First movie theater experience

Some great friends of ours, Noah and Heather, recently inspired us to be fun parents!  ;)  They had a fun time with their kiddos in Spokane and we were encouraged to do something fun too.  So yesterday we packed up and headed to Spokane.  We took the girls to the movie theater to see Frozen.  It was a first for both of them and they did great!  Vivian sat in Josh's lap the whole movie and only moved when she wanted to get more popcorn or a drink of Sprite.  Shelby sat next to me and enjoyed the whole experience.  Then we did some shopping, had a nice dinner out and stayed in a hotel - which the girls love!  This morning we did a little more shopping then headed to a gymnastics place for open gym.  The girls ran around the place jumping, rolling and balancing.  It was a lot of fun for all of us!  (I didn't take any pictures ...sorry!)

Our ride home was eventful, but I am glad to say we are home and safe.  It rained and/or snowed the whole way home!  Driving up Boulder was a bit of a challenge, but Josh did a great job!  Then we hit a big rock, which bent the rim so we had to drive over the snowy pass on a donut spare.  After no time at all we were back on the road and made it home.  We are very thankful that the Lord allowed for things when and where He did - no vehicles in the wrong place at the wrong time, and there was a place to pull off when we needed to change the tire.  Thank you, Lord!!!

Speaking of our friends, Noah and Heather, they put on a super fun Valentine's Day dinner!  There were three families there and we had a blast!  I laughed so hard that my poor baby belly was sore.  :)  The kids played great and had a fun time together (5 girls and 1 boy - poor guy!).  The adults played a few games, one that required us to write a poem using some crazy words they had come up with.  All six poems were soooo good!  Josh's won the prize for being the funniest.  It's a poem I'll never forget!  :)

Hope you are enjoying the winter season!