Treasured Moments

12.29.2008

More December Fun

Every year Junky Trunk invites Santa to come visit the kids at the store and this Santa arrives in Style via Helicopter. Besides the Polar Express this is the only time my kids got to see the Big Guy and here they even get to sit on his lap and get a present.

The boys loved it, but boy was it cold.

Santa's Helicopter arrival-last year we missed this part.

Anticipation much!

Hot Cocoa of course

One of the days before Christmas the Advent Paper said to make ornaments. I got this idea from Jessica- thanks girl, the kids loved painting them.

Progressive Dinner:

Every year for Christmas the Cummards have a Progressive Dinner (well it is not so much a dinner as it is just lots of food). Last year since I was so sick, I did not decorate very much for Christmas so I opted out. This year I was back in with some yummy Spinach & Artichoke dip. Every house was Super Yummy

at Cheryl's she made this stuff and I have already forgotten the name, they are kind of like funnel cake but in these cute shapes.

Course it took about half and hour to make 10 but they were sure good, and cute.

12.19.2008

The Happenings

Well This has been a busy time which I am sure is the same for everyone, I have been seriously lacking on my blogging lately for many reasons.

First every time I am on my computer I am working on a Christmas Project for my whole family, which is quite time consuming so it has made it next to impossible to blog.

Most of my gifts this year are homemade, I thought this would be cheaper but it is not, though it is more meaningful. I just hope they all appreciate all the long hours I put into it.

I had to Enrichment Activities a Candy/Cookie Exchange -Get to Know you night. Which went awesome, it is amazing how many neat people are in my ward that I never even really knew anything about. Plus the treats weren't bad either and my new fav. thing is Oreo Bon Bons

We also had our Christmas Enrichment which was a lot of work but so worth it. It was a perfect night filled with the spirit. I am so lucky to have Jess as my partner in crime on these she is very responsible and talented. Thanks Girl!

Making 24 72hr. kits for the Cummard family for our Progressive Dinner. - Crazy good thing J helped me a ton.

This year in our advent boxes I put little things to do every day ie. make ornaments, watch a christmas movie, make goodies and so on.

J and Huddy love it, every morning the first thing they want to do is that. I guess my kids get very bored with their mom all day.

Jack putting his homemade star on the tree.

This year we opted out of buying a real tree, for multiple reasons, the money, the fact that with all Presley's baby things in the fam. room there just wasn't enough space. So luckily we still had the tree from our first Christmas it is small but still Magical.

Stephen showing J all his Garbage Pail kids- I know terrible, but sometimes father son bonding is more important.But we will not be getting those out again.

I know I look constipated, but that is what you get for not stretching in 5 yrs. Go Suzie & Kanoe for being able to do the splits no problem.

Suns Boys

A couple of weeks ago Stephen took J and his cousin to the Suns Game

While they did have a blast Stephen doesn't know if he would do it again. Most of the time they either wanted to eat or play, I think the pair together made it harder.

Eating at Wendy's before the game

The first thing J told me about when he got home was his picture with the Dancers.

What a stud, his cousin wouldn't get in the pic, he was afraid the girls would kiss him.

Face painting of course-apparently Daddy is a sucker

Meeting a Celeb (dog)

They had this court on the upper deck for parents to take their kids while still watching the game, most of the time was spent up here.

Stephen even stayed till the end of the game so the boys could shoot baskets on the court

12.18.2008

Gingerbread Party

Every year Dave and Syd throw a GINGERBREAD PARTY!

All the cousins get to make their very own Gingerbread House.

It is such a treat the kids love it and I so enjoy watching them enjoy it.

Thanks to Aunt Noe Noe the kids have on cute aprons and hats.

This was Huddy's first year making one. Most of the time was spent eating the frosting and candy but he did manage to save a little bit for his house.

Which didn't last the night ( he was just way too excited about it)

What a Cutie Pie

Turkey Days

This year for Thanksgiving we had an Eve and Turkey Day Dinner.

Thanksgiving Eve was with the Cummards- we ate Lobster and Steak man was it Great.

All J would talk about for days was the Lobster- he is a Connoisseur of Seafood.

The next day we drove up to Tonto Basin to share Thanksgiving with my mothers family. We got up early to make some Pumpkin Donuts for Breakfast and then headed up, the only bad part was the rain- I hate going places in the rain.

I was in charge of carving the Bird.

Hudson eating of course

Presley Screaming of course

and Jackson throwing his usual tantrum

About a month ago Jackson memorized the family Scripture,

we told him that he could pick any dessert to have and he picked

PUMPKIN PIE! I have no idea why since I don't know that he has ever even had any.

So I told him that we would get one for Thanksgiving so everyone could have some. He agreed so we brought it up and he was so excited to have the first Piece.