40th birthday!!!

For my 40th birthday we celebrated in California.  It honestly was such a fun couple days down in California.  I love vacations with my little family.

Day 1-Wizarding World of Harry Potter

I was so excited to celebrate my birthday in Harry Potter World!!!!!  It was everything that I thought it would be and more.  So fun and magical and I soaked in every moment!

Happy Birthday!

The Hogwarts castle was amazing!!!!

This is an adorable picture of the 3 girls tasting butterbeer :)

Jim and I with our butterbeer

The streets and shops looked just like in the movies!

We even bought a chocolate frog!

A few of my favorite people

Family picture in front of the Hogwarts Express

End of the day to a very epic birthday celebration

Day 2- Universal Studios

We spent the next day exploring the rest of Universal Studios. 

So fun!!!

Happy Girl after the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride.

Jurassic Park ride- pretty awesome ride.  The park was not crowded at all and we were able to walk on most rides or wait only 5 to 10 minutes. We went on most rides at least 4 to 5 times.  The longest we had to wait was 20 minutes

 On the Jurassic Park ride

 Jim just hanging out with Transformer

Giving Dora a hug :)

Jim does very well finding gigantic turkey legs on vacation :)

Finishing up another awesome day on our vacation

Day 3- Venice Beach

Before heading home we stopped at the beach.  It was so nice to feel warm sun on us knowing back home it was 28 degrees.

She wrote

"Happy late Birthday Mom"

Such a sweet girl

It really was such a great birthday celebration.

  Thank you Jim and thank you cute kids for celebrating with me.

January

January Events

Snow Fun!  We got a pretty good snowstorm the night of

January 2nd into the morning of January 3rd. 

Bad enough that the school district delayed going back the first

day after Christmas break by 2 hours.   

The girls loved being out playing in it after their (short) day at school.

January 3rd, 2017

 Jim and I escaped and spent 24 hours just him and I at a bed and breakfast in downtown Salt Lake.  Inn on the Hill was a gorgeous place and just what we needed.

View from our room.  So gorgeous!!

January 6th-7th, 2017

Phone apps :)  Still a gorgeous girl with bear ear and nose

January 12, 2017

The girls were so excited that the sidewalks were clear enough to go ride their new bikes!!!!

January 14th, 2017

The kids had a day off school so I took them to the

Dinosaur Museum up at Thanksgiving Point. 

I love Lilly's face

January 16th, 2017

One of my favorite pictures of Christ.

On January 18th I celebrated my 20th year of being baptized and confirmed

a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

I am so grateful for that day and the days that made it happen and have happened since.  

January 18th, 2017

Some of my favorite friends came and kidnapped me

for an early birthday celebration at Leatherby's.

January 18th, 2017

Ethan brought this home from his woodworking class at school.

  So cool!  A new nightstand he made for his room.

January 19th, 2017

Lilly getting ready for my birthday.  She knows me too well :)

"Things mom wants for her b-day

Lots and lots of chocolate cinnamon bears"

January 21st, 2017