BETTER TOGETHER: January Clean Up

January 1st, at the annual Frampton Christmas party I got to hang out with the 2 cousins for the first time in 5 years. I spent my childhood with OJ and Morgan. We were always building and creating things. They both became engineers, and no doubt they prepared me to marry an engineer.

We got to take time to interview Grandma Ber at the party. It was fun to hear her stories.

Devin took the Cambry and Vienna for a dip at Holiday Lions. They forgot how much they love to swim, and it only took them a few tentative minutes to remember that water is their good friend.

I was cleaning my closet and tossed a shoe box in the hall. A couple minutes later I could hear Myla dragging it around and she set up camp in it. She loves squeezing herself into small areas.

Whenever Grandma Ber comes over for dinner, she treats my girls to stories that she brings. She has a different theme every month. We all love it when she comes.

In January Cambry and Vienna started taking dance in Miss Julie's tuff shed. Cambry loves it.

Vienna loves it once she's there.

Vienna ate this note I've had in my scriptures from my baby brother Jamey since he was a missionary in 2007: "I'm on good terms with Heavenly Father. We trust each other." I thought it was so profound and a great goal to work towards.

I finally let the kids play with Ticket to Ride. They loved setting up all the trains all over the board. I couldn't watch for awhile, it was stressful having all those pieces out. I'm trying to let go of things that don't matter.

Cambry loves that book by Sandra Boyton "Blue Hat, Green Hat." She came out of my room wearing my shirt on her legs and said, " Red shirt. Oops." I laughed so hard.

Cambry and Vienna needed a bed for their babies. Then baby Myla thought this was a great place to rest, and booted the dolls out. She stayed in it for at least 2 minutes! That's saying something for her! Cambry and Vienna love this big baby.

We went for our annual Martin Luther King day swim at Murray pool and had a great time as a family.

Cambry and Vienna both tried out this big slide by themselves. Cambry couldn't get enough of it! Poor Veena somehow turned upside down and once was enough for her.

Even Myla loved it!

I had a girls night with one of my favorites- Jacque Elkington. I've known her for 12 years when we were Sisters Morgan and Airhart, and it's only gotten better since then.

One Sunday morning Cambry, Vienna and I went to Temple Square. I asked them what would you do if this was the real Jesus. Cambry said, "I'd give him a big hug." Veena said, "I'd ask him why him's foot's so big." I love kids.

Cambry got her rain boots on and the blinds pole and said, "I look like a disciple." ha!

C and V love doing the dishes. That's their job when they're fighting. Somehow over suds and scrubbers they work out their differences.

We spent some time up on U's campus one Saturday afternoon. We sure loved the new bridge.

Our neighbor had puppies she was fostering. It was love at first sight for Cambry. Thankfully, her obsession lessened over time, but we those puppies were a lot of fun.

Veena loved chasing them and throwing leaves at them. Mostly she loved how whenever the puppies came over, lots of the neighborhood kids came too.

Poor Myla. She does not love dinner prep time.

We don't usually do this just because, but it was so fun to tell these guys that I had a surprise then take them to this little diner for ice cream. Vienna kept saying while we were ordering, "I'm so exciting."