BYU-Idaho Employee Family Day

BYU-Idaho does a family employee day each semester and Winter Semester's family day happened to be at Badger Creek. I had just told Jason how sad I was that we hadn't taken the kids sledding this year when I got the email. We decided to brave it and take the kids. The drive was a little over an hour from the house and we spent all morning making sure we had every possible winter gear we would need to keep the kids nice and toasty.

They had horse drawn sleighs for us to ride when we got there. The kids watched the horses with fascination. I'm not sure they knew what to think about them.

They had a few games for the kids to play and hot chocolate and donuts. Brooklyn was in a grumpy mood and it was hard to convince her to do anything. Poor Morgan was tired and just wanted to sleep.

We finally made it to the top of the hill with the sleds and were able to take Carson and Brooklyn down a few times. A very kind student employee held little Miss Morgan so that we could all go together. Once we started heading down the hill the kids thought it was AWESOME! They giggled and laughed the whole way down. The snow was pretty soggy, so we didn't go terribly fast and we had to push start a few times down the hill. For the kids' first time really sledding it was perfect. We all got so warm that we had to start shedding layers of clothes. We also forgot sunglasses and it was extremely bright out there.

It was a fun little day trip, but Jason and I were both very happy to be home at the end of the day. Sometimes, doing fun things for your kids wears you out! This was one of those trips that was more work than fun for the parents. All that matters is that we are making memories with our little ones!

Morgan - 3 months old

I can't believe that little Miss Morgan is 3 months! Time sure does fly. This little sweetie is so much fun. She is the sweetest, happiest, most lovable baby. She loves to smile at everyone and she rarely cries (unless she is tired or hungry). I'm really enjoying her!

My sweet little princess still likes to be swaddled when she sleeps and will sleep a lot longer if she is in my bed or on my pillow.  She loves to play with her jungle gym toy and will lay there for a long time playing and looking around. She has been rolling over for a while now and will roll both ways. She started rolling from her tummy to her back when she was only a few weeks old and she rolls around like a champ now. 

She had her first major diaper blowout while in her outfit that says, "I love daddy." I thought it was fitting so I had to take a picture and send it to Jason. :) She also likes to smile and laugh at herself in the mirror. She has little conversations with herself. ADORABLE!

Morgan loves her family so much. She smiles when Carson or Brooklyn come around and she knows when we are all missing. She likes to look at our family pictures on the wall and will smile and grin at them. 

Morgan is a great eater and has nursing down! She eats pretty fast and likes to stop and smile at me while she eats. She is getting better and better at sleeping. She normally only wakes up once in the middle of the night and goes right back to sleep after eating. She likes to take her naps in her swing and sleep in her crib at night. She also loves her Mr. Moose toy. 

We are so in love with our sweet little girl. I can't imagine life without her!