Valentines Day!!

Valentines Day was fun, it was more of a family affair than anything else as we spent the day with the kids. Tom had class that night and so we just had a nice lunch before he left. That evening when he got home we made banana splits.. yum. As you can see Brooke really likes the whipped cream. It was fun to remind each other how much we love each other. Oh yeah, I haven't posted it yet but we found out on Monday that this little bundle I am carrying is a girl. Tom and Brooke are very excited. It will be fun to have another girl and Brooke could surely use the competition for her Daddys love and affection.

Chewy the Wonder Piggy!!!

This is our newest pet, Chewbacca, a cute and stinky guinea pig. We inhertited him, like many of our pets, from the Lutz's. The kids love him and he is a rather noisy little buddy but pretty cute. Tom won't admit it but he thinks he's pretty cute too. Every morning as soon as the kids wake up he climbs to the side of his cage and squeeks until the kids give him a carrot or celery.

Rocky Mountain High!!!

The inversion has been horrible in Utah. Today is actually the first clear day we have had thanks to a little bit of a storm. This past Saturday Tom, and I, Candi & Kelly, Eli & Asia and all the kids went to Monte Cristo snowmobiling and sledding. It was alot of fun and nice to get out of all the gunky air. Also just a reminder to all of you...well maybe nobody really looks at our blog and I just am doing this to entertain myself..but if you click on comments you can post a little note to us. It is really easy and we would love to know if anyone is actually looking at our blog. Anyone can post a comment...come on you know you want too....

I feel like Ronald Mcdonald today....

Today has been just one of those funny days. Brooke woke up mad and just won't give it a rest. She is almost all the way potty trained so we put her in undies. Of course she poops her pants for the 1st time in 4 days. Not only that but I go to put her down for a nap about 20 minutes later and find a mashed tootsie roll on the ground. Problem is it's not a tootsie roll. Yep a little treat from my beautiful daughter that managed to slip through her pants. Yum...tootsie roll anyone?

MMMM REESE'S.....

I saw this and laughed.. good sunday humor.

Top 10 Ways General Authorities Eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

10. Paul H. Dunn: "I remember back in WWII that I ate a Reese'sPeanutButter Cup. Back then, they were big enough to live on for aweek. Being the only soldier to have survived the battle in mybrigade, I really didn't know if I could eat it or not, but I remembermy fallen buddy's words as he died in my arms: "Paul, if you just takeone bite at a time you can tackle anything." So I took that giant cupand, breaking it with the bat Babe Ruth gave me after I struck him outwith two outs in the bottom of the ninth in the seventh game of theWorld Series, proceeded to wolf down the tiny morsels."

9. David B. Haight: "Imagine 70 years ago on a rough road betweenIdaho and Logan. There were no Circle K's, no 7-11's. You had to bringyour Peanut Butter Cups with you. Ruby and I split one for the firsttime in 1937.

8. Dallin H. Oaks: "The Reese's Peanut Butter Cup challenges us toconsume. From the beginning there have been three steps in eating aReese's Peanut Butter Cup. First, remove the wrapper. This is bestdone quickly, by turning the cup over, grasping the outer fold andpulling away from the bottom. Second..."

7. Joseph B. Wirthlin: "When I was young I would sprint to the cornerstore, buy a Reese's and run my hand through my hair before taking itdown in one bite. These days I don't sprint, and I have no hair, butthe peanut butter cup remains."

6. Richard G. Scott: "If you have not eaten a Reese's Peanut ButterCup, I plead with you. Eat one now. Enjoy the chocolate, the peanutbutter. Do not delay. If you have thought, "That's not for me", Iplead with you to reconsider. Of all foods I treasure, this one wasthe first."

5. M. Russell Ballard: "The time has come when members of the churchneed to reach out to our friends and share a cup, a peanut butter cup.It is not enough to raise a chocolate bar, it must now have peanutbutter."

4. Thomas S. Monson: "I remember I ate my first Reese's Peanut ButterCup when I was a tender lad of eight. My mother came up to me, andwith a loving twinkle in her eye, asked, 'Tommy, are you eating aReese's?' And I would invariably smile up to her, 'Yes, Yes, I am.''But Tommy, did you know that Sister Jensen next door hasn't eaten aReese's Cup in years?' My young mind thought upon the plight of myneighbor. Tears were shed. Hearts were gladdened. A cup was shared."

3. Boyd K. Packer: "In all my years, I have always eaten my Reese'sPeanut Butter Cups the same way - the established way we have beeninstructed to eat them. There is a far greater evil in this world -those who believe they can eat their cups in a way unconventional tothe time-honored manner. We must be true and faithful and eat ourReese's Peanut Butter Cups in the customary and recognized approach asit has been established."

2. Neal A. Maxwell: "I intentionally initiate the delicious design ofdeglutition of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup by nibbling a negligiblenit of the culinary creamy cavalcade. It is exclusively through smallentities that the great things are fabricated."

AND THE #1 WAY

1. J. Golden Kimball: "Heck, Heber, I'll eat a Reese's Peanut ButterCup any damn way I want!"

Thought it was good for a laugh. I need to go track down a Reese's peanut butter cup..yum.

Our newest nephew. Koben Franklyn Lillywhite!!

What a cute little baby. We kept hoping Amy would have him while we in California but he wasn't budging. We are so excited to see him. Cute Cute!!

The rest of our Disney Trip.

Our vacation was a lot of fun and minus a few bumps and broken transmissions along the way will be a favorite memory. Here are some more of our pictures from Disney.

Christmas Eve!!

We had a great Christmas eve. We were staying at Steven and Mariannes house and had a big Christmas Eve dinner with everyone. Their was a downside when Brooke decided to get dressed up for the party and found Beckys lipstick. I think the pictures show the rest of the story. Oh the joys of a 2 year old.

We're going to Disneyland!!!!

We finally made it to Disneyland on Saturday. Riley and Brooke were in Heaven. It was so fun to see everything thru their eyes. Frank and Amy (in all her pregnant glory), Jim and Becky, and Roy and Kathy, and all the kids went. It was so fun and the kids loved all the rides. It was decorated for Christmas and almost felt like Christmas. The 75+ weather threw us off a little bit.

The Reception..

The Reception was beautiful. The kids had a ball dancing but not quite as much fun as Ruth. Our vacation took an expensive turn after the reception when the tranmission went out. Luckily we had Frank and Amy and they let us use their van for the whole time we were out there whil our Blazer got fixed. They were our lifesavers.

Two of my favorite people.

I just love this picture. Brookie was so tired at the Temple and finally just gave up. She and her Daddy are too cute.

Marianne & Stevens Wedding..

The wedding was Dec. 22 at the San Diego Temple. It was a beautiful day and Marianne looked beautiful. Everytime we have the pictures up Brookie says "Cinderella".

San Diego Zoo!

Well we spent our Christmas vacation on a trip to California. Our first day we went to the San Diego Zoo. The kids loved it!