school christmas parties

Easton and I had the opportunity to attend both Dallon and Dawson's class christmas parties last friday. It was fun to meet some more of their friends, get to know their teachers better, and see some of their artwork on the walls. Easton loved sitting on big brothers chairs up to their desks and eating all the fun snacks. This first picture is Dallon and his 5th grade teacher, Ms. Ryder.

This is Dawson and his favorite friend in his class, Matthew.

new favorite quote...

"The secret to life is knowing how to make the bad times good and the good times unforgettable." - author unknown

Curious George goes to the dentist

Easton had his very first trip to the dentist. He was there to get his teeth cleaned along with his big brothers. He of course had "georgie" in hand, like always. The ladies that worked there thought that Easton dragging his Curious George around was the cutest thing they'd ever seen. They kept saying... "Curious George goes to the dentist", and laughing. We all got a kick out of it. It was pretty cute. We go to a pediatric dentist and they are amazing with our kids. Love them. They let George be a part of the whole experience. Easton took a turn getting his teeth cleaned, then George took a turn, and so on, and so forth. Easton was a big boy and so brave. By the end both of them had really clean teeth.

making ornaments

After school today I put Easton down for a late nap and Dallon, Dawson and I sat down to the table to make ornaments. I had taken the boys to the craft store a couple days ago and let them pick out the stuff for the ornaments they wanted to make this year. Each year we make a new ornament for our tree. Dallon picked out the supplies to make the beaded candy canes, Dawson, the little tree ornaments. They were both so fun to make and they look great.

This last one Dawson brought home from school today. Love it. Our tree is full of handmade ornaments and I love them all.

quote

"If you're raising children be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up on almost every newly cleaned surface, the toys scattered about the house, the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled, will disappear all too soon, and that you will, to your surprise, miss them, profoundly.”

— Thomas S. Monson

I need to put this quote somewhere in my house where I can see it everyday as a reminder.

gingerbread fun

Every year at Christmas time we spend an evening putting together some sort of gingerbread house. This year we had fun making a little gingerbread village. Dallon and Dawson love this tradition. And Easton quickly fell in love with all the little bowls of candy.

decorating the tree...

We had fun decorating our christmas tree together. The kids have been so excited about Christmas. I am totally soaking up all their christmas spirit. After we got our tree decorated the kids, and George, danced around to the music together. It was so sweet to watch them enjoying the moment. It took me back to my childhood. I remember christmas when I was young... and I remember dancing around the tree with my siblings to our Alvin and the Chipmunks christmas tape. (some of my favorite christmas memories).

The minute the tree was decorated Dawson ran upstairs and brought down his Christmas sack.... hanging over his shoulder just like Santa carries his. It was so cute. On the outside of the bag he'd drawn a pic of a present. And inside was presents for each and every one of us. He had made them all by hand, all on his own, wrapped in all he could find (computer paper). He'd had them ready since the beginning of November. He is so thoughtful. Never a holiday goes by where he doesn't think of some kind of sweet gift to give to us.






I love my Dallon. He knows how to be a fun big brother!

Lovin' the Lights!

Our Christmas lights are up and we are so excited about them. Aaron rocks right?

Potato Power

Aaron and Dallon had fun this year working on his 5th grade science fair project. They called it "Potato Power". They found that a potato can act like a tiny battery and produce electricity. Enough electricity to light up an LED (small light).

Thanksgiving

We spent five days in Stephenville for Thanksgiving. Uncle Kirk, Aunt Tammy, Thomas, and my brother Landon also came to stay with our family there. They had traveled from Kentucky and Utah to be there. It was such fun to spend our time with lots of family and I'm so grateful that they all made the trip. We had a nice dinner... Marcie's rolls were amazing as usual. Dad was quite the chef in the kitchen this year and Uncle Kirk and Aunt Tammy made the best fruit salad I've ever had. How did you two get away without sharing that recipe? It was so fun to see my Dad with his brother. I hadn't been around the two of them together for years. Don't they look alike? We had good food, great conversation, and fun playing together. There was lots of basketball, some circus acts on the trampoline, a date to the movie theater to see New Moon, shooting guns on their land, and destruction all over their house by Easton... who they now nicknamed "monster".

Pappy teaching Dallon how to shoot a gun. It had gotten dark really fast that night. Dallon took the last couple shots of the night before we packed it up and headed for the house. He loved it!