Still alive and playing catch up

Our 4th grade class is studying the Oregon Trail and took a field trip to the Whitman Mission and Fort Walla Walla.

These are the beautiful flowers that grow just outside our door.  I have no clue what they are, but they're pretty.

 Every year our school has the Missoula Children's Theatre come and help the kids do a play.  During the week of rehearsals the kids get to learn about stage make up.  One of my girls got a "scar" and we had fun pretending the other girl beat her up.

 3rd grade field trip:

 2013 BYU Women's Conference:

 Pictures for Father's Day 2013:

 Last summer Phillip & I were able to go through the temple with our nephew, Jared Smith, in the Sacramento temple.  It was a wonderful experience!

 His siblings:

We went to Seattle for our 7th anniversary:

We gave my mom a puppy for Christmas.  It said "We love you.  Take your medicine!"

 Phillip got a monkey lovey.  Mine was zebra!

Dad on the porch:

The house I grew up in:

Kids on national reading day...or something like that.

We went back to Seattle with Barb, Russ & the kids and went on the "Ride the Ducks" tour.

Women's conference 2014 ended with In-N-Out.  Yum!

Super cute winter cupcakes:

Our visiting & home teaching gifts:

Centerpieces at our ward party:

Santa loved Phillip this year!

Making Beirocs:

Snow!!!

Our neighbor's house, she died this year.

Altered a prom dress.

More pictures of the snow.  These two were taken 30 minutes apart:

We had some massive icicles this year!

Last but not least, my new favorite kitchen gadget! A tortilla press!