Christmas in Logan!

We went up to Logan for Christmas this year to stay with my sister and her family. Jason had to work for a few days during the holidays, so this made it convenient for him to commute and we just stayed up there. It was weird not going to Canada, but I have to admit that I really didn't miss the drive, plus we didn't have to pack all of our crap into one vehicle. Very nice!

We had a great time and lots of pictures to prove it, sorry about the overload on this post, but I couldn't get the slideshow to work. We were able to go skiing and took Katelyn and Henry, so we put them in a class and they did really well. I on the other hand saw a patch of dirt and couldn't turn in time and fell pretty hard. I ended up straining my rotater cuff. It killed. Brianne watched the little ones for me, so nice to have sisters.

Here is a run through of our 10 days in Logan! In no particular order!

These cute girls were pretty much in dressup clothes the whole entire time. They looked adorable!


Morgan is thinking, "Where is my food Aunt Brianne?" She is waiting patiently though, as I'm not helping, just taking pictures of her working! That's what I like to do best!


The kids loved playing outside, one day they went over this little hill behind the house and came back with this sign. They had to flip it over and over to get it down. They wanted to give it to Santa when he came. What a nice gift.




Our cute and entertaining nativity!

Leaving a plate out for Santa. They thought Santa would be pretty hungry, so they kept on putting more and more treats on the plate. No wonder Santa is so big!

The kids in their new P.J's!

This little girl was the very last one to wake up and open her presents. She wasn't even very excited to do it. Although she is checking them out while she is drinking! The kids had to help her unwrap all 3 of her presents to speed the process up.

These two boys played soooo good the whole time. They both got 'Beyblades' and loved playing with them together.

Haven has been trying to go up the stairs for a while, but we usually catch her before she gets too far so that she won't fall. Well, my sisters stairs are quite a bit longer than ours, and one day Haven had made it all the way to the playroom upstairs without being noticed. She was very proud of herself, and continued to do it the whole time we were there.

I'm not a puzzle person, I'm usually busy doing random crafts or projects, but I kind of got addicted to it and put a few pieces together to help out. We did end up finishing it! Yeah!

Katelyn and Dylan both got rollerblades for Christmas, and Cassie got rollerskates. They were so excited to try them out, and since it was pretty nice out(and they had a huge garage), they were able to use them a few times. I decided to go rollerblading with them and was helping Henry(who was wearing rollerskates) down the driveway, and let's just say I can't multi task while on the blades. I fell and hurt my shoulder again. Wow, I'm getting old. :)

This picture is my favorite, I had noticed some deer out the window and told the kids to come and check it out. Then I thought it would be fun for them to shoot their new cap guns(long rifle looking ones) at them. Well next thing we know, they have their coats and boots with rifle in tow and they are off on a hunt. They were being quiet and sneaky, it was so funny to watch because there kept on being more deer appearing as they were getting closer. They went pretty far and the deer were always in view. When they got back they were so so excited to share their adventures with us, I think that Henry really thought his gun was real.

It may be hard to see, but you can see two little boys and then 3 deer off in the distance.

We were at Hobby Lobby and they had some material that were already cut into the patterns, so we purchased it and made these adorable pants for the girls. They were so cute and excited to model them for us.

I had to run a few errands, so Brianne watched the kids for a bit and this is what I came home to. As soon as I walked in the bathroom the sink was completely full and Morgan and Claire were having a bath in their swimsuits. Their was soap and water EVERYWHERE! At least it wasn't my house or on my watch, he he!!!

Dylan got a cotton candy machine, but I think that the parents were more excited to try it out then they were. Katelyn got a Dipping Dots maker, but I didn't get any pictures of Jason making them for the kids.

The funniest thing about this trip was Christmas Eve when Dylan slept in our room with Henry and I got woken up at 3:30am. Henry said that they had gone upstairs to see what Santa had brought them. These two little boys were sooo excited that they took it upon themselves to sneak upstairs to check things out. Actually it was Dylan that woke Henry up and drug him up there, he is just like his mom was when we were younger, she was ALWAYS the first one awake. So Brianne if we are together for Christmas again, remind me to not have your children in my room. :) I was pretty tired the next day!

We did have a great time up in Logan, I'm glad that my sister was all right with us staying for 10 whole days with her. She was 8 months pregnant at the time and such a good sport to have us around. You are the best, thanks for a great vacation. The kids had a lot of fun with their cousins and we got to relax a bit. It was really fun!

December craziness!

I always try to get ahead of things before December arrives, like getting Christmas pictures/cards, shopping, sewing, and more shopping done. But then December hits and wow, the time flys and it seems like there is never a dull moment. We had dance performances at 'Festival of Trees,' work parties, family parties, school parties, teething babies, crazy kids, funerals, and more craziness going on!

Just like the rest of you, it is a busy time of year, but very fun and enjoyable. Here is all of us in our Christmas attire. I usually try to have the kids coordinate and then Jason and I decided to find something in our closets to do the same. We got together with some of Jasons family to make our traditional gingerbread houses. The kids all got their very own this year. Oh how I love the cute little ones that don't take up as much space.

Another tradition with Jasons family is to go down to Temple square and see all the amazing lights and nativity. It was a pretty night that ended with a gorgeous snowfall. We ran into a few friends from law school that actually took this picture. So thanks to them!

I don't know if I'm the only parent that gets so sick of all the paper that comes home from school every single day. I guess that it is great that they are actually working on things, but you know what I mean. Well, one day both Morgan and Henry brought home these cute deer hats and then went right into pretend play with them on. It was very entertaining to watch them with one another. A proud parent moment for sure!

Henrys tooth!

Henry is growing up, and with that means losing a few teeth. He lost his first tooth thanks to some help from his dad. He was so trusting and calm throughout the whole process. It was cute, he loves to think of himself being a big boy like his big cousins.

Family Pictures!

We finally decided to add Haven to our family portrait, after 9 months it was about time(yes these were taken a couple months ago, I'm a slow poke). Thanks to a good friend of ours that does Photography, she was amazing and the kids were awesome. It was such a great experience. Check out her blog at http://www.melissasuephotographyblog.com/ , thanks Melissa.

So here are a few extra pictures that we got taken, but I'm not displaying on the blog outline.

Random Fall Pics!

Some of the new things that have been going on in our life, are as follows:
We have been trying to see what interests Henry has, and all he has been talking about is Karate and how he wants to try Karate out. So we signed him up for a class. He absolutely loves it and has fun with it. The teacher is great, he has already earned 4 stripes on his belt. It is fun and funny to watch him during class.

Here they are playing a game at the end of class.


Happy Thanksgiving!

We had Thanksgiving dinner with Jasons family at our house this year. Since the kids had a few days off and we weren't going anywhere, we decided to venture out and take the kids to a nearby hotel with waterslides for the night. It was a lot of fun, we went swimming, ate, had a movie night, slept(tried to at least), ate, went swimming again. It was fun spending time with our little family, although I do prefer to sleep at home in our own beds, instead of 6 of us in one room(Morgan in the closet). Good times though!

Morgan had a little Thanksgiving Feast at Preschool and she got to invite a guest to join her, so she chose Grandpa. She has Grandpa wrapped around her tiny little finger. He was so excited to go and even got her some adorable flowers. When she saw them, she said 'Those are for ME!' It was priceless. I don't know who had more fun, Morgan or Grandpa?

The kids love to play, and they always fight over who gets to play with Haven. Sorry Haven, you are just like a real doll because you do whatever they want.

Katelyn has been wanting this day to come for so long. Her dad said it wouldn't happen until she was 8 years old, but I talked him into doing it a few months early. It was the off season with soccer and I didn't want it to take away from other exciting events on her 8th birthday.

So Katelyn and I got to have a Girls Day Out. She was sooo excited and nervous at the same time. She was a very Brave girl and didn't shed a tear.

The kids had been waiting for this day for a while. As soon as they realized that there was enough snow for them to go play in, they were off.

Happy Halloween 2011'

Our Bat Girl!
Halloween seems like it was so long ago. The kids had a great time and got Tons and Tons of candy once again. I got a few costumes on sale last year after halloween and they were all happy to use them this year, so I was glad. Morgan-Bat Girl, Katelyn-Flapper Girl, Haven-Kitty, Henry-GI Joe

It was so fun to go to the school for the Halloween Parade, Henry was so excited for us to see him. He is such a big boy and loves doing the same things as Katelyn and being involved.

We did have a church party and yes we did decide to dress up for it. I didn't manage to get any pictures of it though, but I dressed up as if I were going to the spa(face mask and all), Jason was sporting a mullet, what a great look for him.

Fall Happenings!

Ya I know that I'm so far behind, here are a few pics from this fall. We got to travel once again for Jasons race. We headed down to Las Vegas over UEA for the 'Vegas Ragnar' and to hang out with family. Jason organized a van with brother in laws and a friend. They had a great time together, and it was fun to hear all their goofy stories afterwards.
We also had a good time shopping, playing, and chasing the kids around.

Above: Their whole team

Below: Just their van

I took the kids downtown one afternoon to meet the 'Real' lightening McQueen 2 characters.' They had some free gifts and activities for the kids to promote the new movie. The kids loved it.