Staying In and Going Out

It's a lot harder to get out these days. That combined with the fact that we are trying to save our pennies meant we opted for a very simple Valentine's Day. I still wanted to make it special, and I wanted an excuse to try to make Schwartzwaelderkirschtorte all by myself. With the help of several emergency phone calls to Mom, my four-layer chocolate-cherry-marzipan masterpiece came out, well, a masterpiece! And although Andy "helped" me make it, I just realized that he didn't actually get to eat any. What he doesn't know won't hurt him, right?

 As an outing, last weekend we decided to head down toward our old stomping grounds. Lance has been very interested to see the progress on the burned-down Provo Tabernacle-turned-Provo-City-Center-Temple. They have excavated beneath the building and are supporting it with stilts as they begin expanding and developing the basement floors. It is going to be pretty awesome when it is done in a few years.

 As you can see, they have removed the conical roofs that top the corners. They are actually sitting just a short distance away, wrapped up to protect them from the elements. I mentioned that they looked like ice cream cones, and then the whole way home Andy talked about putting ice cream on the temple. You can tell what impressed him the most!

(Notice how Jonathan is looking tilted to the right? Apparently the muscles on the left side of his neck are very weak and the ones on the right are very tight, which leads him to prefer his right side and has resulted in a lopsided head.  We have been in physical therapy with him to strengthen his neck but he is quite stubborn. There is a chance he will end up with a helmet to help re-shape his head. We hope it doesn't come to that, but we'll see.  He's still the cutest baby ever.)

With two kiddos in tow, everything gets a little harder. But we manage to have our own fun amid the madness. We can't imagine life without our sweet boys!