End of January, beginning of February

Here are some highlights from the last few days of January, beginning of February.  

The last couple days of January were REALLY cold!  It didn't even get above freezing during the day, and at night it was even colder of course.  It was below 10 degrees as Steve was taking the boys to school in the morning at 8:30am.  Day's like this we're especially thankful for a warm house, and a garage to keep our cars warm.  

Cold temperatures outside taking the boys to school.  Cute Hudson playing w/ a vacuum piece pretending it's a telescope.  Another time asleep across his pillow.

Hudson says peekaboo after waking up from his nap.

Silly Hudson playing w/ his blankets around his head before falling asleep.  Steve took Hudson to the Butterfly Museum, though he didn't behave very well, so Steve took him home.  Hudson likes to sit on the toilet before his bath and mostly pretend he's going (it's good practice).  Lately he thinks its funny to let the seat come down on him.  Silly kid!  

Nyles wanted Steve and I to learn Spanish w/ him, so I'm doing a couple minutes of Duolingo every day.  I was doing over the summer, then we went on our cruise in October and stopped when we didn't have service then I picked it up after getting back.  I've now done 100 days in a row!

Nyles and Carter at martial arts.  They're in the same class now though Nyles is ahead in his rank since Carter took a break when school started.  It's slowly coming back to him.

Saturday, Steve, Nyles and Dave went ice fishing for a little while at Utah Lake.  Unfortunately the fish didn't cooperate.  Hudson Carter and I went outside in the backyard to enjoy the sunlight.  The boys wanted to draw w/ chalk on the wall.  Thankfully it was a little warmer on the weekend than it was at the beginning of the week. 

Great quote.  Cute Hudson so sleepy.  Saturday night we took Nyles and Carter to stay the night at Stacie/Phill's house.  They built a fort in the living room w/ Conor that night and slept in it.  Their dog Mesa, who is 100 lbs right now, laid on Carter.  Carter likes to snuggle though, so he didn't mind :) 

At 11pm Saturday night, Steve put a beef brisket on the smoker.  He let it go overnight for 12 hours, then covered it in tinfoil after we got home from church at 11am.  It then cooked another 2.5 hours, then "rested" another 3 hours.  We then went back up to Centerville to Stacie/Phill's house for our family dinner.  It snowed pretty hard in the afternoon and covered the grass by a couple inches.  Thankfully it stopped and the roads were clear so we were able to travel.  Nyles and Conor also bore their testimonies in sacrament meeting.  Awesome job boys!

Yummy brisket!

Hudson getting a "ride" on Steve's Leg.

Steve cutting up the brisket.  I also made Texas Roadhouse rolls and some cinnamon butter.  Everything was super yummy!  Hudson thought it was fun to "ride" Steve's leg after dinner.  Great quote. 

It's hard to believe January has come and gone already.  It was a good month and we're excited for what lies ahead for us in February.