A Long Overdue Update!

Terri Fredrickson and anyone else who may care, this update is for you.  I have been a true blog slacker.  We have been busy as usual, but are always having fun as a family.  Just a warning there are a lot of pictures on this post.

 Rising Stars!  I drove the kids down every Wednesday until the December show because Sarah was so excited when she turned four that she could be in Rising Stars.  There is no teacher better than Tina for Rising Stars and seeing Grandma & Grandpa and cousins once a week wasn't so bad either.

 Mandee Turns "2"!

 Here is Mandee with the "pupcake" that she requested for her cake.  Ryan made a cupcake into a princess cake.  Pretty impressive!

Guitars - this blow up guitar inspired Linden & Sarah to ask for Electric Guitars for Christmas.  We have had many concerts.

Teaching the girls dance.  I started teaching my girls and a couple of little girls who are daughters of guys Ryan goes to school with at our house in January.  They love it.

 

Mandee's big girl bed!

 

 Sledding!  We didn't get much snow this winter, so we took advantage of the "sniff" as my kids called it and went sledding.  They had a blast!

 Ryan took me to a Masquarade Ball for Valentine's Day.  We had so much fun.  The flyers said to dress up, but not everyone did.  I felt pretty dressed up, but came away with the "best dressed" award!

Sugar Cookies for Valentine's Day and Ryan's Birthday!  They love their aprons, grandma.

 

Mandee enjoyed licking her frosting more than putting it on the cookie.

 Even though it took forever to make them, it was worth it because the kids loved it.

 

Uncle Nate &  Aunt Erin directed "Once Upon a Mattress" at West Side.  My mom has cute pictures of the Princess Party before the show on Thursday night, but I don't so here is a picture of the girls on the big bed when we came and saw the set before hand.

 

The girls loved the Princess Party!

  

 

Linden and Ryan went to a Monster Truck Show!  Linden loved it.  We took the girls to check out the trucks before hand.

 

 At the show!!

 

 Conference weekend activity and treat.  We made "loop" necklaces and colored lots of pictures.

 I just love this picture of the girls playing together with their princess castle. 

 My two princesses and the handsome prince.  Linden is a great big brother, but he was sure hoping a brother instead of another sister was on the way. 

 Our dear friend, Kassidi came to visit us and we had so much fun.  As you can tell from the pictures, the kids love her!