Announcement!

For all those that don't know yet...We are PREGNANT!


I am so excited for another little one! This will be my 5th pregnancy (Connor, miscarriage, Colby, miscarriage). We have been hoping and trying for the last 2 years for another, but things don't always go as expected! I am so happy for our family and I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows what we need, when we need it. I am 12 weeks along now, and although I am sick most of the time, I am feeling good and know all the icky results in such a wonderful blessing. I will try to keep you posted more on our happenings, including posting soon about Christmas!

February...and a little March on the side.

Previous Month Recap (click on the pictures if they are hard to see)-

February seemed to fly by. We had a lot of fun though. These pictures are not really in order, but they give you a good idea of what we (mostly the kids) have been up to.

Near the END of the month...it SNOWED! It was crazy. I was ready for spring and all the sudden there was snow. It was a lot of fun, because David didn't have to go to work and we had a whole day (that is as long as it lasted before melting) to play together! We played for awhile in our yard with our awesome neighbors and then headed to Grandma and Grandpa Marchant's to play with cousins.

Colby liked the snow more than I thought he would and lasted longer than I thought he would. He is a trooper.

Connor and Andrew tried to get Alan with a snowball. The plan backfired!

I think this is the cutest picture ever (Thanks Tina). All the older cousins are trying to get Colby back up the hill. I love it!

Colby LOVED being on the sleds. He could relax and watch every one else get tired.

Colby has a new favorite thing: falling down. He climbs on EVERYTHING and falls ALL the time. He also likes to run into doors and walls. Seriously...this kid is CRAZY! Today alone he has two new bonks on the head. What am I going to do with him?

David and I invited my parents over for game night. It is always fun when they come over. They are fun and crazy (like me!). I love them too much...and so do my kids.

We inherited a Hot Tub from David's parents, who didn't use it anymore. We go in ALL the time. The boys love it. This particular time I decided to spike Colby's hair to see how long it really was. I gave him a hair cut the next day.

Connor and I made masks. He picked out a mask book from the Library and just HAD to make one.

My Mom's 4th grade class has swimming lessons this month, so she had Jessica and I bring the grandson's to swim. They loved it. (cousin Jet and Connor)

Colby was having a grand old time until I put a life jacket on him. He got flipped over onto his stomach with his head in the water and the life jacket was holding him in that position. It was very scary, as he was flailing around for awhile! Right when I saw him I ran in (clothes and all) and picked up a screaming, very scared little guy. It took a lot of coxing to get him to play again.

We got to host Connor's preschool group again. He loves pre-school and all the kids in it. He is on this marriage kick (silly kid), and frequently tells me that he might one day marry one of the girls from pre-school (or Olivia). I tell him he needs to think about 4 year old things and worry about who he will marry AFTER his mission. You hear lots of Moms say their daughters are 4 going on 16...well, that is Connor. He is a very smart, and grown up boy. Sometimes I wish he didn't catch on to things so fast.

This particular day we learned about Polar Bears and hibernation. The kids got to pretend they were Bears and hibernate under the kitchen table. They had lots of fun!

We had a Potty Party for Colby! I want to get him ready for potty training, and with so many friends in the same boat, I thought it would be fun to get together. Don't laugh at my game. I think it is AWESOME! haha.

Here is the gang doing the Potty Dance!

And here is my little Colby pretending to go in the potty. He loves to sit on the toilet as long as he has something to read. Takes after Daddy I guess :).

We did a Potty coloring page and also had snacks. It was a fun time. I love that I can get together with friends and their kids since we are all in the same stage in life.

I am excited for what the next month will bring and I HOPE it will fly by because...HAILEY WILL BE HOME ON APRIL 7th. YAHOO! I will keep you posted.

Grandpa's Funeral and a Birthday

My Grandpa Durfee (77) passed away on January 18th! It was unexpected and we all miss him so much. He was an amazing man. He was loved by all. He had a way of making everyone feel like they were important...the center of his world. I was his favorite (but the other 13 grandkids would say the same about themselves). All of us felt like a favorite around him. He is so missed, and without the knowledge of Heavenly Father's plan, I would be having a much much harder time dealing with his death. I am so excited and happy that I know I will be able to see him, hug him and talk to him again. What a blessing truth is!

Grandpa LOVED horses and we were always able to ride when we went to visit.

I am so sad that my children won't know Grandpa as they grow, but I am so happy that they got to meet this great man.

Even the Great-Grand Kids had turns with the horses. YeeHaw!

This is a random picture. Colby wanted to help us paint the bathroom. So we gave him a brush with no paint on it. He was so excited to help.

My parents, myself and the kids traveled over the the funeral in Idaho together. Both boys were so great! Colby just sat there and only cried a few times. We were VERY lucky!

He has the cutest little expressions.

My cousin Melissa made two scrapbooks for my Grandma. We all pitched in, but she did the majority of the work. One had memories of Grandpa from each child, grandchild, and great-grandchild w/ pictures. The other included photos from throughout his life.

Melissa and I

Although it was a very sad time. It was so fun to see all my cousins. It feels like they are my siblings! I loved spending time with them.

Tyler and I (we have an ongoing double-chin contest going on!)

Stephanie and I

Abby and I

Tracen (Melissa's hubby) and I

Chad, Me and Kacy

NEXT: CONNOR TURNED 4

Colby enjoyed watching Connor open presents from atop the table. We call Colby Mayhem (have you seen the All State commercials??). It is the perfect name for the little guy.

Connor loves his baseball shirt he got from my parents. He is a little athlete.

Grandpa Durfee, Colby, Connor and Grandma Durfee.

On the Friday after his birthday, we took the boys to Chuck E' Cheese for Connor's birthday. They had a great time!

Bob, Colby and Connor

Colby's messy face after church.

Colby's messy face after cake and ice cream

On Saturday evening we had the family over for cake and ice cream. It is great to have an insta-party with family. Connor loved the attention.

David, cousin Andrew and Connor (these boys are about 6 months apart and LOVE to play together)

Colby's messy face at Chuck E' Cheese (wow...these are out of order!!)

We have had a great month! Quite a bit of sadness and quite a bit of happiness. Without the sour, we wouldn't know the sweet. I am thankful for my family, the fun we have together and the Plan of Happiness!

Christmas Happenings

Here are some of our Christmas happenings. Enjoy...though not necessarily in order!

Connor and his pre-school friends (Me and 4 other mom's kids) got to do a nativity skit. It was great. Connor got to be Joseph and E. was Mary.

Here are a few more kiddos (minus one who was up and moving around)

E. as Mary, Connor as Joseph, V. as an Angel, and E. as a Shepherd.

Our Christmas Tree!

On Christmas Eve we had a great time! We went to Splash during the day (the boys loved that)! Connor even went down the slide a few times all by himself! Next we went and got pizza for dinner. We stopped by Nanny's house (my grandma) and Connor received a surprise gift of 2 fish and 2 crab! He thinks they are pretty neat! We talked a little about Jesus and read some scriptures and off to be the boys went.

Our home teacher, Brother Knerr, brought us a Ginger Bread Cookie to decorate. We left it for Santa.

Santa sure was hungry! The boys surveyed the damaged and then added to it!

My mom did a great family Christmas program a few days before Christmas. We got this Nativity Scene coloring page. We all had fun coloring it together.

CHRISTMAS MORNING!!

Connor wanted a Remote Control Car "with a fast speed button and a slow button and a stop button". Santa must have been listening!

He has also been asking for rain boots so he can puddle jump!

Colby didn't care too much for the toys Santa got him (at the time),

but he enjoyed his stocking!

Daddy did a good job of helping Colby!

Both boys got sleeping bags too! What lucky kids!

Next...Off to Grandma and Grandpa Durfee's house

My parents have a life size Santa that sings and dances. Though apprehensive at first, the boys ALL love it. They are always pushing his button so they can dance, dance, dance!

We had everyone home but Hailey! We really miss her! It was nice to have my Grandpa and Grandma Durfee! They got the boys pillow pets (something Connor has been asking for too!)

One of the things we got my parents was a picture calendar!

And Finally...off to Grandma and Grandpa Marchant's house we went...

We were able to get the kids in some nativity costumes that Sheryl made! The kids are too young to really act out anything (Connor was the oldest there at 3). Poor Andrew was sick and didn't get to come over. We all felt so bad for him.

Leslie, Blair, David and I got (made) Sheryl aprons for Christmas. One for her (yellow), and one for each of the grandkids. She loves to cook with them. Andrew (purple), Connor (green), Brooke (pink), Colby (orange), Nyah (red) and Michael (blue). Leslie did all the sewing...I just helped cut and pin. They turned out great and she loved them!

RANDOM...

My boys are great helpers. They help me take the clothes out of the dryer and put them on the couch to fold. Colby takes an item and passes it to Connor who takes it to the couch. They have so much fun helping together.

Colby (who we call Mayhem), has a new favorite spot. The Toy Box! Don't you love the brotherly love??

Daddy and Connor made a fort. Connor took a nap in it.

Pretty good fort eh?

Here is a picture from our ward Christmas party! It was fun, but Connor was a little scared to take a picture with Santa. Like my tacky Christmas Sweater?

We had a great holiday and feel so blessed!

Life is awesome!