Christmas Greed

Well it has begun. The spirit of Christmas greed amongst the children. They are so happy with what they got, until it comes to the time of actually getting them out and playing with the toys. Then there is always the disputes of how they want to play with the other child's toy and of course the other child sees no reason for them to share. After all these are their new toys. It is nice to know that this is a cycle that seems to be unbroken. The kids had a great Christmas. They each enjoy it in their own way.

Ender had a blast trying to sneak the paper. Either from his own gifts or from others. The challenge was to see how much he could get in his mouth before someone else got it away from him. He succeeded rather well.

Raiden had a great time opening things. They get to the point that they keep asking "Where is more for me? Don't I have any more to open?" At least he was cute enough at the end to say that he loved Santa cause he brought him exactly what he asked for.

Judge is another store in himself. You have to let him savor the moment. Each presents gets its own chance of time in the spotlight. Some do get more time then others, but they are savored just the same. You try to rush him at all and world war III occurs.But in the end they all start out happy and ready to eat.

Ender has finally gone down for a nap (so has Mari for that fact) and now the playing with the toys can start full swing.

So Merry Christmas to all, and we hope to see if not talk to you over the Holidays!

Moo ya!

Welcome to the herd Kurt. Have you checked your profile? It has you listed as living in Cedar City, Afghanistan...I had to laugh.

Growing Up

Well aren't we getting mighty big?! That is what the Pediatrician said to Ender today at his check-up. It is amazing how fast they grow. He started out at 10lbs 5 oz and is a proud 20lbs today. Even more stunning is that he is 29 inches tall. Our other boys were always tall for their age, but at the rate he is growing he will be the only one year old that I have met who is three feet tall.

Meeting Santa

Tonight AJ & Aaron got to meet Santa for the first time. They loved it! Misty's Dad is one of Santa's Helpers, so he came up to get pictures with the boys and their cousin Holly. Although the boys didn't really get it, they had fun and loved sitting on Santa's lap...and testing his beard to see if it was real. No worries, AJ and Aaron are both on the Nice List. Their Dad, however, has a little bit of work to do! With Christmas only 8 days away, he'd better take some lessons from the twins--and fast!

To see a few more pictures, check out our blog.
"Christmas is the only time of year when we let a fat man break into our house and eat all of our cookies."

Welcome, and Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to welcome Quincy and any other new members to the family page. Hope all is going well. We are thinking of you and Jamie with the impending arrival of your sweet little baby. Have a Merry Christmas, and we can't wait to meet your baby!

Well you made it!

Happy Birthday to Loni! Well you did make it. You now are a legall adult in all ways. So good luck and keep your nose clean.

(Just thought we would tack on this picture of what she looked like almost six years ago!)

Happy 1st Bday!

Mckell, we hope you had a great 1st birthday.

Wish we could have been there!!!

Baby Kiss

Ender has a few funny habits. One of them really makes me laugh. He gets to sticking his tongue out like he is licking an ice cream cone or something. So we took a photo and turned him into...Baby KISS.

Bigger picture

This is a little bit bigger picture of the spotlight people this month. I couldn't get it to enlarge properly down below...

Santa

Just wanted to share a little bit of Christmas cheer...even if it isn't December.

Six Months!!!

Ender announces.... He is proud to share with all that he has been here on earth six months today. He still is short, round, and can't talk, but boy can he find fun things to do. Like spitting cereal, chewing on everything, jumping in his johnny-jump-up, and making his all famous raspberries.

Makes you wonder why we all can't find the simple joy in life like a baby huh? But he is a happy and wise six month old. Or at least we think he must be wise. How else would you explain his being able to get anyone to do anything for him?

Christmas Wish List

Well, we don't really need a ton of stuff...maybe just some fun games or something like that. AJ & Aaron really like the Veggie Tales movies, and they can ALWAYS use new socks---they're feet are huge! :)

Wish List

I am not being a Thanksgiving hater or not giving it the notice it needs, but I think we should start posting gift ideas for Christmas. If everyone could post things they and their families need or would like that would help with the Christmas shopping. And that way we don't have to keep calling or ask in person, and you can keep adding things to it...more fun don't you think?

So, please, please, pretty please, post your lists soon!!!

Dentist

I finally did it. I got a dentist frustrated enough that he admitted that almost no matter what I do, I probably would have problems with my teeth. I had my root canals done yesterday. Holy cow. You would almost have better luck prospecting for gold in mom's and dads backyard. He could barely get to the teeth. As it was he had to use every trick at his disposal short of dislocating my jaw or putting me out to get it done.

Even better was as we were cleaning up so I could go...you know cause after three hours in a dental chair, everyone wants out...he tells me,"Don't be surprised if you are in pain for the next few days, and you will probably be that way for at least a week or two." Oh, goodie...You know when they offer to numb you up so you can just leave the office, that it is going to be a bad one.

Join the fun

Okay all. I reissued the invite to everyone to come write on the blog. Thanks to those who have participated thus far.

Peaches

Well tonight, Aaron and AJ got their first taste of real baby food...something other than rice cereal, anyway. They had peaches. AJ loved it and couldn't get enough. Aaron on the other hand, wasn't very impressed. It was cute to watch them pull all of the faces!

Dr's Visit

Well we had a semi long day. Raiden got his stitches out. It has healed very nicely. Judge went in because he has had a chronic cough for the past month. They think it is a type of asthma that children can get. Hopefully it is, so he can and does grow out of it. And the funnest part, our water heater sprung a leak. So we had the plumbers here today until about seven. Not so bad when you look at it written down I guess.

And the biggest news, Raiden has his very first parent teacher conference tomorrow. It ought to be very interesting.

Happy Halloween!

Our first Halloween was a blast! The boys looked so darn cute, and we were the talk of the town at Adam's School Parade. Here are the pictures of our little cows and their farmers.

Life At College

Things at school have definietly been different. Between having classes that dont make sense to going to the local elementary school to help teach sixth graders. My math class is for sure the hardest thing in the world. I dont care for math that much to begin with, but it is a requirement for the field that I am going into. You know that your life is sad when your excitement for the day is when you go to the mailbox. It is even more depressing when there is nothing there. Well that doesnt mean to send me any of your bills. Food however is always accepted. Even though I am well fed by Tiffani. You could say that Tiffani is my new best friend. She cant cook alot but I am in the process of teaching her all the things that we have eaten at home for years. She also has a cooking apartment and I dont. That is another plus. All is going well here. If anyone wants to send me a package my address is 451 E 400 N PMB 5301 Price Utah 84501. Thanks for everything FAM....

Tricks N Treats and Stitches too!

Heya everyone! I thought I would post the first official participant post. I thought I would put my photos on here instead of on the family newsletter and see how it went. As you will see the kids had a fun time for Halloween. I also put on, at Raiden's insistence, proof of his war wound and how brave he is. As you can tell, Raiden was a Ninja Turtle (no masks at school so the green hair and red face paint), Judge was an uncooperative dragon, and Ender was Simba (so says Judge).

Welcom Y'all

Hello everyone!

I thought it might be nice to have a family blog. This way we can post tidbits or talk about things in general without having to catch each other on the phone. It is a fun way to discuss things near and dear to our hearts or just frivolous and fun. I hope you can all enjoy this family time together, and that we will hopefully grow closer together. Enjoy and participate, or at least read and laugh at some of our comments and conclusions.

If you have trouble getting on to participate contact Misty or Hallie. We should be able to help you out.

Love you all and can't wait to start blogging!!!