February continued to deliver winter to us in full force. I was thrilled one morning when I was able to capture these beautiful photos after dropping Emma off at school.
This tree reminds me of the one from Avatar.
My parents went to Oregon and brought me back a magical bag of hand me downs from my sister Stacey. Emma and I have had fun making her some new outfits.
For Valentine's I made the family a yummy pink breakfast and we opened gifts before school.
Ryan and I heart attacked the girl's doors with qualities that we love about each of them.
For one of Ryan's gifts I asked select family and friends to send me 3 qualities they admire about Ry, then I compiled them together. The red words were ones that multiple people listed.
Emma's Valentine for her classroom
The girl's Valentine's outfits
We headed up to my parent's to celebrate that evening with my family. My mom didn't disappoint in her ability to go all out.
Sara and I, who sadly for me, we look nothing alike.
The kids had their own meal and activities before we shuffled them off to the basement for a movie while the adults played games.
One benefit to this odd chapter of our lives is the amount of time Ryan has to spend with these little girls of ours. He's had time to volunteer in their class, take them to swim lessons, drive the car pool, and really BE there for them when they need it. I know it won't always be this way, but we sure are enjoying this silver lining in our lives right now.
These are the kids in Lydia's joy school group.
Lydia is our little poser girl right now. She loves to have her photo taken and she'll strike a pose if you even just smile at her.
Ry and I have been really trying to pull ourselves together and prepare for summer. So we're doing the no carb diet. Below is a yummy pizza Ry made with a cauliflower crust. It makes this "diet" thing not so crazy difficult.
4 comments:
Those snow covered trees are amazingly beautiful! Days like that make winter seem not quite so bad. Your valentine's looks magical! That gift you did for Ryan is awesome! Although I realize now that my contribution probably didn't help at all since I gave you full blown sentences and not just words. Oh well. I love Emma's valentine. I think it's so cute that you do personalized ones and not just the lame ones from the store. Go you!
I agree with all that Ky said-but I still have to add my own thoughts. I love that we were one of the "select" family members who you asked to give traits we admire about Bundy. That gift turned out soooo cute. I really love it. Valentines day was incredible! The breakfast, the decorated doors, bundy's gift, the party at your parents, Emma's class valentine- all fabulous! Grrrreat work on all of that. I'm impressed. I love Lydia's posing. It's the best. That pizza looks amazing! Was it truly tasty? Good job in finally getting Feb done- now get crackin on March!
I'm so glad you have kept the heart braids going! I just love how thoughtful and creative you are. Those are two beautiful and lucky girls!
Uggghhh! I need some Lindsey in my life to put that pep in my step, that extra sparkle in my life. You just really know how to throw a party. Your Valentines Day was magical as to be expected! Love the gift you made Ryan. Love the girls heart hair and cute Valentine outfits. Love that your mom did not disappoint on her party planning either. Just unbelievable. Wondering how the no carb diet is going. Seriously. You might need to call me on this one. I've been working on some left over baby weight as well and that pizza looks divine! We miss you guys!
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