Homemade Ice Cream for Christmas!

We went to Idaho for Christmas and got spoiled by Jeff's family! We had a great time there! Jeff's dad made really yummy homemade ice cream for the kids! Trevor couldn't stop eating to look up for the picture. The kids really enjoyed being involved in making their own ice cream! Thank you Grandma and Papa!

Merry Christmas!

For Christmas we had lot of fun and got really spoiled at Jeff's parents in Idaho. The kids got to open their PJ gift on Christmas Eve and then see all thier cousins for Christmas day. It was great! Thank you all for all the wonderful gifts and time together!



Kara adores spending time with her "girl cousins" her age whenever we are in Idaho. All three girls love Hannah Montana. They put on a concert for us making the couch a stage. They sang with spoons as microphones and had a blast! Way to go girls! What a show!


Kara and Trevor on Christmas Eve opening their PJ's. Below is the traditional family picture of the kids in their new Pajamas for Christmas.

After Christmas Party!

On the day after Christmas we left our kids with Jeff's parents and went on a mini group date with Jeff's siblings and their spouses. Because we live in Utah we don't get to hand out with them much so we really looked forward to our group date with them. We played at Terri and Dusty's house on the Wii. It was really fun! Thank you Mark and Stacey and Terri and Dusty for a really fun time!

On the night of the 26th we all went to Chuck-E-Cheese for an after Christmas birthday party for Masen (one of Kara and Trevor's cousins). All the cousins on Jeff's side of the family were there. It was so much fun! They held the party early so we could be a part of it. We are so glad we could be there and not miss out on all the fun!

Trevor and Sam driving a monster truck at Chuck-E-Chesses. Cousin boys having fun!

Kara and Dani at Chuck-E-Cheeses.



Kara, Masen and Taylor at Chuck-E-Chesses having fun!

Joseph, Sam, Masen holding Carlie, ChuckECheese, Dani, Kara, Taylor, and Sheryl holding a very grumpy Trevor who had had enough and didn't want to be a part of a picture.

Visiting Grandma & Papa

On the way home from Christmas (on Dec. 27th) we stopped in Bountiful, Utah to visit Jeff's Grandma and Grandpa. We sure love them! We had fun visiting with them while the kids played with their toys. Even though the kids only get to see them 4 or 5 times a year, they feel very comfortable in their home. Our kids are very stranger shy, and the picture of them sitting on the couch with Great-Grandma and Papa would have NEVER happened if they didn't feel totally comfortable with them. They are amazing people and we were so glad we could spend some time with them!

Happy 3rd Birthday TREVOR!

Trevor turned 3 yrs old on December 19th! Congrats Trevor! We love you!

For His Birthday Trevor asked for a Spiderman party. He said he wanted a "blue spiderman cake that's chocolate". Well, that's exactly what he got. He was very excited to get "boy stuff!" for his birthday which is all he asked for when you asked him what he wanted. Thank you all who came and sent him darling gifts!

Also for his birthday he wanted to go to his favorite place...Jumpin' Jacks. So Daddy took him and a buddy of his there during the day. We had his party that night at our house. He had a fun day!

Mom and Grandma made the cake per his request. He was a happy boy!

Festival of Trees

On Dec. 2nd we traveled to Salt Lake to go to the Festival of Trees with my parents. Sheryl danced with her clogging group there too. (This picture is just of me with a few of my teammates. There are about 19 of us on the team.)

Trevor and Kara with Grandma enjoying the Festival of Trees!

Kara's Trip to the Hospital

On Saturday night, November 21st, Kara split her chin open sliding across the kitchen floor. She was trying to have some fun and got a brand new life experience instead. She took her pillow, put on her mittens (for increased sliding action...the girl was thinkin'), ran full speed and


hurled herself at the kitchen floor. The only thing to stop her momentum was her chin. Realizing how serious it was (we could see the inside of her chin pretty good), we took her to the after hours clinic. She fought them so much when they were trying to clean it (I don't blame her...it hurt!) that they told us we would need to go the emergency room at the hospital so they could put her out to put the stitiches in. So that's what we did. They gave her a shot to put her to sleep, then gave her seven stitiches. Before she was fully coherant they brought her to me (being pregnant and Trevor being young neither of us were allowed to even sit in the waiting room at the hospital due to the Swine Flu). She threw up moments after getting in the car. We all arrived home about midnight totally exhausted. This parenting thing isnt' for whimps!

Kara's First Recital

Kara had her first dance recital on Nov. 14th 2009. She is taking a Ballet class with her friend Cambry (hugging Kara in the picture). She did so great! She knew the steps so well! She was front and center of the group leading those around her with what to do! (Sheryl had the big grin and was pretty proud of her little dancer!) Way to go Kara!

Halloween

For Halloween Kara was witch with purple hair and Trevor was, of course, Spiderman with Muscles! Tradition has it that Jeff has to come up with some way to scare some people to death so he did. He sat under a table for a few hours and grabbed innocent trick-or-treater hands when they tried to take a candy. He got some good screams. Ahh boy. Traditions.