway place. I have been up in Bend a few times in the last few months for different things and this weekend my mom and I surprised Julie and whisked her up there for a weekend of being spoiled for her 29th Birthday.

(See her surprised face!)

We missed Laur Laur the whole time. :( move here!

We have a favorite hotel there that is right in the center of everything we needed. Food, IMAX theater, and shopping!

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To be honest..we all could have stayed in the hotel the entire weekend and would have been just as happy as ever.

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The gym and pool are open 24 hours,comfy beds, the breakfast rocks, and they have warm chocolate chip cookies and cocoa for you when you walk in. Plus we got to smooch on this little chunk.....

We love you Leelou!!

And it is apparent from this photo that you love us right back, right?

iPhoto's.....

1. My sweet Sawyer who has been super sick with chest yuk. Had his 3rd xray, back on breathing treatments and still trying to figure out what it all is....

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2. Date Night with the hubbs at a Coats concert. Felt like we were in High School all over again....but this time we liked each other....

. 3. Macie and some super hot fireman ;) at the Childrens Museum

. 4. Sawyer callin' Grandpa on a "tone"

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and 5... iFatFace Macie....this picture made me laugh so hard tears were streaming!

CONNORisms

Connor: "Mom, wanna play Bingo with me?"
Me: "Sure let me just put on some good music for us. What kind of music do you want to listen to?"
Connor: " Um... maybe some church music. Or some Christmas music."
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A few seconds later.....

Connor: "Just make it Christmas-y and Jesus-y"

Lately....

..... there is many a battle fought under our roof.

Lately we have been pretending to eat plastic food with our friends at play dates.
Lately we consider wall climbing in the hallway just as good as real rock climbing.

and Lately we pull out the video camera before bedtime to try to capture the cutest rendition of "Beat It" you've ever seen. We almost got it.

ugly sweater party

In December I hosted our Bunco group and we had ourselves a good old fashion Ugly Sweater Party. Loved that I got to use an ugly sweater picture that was close to my heart for the invites: I have so much fun with these girls. Never a dull moment.

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Here's my ugly outfit which includes...wait for it.....a Bumpit! (aka the Utah fun dome)

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Good times!

FaLaLa.....and Breathe

MERRYeverythingHAPPYalways!!

love, the olsens

Polar Express Night 2011

Another Polar Express night went off without a hitch, except that Macie and Sawyer were to sick to come this year.

New this year: Sweet little Landyn.

Our conductor had a new train whistle.

and Brand new HUGE red bells!

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Here are more pictures of our super fun night.

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the best and the worst

When Scott told me he had to work the game at KU and couldn't make it to Connors game I didn't think much of it. I figured I would go and be there and all would be fine. Then Sawyer got a fever and his cough sounded horrible. So I asked Connor if he would be ok with us missing one game and he said that would be just fine so I dropped him off and his coach kept an eye on him and brought him home.
I heard.....He did great!
I also heard......it was his VERY. LAST. GAME!!!!

I cried a little. Scott swears he told me about it being the last game. Images of him walking up to get his award and looking for us on the bleachers. auuuhhhh.
Worst mom ever award.


Anyway he got a trophy and was beside himself about it. We are so proud of this little man.

CONNORisms

Connor is a mama's boy and besides me he won't let another person kiss him without wiping it off. It's a little family joke to see who can kiss Connor without it getting wiped.
Anyway, tonight when my Dad brought him home from a Grandpa -Connor date he had given him a bunch of yard sticks. When Scott was tucking him in he said he was gonna sneak back into his room and give him a kiss on the cheek while he was sleeping cause if he is sleeping he couldn't wipe it off.
When I got home from mutual Scott was laughing and told me to look at what Connor was building in his room. When I peeked in I saw row after row of yard sticks blocking the way to his bed. He looked at me laughing and I said "Connor, are you making some boobie traps?"
Ten minutes later I hear him moving in his room again and Scott hollers for him to go to bed. He says "But Dad, I am fixing my Boob traps!"