Happy Valentines Day!

We started our Valentines yesterday by having friends over and making treats.  We did not get around to making Christmas goodie plates for our friends and so we decided to do it for Valentines Day instead.   Then for Family Home Evening we delivered them to our friends.  Kenya LOVES to give presents to others.  When I asked her yesterday what we should get Daddy for Valentines she told me she was going to wrap me up and that I could be Daddy's present. 

She is holding a heart shaped PB&J and can you see the heart in her hair?

 So today I tried to make it a little special for the girls.  Kenya got some jewelry for her Valentines gift first thing in the morning.  When she opened her gift she told me, "When I grow up and am a caramel mommy I want to get you a Valentine."  She is so sweet.  I fixed Kenya's hair with a heart in it.  Then after nap we had heart shaped PB & J sandwich.  We then went to a kids Valentines party and decorated a cookie.  Then we headed to get Daddy a Valentine and then delivered it to him at work.  Then more fun at a friends house making cookies.  I got a heart shaped pizza for dinner and we ate that and watched Charlie Brown Valentine.   It was a nice Valentines.  Kenya really enjoyed the heart theme through out the day.  When I asked her if she knew why we celebrated Valentines she told me because of Jesus.  I told her yeah, that is right because Jesus is love and that is what we are celebrating today, LOVE!  She told me, "Yeah, and Jesus is real."  Yep, he sure is!  Later she told Robert that we were Valentines is celebrating Jesus because he loves us and he IS love!  Children truly do know Jesus and understand so much more than I ever will!

These other pictures are from the other day when Kenya and Daddy were playing with the bubbles in the bath.  Thanks, aunt Christine for the giant thing of bubbles at Christmas time.  Kenya truly loves them. 

Weekend in Utah

So on the last weekend in January we went to Utah and visited family and some friends. We really had a great time!  We are bummed because we didn't get a picture of us with the Loera's.  Next time we will. 

My wonderful Aunt Chih!

I love you!

Part of Josh spoiling us was going to the circus.  Kenya and Aly loved it!  They had so much fun! I am sure Kenya would have done much better if we would have gotten in a nap before the show.  During the intermission Kenya almost fell asleep on Daddy while they were down walking around and looking at all of the animals.  Jasmin however could not stay awake.  She fell asleep shortly after it began and took over an hour nap.  She did wake up to see most of the second half. 
Here are some of the acts. 

Tight rope walkers.  One of the guys fell a couple of times, but still amazing!

People had their picture taken with this bear and there was a plastic wall between the people and the bear.  Oh the things people will spend their money on. 

Balancing a sword on  a knife his is holding with is mouth.  Oh yeah and the fire on top.

We loved it!  Thanks again Josh! 

January Pictures

 I took the pictures off of my new camera and there they are.

This is at the beginning of the year.  Kenya put these scraps of fabric on everyone and said they were hats. 

 This is a project that Kenya made for her room.  I hot glued the crayons to the canvas and then she melted them.  We hung it up in her room.

 These are the quilts my mom made the girls for Christmas.  I love the colors that she chose!  Both of the girls love the quilts.   Kenya uses hers almost every night and I set Jasmin on her to play.  Jasmin loves all the colors and patterns to look at.  Great job, Mom!

Kenya's

Jasmin's

 Last weekend we went to visit family and friends in Utah.  We had a blast.  We got to visit so much family  and my brother Josh spoiled us while we were down there!

Kenya, Alyxana, and Jasmin

 Josh took us to Golden Coral and the girls played with the chocolate from the chocolate fountain.  They were "painting' with it.

Kenya and her painted face.

More to come on our weekend. 

Ambitious Jasmin

So tonight Jasmin has been showing a lot of ambition for standing and walking! She's already attempted it 5 times! She will totally let go of either Lois or I, steady herself for a good second or two and take a step! She even went from a sitting position while Lois was sitting cross legged on the floor. Jasmin's legs were bent at 90 degree angles and she stood straight up without leaning or pushing on anything and balanced herself for 2 full seconds at least. I couldn't believe it and totally had time to get a camera, but was too amazed!

Well we will keep you posted on her progress. No we are not trying to get her to walk so blasted early, but just like Kenya we are letting Jasmin go at her own pace.  (Oh, We'll try to have a camera nearby for these stunts!)