To start out, I got a new iPod Touch for Christmas and it has a camera!!!  It's great for those moments that I can't reach the real camera, because I have my iPod in my pocket. 
Here is a pic from December:Mara needed Jaina to wear the TinkerBell wings that came with her costume. I just love the proportion on her. They are the perfect size for her little body :)[Image]
Here's another iPod pic.  Mara HAD to go outside and make snow angels!  She just loves being outside not matter the weather.[Image][Image][Image]
My mom with the 2 babies, Finley & Jaina.Mine & Lisa's kids are all at least a year apart from each other, except these two.  It's kind of fun to have them so close in age (6 1/2 months apart)[Image]
Jaina has decided that she likes being on the floor, but only as long as someone is there with her or she has fun toys.  She rolls really well, but doesn't scoot or crawl yet. Or at least  she didn't when this pic was taken :)[Image]
Jaina got her first tooth on New Years Day!!  It was a big surprise to me because it came in earlier than Xan & Mara's did.  Her second one popped through a few weeks later.  She just looks so cute with teeth![Image]
We (Mara & Karri) decided to try out the sponge rollers overnight so Mara could have fun hair for church the next morning![Image]
This is a pic from right after I took them out. It looked so great, but by the time we made it to church an hour later it was already pretty flat :(  She just has thick hair like me so it's heavy![Image]
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Mara just LOVES the story of Peter Pan and can't get enough of it! She watches Disney's Peter Pan, Hook, a live action Peter Pan, Mary Martin's Peter Pan, and all the TinkerBell movies. My brother JD told us that BYU was performing Peter Pan the musical so we knew we had to go!  So on the night of the 25th we (me, Xander & Mara) went to see it with my mom, Karri, JD, Chris and a bunch of my aunts and a few cousins. [Image]It was their first experience seeing a play and they did great!  It started at 7:30, so the kids were worn out by the end but it was so fun.  Mara was sitting on my lap when Peter asked us all to clap to show that we believed in fairies to save TinkerBell.  She clapped so hard and was so happy that we saved her!  Then she turned to me and said "Mom, I knew fairies were real!"I just love her!!!![Image]
And we can't have a month go by without a sewing project.I made a reversible apron for my sis-in-law Lana for her birthday.  It was my first apron and it turned out perfect :)[Image][Image]
I just love making flowers :)[Image]
Happy January!!!Now let's see if I can stay current :)
And for the most important thing that happened in January, Pat finally got a teaching job!!!!  It happened really fast and he started on February 1st!  He's teaching at East Shore High School and is liking it so far.  It's an alternative school where the kids come to make-up credits or to do extra credits, so it's a really different experience.I just know that we are so blessed by our Heavenly Father. I know that he's watching out for us and has a plan for our little family. We're just so excited that we're able to take this next step in our lives. :)