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Here are just some random pictures from the past month or so! We've had a really warm February and went to the beach last week over the Presidents Day Weekend. Sitting at the beach in February makes me thankful to live where we live! Kendall was a maniac and I spent the entire time chasing her- she ran STRAIGHT into the ocean and could care less that the water was freezing. She would scream and get mad when I would pull her out of the water and I'd haul her off to our beach chairs. She'd stay there for a few seconds only to take off RUNNING back towards the water again. Her new favorite word (and one of her only words) is "doggie". Any animal is a doggie. When she wasn't running into the ocean, she was yelling "DOGGIE!!!" at all the seagulls. She's so darn cute

Speaking of Kendall, here's a few more pictures just because she's the current family favorite..

This was an old outfit of mine that my Mom gave me. She held on to it for 30 years and it was fun to dress Kendall in it!

My neighbor, who is a photographer, snapped this of Kendall. I love it!

Sophie started gymnastics a month ago and is really loving it. It's fun to see her love something so much. Her coach has approached us about wanting her to be on the competitive team.. not sure yet what we think about that so for now, we're just letting her have fun.

Brent recently won the 2nd grade math challenge. Basically a few kids are selected from each class and they all go up against the kids from the other 2nd grade classes. It's the math version of a spelling bee; he was so excited and came home saying, "Mom- it's so weird! The answers just come into my head like this (as he snaps his fingers). It's like I hear the question and then BOOM! There is is." He's such a fun guy. He's excited to get baptized in a few months.. can't believe I'll almost have an 8 year old. He loves to come home and give me a play by play of everything Sophie does on the playground at school, which often involves her chasing around his friends which drives him crazy. He needs to get used to it.. I have a feeling she'll be chasing after his friends for years to come. That's what happens when your little sister is only 15 months younger!

Lily is just being cute and sweet as usual. She loves preschool and we love her laid back, happy personality. She truly always just goes with the flow. We think we will put her in kinder next year (as opposed to keeping her back an extra year) and I can't imagine her tiny body with a backpack on. It'll be the same size she is.

It randomly snowed in southern California last month. It was the craziest thing ever!! Of course it snowed everywhere BUT in Menifee. I threw the kids in the car in their pajamas and we drove down to Grandmas house 10 minutes away and the kids had fun playing in the snow. So crazy!

Last picture... Leah's boys next door got nerf guns for Christmas so they've been having a lot of nerf gun wars in the culdesac. They mean serious business. This picture makes me laugh because Sophie is right in the middle of those boys, looking fierce as ever! Don't mess with them! ;)

Life is GOOD! Crazy but good! I got called to be YW president and I'm in school full time once again (getting my teaching credential / masters degree). It seems that anytime I go back to school I get a crazy calling. I suppose it's Heavenly Father's way of making sure I manage my time correctly! Scott spends his days making all of us happy. He's the best Dad and husband ever.

Hopefully I don't take 2 more months to update... ;)