The Evans Family 2020: All the Things I Love

It's February and what a better way to to celebrate the month of Love than by sharing all the things I love.

We are almost done with our house, but thanks to supply chain issues, some things are not in yet like our couches and piano room light. I will still do a before and after post when we are completely done, but for now, here's a little sneak peek at our newly remolded house. It is so nice to have everything back where it goes and full access of our kitchen.

I'm liking our carpet more. I really like the color and how soft and cushioned it is, and I'm getting used to the tracking and foot marks. Ignore the ugly brown couches that clearly do not match the rest of the house. When Tyler went to put these in I said we should put in lawn chairs instead because they would look better than these eye sores.

Brynnli got to celebrate 100 days of 1st grade by dressing up like she was 100 years old. I had to work that day, but we are so grateful for Tyler's stay at home job so he can help get the kids ready on fun school days like this.

Old woman one day, young and hip the next.

We went to dinner at El Rancho and had to chuckle when we saw Caden and Brynnli waiting in the lobby reading the newspaper as we were waiting for our table.

Got my hairs did. Does anyone else ever realize the only pictures of me in the blog book are selfies?

Makayla went to Biz Town for school where she was "employed" at KLS News. She had to dress up and interview students. After working she got a paycheck and was able to spend some money at different businesses. What a cute way to introduce kids to real life.

The Tennessee Titans didn't make it into the Super Bowl, but we still got together with Tyler's family to watch the game. I don't know who was playing, or who won, and I felt super old as I watched half time, but we had a great time.

For Valentine's day this year we cooked dinner at home. Tyler made steaks and we had baked potatoes, rolls, and artichokes.

We gave the kids (and our puppy) a little gift and treat and our kids gave us some cute things they made at school.

For dessert we had so many things: Chocolate covered strawberries, cake, donuts, and hot chocolate bombs.

I love my cute family and love the fun times we have together.

Just two short days later it was Tyler's 39th Birthday! He had to work and there was a slight work drama situation brewing, so we didn't get to celebrate as big. I still made him his favorite lasagna dinner and chocolate chip cookies.

We love Tyler so much and are so lucky to call him our daddy and best friend. There's no one better out there who works so hard, keeps us laughing, helps us look at the positive side, and helps us to think about things logically. We love you!

Even though Tyler's actual birthday didn't go as planned, we were ok with it because Terry and Craig offered to take the kids overnight so we could have a little weekend get away. We were so excited to have a little staycation that weekend. Well, just our luck things didn't turn out the way we hoped. I was working on that Friday when Tyler called me and said Brynnli came home from school and went right to sleep. Then he called me just an hour later and said that her temperature was 104. I said I would call the doctor and see if they could get us in because we thought she may have had an ear infection.

The doctor was able to get us in right away, and she didn't have an ear infection. They tested for Covid and the Flu and I was kicking myself for not thinking it was probably the most obvious illness going around right now. As we were waiting for results, I was just hoping it wouldn't be covid because our kids would all have to be quarantined for 5 days, but either way our stay-cation plans were cancelled, and Tyler and I were so disappointed. Test results came back positive for flu. The doctor told us it would be a rough week.

The flu wiped her out. She slept most of the day and was so tired and lethargic for a few days. Then as it usually happens, I got sick and Makayla got sick. Luckily we were the only ones and Makayla and I were not as sick as Brynnli, but it was not fun. You know the funny thing? I drove past their pediatrician's office back in December and thought to myself that we haven't been sick for a long time and that there was one positive thing about wearing masks last year. As soon as I thought it, I knew I jinxed myself. Since then we have all been sick multiple times and been to the doctor twice now. I seriously think someone in our family has been sick for at least two months straight now.

Even though Tyler and I didn't get to go on our stay cation, we tried to make the best of our weekend. Makayla and I went to the Utah Gymnastics meet.

Bella went to the groomer and they put the cutest bows in her hair.

We call her Santa Paws... get it?

Makayla is doing a duet with her friend Hanna. They are dancing to a song called Juicy Wiggle. They had a practice run and we got to see their dance. It is so cute and we are so excited to watch their competitions this year.

Their first competition was at Thanksgiving Point. They did great and got 1st place in their division. They got a medal and a trophy and were pretty excited.