My baby is growing up way too fast!

Here is the picture of our charlie brown Christmas tree that I promised Shay.

Happy New Year!

I know that I am terrible at updating my blog, but I now have a new years resolution to keep it updated. I am doing pretty good so far seeing that it is the first day of the year and I am updating it, even though it is long overdue! I am also sorry that I never got Christmas cards out. I know this is the second year in a row and that is terrible. I even went to the trouble of getting people's addresses and printing labels. Oh well, I love you all and hope you had a wonderful Christmas! We spent Thanksgiving at my parents house this last year, and I am sad to say that I don't have any pictures to show of the good time we had. It is tradition, and has been for the last fifteen years, to go to Sherwood Hills and spend the weekend there after Thanksgiving. The girls had a wonderful time and love their indoor pool. It was also the start of the sickness which is being passed around the family and we just can't seem to kick it. Oh well, I guess it is just that time of year. Upon arriving home, we were quick to get into the spirit of Christmas and pull of our decorations out.

I know that this picture is a little blurry, but it is just too cute not to add. Olivia sang a solo at our ward Christmas party this year and did such a wonderful job. She is growing up so quickly and is just a wonderful, beautiful little girl. Good job Livvy, you did a great job!

Last year when we bought our house, the old junker car on the side came with it. It has bothered me, and I am sure our neighbors too, and I am glad to say that Brad decided to get rid of it. I think that he had fun doing it!

Brad has been hard at work trying to get some things finished around our house. He got the trench dug for the propane line. When we bought the house, it had baseboard heating. We decided to rip all of it out and put in a forced air system. This trench has been on the top of Brad's to do list and he can happily cross it off now. That is if Brad were to make to do lists. He says that I make enough of them that he does not need to do it. So, I will cross it off of my list.

Aubree didn't want anything to do with Santa this year. I am sure that will change.


The people that lived in our house before us were really big on privacy and planted trees around the yard that are too close together. Now that they have gotten bigger, the trees are growing into each other and do not have enough room to grow. So, our Christmas tree this year was one the spruce trees out in the yard, cut down, and topped off. It is completely dead in the back and so it is pretty flat, but we didn't care. That side was just scooted back next to the wall. It is a bit Charlie Brownish, but that is the way I like em. It has a lot of pine cones hanging in it, and it also had a birds nest. The girls think that it is great.


Thanks to my sisters and parents, Brad and I were able to sneak away for a few days before Christmas by ourselves. It has been a long time, but it was nice to be together, alone! We went to San Diego and just relaxed. It was wonderful! Thanks Brad, I love ya. Thanks to my sitters as well, you guys are great.

Bryce and Tessa gave the little girls tutus that Tessa made. Here is cute Emery in hers. The girls love them! Thanks guys.

We had a wonderful Christmas and were able to see all of our family, with the exception of one of Brad's brothers. It was wonderful to be with family. We love you all.


Aubree makes sure Madelyn is always taken care of. It is a little scary sometimes. Today, she was feeding her apple slices.

the good stuff

We have finally started feeding Madelyn "real" food. I have been kind of lazy. It seems like every time we sit down to eat, our house is in chaos, and then we have to rush off to something else. I just haven't wanted to throw one more thing in there. But, she is six months old now and ready for food. She seems to be enjoying her foot a little more than her food. She never has been a binky baby regardless of how many times I put it in her mouth, or how many different brands I buy. Which is surprising because she really seems to like to suck on things. She has recently learned to get her feet up there and seems to be enjoying them.

You might have seen the email that talks about the dangers of the trampoline. Well, this is what we saw when we looked out the window the other morning. We were a little scared that he was going to poke a hole in the tramp when he got up.

I am absolutely loving this warm weather in November and so are my kids. They went outside after breakfast and spent the whole morning outside. A couple of times I looked outside to find Aubree naked. Our neighbors really probably wonder about us sometimes. Most of the morning they were lounging on the four wheeler trailer in their camping chairs. What great sisters and friends, most of the time.

Aubree has always loved fruit!! This movie says it all.

Halloween

I am finally getting around to posting Halloween pictures. I really don't know how people stay updated on their blogs. I have every intention to, and then life happens.
We had a great Halloween this year. We went trick or treating around our neighborhood before heading over to the church party. I wasn't planning on going to the neighbors because we live in an area where there haven't been trick or treaters for years. I didn't think that any of the neighbors would be ready for us. But, we got a couple of phone calls from asking if we were coming to see them. They all had candy ready and waiting for us. Because the houses aren't exactly close together, it took us awhile to get around to a few of the closer ones. Brad hadn't gotten back from his trip up on the Mesa to get wood, and after a few houses, I was completely worn out. My little skunk was not easy to carry and the pink dragon kept sitting down in the road. The tooth fairy was running up ahead, stopping the few cars that passed to see if they were passing out candy as well. By the time we got home, the kids candy bags were full and I was ready for bed. But, we packed up the kids and headed to the church. We had a great time eating, dancing, and trunk or treating. Brad didn't win the pie eating contest but did get a stomach ache. All in all, we had a great time. Happy Halloween!