January Round-up

A few more things I want to remember about January: 

- My cousin Justin and his wife Carrie and the children were sealed together in the Salt Lake temple. I wasn't able to attend because of the kids, but it was wonderful to see lots of my family on my dad's side at a luncheon afterward. It's been a while! It was a fun surprise that Luke LOVED my Grandpa and wanted to sit with him and cuddle with him. It was a fun family time.

- Violet and I went to her preschool field trip at the aquarium. It was fun to be there with her on a mommy-Violet date, just the two of us. It was especially fun to see the river otters!

- We had a thrilling 10 days babysitting Violet's preschool guinea pigs! The girls ask about having a pet all the time, but it's just not something that's right for our family now. A short-term pet experience was perfect. Even if it took me a few days to not be freaked out trying to get them out of their cage.

- We had a family movie night watching Charlotte's Web. It was a hit! (Babe, not so much). I need to find more of these kinds of movies to watch all together, it was so much fun and brought back memories of reading the book when I was little.

- I started having a lot of back and hip pain, like I did the last few months I was pregnant with Luke. Not much fun! Luckily a memory foam mattress topper, new exercise shoes, and a prenatal yoga dvd all helped, and it hasn't been a problem the rest of my pregnancy. Wish I would have known to try those things a few years back!