Tessa Turns 1 Year Old!

My baby Tessa turned one year old on March 13th. She had shots the day before her birthday so she wasnt feeling good the day of her birthday so we gave her, her gift which she loved. It is a Fisher Price kitchen and she dances so cute to the music. We had two families from our ward over for dinner and Family Night so we sang and had brownies and ice cream to celebrate.

Tessa is a bright spot in our family. She is such a fun baby and she loves to be in all the action! When Jake comes home from work he takes her to feed the chickens and she knows that is her routine and gets so excited. She tries really hard to say "ch ch chicken"! Tessa is walking now and she is so cute with her arms in the air to balance herself. All the kids just love her and want to carry her all over, but now she wants to get down and just go! Happy Birthday Tessa, We love you!

Yum! Brownies and Ice Cream!
How does this work?

Oooh!

Just blow the candle!

She wanted to grab the flame!

In her kitchen!

Korean Date Night

On Saturday night Jake and I went out with another couple from our ward for Korean food. I served my mission in Taejon, Korea and so did the husband of this other couple. It had been a long time since I had had Korean food. As soon as they brought it out the smells were so familiar and it tasted so good! It brought back a lot of good memories. We are going to have to go back soon! After dinner we headed over to a Korean market and bought some things to take home. I got a jar of Kimchi, a package of seaweed, a few Korean side dishes, and some marianade to make the pulkogi (barbeque meat you wrap in lettuce). We ate frozen melon bars on the way home. It was such a fun night out! Jake even enjoyed it, he is not a huge fan, but it is growing on him. I have been eating rice and Kimchi and seaweed for lunch and my kids say "Oh, that stinks!" and it does have a strong smell but I love it! It also gave me an idea for my sharing time that is coming up and I am going to talk about missionary work.

Sammi turns 12!

Thursday was Sammi's 12th Birthday! She had a party on Friday with some friends. They had early release so the girls came over after school and they went to the ice skating rink. Jake took the girls and I stayed home with Tanner and Tessa and got everything ready for when they got back. They had pizza and cake and ice cream and opened her gifts. She had decorated the cake herself and it turned out really cute. I had seen the idea in a magazine and she loved it. We all played Apples to Apples while we waited for parents to come.

Sammi is so excited to be going to Young Women's! She is a fun and sweet daughter and sister and friend. She keeps us on our toes and likes things to be her way! We love you Sammi and are so happy to have you in our family! What a wonderful blessing and one of our greatest memories and blessings was taking you to the temple to be sealed to us forever! Happy Happy Birthday!