Meili's Princess Party....

Meili and a few of her friends were able to attend a grand princess party at Utah State.  It was awesome and the girls truly felt like princesses.  It was a fundraiser for the Child & Family Support Center and they did a fabulous job.  Everything was perfect!!

 Definitely the "Belle" of the ball :)

Girls weekend and Boys Jazz Night...

January was the month to have a little fun.  It's always good to do some things to take your mind off the cold dreary weather.  I hadn't seen my high school friends for a little while so I decided to invite them for a little weekend to the lake.  Ya I know, too bad the lake was frozen.  But really when you have girls, good food, and a fire, you don't need the beach....okay who am I kidding, we still need the beach but we had just as much fun staying in watching the snow fall.  I have such great friends....I mean really great friends.  We pick up right where we left off and act just as stupid as did almost 20 years ago.  I am so grateful for them and hopefully we can hang at the beach soon!

Also during this fabulous month, Russel took all three boys to see the Jazz.  They got there extra early and was able to get some signatures from their favorite Jazz players....pretty cool.  And of course Dad can be a real softie at times....so heck new jerseys all around...why not?

In all the years of going to the Jazz game, we have never once made it on the Jumbotron.....Ever.  But oh ya my boys know how to dance like crazy ones and of course they were the stars of that night. Wish I could've seen them.....maybe I should take some lessons in maniacal dance.  

Abi's 14th Birthday...

What a fun time we had this year celebrating Abi's birthday.  Way way way back in July, tickets for the Justin Bieber concert went on sale and since the concert was just a few days before Abi's birthday I thought it would be a great thing to do for her birthday.  So even though the concert was sold out in minutes, I was able to snag a few.  Now I must admit that we are kinda slightly picky about where we sit at the Energy Solutions Arena.  Since we have such awesome seats when we go to the Jazz, it's hard to settle for anything less but upper bowl was all we could get so we just sucked it up and got excited for the big day to arrive.   Well about a month before the concert, our good friend, Paul Welsh (our china buddies), called (he works for Larry H. Miller) and said he had access to some tickets on the 11th row and wondered if we wanted them.....hmmm, well let me think....ummm YA!   We were so crazy excited.

Abi and her awesome friend, Emme, had a great time and even though it was pure torture for Russel he was a good sport.  The concert was great and even though we had to wait over an hour between the opening act and the Biebs himself, we learned later it was well worth the wait.  He needed to stop in and visit a sweet little girl that was in the hospital because of cancer and couldn't make it to his concert.  awwww!

I could not believe the level of screaming in this arena.  The earplugs were definitely a must.

We had a great family party for Miss Abi and as is the tradition as of late, she got her first kiss :)  Meili will be waiting anxiously (have I mentioned how much she loves her cousin Ryan??)

 Make a wish pretty girl....and may all your wishes come true!

We also had a great lunch date.  I grabbed her and a "few" of her friends and went to lunch.  They were all so cute and we had a fabulous time.  

 My sweet Abi girl getting all grown up on me!!

Abi is still our little budding photographer and I am loving it!  She's getting quite good at it and one of these days I'm going to find her a class to take.....once she quits being so dang busy!  Here are a few more pics of her favorite model!

Abi is a sweetheart through and through.  We love her and feel so blessed that she is a part of our family.  Thank you little Abs for being who you are and always standing for the right.  You are a wonderful example to our family and we love you for it.  Happy Birthday Abi Lou!

Snow Day With Grandpa.....

The kids LOVE to sled and what an even better time when Grandpa decides to join in the fun!! I know it's total picture overload but I just couldn't narrow it down.  It just seemed like each picture really told the story of the day!

 Meili loved the sledding too but she was also pretty content to just play in the snow with her Popcorn bucket.