Home Security.

Yep. We bought a shotgun. And by "we" I mean Seth.  I was a bit surprised at first. Not that we hadn't talked about getting one, we had.  I just wasn't expecting to right now! But....I have to say there is some peace of mind knowing that if the worst were to happen, we would have more than our kitchen broom to defend our family. We had an scare where we thought we were being broken into (no worries it was nothing) but it really made us realize how unprepared and helpless we would be if that were to happen.

So don't come a knocken!!!!

Visitors~

Over the long weekend we had some awesome visitors! Seth's brother Levi and his adorable fiance Kianna came to stay with us. They were ideal guests. Fun, up for anything, low maintenance & the girls loved playing them. We really had a good time. 

Of course we had to pick up some Voodoo donuts...they were de-lish. 

Multnomah Falls

The happy couple...aweeee

Portland Temple

Yummy food with cousin Lindsey:)

Crazy Raegan. Always ready to make us laugh:)

Thanks for the fun weekend visit you two:)

love is in the air~

Lately the girls and I have had fun doing little Valentine crafts:)

Heart garland...

Painted rocks...

Melted crayon window hearts...

Christmas

We spent Christmas in Utah with our families. The first week we stayed in a cabin in Oakley with Seth's family. Highlights were definitely sledding and the Huish family talent show. It was fun seeing what everyone put together. The girls loved the snow & Raegan was totally fearless going down those huge hills. Lots of fun:)

 Of course we stopped to see the gorgeous Temple lights.

On Christmas eve my parents took us to have Christmas High Tea at the Grand America. We all loved it.   It should really become a tradition. The girls were so into it. They've played tea party enough times at home to know exactly what to do! They would pour their hot cocoa, add some whip cream, take a bite of the goodies, sit and chat... adorable. And can you believe Santa and Mrs Clause came!?! They read stories to the kids, sang songs and handed out candy canes. It was amazing:)

 Yep we have matching Christmas T-shirts. Don't hate. 

Time for Tea

Thanksgiving to Christmas

Thanksgiving was a great little break. We headed to Washington with the Brinton's to stay with Seth's Aunt Melinda & Uncle Craig. We've spent the last five Thanksgivings away from family, so it was a nice change this year. Melinda made an amazing feast and I learned a lot while helping her prepare. But I have to admit that Raegan got the best helper award. I think she asked Melinda "how can I help?" about a hundred times. Shes the best. 

Portland Zoo lights...

Raegan had her Christmas dance recital on Friday. She cracks me up. The first thing she said when she finished her dance was "mom can I have a cookie now?" ...Uh sure honey, go grab a cookie:) Totally unfazed to being on stage in front of a bunch of people clapping and cheering.