Christmas Lights at Temple Square

Babysitting Emery

Jason asked the kids to keep an eye on Emery while he was trying to get some things done.  When he came back up to the playroom the kids had put Emery in the shopping cart so that they could continue playing the Wii.  I think it will be awhile before we can leave them on their own without a babysitter.  

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Christmas Nativity

During the Thanksgiving break we went to see the live nativity at Tuachaun, we are kind of making this a tradition (2 years in a row).

 We waited a long time to see Santa.  Hoping to get a cute picture with Santa. The kids were very excited, Emery was doing great until I handed her over to Santa.  She immediately started crying.   It is amazing how such a Jolly guy can make so many kids cry.  So here is the pic that captured it all.  I always like to hear what the kids tell Santa that they want.  Ethan told him he wanted the lego set Jabba's palace.  Addy said a Leappad and Brody simply asked for a candy cane.

Turkey Day

Happy Turkey Day!!!!!  I think that Thanksgiving is my favorite Holiday because it is fun to get together and participate in my favorite pastime eating.  No really I love thanksgiving because there is no hustle and bustle and we get together with family and I get to think about all of the things that I am thankful for.  This year I am especially grateful for my little family, it has been so much fun having baby Emery around she has been such a great addition, all of the kids love her and she is so sweet.  I am so thankful for our health, what a huge blessing.  I am especially grateful for the gospel it helps me prioritize my life and reassures me that I have a Father in Heaven who loves me and looks out for us.  I am also very grateful for a husband who works hard for us.  It has been one crazy year he has moved to a new building and is now doing in house printing.  He was up at the crack of dawn every morning trying to get everything done.  He is is a hard worker and I appreciate that he takes care of us.  I feel really really blessed.

 We had thanksgiving in St George this year.  My Mom and Dad came and Mark Shelley and their cute kiddos came.  The cousins always have fun hanging out.

 We went on a little walk after Turkey dinner and these two zonked out.

Disney Land 2012

Yay we finally had a successfull trip!  We took the kiddos to Disneyland in November.  We went the week before Thanksgiving and we had an awesome time.  The park was not crowded and we barley had to wait in any lines.  We invited Jason's parents to come with us.  This was a genius move because it gave us a 1 to 1 ratio of adults to kids.  The kids were so excited to see them and it was great to have lots of extra help.  They are the best grandparents and the kids love hanging out with them.  Brody was on his best behavior.  He was great the whole trip. His favorite ride was Star Tours he barely made the 40 inch mark with a few napkins in his shoes so he was able to ride almost everything.  We even got him to go on tower of terror, which he said he did not want to ride again. I took him on Thunder Mountain, I was afraid he would yell at me like Ethan did when I took him on it when he was 4 but after the ride Brody looked and me and said that it was awesome.  He rode it again and again.   Emery was such a trooper she is the best baby in the world.  We dragged her all around Disney Land  from morning until night, she pretty much missed all of her naps except for the few times she fell asleep in her stroller and she was still a sweet heart. Emery's favorite ride was small world.  She loved to dance along to the music.   Addy's favorite ride was The Little Mermaid ride.  She also liked small world.  Ethan loved the new cars ride.  He also like all of the roller coasters.  He finally got picked to do the Jedi Training, he was the best Jedi.  We had a really really fun time.  I hope we can do this next year.  

 We even got to spend some time at Huntington Beach.  The kids were soaked by the end of the day.  Luckily we had some spare clothes in the car.

First Snow Storm of the Season

Nov 10th was the first snow storm of the season.  We told Ethan we would pay him $2 to shovel the walks.  He was very excited to take the deal.  He did a great job.  That was the best $2 I have spent.

Bed Swap

Addy and Brody fight pretty much everyday but at the end of the day when Jason and I go to check on them we usually find that Addy has snuck into Brody's bed or Brody will sneak into Addy's bed.  I guess they do like each other after all.