Beating the Boringness of January

We love Chick-fil-A. Since having kids, we realized that this was a clean, friendly, lovely, kid-friendly fast food restaurant that we didn't mind eating at. The branches near us have all kinds of fun events, giveaways, activities, etc. One such was in January...a story writing contest! Cami gave it a go, and it actually turned out really fun. The topic was "My Vacation with the Chick-fil-A Cow". I talked with Cami about it and had her dictate what she wanted her story to say, and I wrote it down.

Her story was about how she and the cow went on vacation to Pennsylvania! They flew on an airplane, and the cow ate all his snacks and then dumped his juice out the window. In PA, they stayed together in a condo and the cow snored at night. They visited a potato chip factory, and on the tour the cow ate ALL the potato chips! They also went to Hershey Chocolate World and the cow ate all the stuff to make the chocolate. Silly cow. They also ate at Chick-fil-A and the cow ate all his hay, and Cami ate her chicken sandwich and french fries. Then the cow saw his girlfriend from afar, went to play with her, and they went to the beach and brought sand back to build a sandcastle in the playland. Her final line was "Ohhh how I love that Chick-fil-A cow!"

The winners in each age category would receive free Chick-fil-A for a year! Sadly, she didn't win, but she did get a chocolate chunk cookie for entering. :) Look at that chocolatey goodness and those cute pink and purple fingernails.

And I love this picture of Lex, smeared in chocolate and looking adorable.

Among other things we did in January, Cami enjoyed visiting her friend and neighbor Ryan, while I visit taught his mom, Sara. I went downstairs to get Cam, and found them chillin on the couch, playing a video game and looking so cute together. I love her little crossed legs. Ryan thinks she's cute too. :)

Random after church picture in winter coats

Breakfast at Ikea in their kid tables, and this was Lexi's first real ponytail! Look at that ginormous kissable cheek.

We saw the movie, "Walking with Dinosaurs", which was not our favorite. But it was still fun to be in a movie theater with popcorn and treats!

Esther came with us and it was so fun to have her as my movie buddy! Look at her gorgeous smouldering eyes.

Lexigram!

Cami's made some adorable things in preschool, like these for the 5 senses.

Potato painting

Humpty Dumpty Day

Of course, the girls always love playing with their bestie, Ari! She has fun dress up clothes.

We love playing The Ladybug Game

And going to Jazz games

Building with blocks

And eating chili cheese dogs. haha gross. Lexi's laughing in this picture because she had just done something NOT so ladylike.

And lastly, we always love cheering on the Red Rocks- the U of U girls gymnastics team. It was fun to go with Mae and family this time.

Yup, that's a green candy in Lexi's mouth. She's a good little cheerleader.

See there's still lots of fun happening even in January