Decorating the Christmas Tree!

Decorating the tree was fun. Amy was bouncing with excitement. Jayson did okay. There are no ornaments on the tree at the bottom--Jayson just takes them off. And the train around the bottom is always a train wreck, but other than that, the tree is still standing. We love Christmas.

Christmas Gingerbread house

This was the first gingerbread house we've ever made together. Amy was tons of help. She liked eating the marshmallows. It was great fun.

boil, boil, toil and trouble

Jayson has been busy getting into trouble and helping Amy get into more trouble. Here's some cute recent pictures. He loves Amy's pink hat--he puts it on himself. And, I put his hair into a little pony-tail. Amy thought it was only fair since I combed her hair that I should do the same to Jayson. What logic!

Halloween IV

I'm too little for trick or treating, and I was a big stinker when they tried to put on my costume, but I just wanted everyone to know that Mom and Dad still love me!

Halloween III

I am so excited to go trick or treating! There's my new Halloween bag behind me. We're going to Mom's work to hit all the cubicles. And then the cafeteria is serving chicken nuggets and fries and pizza. Yum!

We had a real good time trick or treating at work. Now Jayson's going to bed and Dad's gonna take me to the neighbors' houses. We just gotta take one picture with the pumpkins first.

All right! Now I'm ready to go! Isn't this the prettiest bride dress ever? The dads all called me a princess, but the moms usually knew that I was a bride. Girls are real smart.

Look at this haul! My bag was so heavy that Dad had to carry it. He's really strong. I'm glad my bag was strong, too, because I've got enough candy for at least a week!

Look at all that sugar! And the dollar. One neighbor gave me a buck because she didnt' have any candy to give and I was so cute in my bride dress.

Halloween Part II

I have the best mom ever! She took me to JoAnn so I could pick out some fabric for a brand new trick or treat bag. Because I also love Valentine's Day as much as Halloween, it's reversible! (The pumpkins are for Halloween and the hearts for Valentine's Day, so you know.)

And I got to cut out a big "A" to put on it. A stands for Amy. Here I am cutting.

And here it is all done! Unfortunately, Mom didn't listen to dad when he tried to help her think through how to make it, so the "A" accidentally got put on the wrong part.

But even without the "A" it was the best trick or treat bag ever! Look at all this candy I got from trick or treating! No wonder Halloween is my favorite holiday. And I'm a real good sharer. I give the yucky candy to Dad and he takes it to school. You know, stuff like Snickers and Reese's and Milky Ways. Those are gross. But he lets me keep the Dum Dums and Nerds and Tootsie Rolls and Smarties, which are my favorites.

Jayson doesn't like candy, so I don't have to share with him.

Halloween I

Here are my fun pumpkins! I'm so excited to carve pumpkins!

But I really do NOT like guts. They're disgusting.

Here are the directions. I read them to Mom and Dad so we could be safe. Carving pumpkins is fun, but always remember: Safety first!

The pumpkins are done! If you can't tell, Mom did the bat flying over the fence. I helped Dad carve the face. I drew squares and triangles and circles and then helped Dad cut them out.

Don't they look so cute on the porch! Grandma sent the pretty princess pumpkin potato head. And I picked out the cutest one at my field trip to the pumpkin patch and then drew a beautiful face on it!

Which of all these pumpkins is the cutest?

A few new pictures

Jayson loves his books. If ever it seems too quiet I usually find him sitting in front of the bookcase. He just pulls them out, flips through them and goes to the next one.
Mom likes to read books with Jayson and Amy too.

1st day of Preschool!

Amy has started preschool. It's been a big deal. She's learning so much. In this picture, Amy is sporting her new pink dress and "preschool shoes." She also wanted me to paint her fingernails and toenails for the big first day. Knowing that her dad was also starting school, she convinced him he needed his toes painted too. (The nail polish remover came out after she went to bed.)

Twin Falls Temple Dedication

We just had the wonderful opportunity to go to the Twin Falls Temple Dedication. The Twin Falls temple is the 128th temple for the church. President Monson, President Eyring, Elder Cook, and Elder Costa (of the seventy) came to dedicate the temple. We were lucky to be in the Celestial room for the 1st dedication session. Wow. Lacey's whole family was there. That was an added bonus.

Bronco's 1st Birthday!

This was my favorite birthday ever!!!!

He loved the cake. Not so much eating it, but playing with it sure was fun!

He really likes Grandma Rhonda's dump truck, too!

Jayson and Amy love Grandma Annie's puzzles!

Jayson wasn't really into opening his presents,

but Amy sure was helpful!

Jayson had a good haul and Amy was bouncing off the wall all week waiting to open his presents!

Gladys and Phil

This is Gladys. She's watching the nest while Phil is out searching for material to make the nest bigger and stronger. He built the nest sticking straight out of the brick wall right by our front door.



After weeks of building the nest, mating, and waiting, the little baby birds hatched from their eggs. Boy were they hungry! :)

Phil proudly protects his little brood while Gladys searches for food.
:)


Now Rodrigo, Penelope, Suez, and Terry are all big and grown up. They'd been practicing flying for one day when I took this picture. Apparently I got too close because as soon as I snapped it they all took off straight at me. I survived unharmed, but our dear friends haven't returned.

Lindsay's beautiful wedding

For the true experience of this post listen to "Wishing and Hoping." I didn't get too many pictures of Lindsay's wedding and reception, but I thought these turned out cute. The little girls all in yellow were so sweet. Congratulations, Lindsay.

Snowbird-o-fun!

A Blog is Born!

At the persistence of our family, we finally started our own blog!