GeoZilla

If you want to be really obsessive about knowing where people are, you can download the GeoZilla app and invite people into your circle.  Every time they go to a location they can "check in" and then you can see where they are and where they have been.  Courtney has felt bad that her old ipod doesn't getting the apps that her friend's phones can.  So she looked for one that would track people like "Find my Friends" app would.  She found GeoZilla.

We downloaded it and then she invited me into her circle.  She went to dance and I took Ethan to the college to take a test.  On my way home I ran to the bank on my way back to Ivins.  When I got home I got a text from Courtney saying "What are you doing?  I noticed you were moving."  So I told her that I was running errands.  She said "That makes sense.  I wondered what you were doing and why you weren't at home like I thought you would be."

Yup.  I now have a tracker on me.  This is why Bryan took so long to get a cell phone.  I miss the days when you could hide.  Every time Courtney checks the app and sees that I am in a different place, I will get a text saying "Please check in."  I just roll my eyes.  She is hilarious.

The nice thing about the app is that I can set it to send me an alert if she leaves a certain location.  So I have it set to alert me when she leaves school.  Then I know if she is running late or will be on time.  Handy!

Honor Roll

I never know about these things until Ethan cleans out his back pack and I find the certificate lying around.  Oh well.

Ethan was, once again, on the high honor roll!

New Beginnings

It is that time of year again...when I am running all over the Stake to attend New Beginnings.  Courtney usually goes with me (I think it's for the treats at the end of each one) but this year it was really special because it was HER TURN to have New Beginnings!  She was so excited.

Our ward did a great job.  We have an amazing YW presidency and they really made her feel special.  There are 4 girls coming in to YW this year and they are all friends.  So that makes it even more fun for them.

This is the invitation:

The program:

This is the intro sheet they had us fill out beforehand.  One of the laurels introduced Courtney and it was so fun.  She got a lot of laughs when she said Courtney's favorite scripture. ;)

Valentine's Day Doors

I love the Valentine's Day tradition we have to decorate the kid's doors with hearts.  We have been doing this for quite a few years now.  Each morning from February 1st to the 14th they have a new heart on their door and a small candy by their door.  I love doing it and I spend time watching them for something nice I can say the next morning.  Bryan does even days and I do odd days.

This is what their doors ended up looking like this year.

Courtney decided that she needed to do it for Bryan and I.  So we found this on our door Sunday afternoon.  She told us very sweet things and she even signed it from "Ethan and Courtney."  He had no idea about it but she was sweet to try and win him brownie points too.

We are so blessed to have the family we do!!

Para cord bracelet

Ethan loves wearing para cord bracelets.  He lost his favorite one while playing football at lunch time.  So we got online and found some kits to buy.  They came on Valentine's Day so the kids got to make bracelets when they got home from school.  I was surprised at how easy they are to make.  Ethan has made 3 or 4 so far and Courtney made one.  I even got into it but mine ended up Courtney-sized so she got it.

Haircut

Courtney really needed a haircut.  The place I usually take her to closed its doors so I took her to Great Clips.  She wanted to get quite a few inches cut off the bottom so it would be healthier.  I was happy to help her get this done.

There's all her hair.  It was about 6 inches they cut off in some places.

We went home, used the blow drier and got it all styled.  She loves it and it is so much healthier looking.  She wants to keep it this length from now on.  Yeah!

Cute girl!

Bored

Courtney was bored the other day so she went outside and cleaned up the side yard!  I love it!

We would love to cement in the side yard but that is just low on the priority list.  She and her friends decided to use some old wood and make a club house but it didn't work out too well.  Courtney got tired of seeing their "sad club house" that was falling down, so she cleaned it up.  NICE!!!