Weekly Minis

The minis like to make trouble but they also like to help clean up. They will dump a toy box out and then be the first to clean it back up. One night there was a drink that spilled on the floor and they helped wipe it up.

A new favorite activity it diving off the couch onto pillows. Taggart started this one afternoon when he realized he could get up on the couch by using his toy as a step stool. He started going head first off the couch and laughing. Sienna and Lynnlee soon caught on and started doing it too.

Bath time is always an adventure with fights over toys and splashing water all over the bathroom.

We love going outside and playing. We usually start out in the cul de sac and then end up in the back yard.

The minis were so cute at my parent's house. They were looking at the picture and pointing and talking in their own language to each other.

The minis seem to be happier these days. We finally figured out a good time for them to go down for their naps. We have also found food that they will eat so they get full.

I painted Lynnlee's nails and Sienna watched and kept pointing at the nail polish. I decided to paint Sienna's nails too with a quick dry nail polish. She held still long enough for it to dry. It was so cute and she kept giggling when she would look at her nails.

I love chips and salsa! I have been known to go through a large container of Pace's mild salsa in a week all by myself. Sienna loves it just as much too. She couldn't get enough the other night and she tried eating it by the spoonfuls.

Orlando 2016

Marshall had a work trip to Orlando and I got to accompany him. Marshall and I have not been on a trip together, since Lynnlee was the baby. I was very nervous about leaving the my kids. Thankfully they were in good hands with family watching them and so it made me feel better about leaving.

Marshall's conference wasn't until Thursday but we won a trip a few months ago so we combined it with the work trip. We took a red eye Monday night.

We decided spur of the moment to get tickets for the Blue Man Group Tuesday night. We ate dinner and walked around Universal City Walk before the show started.

It was an awesome concert and way different than we expected. It was so funny, entertaining and clean.

On Wednesday we went to Universal Islands of Adventure. The Harry Potter  part of the amusement park was awesome! Every thing was just like the movie. There were three different rides that we went on. We ate lunch there and the food looked like it was from the movie. We even tried Butter Beer which is non alcoholic and tastes like a butterscotch cream soda with lots of frothy cream on top. Yum!

We did not purchase a $50 wand but we did have fun trying on the robes.

 

We took this picture for Kaden. He loves Spider-man!

I'm photo-bombing this one. Wolverine walked up in between us and was very intimidating. Marshall snapped this picture right as his blades went out.

My kids would have loved Jurassic Park. The museum was really fun with lots of kid activities. The ride looked fun but it was way too cold that day and we didn't want to get wet so we missed out on the ride.

The restaurant was in a beautiful building. The food was amazing and the butter beer lived up to how it was described in the books.

 

The trip was a nice recharge and good to rest and relax. We thought it would be warm when we got there. Even though the temperature was in the 50s which is warm compared to Lehi being in the 20s, we felt so cold the first few days. There was a really cold wind that cut through plus the humidity and so we were wearing pants and jackets most of the time. Thursday was our beach day and it was not warm enough for swimsuits or a dip in the ocean. Instead we enjoyed lunch on the beach and then a long walk.

Friday morning Marshall had meetings. That afternoon we went on a Disney business tour. It was so cool! I learned so much about Disney Parks, resorts, etc. We were mostly behind the scenes at Epcot and Disney World for the tour. We did get to walk through Disney World for a little bit and get a picture by the castle. We also got to walk in the tunnels underneath Disney World. That was pretty exciting!

That night we walked through Disney Springs and checked out the Lego Store, and enjoyed all of the musical entertainment. The conference rented out part of Splitsville Bowling Alley. We had dinner and bowled a few games.

 Saturday morning Marshall had meetings. We had a late check out and so I enjoyed sleeping in, exercising in the work out room and then swimming in the pool. It was a great morning! We went to the Orlando Temple and did a session after we checked out. It is a beautiful temple. My grandmother worked in that temple. I visited her during the summer when I was 16 years old and we went to the temple together so I could do baptisms. It was two hours away from her house so we had a really good time visiting on the drive to the temple and home. She told me all about meeting my grandpa, dating, getting married, raising her children, etc. So I had fun thinking about my grandma while we were at the temple.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's from the Fantastic Five!

Jack's Game

My nephew Jack plays hockey. My family loves hockey. My mom grew up watching the Black Hawks. I grew up playing roller hockey and a little ice hockey with my brothers. Kasey built an ice rink for anyone to play on. So with all of that said, it's fun to see Jack play and we had so much fun at his game. He scored and played really well. James told me after that he loves going to Jack's games.

Snowy Morning

I love all of the snow we've been getting. If it's going to be winter then you have to have snow. That makes winter way more fun instead of just being cold and dry. This last storm had a lot of wind but this morning it was finally calm. We bundled up and went outside this morning.

Mega Marble Track

Lynnlee and Kaden were each playing with a marble on Sunday. Then they asked for something to slide it down. I put a blanket on the stairs and they had fun for a few minutes sliding it down. That lead to getting some PVC pipes out and sliding them down one pipe. Then that lead to connecting a lot of PVC pipes so in the end we had a marble track from the upstairs all the way to the basement. 

We got the bucket of marbles out and everyone was putting marbles down the track. It's nice that the minis are old enough to play with the marbles.

Peanut Place

We ventured out to the restaurant we call the Peanut Place aka Texas Roadhouse. The first thing the waiter said was, "Are all these kids yours?" Yep and we wouldn't have it any other way. We have a blast with the fantastic five. It's not always a piece of cake but the good times out weigh the hard times.

There is no doubt that James and Lynnlee love each other.

Kaden kept sucking on a lemon and then covering his face.