January 1 - 16, 2026: Everyday Moments

January 1 - 16: Moments:

Sofie had quite the social life during winter break.  She went to friends houses and had friends over to our house.  Here she is with one of her sweet friends Sudeeksha.

I caught Kira cozy in her bed reading and it made my heart happy.  

It's dark so the lighting isn't very good.  But Nels makes the best burgers.  I put tater tots in the air fryer and it's a great comfort meal. 

I found this note on my nightstand..."Dear Mommy, Can we play pickleball?  You can wake me up if we are going to.  Thank you, Isak."  So, of course I took him!  Thankfully, the weather was nice, so we were able to play.  :)

He's in red.  Nels got to play too.  He's on the other side in dark blue.  It was a fun pickleball day.  

Sofie and Noah decided Rebecca's Cafe needed official hours that it was open.  Haha.  I guess I kept saying, "I'm available now to make you food, but not later!"  Haha.

We ate at Red Robin, January 3.  

We played some more 5 Crowns.  Sofie rocked it with a low score of 36!!

January 4 - Sunday:

Isak shared his testimony today.  And on January 11, he got set a part as a Teacher.  He's growing up so fast!!

Kira shared her testimony too!!  She spoke about how one of her favorite names of Jesus is the Good Shepherd.  I was so happy and proud of both kids for sharing their testimonies!

See the heart shape on the cube!

Snuggle/movie time.

We ate Chicken pot pie from Costco and played 5 Crowns as a family again.  

Another day, friends over.  Braham and Noah played some Checkers.

Isak has been working on the Titanic.  It's a lot of tiny pieces.  

Noah used Kira's bear bookmark for school.  It's the cutest bookmark!!

I trimmed Kira's hair...it was so long!

At first she did not like her hair.  She thought it was too short.  But then she decided she was ok with it.  Phew!

January 6 - Isak and Kira had the day off of school.  So we bundled up and went on a 4 mile bike ride.  It was so enjoyable, even with the cold.  I took some cute pictures of them:

Our neighbor Mary moved and she gave us several items.  One of them was this cute pink basket.  Sofie wanted it and put all of her bunnies in it.  :)

Foggy morning and a pretty Kira.

Here's my neighbor Mary. 

Our other neighbor Joe and I helped Mary with loading the last pod and finishing up the last few things.  We're going to miss her!  

Pretty Sofie.  She's ready for dance in her new dance skirt that G&G Nyborg gave to her.  

Haha.  Sofie and Kira put lots of bows in Kira's hair.  

Nels had a few days off between his job at Forvia and his new job at Gibson.  So we took advantage of it.  

One day, we played indoor pickleball for three hours.  Then we ate at the new restaurant In-N-Out Burgers.  

Mmmmm.

Another day, we went to the temple and did sealings together.  Loved this day together.  

It was a cold rainy day. 

Afterwards, we ate a lovely meal at The Alley on Main Street.  

I got the lasagna and it was amazing.

Then we checked out the local guitar store.  

It was a wonderful day. 

Then home to the kids.  Sofie and Noah's twin friends came over.  Gia and Dom.

Dance lessons for Sofie and she brought her new ballerina doll with her.  

I braided Sofie's hair one day...she looked so cute.

The other two days Nels had off, he went to the dentist...he found out he has gingivitis!  So then he had to go in the next day to get his teeth worked on some more.  He hadn't been to the dentist in 4 years.  Go to the dentist!  And floss!  :)