A Little Christmas Spirit . . .

When Rod and I were students at SUU, Peter Brienholt came to the campus in concert.

 Rod took me to it and we both fell in love with his music. 

We aren't big concert people, but we do enjoy Peter Brienholt's concerts. 

This year, we decided to take our family to the Christmas concert to help us all get into the Christmas spirit. We had dinner at The Spaghetti Factory at Trolley Square and then went to The Rose Wagner Theatre for the concert. 

I'm sure the girls didn't love the concert as much as Rod and I did - it's nostalgic for us with lots of memories tied to it, but it was so special to have everyone together. 

Peter Brienholt made a comment during the concert about how as we get older, Christmas is no longer about the gifts or the toys, but about the time we get to spend with our loved ones. 

It made me emotional to look at my crew all together in that moment. They are the greatest blessings I've ever been given, and time with them is not something to ever be taken for granted. 💕

Love

We had a quiet, but fun Valentine's Day!  

Rod spoiled us all with beautiful roses in the morning, and we had a 

yummy "candlelight" dinner later that night!  

The girls decided they didn't want the "boxed" Valentine's from the store this year, 

so thanks to Etsy and Gram, they got some pretty darn cute Valentine's to hand out!

So, from our house to yours, Lots of Love! 

The weekend before Valentine's Day, Auntee T had a pink, red, and white party with all the girls 

(minus our cute Canada girlies)!  

They made a kazillion darling crafts and had a blast . . . and would like to live with her forever

because she is MUCH more fun than the mom! :)  

One of the crafts they made were these Minions from Despicable Me . . . CUTE! 

And these yummy mini-doughnuts! 

We were spoiled by sweet friends and neighbors!  

 Our "candlelight" dinner

 And my poor attempt at heart shaped rolls

These creative girls came up with their designs for their boxes almost all on their own!  

They turned out so cute! 

Roses from Rod/Dad

We definitely got bit by the "Love Bug" at our house!