Payson Temple Open House

Yesterday we had the opportunity to tour the Payson Utah LDS Temple. If we were still living in Spanish Fork it would be our temple, so we were really interested in seeing it finally completed, even though it is no longer our assigned temple. I waited to tell Eleanor until the night before because I knew she would be asking when it was time to go see the temple every hour. I love how excited she gets about the temple. Scarlett even nodded enthusiastically every time we asked her if she wanted to see the temple.

The weather wasn't perfect, there was a bit of rain on and off, but we were luck enough to get some cute pics. Well, cute enough with all the wind and two little girls who never look at the camera at the same time. Ha ha.

The inside of the Payson temple is absolutely stunning. Scarlett would exclaim "Pretty!" when we entered each room and Eleanor wanted to touch everything. She especially loved the really soft carpet. The murals surrounding the Baptismal Font were my favorite.

We are so blessed to be within driving distance to so many temples. I am so grateful that we were able to take our girls inside and share what a special place it is.

Valentine's Day 2015

I love spending Valentine's Day together as a family. It being a Saturday this year made it so much better! We slept in a bit then headed to Jim's Family Restuarant for brunch.

We also stopped at DI to buy a CD player  for the girls' room. We scored a great one for $15! 

For dinner we made homemade heart shaped pizzas. Eleanor loves to help of course. I have a crust recipe that we love, so we have been making pizzas a lot. 

As far as gifts, Kevin got me some gorgeous roses, a beautiful necklace and a foam massage roller. 

I stocked Kevin's mini fridge with his favorite sodas and some of his favorite treats. I also made him a set of cards with a year of preplanned dates (24 total: 12 in and 12 out). I think he liked it. I know I am excited to get out of our dating rut!

It was so much fun to spend time together and make some fun memories!  

Scarlett 18 Months

Scarlett turned 18 months last month and I feel like I should record what life is like with this cute little one at this stage.

Height: 29 in (1%)
Weight: 19 lbs (8%)
Head: 46 cm (43%)

She is such a talker! For my sake, here is the list of words she currently says:

Mommy, Daddy, Ellie, baby, Here go, cookie, milk, cheese, fishy (Goldfish crackers), roll, nana (banana), more, bye bye, no, yes, doggy, Minnie, Mickey, Daisy, Ana, Elsa, Let it Go, princess, necklace, pretty, me, mine, monkey, Hi, night night, thank you, outside, shoe, rub rub, teeth, nose, mouth, eyes, sorry, tickle, and binky.

There are probably some that I am missing.

Other interesting milestones and tidbits:

- Started walking at 14.5 months. The day after Christmas is when she really started to get the hang of it. She is running and climbing all over the place now.

- Loves all things Frozen, but Ana is her favorite.

- Eats fairly well and her favorite foods right now are watermelon, frozen peas, pizza and spaghetti (she insists on having sauce on it, so much messier for me, but good for her).

- Copies everything that Eleanor does and can hold her own during their fights.

- Still usually naps twice a day for 1.5 -2 hours each.

- Currently  has 8 teeth in completely, with at least two more that have pushed through the gums.

- Loves to play with baby dolls and just started to like to play dress up with Eleanor.

- Very much a Mommy's girl, does not like strangers.

- Wears mostly 9 months clothes now, some 12 months.

Family Pictures 2015

We have never gotten professional pictures done of our family and I really wanted to make it happen this year. Thanks to our friend Glenn with Pearson Photography for taking some beautiful pictures. Scarlett was beyond ready for her nap, so she didn't really cooperate, but I still think we got some cute ones. It sure isn't easy getting four people to look at the camera and smile at the same time!