Update

Decided I need to do better at updating this thing with or without pictures. I really don't have much to tell, but here I go.

MJ is teaching Lil how to speak and read. It is so cute hearing MJ say a word and then Lil mimicking her. MJ loves school and seems to be doing well.

Lil is a pill and when I say that is is full of love and affection. She is so full of energy and her new thing is to dance everywhere. In sacrament meeting she would shaker her bum as hard as she could to every song. She also likes to push others buttons. She knows what makes you upset and she'll do it just to upset you and then run off laughing. Yes, she is a pill but we love her for her upbeat and happy attitude.

RB really likes 4th grade. I really like car pooling with him. School is going well for both of us and we are both excited for the break. We made the snow hill in front of our house again this year. This is the second one we made since the first melted away. Sadly, the rain today is melting away this one too.

Well I've babbled on long enough about nothing. Have a great week!

SLC Visit

Yesterday we decided in the morning to head to SLC. After looking at the forecast for next week we decided we had better chance the weather this week and not next. So after breakfast we headed out the door. We first went to the Gateway mall and walked around. We made a list of the gifts we wanted to buy after the movie. Then we went and saw Tangled. It was hilarious! Well worth the time. After buying some gifts we headed to Temple Square to look at the lights.

MJ is always very cautious which is completely different from her daring sister who would have taken a swim if we had let her.


At temple square we met up with RB's brother and family. MJ loved seeing her cousin and walking around with him. I'm glad it wasn't too cold. Right as we finished it started to sprinkle. Perfect timing! After waiting for an hour to get a booth we ate dinner and then headed home.




It was a perfect day! Lil did so good too considering she didn't get a nap and was extremely tired at the end of the night. The movie was good, the weather was good, and the day was great!

Tree Hunting/Thanksgiving 2010

Christmas tree hunting was not quite the Griswold's experience it was last year. Things ran much smoother this year. We headed to Walmart to buy boots for MJ. We met RB's brother there and loaded up in his vehicle to cut down trees. We found a spot and got all bundled up. RB and his brother took off to find the trees while I stayed with the four kids to play. They dug holes, rolled down the hill, and took sled rides. Lil lasted 2 min. before going back into the car, and the others lasted about 10 min. including me. My toes were freezing. Once we got back into the car and started it to warm up the temperature read -4 degrees. Yes, it was that cold! After waiting for about 10 min. RB and his brother showed up. They had snow up to their waist they were walking through. I'm glad we all didn't go trekking up there this year. That would have been awful with four kids and snow up to their heads.








The boys were freezing when they got back and after some lunch they finished tying the trees up on the car. Then we headed home. Because our jeep still has problems, we weren't able to drive it. So, once again we shoved our tree into our Scion. I told RB not to make that a tradition although this year the camera had batteries so I was able to get pictures of it. So besides the freezing cold temperatures we had a great time and hopefully will get the tree up today.



Thanksgiving this year was at RB's brother's home. Since we had to travel an hour and a half we decided to leave from there and go visit my family. I did bring my camera and was smart enough to take zero pictures. What can I say I was having too much fun playing games, talking, and of course eating to take pictures. It was great to see both sides of the family. We had to come home a day early due to weather but it's good to be home and relaxing before school starts again tomorrow.



Here is a picture of our home with Christmas lights on it for the first time. I know it's not a lot but it's a start. On today's agenda is to go to church, decorate the tree, and watch A Mickey's Christmas with the family. Can't wait!

Halloween

We had tacos before carving our pumpkins this year and MJ was very creative in how she made and ate hers.



Lil enjoyed drawing on her pumpkin before I carved the other side.


MJ took a million pictures of us carving the pumpkins. She touched the stuff once and was done with it. Just like Lil. One year they will help gut it out.


We all chose different pictures from the Internet to base our pumpkins off of. RB wanted to the ghost on top, MJ wanted a pirate, RB carved mine with just a silly face, and Lil wanted a skull of all things. So here is a pic. of the finished products.


MJ and Lil both wanted to Barbies this year. Lil was going to be Tinkerbell but changed her mind. They loved their costumes. I'm glad they fit over their winter gear because we got down poured on while trick or treating. It was still a lot of fun though.



After MJ had a great time handing out candy to those who came to our home. It was fun. For school RB and I dressed up. I didn't get a picture of RB's costume since some of it was borrowed. He was Dr. Doofenshmirtz on Phineas and Ferb.

I was a basketball. The students did not understand my costume at all but all the teachers loved it. I find out if it is a boy or a girl on the 15th. Halloween was good and relaxing this year. Fun times!

Hair Bows

For super Sat. the other day we made hair bows. My girls love them and I am very proud how cute they turned out. Especially since it was me who made them. They were easy and quite fun too.



The pictures do not do justice to how cute they are. But I tried.