February

Trig drew this shark in sacrament. I love how much he is starting to draw. 

We planted some sunflowers with aunt Leann in August and they are still growing. 

 We went to see Papa and he was at dinner. Quincy was running around like a crazy lady giving everyone of his friends a big hug and then off to the next. When she had hugged them all she started over. They were loving it and so was she.

 We had to help Dean feed cows and I looked back to see why the kids were being so quiet. They were clearly extremely board.

 When you dress yourself.

 Playdough

 I took the kids to the jump zone one Wednesday morning and it was so fun it was practically empty and they just ran around like hooligans and loved every minute.

 Slushies at Sams Club.

Bike ride to Grandma Fox's

Granny Sharon took us ALL to Javiers, Brave move but the kids were soo good and they all loved it.

This is my favorite, after Quincy brushed her teeth she will not settle for less than a drink out of the faucet, it cracks me up.

We were on our way home from Logan and I looked back to Quincy sneakily eating Josies candy necklace, she was quiet until it was gone and made sure she leaned sideways the whole time so Josie wouldn't catch her.

Trig drew this horse for me and I love it so much, and the upside down back-words name just makes it that much better.

Piggy Banks

America First give piggy banks away for new accounts. We set one up for each of our kids mostly because they wanted the piggy banks and a little because it was a good thing to do. The kids have LOVED them. They have been playing with them non stop. This morning I heard the kids talking in my room. Trig: Josie do you love me enough to give me one more quarter? Josie: No but I'll let you stand by me as long as you want, but not for like the whole day. 

Quincy has been so in love with hers she slept with it for two naps and two nights. 

Ninjas

This is how we play Ninjas

Dentist

Let it be known that Josie has worn that dress every single day since Christmas. But more importantly I took the kids to the dentist today it was Josie's second time and she did great with no cavities. It was Trigs first time and he had 4 cavities, pretty deep ones my dentist told me to start a saving account now because he has some really bad teeth. But I was so proud of him they gave him a little gas and fixed all the cavities in 20 minutes, he was so brave.  Quincy did awesome as well as had no cavities yet but the dentist said she is most likely going to have a lot more problems than even Trig has so thats discouraging. And then wouldn't you know he gave us free coupons for ice cream, job security I guess.

Maud

My dad wanted to name me Maud but my mom liked Lindsey so it became my middle name. I was always glad that I got my great grandma's name as a middle name but so glad that it wasn't my first name. When I was pregnant with Quincy I wanted to name her Maud but couldn't quite get past remembering how grateful I was that it wasn't my first name when I was little, so again Maud ended up a middle name. I have always loved to hear my grandma talk about her childhood, especially her mom, Amy Maud Hulse. She calls her "mamma" in all her stories. When grandma moved she cleaned out a lot of things but the punch bowl was one thing she kept. I was so honored the day she gave it to my little Quincy Maud. I love the hand written note that was folded up so tightly and placed inside. 

KC

Our cowboy KC passed away January 31 2015. It was a really hard day. Dean was strong for the family and handled the loss from all directions gracefully. We were sad to loose a good cowboy and a good friend. Dean spoke at his funeral and did a wonderful job. Brenn Hill a local singer/songwriter agreed to sing at the funeral when I called him and it was a neat tender mercy for me. Dean and I became so close to KC's family during this hard time and learned to love them quickly. I was grateful that Dean could be a rock for them through this and that he was courageous enough to continually share his testimony with them.  We will miss KC always and will continue to cherish the comfort we enjoy through knowing the savior has a plan for us and all the hope the gospel brings.