Random January

 Buck has gotten so big that I forgot he was actually small at one point. He's grown a lot in four months. 

Snow day fun

This picture is so Audrey I just had to include it. I love her quirkiness and personality. 

Sarah at the military ball

 Xavi invited Sarah to the military ball, so she decided to go to that dance instead of the Senior Dinner Dance. I tried to get a picture of her at home, but since she was in a hurry she wouldn't give me an authentic smile. (She has a radiant smile) Thankfully they got a few at the dance. 

Audrey loses her first tooth and breaks her arm

Audrey had a tooth that had been dangling and was more than ready to come out. Adam and I talked her into letting us pull it out, but when we failed on the first attempt, she wouldn't give us a second chance. (I'm an expert tooth puller for your information!) The next morning she was sitting in my bed when she exclaimed that she'd just pulled it out on her own. (after being loosened by me of course) 

Audrey started the day on cloud nine, but didn't stay there for long. I was getting some work done and Audrey was playing with a four foot mailing tube. Nothing out of the ordinary until I hear her start to say, "Ow, ow, ow!" She had put the tube on her arm and jumped off the couch. The tube stopped, her arm didn't. She broke both bones in her right arm. This means that my precious rainbow baby is still my only child to break anything, and has had broken bones twice. :(

Mike was in Arizona at a tournament with Steven, and Sarah had my car, so I had to wait for her to rush out of a school play and come get me. We rushed Audrey to the hospital and they admitted her quickly. They put her on Ketamine and adjusted it before putting on a soft splint. She'd need to wait a week for the swelling to go down before getting her cast. 

She slept on Mike's side of the bed and was her usual cheery self by the morning. (The sling lasted a few minutes until she decided she could do without it) 

Coachella and Joshua Tree National Park

 We took the whole family to Steven's first out of state LAX tournament and although the weather was amazing, Sarah, Adam, and Audrey just hung out at the rental while Mike and I were at the games. We had planned to fly, but the flights filled up so we packed up the car and drove. Audrey came to part of a game, but not all of them. We got SO MANY steps in since our car was parked 1.5 miles away from the fields. 

We had a break between church and Steven's games so we made a quick trip to Joshua Tree National Park. It's not fair to judge the entire park based on the hour we spent there, but we all laughed at how unimpressed we were. The little Joshua Trees were cool, but they were fairly common. We had some friends come to the park's defence on social media and said a lot of the best parts are farther north. Maybe we'll return someday. Maybe. ;)

Random December

 Sarah held a recital for her students. They all adore her, and it's not hard to guess why. 

We continued our tradition of attending the Mountain West Ballet with Lynette. Audrey joined us this year and enjoyed it until her attention span was depleted. 

We were talking about how much Steven looks like me, so we brought out a couple of my old pictures. I don't miss my boy hair phase. ;)

Sarah found an old picture of me and recreated the shot. She definitely wore it best. I need to add the picture of me when I find it. 

Sarah got a job at Zupas, so we made sure to drop in and show our support. She was SUPER happy to see us. ;) 

We went ice skating with the Case's on the 28th and a lot of fun was had. It was our only time going, but we'll need to go more next season. 

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas from the ??? We didn't have a family picture I wanted to use for our annual Christmas card, so I used this cute picture Sarah drew. While making them, I somehow failed to write who they're from. Hopefully people looked at the envelope before opening them. ;)

We went to visit Erik and see the lights. I don't remember why Audrey isn't in the picture. She must have fallen asleep in the car. (It's April, so December is a little fuzzy)

Christmas Eve Sarah received a giant box and opened box after box until she had a set of dog tags with a little love note in morse code written on them. 

Christmas morning we watched The Nativity, opened presents, and went for a family walk and found a sketchy swing under the bridge. 

I love Christmas! I love this time of year when we get to celebrate the birth of Jesus. I love my Savior and the gift He is in mine and my family's lives. 

Audrey's dance recital

 I've probably said this before, but I'll say it again- Little girl dance recitals are adorable! She even got to meet Santa.