February 2023!

February was short but eventful even though we didn't go anywhere! Let's get started...

The month started out SUPER FUN with Ashley, Jason, Emma and James coming to visit for a few days.

Park time!

Walk time!

Outside in the sunshine time!

Eat time!

LOTS of play time!

Here's our dress-up photo!

Next, it was our turn to go to Prescott to celebrate Emma's and James's birthdays. Emma turned 4 and James turned 1...HOLY COW!!!

What a beautiful 4 year old with her Paw Patrol cake!

New toys are the best!

Later that week we met some of our Nashville missionaries for an evening at the temple. 

Huge smiles all around!

Other activities for February included celebrating Cori's birthday, a Campo Verde High School Orchestra Valentine's dinner, our traditional Valentine's dinner with our friends, Eric and Cassie, from our Mesa ward, a mini golf date with my hubby, a temple laundry assignment (I LOVE those!), lots of Young Women's activities, lots of temple shifts, a dinner with our friends, Dale and Sandra, from our Mesa ward, dinner for the missionaries, Elders Quorum visits, soccer games (Scott goes to watch kids of a family he ministers to), and....ok, I'll stop now.

For your viewing pleasure, I came across this photo recently from a trip to Hawaii...

I really just wanted to show off my hat.

This month's quote comes from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland:

"In the gospel of Jesus Christ, you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike - and they will - you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see riding at reckless speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven, in defense of Abraham's seed."

I feel the truth of that more and more everyday.

We are doing well and looking forward to what March brings...