January 2016

Audrey likes to ride on her car.

I caught Audrey the other day trying to crawl in her doll's crib.

We've had some nice warm days this month that we've spent at the park.  Audrey has really taken to the slide.  She loved going down with her big sisters and brother.

She also loves swinging.

Rides on Daddy are also fun.

Audrey likes dressing up and carrying bags around.

She also likes pushing her baby doll in the stroller.

Cowgirls take good care of their babies.

Abby and Maddy love going to activity days together.  They learned about the temple and then designed their own out of marshmallows.

Audrey rarely cuddles anymore because she is too busy getting into things, so it was a sweet moment when Audrey fell asleep on Jared's chest.

Maddy riding on a Komodo dragon statue at the zoo.

Riding on the horse statue.

Hanging with the orangutans.

We restocked our food storage this month.  Audrey thought the 5 gallon buckets were the perfect size for her.

We got a new tent that is is super easy and fast to set up, and which is actually big enough for our whole family.   We set it up on our living room for FHE.

Audrey trying on Maddy's boots.

Jared and I have been taking a yoga class together on Tuesday evenings.  One night we showed the kids some of the poses that we do.  Audrey really likes doing the downward dog pose.

Abby with a little green dog that she made out of play-doh.

Playing at the Mayborn.

The kids love dancing on the giant piano.

The kids dressed up like travelers for a game they were playing in the backyard.

Nathan in his cowboy boots and hat that he got from Grandma D. for Christmas.

I've been called to be the personal progress advisor for Young Women's.  We had a Wizard of Oz themed New Beginnings and I had to dress up as Dorothy.

The girls took some of the balloons home, which Audrey loved playing with.

I've been trying to teach the kids some basketball skills at the YMCA after my yoga class on Thursdays.   Audrey has taken to it like a natural and loves chasing balls and carrying them over to her little hoop for a slam dunk.

The kids love visiting the Mayborn with their cousins.  The Mayborn has a new Tinkertoy and Mr Potato head exhibit that they really enjoy.

The kids love the Historic Village.  Audrey's favorite part is the small rocking chairs on the porch of one of the historic houses.

Cousins rocking together.

Audrey loves bath time.

Jared uses his medical knowledge at home to help our family and the Cranney's with various aliments.  Here he is wearing his loops as he removes a tick from Christian's neck.

Jared is reading the Ranger's Apprentice series to the kids.  They look forward to cuddling and reading with their Daddy every night.