Isabel turns Six

The mummy game with toilet paper. Thank goodness for the internet and all its fun and easy ideas.

This is "Lion, lion, hyena" where one person has a lion's tail that other is supposed to catch. They all loved wearing the tail.

Isabel was able to have her party right on her birthday. It was a monday and Martin Luther King day, so she had school off. She was so excited about that. She invited a bunch of friends, but we had a few problems with the invites getting to the kids to their parents, so next year we might not send them to school. Oh well. The theme was loosely jungle\wild things and I think all the kids had fun. Isabel had a Dairy Queen cake and that was a big hit. Made things a little easier for me, too :) We all got to just hang out the rest of the day. We went to Blanding to the Patio Drive in for dinner, the girls love going there because you get a baby cone for dessert. it was a good day.

WNBA here we come!

Abby is back in her little Junior Jazz instructional league. She is loving it, and does well. They don't realize how left handed she is, so we will work on that. They spend an hour each saturday practicing dribbling, passing and shooting and then they play a few short games. It is pretty funny to watch. I am happy she has these opportunities, though.

Abby finally got her second front tooth, it was super wiggly for weeks and was hanging on by one little spot and finally I just twisted it out of there. She is pretty excited about it. The girls also got their ears pierced over New Years and she is loving the earrings. We were at the mall and I wanted Abby to see the "gun" they use. Well, one thing lead to another and Isabel wanted hers pierced, although the rule was she had to be seven. But we were there. We went through the whole process and Abby held Isabel's hands. She wanted to see if it hurt or not. Isabel did great and was done. While I was paying, Abby was talking to Grandma CC and saying she might do it tomorrow. Well, we told her it was now or in a long time, since we can't get it done in town. She decided, picked her earrings and we did it all over again. Abby got yellow gold with pink stones and Isabel got white gold with sapphires. They have taken good care of them and everything seems to be healing just fine. My girls are getting big so fast! Unfortunately, I didn't plan on the ear piercing trip, so i didn't have a camera. i took cell phone pictures but i have to figure out how to get them on the computer.

Christmas, Part Deux

Scott went a cut down our tree, the girls had a lot of fun decorating it. It was the prickliest tree we've ever had. The plus side of that, is the kids pretty much left it alone...the down side was when i stepped on a needle and it drew blood. We probably won't get that kind again! Thanks to all those who spoiled our kids, we are very blessed.

Grandma CC was so happy to be here and see her family. The girls loved having her. Every morning they tool a book and woke up grandma and read for as long as she would read. They got all kinds of attention. We appreciated having someone to entertain the kids, and help with dishes. Whitney took the entire two weeks to let Grandma hold her.

Sara helped us shovel. She didn't want to play in the deep snow in the back. This year is still nothing compared to last winter, we've had snow but the weather has been pretty good.

Joys of small town living.

Having fun with Grandma CC

Mom was able to come for two weeks over Christmas. This is the first time we have spent Christmas together since the year Scott drove up to Canada, a few weeks before we got engaged. So it was nice to have her. She enjoyed spoiling the girls, seeing a bit of the area that we could from a warm car, and taking a quick trip to Orem to see Scott's family. We all wish we lived closer together, but hopefully in a few years mom will be able to spend more time in Utah.

Christmas was good. We stayed home and just let the kiddos play with their toys. The big present this year was a new Wii system. Everybody has been enjoying it. We love Sports Resort which has a bunch of different games like swordfighting, basketball, bowling, waterskiing and many more. We can play it as a family, and it is easy enough for the big girls to play alone. The other favorite game is I Spy Spooky mansion. You go through rooms in a mansion and find things, just like in the I spy boks. We played it as a family every monday night and took until this week to finish it.
The girls were happy with everything and we had a fun day, complete with a nice turkey dinner.

Christmas Catch-Up

Whitney's first haircut, she does not like things in her hair and the bangs were getting long.

Enjoying Christmas cookies, we did gingerbread and sugar. Mmmmmmm.

Uncle Dan and Melissa were able to come visit for a few days before Christmas. The girls loved having them here! After they went home, dan proposed! Wedding in May, we are so happy for them both.

We took a nice drive down to Newspaper rock. Except for the time Whitney got carsick and threw up on Melissa, the time we tried to go over the mountain and got stuck in the snow, and the time we tried to go down the mountain on a shortcut and got stuck....it was really fun!

The happy couple

Christmas is coming

At the little light parade in monticello

Decorating the tree. Scott cut it down. It is a really prickly spruce but it's pretty. We got home from the light parade and decorated a bit with the girls and then I finished it off. They are all very excited about everything. Sara and I spent one Sunday at home from church together because we were sick and we put up all the decrations around the house. The others were suprised when they got home. I even put nails in the walls and hung up a lot more than I did last year. I think it all turned out cute. We now have presents under the tree, but I am pretty close to locking them up for the next week. The poor kids can't resist them.

We had a crazy time at our ward party, that is where Santa was. They had good food and good entertainment. we have so many talented people here. But carrying food and drinks and everything for four crazy kids isn't a ton of fun for mom and dad. Scott barely got home in time to go. Anyways, it was good and we are so thankful church is across the street...makes these things much simpler.

Scott is performing in two concerts of the Messiah, playing his trumpet. Last week it was in Blanding, and this week it will be here. We are hoping to catch some of it tonight, but maybe not all two hours. Another perk of the church across the street :)

My brother Dan and his girlfriend Melissa fly in Monday night, then Mom will be here wednesday, then Dan leaves Thursday, and Mom stays until january. Should be fun and crazy, we are excited and almost have the house cleaned up. On big tub of toys is packed up, making room for Christmas. Most everything is wrapped, mailed, cards are almost done and after we get a few groceries i think we are all sset for the big day! We are excited mom and Dan will be here for the girls' school concert, that has never happened! And i haven't spent Christmas with my mom in about nine years, since the Christmas Scott came up to visit me. After that we lived in California, and then seemed to have babies and were not wanting to travel in the winter. So it should be fun for all.

ps. Whitney LOVES santa...hahaha. she can say a really cute hohoho, though.

All I want for Christmas

First top tooth gone

Before it came out

Abby says:

I looked real funny cuz the tooth stuck out of my face and when I closed my mouth I could feel it. Mom pulled out my tooth cuz it looked weird and she accidentally pulled it out. It was funny wiggling it and I got a whole dollar, as usual, from the tooth fairy. And I found out that when I woke up real early in the morning.

And I have another loose tooth on the other side. I am probably gonna lose it cuz it it's wiggly. and I can stick my toungue through it and it looks like I have a pink tooth and the tooth that is underneath is growing in. The rest of my teeth that have been lost are growing in, exactly the same as the weird lookin' one.

For Christmas I would like a pink tooth pocket with hearts and teeth on it, so i could put my tooth in it whenever I lose one. I would also like a caramel apple so maybe it might make my tooth looser, and it would taste good.

I am going to sing in a Christmas concert and yesterday i built a snowman almost all by myself, but today the head fell off. Instead of using a carrot for its nose we used a pinecone. Isabel's was the big sister, mine was the little sister but now their heads are both ruined. mine fell off and Isabel's pieces fell off. Mine was nothing but arms and the pinecone nose.

Sara's first haircut

Before

During

After!

Sara's hair has always been long and beautiful. She loved it more than a 3 year old should love her hair. When I put a shirt on her, her arms couldn't go in the sleeves because her hair would get in the way. When we tried to do up her seatbelt in the car, the hair had to be moved, when she ate, she wiped everything up with her hair. She loves it down and in her face, taking out every clip or elastic band I put in it. She got tons of compliments on her hair all the time, but there comes a point when it just has to go. It was a hard decision. Sara agreed to it but still misses her hair a little.

Anyways, she was very good and sat still and I just went for it. I think it turned out cute and she still loves it down and in her face but it is much easier to brush, and still long enought to do things with. win-win