KuKu for CoCo!

 CoCo has a way with bringing a smile to everyones face here at the Macy residence.

Melts her Daddy's heart with her warm hugs

 Sorry, you have to tilt your head, my new camera isn't compatible with my computer, allowing rotation? Yes it's strange and annoying. Anyway, she keeps me smiling with her ways when the boys are at school and it's only us girls.

She definitely has that Bastian funny bone and loves to wear anything silly if she can get a laugh!

She even cracks herself up!

Heidi made the skirt she is wearing

J-P tells me often how much she is like me...... we're just a couple of goofy girls. Ilene should be added to that sentence:)

All dressed for church with a pretty bow in her hair from Heidi and the blanket behind her was made by her as well. You are so talented Heidi! Thank you.

She loves Ammon and I will find her quite frequently with him. He's good company.

Ammon is probably the only one in the family who doesn't smile uncontrollably when she is around. But at least he puts up with her and doesn't try to duck-out when she comes around. He's a good pooch.

Pine Wood Derby

 Even though the boys are not in Boy Scouts yet, our ward had a night prepared for an open class, unofficially of course. They were so excited and went to work painting and prepping their cars for the big race.

 They took it very serious and picked out their own colors and painting scheme.

 Mom would be so proud to see patriotic colors! These boys have pride for their country without even knowing it!

 This is how they looked after J-P finished the final touches. They turned out beautiful, but after the race they looked beat up. They were missing wheels and looked worn for wear from racing. Oliver's was faster than Cal's in the end, and Oliver only won one of his races. It was such a learning experience and the boys look forward to future races. J-P is just as into it as the boys. He is keeping these cars and making a shadow box for all the cars that will be made in effort for the Pine Wood Derby. 

What great memories they are making.

Quip of the Day.....

I answer the door to see one of the neighborhood boys standing there on the step.
"Hi Aiden," I say with a big smile.
"Is Calvin home?"
I yell through the kitchen to the playroom where Calvin is playing.
"Calvin, Aiden's here to see you."
Calvin looks up from his newest Lego creation and says, "Send him in."

Sledding & Skiing with the Kelloggs

 We met up with the Kelloggs for a good time in the snow for New Years. The took us to a near by ski resort by the name of Sitzmark. You can see the lodge behind Athlyn and Lee, where we sipped on hot cocoa and ate German sausages. It felt like we were transported back to an old time. Look at the old barn behind us. To the left of the lodge is the ski rental shack. Everything was so charming and everyone was so nice.

 The boys took to the snow quite well considering it was only 15 degrees. Calvin and Oliver loved the snow so much they keep asking me if we can go back. They were able to have a private ski lesson, they're not skiing yet, but if we keep this up, they will get the hang of it......eventually.

My camera died the first day after sledding and I used a disposable for the skiing the next day, that I can't seem to find. So I don't have pictures of us skiing. Athlyn, me and J-P skied all afternoon and had so much fun! I haven't been skiing in about 10 years, but since J-P is so patient and a great teacher, he helped Athlyn and I enjoy the slopes. He took off on his own for one run, I'm sure he loved the break from babysitting us girls. Rachel and Joel tried out snowboarding, Lee stayed home with Rebecka and Cosette. We felt very fortunate to have that kind of opportunity to ski. The cost for J-P and I to ski, the lesson for the boys, our rentals and lift tickets, amounted to what one lift ticket would be in Tahoe! Sitzmark is definitely a hidden treasure.