Love is in the air...

My 4 year old daughter said to me that she kissed the neighbor boy. I started prying a little bit and asked her to show me where she kissed the boy. She showed me that she kissed him on the lips and he kissed her on the cheek. She said they were playing 'Brad and Brandalee'. Brad and Brandalee are my sister and brother-in-law who have been married for about 9 months! Now I know you are all saying that's nice!, that they are newleyweds and are entitled to be lovey-dovey and hold hands, kiss, hug, wihisper sweet nothings of love and affection to each other. That's all fine to do because they are married, right? Wrong and I will explain why. You have to understand that I am a huge fan of no PDA. It makes me uncomfortable and I always feel it's fake because behind close doors tells another story. Now I'm not talking about holding hands or giving your husband a "you look so good tonight" look (you all know what I mean). What I am talking about are those that can't keep their hands off each other, bodies are tangled up on the couch, or kiss after each sentence. The world does not need to see that you love each other. I don't need to see that you love each other. And apparently, my 4 year old doesn't need to see that you love each other. Don't get me wrong, it's great to be in love and show love to each other. I love LOVE and love being in love. Even my motto in life is centered around my favorite quote, "The Greatest thing in life is to love and to be loved in return". I'm just asking to show your love to each other at home in your own private quarters, please. I could not agree more with the statement-Get your own room! And now that I have a child who thinks it's okay to do something that she sees others do, I may have to lock her up until she's 30! So if you happen to be around my children, tone it down, please. They seem to act out what they see. The funny part is Paul and I kiss at home and show our affection to each other in front of her but yet she wasn't playing Mom and Dad, she was playing my sister and brother-in-law. I explained to her that only people who are married can kiss. I'm not sure if she got it. Oh no, she's only 4 and already demanding love and affection from a boy. What am I going to do?!?

Superboy and Supergirl

Preston and Kailene came up from downstairs dressed like this, running through the house yelling "Superboy and Supergirl" They tried to get their capes up as high as possible so they would run faster and fly (or land, darn that gravity) onto the couch. They even came up with a song except Preston kept messing up and not doing it right so supergirl (aka Kailene) got mad at him. I'm glad they had fun!

Chocolate Fountain + White Shirt + Preston = Disaster!

I called it-chocolate fountain and Preston don't mix. This past weekend we went up to Idaho for Tyler's wedding (Paul's youngest brother). At the reception there was a huge chocolate fountain. I thought I could stand by the fountain all night and monitor it or just let the kids go at it and pay for it later. I opted to let the kids have fun and eat until they got sick or until it was over, whichever came first. I'm trying not to be so uptight and I think I did pretty well. After the first couple of spills on Preston's shirt, I gave up. He was really good the whole reception. Even the car ride up and back to Utah was very manageable. It was a wonderful wedding and a beautiful reception.

Tyler and Jacquel and all the nieces and nephews.

This is rare, and I mean RARE, footage. As most of my family and friends know, I do not like PDA! So, this was very out-of-the-ordinary for me. It's a new year, why not? I think I had too much to drink.

The kids decided to camp out under the pool table for a little shut eye. Kailene and Sterling slept through the whole celebrations (and we were loud).

We could make a mess and not have to clean it up.

Happy New Year! This year we rented a room at Noah's (highly recommended) for the night. We played pool, played games, watched movies, and celebrated the New Year together. It was so much fun.

Paul and the kids sledding in Cedar Hills. I am nice and warm in the car with Sterling!:)

I have a love-hate relationship with snow. I love the beauty but hate the day after with the muddy streets. I love the snow on the road but hate driving on the slick roads. I love sledding, skiing, and making snow men but hate to get the kids all ready to play in the snow. It never fails that I get the kids all bundled up, they go play for two seconds and come in having to go to the bathroom, just like 'The Christmas Story'. Oh well. Wasn't it President Monson who said treasure these moments because they will be soon be gone. I try to do that. Here are some pictures of the kids having fun in the snow.