In January we went to visit Texas. It was great to be able to see Hailey compete in one of her gymnastic meets. I wish I had my camera with me that night. She did great. Her floor routine ROCKS! One day I took the girls over to the pond to feed the ducks. It was fun. Charlotte wanted to run and jump in. Savannah thought the goose was a swan.
Feeding the ducks
This face cracks me up. I am so glad I caught it. 
When we saw this sign Savannah insisted that I took a picture of it. On our way home we stopped for lunch at Dairy Queen. Charlotte had never had an ice cream cone before. She was so funny. She would lick it and love it but then because it was cold she tried to wipe it off her tongue. It was pretty funny.
Valentines Day
When we got home we had some great friends plan a Valentines Day party. But it was a "Flash Back Prom". Since we never got to go to a prom with our sweetheart they recreated it. They had pictures when we first came in, punch, dancing and little bit of rock band in the garage. It was lots of fun. Some dresses were awesome! I was regretting wearing one of mine from high school. I should have worn my older sisters. It would have been more fun.
All the Girls
All the boysRagnar Relay
So back in November Chad agreed to be in the Ragnar Relay Race. It is a race with 12 people going from Wickenburg to Mesa. Most of the team was from our ward so it was cool to really have them get to know each other at more of a personal level. (three guys all sleep in the bed in a 5-wheel will do that ;) ) Chad was more of a weekend warrior in his training, and getting down to the wire of the actual race he was thinking, hum maybe I shouldn't have said I would do this. They also changed the race route a bit and added an additional 24 miles. So the race now ran from Prescott to Mesa. Chad was runner #12. For the race there was always someone running, day and night. They started at 11am on Friday the 27th of February. Chad's first leg of the race was at around 9pm in the middle of nowhere. He thought it was kind of cool running all alone but kind of creepy too. He could hear the coyotes and there was no moon out. His Ipod's battery died so he borrowed a teammates and he later said it was really creepy listening to 'thriller' when it is so dark. His second leg was running just up the road from our house. Savannah was excited to see daddy and cheer him on. This was his longest leg. The last 2 miles were killer he said. Our elders quorum president Allan was awesome to be there for Chad while he was running. He got him some gatorade and water and was there every 500-1000 ft to cheer him on and give him water. (I was a slacker and had to bolt home to get the camera since I forgot it). Jill was good at helping run him in to the end. Since Chad was runner #12 he was the one to cross the finish line on Saturday night. He was great to be there at the end of the race and see him come running in with all this safety lights on. Total he ran a little over 19 miles. My dad was with me at the end of the race and we brought him back to sit in the hot tub to soak all his muscles. I think he was glad it was over and VERY glad he did it. He is planning to do it again next year. I would love to run too but my body will not let me. I am so proud of him for doing it. Running in a race that is 202 miles, wow ... I can't even begin to imagine the sense of accomplishment. I love you babe!!
The Dramatic final 100 ft
Super Man Finishing the Race
The Super R.A.C.E.R.S
Van #2Disney #2
My mom goes on an art tour every Spring to California with Dixie College and one of the days she goes to Disneyland. She really wanted us to come out to see her while she was there. Chad had to work so I took the girls over by myself and went to Disney. So the first weekend of March we were off. We left on Friday around 10a and when we got there, we checked in then i took the girls over to California Adventure to see the parade. Charlotte loved the characters and bubbles. She was waving to everyone. Savannah wanted to eat at Ariels Grotto. I didn't realize you had to have a reservation but they were able to squeeze us in and even sitting inside and not on the patio. We were definitely paying for the princesses that is for sure. The food wasn't that bad though. Savannah loved that fact that each princess came to our table. Charlotte was just wanting to go to bed. She was almost falling asleep at the table. We went back to hit the sack and so we could head to the Magic Kingdom in the morning. Yes, I know i am crazy to take my daughters to Disneyland by myself on a Saturday. We did see a few new characters like princesses at Ariel's Grotto, Mr & Mrs Incredible, Frozone, Sully, Handy Manny, Woody, so that was good. It wasn't too bad and we didn't go on too many rides but had fun. We met up with mom around 4pm. I had my pedometer on me and at the end of the day we walked 10.5 miles. Savannah did almost all of it too. I gave her a piggyback at the end of the night and she totally crashed. I have to say my arms were sore in the morning. It was a fun trip BUT I have to say I will always be bringing Chad with me in the future. We survived but it was very exhausting.
Charlotte was terrified of Mr. Incredible.
Frozone kept getting right in Charlottes face while she was in the stroller and she was doing everything she could to get away from him even though she was strapped in the stroller.
I wanted a pic with Small World in the backgroud with Grandma but Charlotte hadn't warmed up to Grandma yet. And she decided to throw one of her notorious fits.
On Small World with Grandma. Charlotte had to be a big girl and sit on the seat and not my lap.St. Patricks Day
So one of my creative friends had a brilliant idea to get the kids together to celebrate St. Patty's Day!! We let the kids color pics and had lunch. The big hit was the little pill sponge thingys. Remember those things. It looked like a little pill and you put it in warm water and it was dissolve and become an animal or something? Anyway, the kids were all in awe of those. So thanks M.E. for a great time and fantastic idea.
Savannah and her friends at their St. Patty's Day lunch.
You have to wonder what she is thinking with that look. 
