Dance fundraiser

The kids had a fundraiser for their dance school and got to perform the dances they are learning for Spring. They had a blast and did a great job.

Here is Whitney's Jazz dance.

Here is Danica's jazz

Hope you enjoyed. I think for being their first year of dance they did a fantastic job. Their ballets were just as good.

Dallin says YES

Dallin is so full of fun these days. He is learning to talk and communicate in other ways too. Here he is when he learned 'yes'

SNOW!!!

We were so excited a few weeks ago when we woke up to a winter wonderland. It had been in the 70's and then suddlenly dropped to below freezing (well just below). And we woke up to this amazing site.

So we turned on the radio and TV to see if school had been cancelled and no news. So we got Danica dressed and took her to the bus - and waited... and waited...and then we made a snowman and still no bus. So we went home and played in our yard, but I didn't bring the camera to that excersion. But later that afternoon when Dallin was up we went out again. Yes- we love the snow!! Danica loves it so much she had to eat it...
Dallin really loved it too. So glad we got him this coat when we thought we were going to be in the Rockies for the start of winter.The kids pulled out the sled and pulled each other around the yard for a bit. I think this may have been Dallin's favorite part.

A disclaimer - the girls did have coats and mittens and everything, but they shed them shortly after getting outside. I guess they were getting in the way of their fun. But it wasn't really that cold out anyway. I just love this next picture. The sun just happened to be in the right place, and then it is reflecting off the snow to frame Whitney so perfectly...

And just so you get the idea of how much snow we really had - this is our snowman that we made around 4 in the afternoon and only used a corner of the yard snow to make it.

Yes - I am standing up straight. - we made a 5 foot snowman and look how much snow is left!!

We had so much fun. I wish it would cool off again and snow for Christmas this time. Guess I'll just keep on wishing.

Whitney's birthday

Whitney is 4! She got breakfast in bed compliments of Danica.

She had a few friends over for a party. Princess dresses and tea set and the imaginations of littel girls - what could be better.

They got to make goodie bags, crowns and sparkly pink playdough. A girls dream come true!!

Here's the cake. (I used a Cinderella doll she already had and went from there)

and - who can forget the presents. 7 Dinsey Princess all in one box. The picture doesn't even begin to capture her excitement. She still carries them everywhere, sleep with them, plays with them all day - It's just not wearing off (maybe when she get her Christmas presents - but I don't think so)

A little bit about the new 4 year old. She likes to do things by herself - she gets her snacks and drink by herself because she is a BIG GIRL. She thinks she is now going to catch the bus and go to school (thanks to Danica telling her she would go to school when she was 4).

She is full of smiles most of the time, but her stubborness is starting to show even more (remember that stubborn little baby dad?? she's back)

She loves to watch anything on TV, loves to color (and she can do it almost as good as Danica when she wants too) She loves to 'stamp up' as she calls it. So we do this together anytime I need to pull my stuff out.

She loves her dance classes!! But she is content not to be the limelight (which is probably good because her sister must be the limelight) But I think they are both very good dancers.

Happy Birthday little Princess!

Dallin's birthday/happenings

Dallin has turned one and is suddenly into everything. I was making rolls the other day and forgot to put the lid on the flour container and then turned around to this...


Then Dave found him in the cupboard and played pick-a-boo. Which he didn't really like. I think it scared him having the door closed on him.

Here are some of our friends that came for Dallin's party. Here they are practicing their balancing act.

Here he is trying to figure out how to open his new toys. The cars and helicopter were his favorites. In fact he wouldn't even open the other gifts once the cars were opened. He wanted them right away. What a boy!!

Playing Twister for the party...

And some fun shots of the birthday boy in his new duds and decorating himself with the frosting from the cake. He wasn't a big fan of the cake.

Halloween festivities

So here are the pictures from the last post - and yes Mary you were right - hot dogs wrapped up like mummies. And potato slices cut into claws. The brains were just peach jello mixed with whip cream. (the brain mold was left in the sleeping baby's closet)

Onto the carnival. Who knew that Hannah Montana and Cinderella were such sloppy eaters??

Then we met up with Daphne, and played games.

Here's a group shot of the disney bunch

Dinner on Halloween was boo pizza and dracula punch. The girls wouldn't drink until I gave in and told them what was on the cups. Sorry the pizza didn't get in the shot much - it's just pizza with cheese ghosts nothing too fancy.

Carving pumpkins while watching It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown is a yearly tradition.

What posers I have for children.
Danica and whitney loved cutting the pumpkins, but were kind of grossed out by the guts, so I pulled most of them out. Danica was a trooper and she did a lot of hers.

Dave is carving Dallin's because Dallin went to bed. But Dallin got some pumpkin time later...

Pictures on our way out to trick or treat with friends.

Doesn't smee look like a real bad bottom with his binky.(dave's quote)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

start of the Halloween fun

Each week starting the begining of October I have tried to have spooky diner night. The family loves it and looks forward to it. The first week we had "sloppy gobblins". Each person got to make their own gobblin face.

Mine's too cute - not scary enough.

The next week we had 'werewolf claws' and 'brains'. This was a big hit and everyone pretended they were zombies. I have to say these were the best brains I have ever eaten.

This week we had mummy dogs and monster claws but I don't have the pictures on the computer yet. but, use your imagination as to what they were, let me know and then next post I will post them. If you want any recipes let me know too.

Happy Halloween!!

I think this speaks for itself.

Go watch 'Goonies' now if you didn't get it.

I'm 11 months old

Hi there.

It's been a while since I've let mom post. I am almost one now and I keep everyone on their toes. I got my first tooth a few weeks ago and just got my 2nd one yesterday. I don't like it when they come in, but those popcicles mom gives me are great. I like being able to go wherever I want, but mom doesn't like it when I disappear into my sisters room.
I've even tried to play the wii, but mom doesn't like that either.


My favorite thing to do is eat...

This is my first time eating lasagna. I loved it. I ate almost two whole peices plus mom made me eat some veggies too. I don't mind those, but this was much better.

I had a doctor's visit last week and the nurse had to measure me twice because she couldn't believe that I had grown so much. I'm now 18 pounds and 27 inches long.

I still love to flirt with all the girls and flash them my smile.

I love to play with anything with wheels, and I can say dad, mom, and bob-bob (that's my grandpa if you were wondering).

I love being outside and everything that goes along with that.

Well, I think that's all for now. Thanks for taking the time to see how I'm doing.

Games we play

Now that Dallin is mobile the girls and he play fun games all through the house. This is one of their favorites. We call it "The monster"

I love to watch them chase each other and giggle and squeal. The slap, slap of Dallin's hands on the tile add to the 'monster' effect of this game. One day he will be fast enough to catch them.

Christmas Advent Calendar Class

I'm teaching this class in November. For more details click here. You don't have to live near by to take advantage of this either.

I need confirmation by Nov 1 so I can order the materials. The boxes are treat boxes for each day and it's magnetic so it can be used year after year.

This is part of what I do in my Stampin' Up! business. It's super fun and I love creating. Plus they just released their digital crafting software - see me website for more details about that (link to the left in the sites to see column)

Have a great day.

finishing up the summer

Once the spring runoff had finally died down we had lots of fun playing in the river behind our house. Here's just a few pics to show off our fun.

The rocks were the favorite part for everyone. I think Dallin actually ate some. We waded in, fell in and well - I think I got the wettest of everyone. Lots of smiles, laughs and memories.

I really enjoyed living the in the heart of the Rockies.

We hiked a lot more than I've showen here, but hey I'm summing things up. If anyone loves to hike and loves animals and the outdoors in general we highly recommend Rocky Mountain National Park. 'Course if you are on the east coast we would recommend the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Anyway - all of us really enjoyed the serenity of the summer. There's nothing like looking out your window at the mountains and rivers and hearing the wind rustling through the trees in your own forest, watching the elk graze your yard and the hummingbirds fly into your house. It is definately a great place to relax, regroup and remember what's really important in life.

What we did over the summer part 4

The begining of August Dave's parents and his sister came out to visit. This was the same weekend we found out about our new job. We did a small hike with them around Bear Lake

Water, water, water...

Family photo op

We had a great time while there were there, and then Grandma took the girls back to her house for a week. It was nice to get some packing done without all the unpacking of the already packed. (at least until they came back)

After the kids had been gone for the week Dave, Dallin and I took a trip out to Utah for the weekend and had a fabulous time and dave got the opportunity to see his brother called as bishop of his LDS ward. It was wonderful.

Then came the packing and Dallin decided he could pull himself up onto everything.