Nursery!

Today was Clara's first day of nursery and she did great! She actually won't be 18 months for a couple of weeks, but they let the kids come in early if a parent stays. Hopefully she does as well without one of us there. She wore her new cowgirl outfit she got from grandma and grandpa at Christmas time. It's still a little big, but it's just too cute!


Doesn't she look so grown up?

And this is a little outfit she came up with yesterday. I figured all she needed was a pair of grandpa's boots on and she would have the classic look I'm pretty sure me and many of my cousins wore at a similar age.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Between minimal sleep the night before and a trip to doctor's office with a double ear infection, we did manage to celebrate Valentine's day. I just didn't get around to posting about it. This year we started a new tradition. Starting February 1 we all had a mailbox with our name on it. All month long we have gotten random love notes and treats from one another. It was a lot of fun! I got the mailboxes for a buck each at Target and we decorated them for family night, doesn't get much better than that!

I saw this cute wreath on ourbestbites.com and it looked so easy and so cute I had to make it! It turned out better than I anticipated. I didn't get it done until a couple days before Valentine's Day so it will be staying up at least until the end of the month. Just looking at it makes me happy!

This was Nate's Valentine's breakfast (after 2 hours of sleep and getting up to teach seminary, he appreciated it more than I had anticipated.)

Nate was a sweet heart and ordered me a pound of chocolate covered cinnamon bears from the BYU bookstore...my favorite! I hope you all had a great Valentine's day!

Creativity in motion

Clara decided she wanted a new hair style yesterday.

Then she gave Daddy a "makeover"

She's a creative one that Clara.

It's true

Our little family of three is growing into a family of four! August 8 is the big day, but I'm thinking this one will come a little earlier. We are excited to say the least. While I will be elated to have another girl, I think we are all kinda hoping for a boy. We shall see!

P.S. The food blog is now up and running again. Needless to say, I haven't done much cooking lately. But I am getting back in the swing of things. Check it out! julielovestocook.blogspot.com