Merry Chrismas!

Chandler 9, Sierra 6 & Eli 2

Ward Party

Eli once again could not wait to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what he wanted. And of course, getting a candy cane was the best part!


The kids helped put on a nativity scene. Chandler was Joseph, Sierra was an angel and Eli was a wise man.

After making an ornament and playing a game, we had hot chocolate and donuts!
Happy holiday memories!

X-Mas Performance

All of the 3rd grade classes put on a singing Christmas performance for the families last week.
He did a great job and even had a speaking part.

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Since David's BIG birthday present was our little trip to New Orleans, the kids gave him socks and a belt hanger for the closet. We went out to eat to Terra Mia and then blew out a candle on top of a slice of banana cream pie.
We love you and hope you felt extra special on your birthday!

Do You Remember - Jay Sean

Ho Ho Ho!

We headed to the mall last Saturday to see Santa Claus. We got there at 10:30 in the morning and to our surprise there was no one in line, so the minute I put Eli down he literally ran to Santa, like if he didn't get there right away Santa was going to disappear.
Santa grabbed him and put him on his lap, and Eli then proceeded to tell Santa that he wanted a red fire truck for Christmas. Chandler and Sierra also chatted with the big guy and made sure he new exactly what they wanted!
I was so thrilled to see how Eli reacted to Santa, it certainly put a smile on my face!




After, we headed to the movies and saw "The Princess & the Frog" which we all thought was so entertaining and fun. David and I even cried a little at the end. I definately recommend seeing it!

36 weeks!

Here is the last picture you will get out of me, until the little guy is born :)
I am totally uncomfortable, I can't sleep well anymore, and I am getting tons of braxton hicks and feeling tons of pressure.
Went to my appointment today and I'm actually measuring a week bigger (37 weeks), so we'll see if this little guy wants to come early.
That would be nice!

BYU

We took the kids to the BYU Christmas Party that they do every year for the families of students and faculty.
They made a craft, drank punch and played a few Christmas games. However, next year we will try to get there earlier so that we can get donuts and see Santa Claus.

 

 

 

 

Ready, Set, Snow!

 

 

 

Christmas Parade

Every year, on the Friday after Thanksgiving Spanish Fork does a Christmas Light Parade and the kids think it is so neat. They shut down Main Street and turn off all the lights. Then every float that goes by is lit up in Christmas lights.
We started off in the car, but the kids wanted to see better and face the cold. Eli was so amazed by everything that went by, it was fun to watch!

 

 

 

BUSY

Unfortunately, I ended up with no pictures from the Thanksgiving Day festivities -- I'm bad! So, I'm just going to have to tell you about them.
David and Chandler went to the "Ward Turkey Bowl" in the morning, while I began the food preperations. Sierra and Eli watched the "Macey's Day Parade" while I was busy in the kitchen.
David fried 2 turkey's which were SOOOOOOO yummy and the apple pie I made was in my opinion, the best I ever made :)
We ate our Thanksgiving feast with our neighbors the Bevan's and then headed to my mother's house for pie with the family. The day ended up turning out very well, and we were all exhasuted by the end of the night.
David decided to battle "Black Friday" at Wal-Mart and spent the night in the store to get the best deals on the things we needed. He was a trooper and ended up getting everything we needed.
Now on to Christmas!

Daddy's Little Helper

David helped my mom add some extra shelving to her pantry, and Eli was front and center wanting to contribute to the project. Hammering, drilling and measuring......it was stinkin' cute!

 

 

My little Goober!

 

I'm now a fan!

So, for David's 32nd birthday I decided to buy tickets to a New Orleans Saints game, since we had sky miles and hotel points from all of David's traveling. He was so excited that he was going to see his favorite team up close and on their own turf!
We flew in Saturday night, got up Sunday morning and headed to the stadium where they do events before the game and then at 1 p.m. they started letting people in to sit down. Of course we couldn't pass up buying some team memorabilia for our kids, which I enjoyed!

 

Here we are sitting on the 28 row, which were pretty awesome seats!

 

Some of the team warming up before the game.

 

The stadium was HUGE and very loud!

 

The start of the game - introducing the team, which was quite the show!
The Saints played the Carolina Panther's. This was a big game for two reasons: 1) the Panther's have beaten the Saints on their home field for the past 6 years and 2) the Saints need to stay undefeated. It ended up being a very intense game, but they ended up winning 30-20, which made the trip so well worth it.
We ate some yummy southern food and everyone we came in contact with was so nice. We flew home exhausted, but this trip certainly swayed me to be a devoted Saints fan!
And we can't forget my mom who watched the kids while we sped off for 48 hours. We love you mom and appreciate you having taken such good care of our kiddies!

Chandler's 9!

Chandler got to have a friend birthday party this year. We took him and 3 of his frinds to "Jump On It" where they jump on tons of trampolin's and then they came back to the house for cake, presents and goodie bags!

 

Party with his friends!

 

Scary Cake!

 

What a lucky kid!

 

Presents from his Mom & Dad & Nana!
Happy Birthday Chandler -- we LOVE YOU!