Make It or Buy It?

We make pizza all the time, but I decided to weigh the pros and cons:
Cost...................equal
Taste.................equal
Dishes................con
Time..................con
Family Fun.......Huge Pro!

If I prepare the toppings before and have everything ready to go, the kids love to help make the pizza. First is the sauce. Then add the cheese.



Next is the pepperoni and ham. I let the kids put whatever they want where ever they want.

Then the mushrooms and olives. Of course Sydney leaves those off her section.

Some onions, and then more cheese. Notice Tyson is eating the cheese. That's always part of the fun.

A few italian seasonings for the top, and little parmeasan.

Voila! A delicious pizza!

Now we get to eat it, and it's so much more fun to eat it when you helped to make it!

Not Even An Inch

Well, we finally got our big snow storm. The kids couldn't believe they woke up to snow! They didn't even care that is was only a dusting. Why would they? They've never seen more than that. School was delayed 2 hours, so we were outside and playing in it by 7:30 am. You have to be quick because it may only last an hour or two.

This is the average size of a snowman here.

See What I Mean?

Here are the same flower I showed earlier. Their arrival makes you think it's spring, then it snows! But, since we LOVE snow, I'm not going to complain.

Dad's Office

The boys helped me decorate Lance's office while he was out of town. The timing was perfect, because the next time he would be back in his office was Valentines Day. I had written something I love about Lance on tons of hearts. The boys helped me stick them up all over the office.



They also helped hide candy.

Signs of Spring

I've decided that I don't like it when the early flowers come up. They trick us. They look so beautiful, and they make me feel like spring is here. I want to be outside to enjoy them, but it's still so cold I can't! I wish they would wait until it was actually spring.

However, since we moved into a new house, these are all new bulbs I just planted last fall, and I'm really excited to see how they all turn out.

Saturday Nerf War

Sydney and Tyson hide behind their fort while Carson tries to shoot.

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Dad gets out the big gun, and Carson hides too.

Carson gets hit lots of times by Dad's rapid fire 35 dart blaster (it seems dad can't stop once he gets going).


This is getting serious so the kids get head protection.

Forest Ridge Falcons

For valentines day, Sydney's elementary school Forest Ridge has all the kids make their own container to hold their valentine's. It has to be made out of recyclable items. Sydney choose to make a falcon. There is a school contest she hopes she will win.

Valentines for Grandparents

Here are the kids making valentines for Grandma and Grandpa Smith, we had to make them early so there would be time to mail them.

Super Bowl 45

We decided to keep it simple and have our own super bowl party. To make it fun we had lots of party food and ate at the bar instead of the table. The kids even got soda, a real treat!

Mother Daughter Night!

Sydney and I had a night out! First we ate at Red Robin, then on to Portland for the BYU Living Legends show. I knew Sydney would love the dancing and the costumes.

I know this picture is terrible and you can't see us, but we liked the lights.
The show was great, and Sydney loved it, but she did get really tired. At 9:15 she asked when it would be over, and told me she wanted to go home. It ended around 9:45. She slept on the drive home. She woke up the next morning with a fever. Sick? Overtired? Coincidence? I don't know.

To Make It Up

I didn't post for so long, so to make up for it, I'm including some video's just for Grandma and Grandpa Smith.

That Was Easy!

Tyson got a small cut on the thumb that he sucks. He needed a band-aid, so he couldn't suck his thumb. We thought this might be a good opportunity. I told him we would buy him a big prize if he could stop sucking his thumb. He enthusiastically said, " I will NEVER suck my thumb again!" I then told him it would very hard to do, but he replied, " it will be EASY". And that was it. I he never sucked again. Literally! And he never complained or tried. So he got a big prize. Lance took him to the store and let him pick out a toy.

Warm After a Bath

Carson wanted to wear his robe after a bath. He ran downstairs and asked Lance to take his picture. He must know how cute he is.

Extra Birthday Pictures

I had some extra pictures that didn't make the last blog, so I thought I would add them. The party at school, which took place a few days after her actual birthday.
Tyson and Carson came to the school party too, and we all enjoyed grandma's homemade cinnamon rolls (which we were allowed to bring in to school because grandma's kitchen in liscensed for catering).