Snow day!

Konner looked out the window and said "It snowed!!" He was so excited, he ran and told Zaydee and they started getting dressed, so they could go play in it. Konner thought for a min, then said "Holy crap mom, I am going to have to wear like 4 pairs of pants for this much snow!" haha Obviously we are not around the snow very much. We went outside and made snow angels, had a snowball fight, and built Bocho (the snowman)! We realized that we are not well equipped for such weather. I put lots of pictures on facebook, if you want to see more Click here

Christmas

We had  great Christmas week! My aunt Lisa and her family came down and spent a few days before Christmas. On Thursday we went to Grandma Joy and Grandpa Ralph's house for "Christmas eve" dinner  with my moms family. We had fondu and the kids loved it. Zaydee loved having little girls to play babies with, and Konner ran around like he was one of the big boys. All the grandkids opened their presents from grandma and grandpa, then played for the rest of the night. The little kids watched a movie on the "magic bed"(the wall bed) before we went home.

The next night was actually Christmas eve. I didn't have to work and we had a fun day! The kids are getting big enough to really get excited about Christmas. We spent the day with my family and had dinner at my mom and dad's house. My mom read the Christmas story (kids version) after dinner. Then we all got to open one present. The kids got jammies and I got an awesome Christmas plate.... one we can put cookies for Santa on.  I took the kids home to get the cookies and milk ready, and so we could be in bed early. Konner wrote a letter, all by his self, for Santa. Then it was time for bed....... time for Santa to stop by.

(Dear Santa, These cookies are for you. Love Konner that sat on your lap)

CHRISTMAS MORNING!! The kids got up at 8:30 and were soooo excited. Konner got the BIG truck and trailer that he asked Santa for! Zaydee got a big girl bike and the pink camera she was to scared to ask Santa for. haha My family came over and watched the kids open their presents. After they had a chance to open and play with everything, we went to my parents house for biscuits and gravy. After breakfast we opened presents over there, then we spent the rest of the day playing with our new things and building puzzles.That evening, the kids got to go to Joyce and Kim's to open their presents and play with the cousins. They had a great time. We were all very spoiled and are so blessed to have such awesome family! 

Aunt Con, Leslie, my mom, Konner, and Zaydee all in Zayds new princess tent! haha

Family pictures

We had our pictures done in December and I am so happy with how they turned out. I had Jimmy Bishop, from Gideon Photography (one of my very favorite photographers) do them. He was great with Konner and Zaydee and he had the pictures done in 2 days! He is awesome! I wish I could post them all up here, for every one to see.... BUT there are 120 pictures. That would take a while, so I will just post a few.

I did it

I PASSED BIOLOGY!!!

Holy cow.... I am so excited! I wanted to do a little happy dance when I turned in my biology book!

It took a lot of hard work and studying and all that paid off!

This is, by far, the hardest class I have taken so far. I now feel like I can do anything! haha

School break

I had lots of goal to accomplish during the school break. Get my house cleaned, stay up on the laundry, get an oil change in my car, clean out my car..... Blah, Blah, FREAKING BLAH! None of that got accomplished but we have had a lot of fun! This is what we have been up to...

The kids were dying to do something fun with the cousins. Since I have been in school, we have not had a lot of spare time for play dates. So, we had all the kids over for pizza, went to see Despicable Me, and had a sleepover. It was a little crazy but super fun! (ok, a lot crazy!) haha

We went to a few movies. I got some movie gift cards for my birthday and they were well spent. We saw Tangled, Despicable Me, Yogi Bear and Megamind. The kids really liked all of them, but Yogi Bear was really not in my top favorites.  

My little sister was in a couple different plays at the Dickens Festival this year. We had a great time watching her and she did so good. Ran into some old friends, which is always fun. Well not always, but this time it was. 

I was able to go out to Springdale a couple times. I love it out there. The scenery, the shops, the friendly people, BUT most of all.... I love eating at Oscars! I went out right before the huge rain storm and it was gorgeous! The huge red rocks were peeking out of the fog, it was just drizzling, and oh my gosh..... I forgot my camera! I was sooooo bummed but, life goes on... 

I got to go again when my aunt Coni and her friend Leslie came out for a visit. Coni and I always make a trip to Springdale, every time she comes. We had so much fun walking through the shops and eating at Oscars. They have the best burgers ever!

We have really been able to enjoy each others company during this little break. There has been lots of snuggle time, game playing, puzzle building, wii playing, book reading, treat eating and much, much more. The house still looks like a tornado went through, the laundry is still piled up and my car still looks like this.... or worse

But we have taken advantage of the free time and really enjoyed each other!

Thanksgiving 2010

We had a really good Thanksgiving this year. We were able to spend it with lots of family. On Thanksgiving, the boys in my family go shotgun shooting while the girls prepare the food. My dad and brothers took Konner along, and he LOVED it. Zaydee stayed home and helped Grandma Tucker make puffed rice balls. We ate dinner at my Grandparents house and everything was amazing..... as always. After dinner the kids went to spend some time with the Eardleys, and I went to a movie with Jarvis. I feel so blessed to have such a great family and be able to spend so much time with them.

Stay tuned...

Sorry, we have been so busy... As soon as my finals are over I will post the latest happenings. I can't even begin to tell you all how excited I am for a break from school!! It is very much needed.... I will be able to get caught up on all my projects! YAY!

Holiday tunes

Well its official..... we have started listening to Christmas music in the house and the car! I love Christmas music and it really helps get me in the spirit of the season. The kids have enjoyed singing and dancing to some of the songs I loved as a child. Their favorite one to sing is "Your a mean one Mr. Grinch"

These are some of our favorite Christmas CDs. With the list of new ones I want, our collection will be growing! Happy Holidays!! :)

Childhood memories....

Last weekend, I got the chance to take the kids to Blanding. I loved every minute of it, and so did Konner and Zaydee. I got to show them the house I grew up in. My grandma and grandpa now live in our old house, so we got to stay there. I got to take them to the Patio, a tiny little restaurant that makes the best shakes ever! Every year, our family would take a trip up to the mountains to get fire wood. My old house has a wood burning stove, so we went to help my grandparents get wood for the winter. My dad and grandpa used the chainsaws to cut the wood, and Konner would pick up the "BIG" logs and load them in the truck. Zaydee sat on a stump with grandma and ate snacks the whole time. Another thing we did every year, as a child, was rake all the leaves into big piles and jump in them. The kids and I spent HOURS doing this. Zaydee loved all the stray cats that hung around the yard. She would chase them around and pet them. I had to inform her that cats don't like being picked up by the tail. Konner loved the fact that the yard backs up to horses. He spent a lot of time sitting on the fence watching them.

I loved all the fall colors. I didn't realize how much I missed them until I got to Blanding and saw them. They were gorgeous! We took a drive by the reservoir, where I swam as a kid. It was lined with yellow trees. My grandma has the prettiest, bright red, bushes around her yard.

While we were driving around, showing the kids the town, we drove passed the movie theater. As a kid, I remember begging to go to the movies. It is a super old, one screen theater. Konner could not believe that old thing was a movie theater! 

We had an amazing time. I am so glad I got to take the kids to spend time with my grandparents. I spent so much time with them as a kid, and wanted my kids to get to know them better. My grandma and grandpa loved playing and reading and laughing with the kids. We really appreciate them  letting us stay there, cooking for us, and making our weekend a great memory!

Zayd's first pedicure

A couple weeks ago, Joyce told Zaydee if she could go 2 weeks without having an accident, she would take her to get a pedicure. Well she did it! So, on Tuesday they went and got their toe nails done. Zaydee loved it and  told me all about it. Her favorite part was the bubble water, the "ticklish stuff" and the fact that Brookie was there too! She loves every chance she gets to play with another girl!

 Soakin' in the bubble water

The finished product. Zaydee shows her toes to everyone. She also wants to make sure everyone knows she has flowers on them....... just like mommy