It's been so fun to watch Claire play club volleyball - our friend Emily used to babysit Claire when she was only one year old and she came to watch the last tournament.
Matt turned 41 - WHAT?! Yep, he's SO much older than me. He had his traditional Nothing Bundt Cake and a family dinner.
Bubba has started letting me dress him up for church - FINALLY! He likes suspenders and asks for a tie too every now and then.
I'm trying to make "Sunday Selfies" a thing... sometimes it works. I like taking them on our stairs to see all these faces! Matt was out of town for this one, at a training in Tennessee. He even had to miss Super Bowl Sunday because of his flight.
Henry got sick, and then everyone got sick. This kid was wiped out for a few days! And Matt was out of town too - yay!! I stayed home from work and luckily was able to work remotely since I have no time off saved up yet at the new job... I'm lucky to ever have time saved with four kids taking turns being sick all the time.
He crosses his legs like this all the time when he sleeps, especially in his car seat. For some reason it makes me laugh- he's a little old man.
Amazing the difference a day can make, plus a bath. Henry was feeling better again and had an appetite! I weighed him after his 3-4 days of feeling so sick, and he had lost 10% of his body weight.
I surprised Miles as a classroom volunteer for his Valentine's Day party at school. Oh the sugar highs and the messy desks! When I walked into the classroom I couldn't see Miles at first so I was looking around a bit awkwardly. His teacher spotted me and said, "Miles, your mom is here!" The other kids looked at me and then like 3-4 kids at once said, "Your mom is so tall!" One said, "I need a ladder to reach your mom!" His teacher was worried I was going to be offended or something and made a comment about it being ok to be tall. But when I told Matt the story he said, "You loved it, didn't you!" I didn't mind one bit - I'm the shorty of this Hiller bunch so I don't mind being called tall every now and then!
Another Sunday Selfie - I think we are getting better! It helps to have Matt's long arms to get us all in the picture. Sometimes I look around and can't believe I have four kids and get to live in this awesome house! It's like all our hard work is coming together and those days of struggling with going back to school and being pregnant and nursing while at work are kind of a foggy memory.
We hosted a going away party for some friends who are moving to San Antonio - they are a wonderful military family that we got to meet through church. We will miss you, Johnsons! Our theme was "Doughnut Go!" and we had some cute doughnut decor plus of course, doughnuts to eat!
Claire has made a good friend at school this year, Mady. She is a sweet girl and they get along great! We really prayed that Claire would find a solid friend this year, after some mean girl experiences last year. The other day they made cookies and I couldn't help but have them wear our super hero aprons. I casually mentioned that it would be cool to have a foreign exchange student someday since now we have enough room to host someone - they have to have their own rooms, I think, and they could use our guest room. Mady said, "If I were an exchange student in this house I would never want to go home!"
The Power Squad lives on! Though we are fewer in number, with good friends Becky in Orlando and Emily in Gunnison, Utah, we have adopted Marcie and continue to meet for birthdays and special occasions. We met to celebrate a very belated for Karry, who lives in St. George and is always traveling.
Leah's school was doing a fundraiser with UNLV basketball tickets - nosebleed seats but all you could eat concessions for $25 a ticket. We like going to a few games a year and so we tagged along with the school.
