Kathleen and I went on a date on Saturday. We went to this super fun candy shop in town. It was so fun to see all the "Willy Wonka Candy."
Among other things, Kathleen got this candy bar to share with her brothers.
This morning I was whistling, and Cody was super fascinated by it. Here is his face as he tried to do it too.
Kathleen curled her own hair for church on Sunday. It was pretty cute. And she did a pretty good job.
After the boys play the Wii, they break a total sweat and get all red in the face. Yes, it is a good workout for them.
Kathleen isn't as active on the Wii, but since I was taking picture of the boys, why not her too?
Ryan's sister Emily came to visit with her kids for the weekend. The first night they were here, Katie fell asleep with her legs over the top of Kathleen.
Ryan grilled for us. He was so cute I had to get a picture.
We went to the Zoo. For the life of me I couldn't get Brandon to cooperate and be in the picture. Shocking!
Cody LOVED the bats. They were climbing all over each other.
Kathleen loved the leopard.
Brandon, the turtle.
Katie the turtle.
Kathleen and Brandon were pirates the other day. They played with "telescopes" made of paper.
Kathleen had me braid her hair last week so it would be curly. She was so excited about it.
Brandon did this amazing project at school. He is so cute.
Grandma and Grandpa sent the kids valentine's. You put them on the counter and bang on them and a balloon fills up and pops out.
I got a picture of Kathleen playing 4-square at recess at school (her new favorite thing).
Brandon's valentine's party at school. Cody was so well behaved. It was a nice surprise.
The kids opening their gifts on valentine's morning.
Ryan got me a book I have been wanting in addition to chocolates and a crossword book.
Ryan got coupons for services as well as chocolate and stuff to make him a Brazilian dinner.
Kathleen wanted me to braid her hair in the shape of a heart. And if you know my hair-braiding skills, you will laugh. But I tried my best and here is the result:
Luckily for me she isn't very picky.
Alyssa making sugar cookies with the kids.
Kathleen made me take this picture of her with the cookies for Grandma. So here they are Grandma!
I was tucking Cody in for a nap and when I was done, I came downstairs to find Kathleen helping Brandon with his flash cards. He is quite the good reader and she was loving working with him.
Cody making his own mini pizzas:
One day at dance class the boys were all staring at the girls dancing.
We take our kids on dates each month, but I rarely take a camera. So I did this time with Cody. He wanted to go to Krispy Kreme for some doughnuts. 
Then we went to Cabela's to just look around at all the animals. Best date ever.
Uncle Cameron came to town to visit. Here they are talking to Rachelle on the computer.
We try to take the kids to Chuck E. Cheese's once a year during winter time. We wash our hands for hours when we get home, but we always have a good time.
Kathleen has been too afraid to get her ears pierced, despite our best efforts to convince her. But she got some sticker earrings at Chuck E. Cheese's and was pretty excited about them.
Cody had his first visit to the dentist.
The kids all got t-shirts. The next day they all went upstairs to get dressed and came down in their matching shirts all excited and proud of themselves.
We had a fluke snow storm and the kids had a blast playing in it.
Ryan has been playing basketball at church. He was awesome. He made about 1/3 of their teams points, which is especially impressive when you consider that he isn't super aggressive and doesn't hog the ball. I guess he just got lucky with his shots. Or he was trying to show off for his hot wife.
We built a massive fort that stayed up for a week. 
It was super spacious. I took this picture while sitting inside the fort.
We are reading one of the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" books. We read a few times inside the fort.
