Happy Valentine's Day!

          I had no original ideas for a title to this post.  Lucky for me, it IS Valentine's Day, so I had a ready-made (albeit unoriginal) title.
          Another beautiful week in Arizona... I hate to post about it since many of my friends and family are bearing bitter cold, snow, and ice.  Of course, this summer, we'll be barricaded indoors against the desert heat while all of you enjoy the outdoors.  Anyway, in addition to playing outside, Audrey loves her little preschool.  She is also going to a intro to martial arts class once a week.  The class is called "Little Dragons", and she loves it.  Her teacher is a black belt, and he does a fantastic job with the four and five year olds.  My goal is to take a few pictures and video of her in class this week.  I haven't had the chance yet because Claire is constantly trying to run out on the mat and join her sister!  She'll stand in the back and cry out, "Aud-ee, Aud-ee," and she is NOT happy when I won't let her join her sister.  I'm pretty sure Claire thinks she is a four year old, too!
          We also found a church home!  After much praying, we decided to join Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV)!  It's a bigger church than we've ever been a part of before, but it has been obvious that God intends for us to be a part of this body of believers.  We are beyond excited to see what God has in store for us while we are here in Arizona!

 Audrey and Claire love playing on the playgrounds in our neighborhood.

 Claire practices her skills with markers - on the paper and on her face.

 Audrey practices her karate before class, and she tries to convince me that it's ok to go to karate class in her skirt and tights (we did change into pants before leaving for class)!

 Claire loves my measuring cups.  She "mixes" things and then tries to feed me.

 We have another princess in our house!

February in Arizona!?!!