Happy Valentine's Day

When it comes to being creative, well, I'm just not that creative.  The boys valentines this year were a group effort on behalf of the whole family.  They absolutely love them and that's all that counts.  Can you tell they are obsessed with the movie Nacho Libre?

December 2011

Trying to get a decent picture by the tree before church.

Visiting Santa.  I look so sickly here...at least my excuse was that I was actually sick.  Now what do I say?  I really pushed myself to get out a little in December so the kids could have a good time.  Parenting is all about sacrifice, right?

Blake had a tonsillectomy the beginning of December.  He finally doesn't snore like an overweight old man.  Really, it was bad.  He stopped breathing multiple times in the night when I would check on him, so it had to be done.  Now he sleeps so quietly.  Half the time I think he is dead.  He did pretty well the first three days and then not so well the next couple.  I will spare you the details.  I'm just glad I don't have to wake up every 4 hours to give him his medication anymore.

The only girl cousins in the family.  The mom's decided they needed to have matching pajamas.  We were so glad to have Clara with us again.

Waiting at the top of the stairs Christmas morning.  At around 7:15 Carter came in and asked if Santa had come.  We assured him that he probably had, but we were going to wait until 7:30 to wake Vivian up.  Blake came in at 7:20 and asked if he could go downstairs to see everything.  We told him to wait.  The next thing we know, we hear Blake gasp with excitement from downstairs saying "Santa came, he really came".  Cody yelled downstairs for Blake to get back up.  We didn't hear anything from him, so we thought he was sulking in his bed.  At 7:40, we went in to check on him and he had fallen back asleep in his bed.  What child does that after they have seen everything Santa has brought?  It's so Blake.  

So happy that Santa pulled through and bought him a replacement pair of cowboy boots.  His other one's were no longer wearable and we had a hard time finding the perfect one's.  

Vivian basically sat on the couch and went through her stocking eating the candy inside and looking at everyone's books.  

The kids were really excited about the new trampoline that their awesome parents bought them.  

Vivian feeding her new puppy a bottle that she got for her baby.  This girl is ALL girl and is very motherly.  

One last picture for the month of December.  I'm just proud of myself that I took more than two pictures.

November

November wasn't that great of a month for me. I spent my days on the couch wishing morning sickness (which lasts all day long) didn't exist.  The months of November and December were not he greatest for me.  In November we scheduled to have our house painted  in all of the living areas downstairs and the stairs and hallways upstairs.  This also included all of the ceilings.  Not the best timing since it made me even more sick to smell the paint.  I spent about 4 days at my parents on their couch.  Wow, I'm so glad that is over!  I have two pictures to prove that at least part of the family survived November.  

October

October was a pretty good month.  We made a trip to Utah, played outside a lot, and had some Halloween fun.  

 The boys on temple square.  They could have spent days here.  

 She was on her second day of no naps.  She went the entire trip not taking one...until we drove home. 

 Taking the kids to Cornbelly's with their cousins.  Definitely a favorite place for them.

Making an all day visit to BYU.  We have to give them as much exposure as possible to this place.  We can't break tradition.

Taking a picture in the Tanner building where Cody spent many days and nights.

Back home we made over 50 caramel apples.  It was a lot of work.

The boys getting in the last swing rides of the season.  Man, we really can't wait for spring to arrive.

Halloween night.  This picture says it all.  

Christmas Cards

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Vivian Turns 2

Our baby turned 2 on Saturday and boy was I in denial.  Didn't I just have her?  I mean, really.  This girl has grown up so much in the last year it's crazy.  She has been potty-trained for almost a month now and can talk really well.  Here is her last year in pictures.

Her 1st birthday in October.

This will have to do for November.

December

January...during the rough times of teething.

February

March

April.  She grew a TON in March and April.  Can you see the difference with her hair?

May

June

July

August

September

October.  The morning of her birthday.  She loved the candles.

Her favorite present ever!  The doll and bed we got her.  She has played with them everyday since.  She's always sneaking in kisses to her dolly.

Pigtails

I've been putting Vivian's hair in pigtails for a couple of months now and everyone doesn't recognize her.  They are used to a head full of curls.