Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day!  I love Valentines day.  I love decorating sugar cookies, getting and giving love notes, and of course going out with my better half.  We usually celebrate the weekend before or the weekend after because it's ridiculous to go out on Valentines Day.  Besides, I get to celebrate a little longer that way. :)

James and Jenny were so kind to watch Audrey for us when we went out.  We went to Macaroni Grill and I made Paul play pictionary with me on the paper table cloth.  As I sat across from him I couldn't help but remember senior prom at the same restaurant.  It's kind of crazy that we've been together that long.  We've come so far and have been through so much together. I can't imagine my life without him.  After dinner he made me look really bad when he beat me several times in bowling.  I think I need to take lessons or join a bowling league.  I'm really terrible.  Anyone want to join?  After bowling we went to a home decor store and Costco because we could.  We didn't leave with much but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  I know I'm biased but I think I got the best of the best. I look forward to him coming home everyday.  I love being a parent with him and sharing with him what happened during the day.  I love the way he takes care of us and of course being close to him.  

On Valentines day we frosted sugar cookies with Audrey.  I couldn't help but take a few pictures. This little girl came into our lives and filled us with a different kind of love.  A love that I didn't know anything about when I was struggling with infertility.  Now that I know I realize that all those moments of heart ache were worth it.  I know now, that the best things in life are always worth waiting for.  Everyday I find myself looking at her and thanking Heavenly Father so much that she is mine.  I look forward to her morning smiles, her need to be on the counter while I'm cooking, her endless singing, her sweet words (I don't know how she learned to be so polite, it wasn't me), and her snuggles.  She's the best three year old I know.  

Here's to love!  However it may find you.  

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam

I thought Audrey would have a hard time transitioning into Sunbeams, mostly because she really loved her nursery teacher.  I was scared when I brought her to church that Sunday.  I could envision the rest of her life and the first time I dropped her off at kindergarten.  I'm not ready for that.  I'm glad the hardest thing I've done so far it drop her off at Primary (which kind of sounds ridiculous right now).  I'm not in the primary anymore so I can't watch her from a distance.  When I picked her up afterward she was so happy. She must have enjoyed herself.  Although I was informed later that she removed her skirt in front of the whole primary.  We had a talk about modesty.  From now on she will have shorts under her skirts. :)  

 I have been Substituting the last three weeks in Sunbeams...lucky me!  I think Audrey is getting sick of me.  She's with me 24-7 and it's not good.  At the end of the day on Sunday she wants nothing to do with me.  I hope they find someone to take her class soon.  

The picture below is Audrey's first self portrait.  We were learning about how we have bodies like Heavenly Father.  I love her drawings, it's a good thing that we live in a digital age because I think I'm going to end up with a lot of them.  

Singing

Audrey watches me teach voice lessons every Friday.  Sometimes I hear here singing along behind me.  I love that she sings.  I know she's probably interested right now because her Mommy loves it, but I hope it sticks.  This morning I came downstairs to this.  I guess Audrey found the music stand I left out.  Paul thought it was only right to accompany her. :)  Her favorite songs are from the Disney movies so I guess her princess books will do for music.