Christmas 2010

A few weeks before Christmas we went to Temple Square to see the lights. I have wanted to go every year since we have been married and we haven't ever gone. Finally, this year we made it. We went with my family and my dad wanted to ride the Front Runner from Ogden to Salt Lake so we did.


My two pole dancer children


Temple Square. The lights were fun to see and Henley like the Nativity Scene. Unfortunately the visitor center closed as soon as we got there so we couldn't go in. And then right before we left we lost one of Beck's shoes. Besides that it was fun.




Riding home, we got on the Front Runner really early and had about an hour to spare. The kids should have been tired but they were out of control. Henley enjoyed her hot chocolate. Since no one else was on it yet, the kids just ran around.


Mark had thrown his back out a few weeks before this and it felt better for him to lay down.


We had a great time this Christmas. It came and went so fast but we had a lot of fun.
This is at our Ward Party. Beck was not a fan of Santa Claus, but Henley loved him. She kept telling us that she wanted to Rapunzel doll, Prince, and Horse from Santa for Christmas. Then she told Santa that she wanted a Dora costume. Mark said I thought you wanted Santa to get you a Rapunzel doll and Henley said "Why would Santa think that? I never told him that." Anyway she decided she did wanted the Rapunzel stuff after all and we managed to track down Santa at the mall and she told him what she wanted in time.


Christmas Eve. I love spending Christmas Eve at our own house with just our little family. We had been to lunch in Ogden with my Grandma Ozmun that day. We had been at my parents that evening before coming home. This year my dad decided to get everyone gifts. He actually did a really good job choosing gifts. He got the kids these character tents and the LOVED them. We always watch a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve and have nachos for dinner and then hot chocolate for a treat. Henley had to watch the movie in her tent. Then she had to sleep in it that night.

Opening the Christmas books.

Beck really liked opening presents and once he started he wanted to keep opening them.

Showing us his nose.



Christmas Morning.



From Mark's parents/Aunt Donna, Beck got a Hogwarts Train set.

Mark put this doll house together for Henley, and it was similar to building a real house. He had to put each shingle on seperately.





My mom got the kids these animal sleeping bags and they love them. I guess we didn't have that many pictures from the rest of the day. But we had a lot of fun.

Fall 2010

This post is a little backward, because I couldn't get the pictures to move. Here is a little bit of what we have been up to this last fall.
Disney on Ice with the cousins. This is our second year going to Disney on Ice. We had a great time and then headed over to the Gateway for lunch and shopping.
Henley with Evelyn and Sophia.





Halloween
Mermaid Henley- she wanted to be Ariel but I didn't want to buy her a costume because she already had a mermaid tail, so I made her a top and she was fine to be Ariel wearing different colors.

Beck the scarecrow.


I was supposed to be a mobster but everyone thought I was Britney Spears. I have a picture of Mark but if I add it now it will go to the top of the page. He was a super man/clark kent type of person. He kept changing back and forth into two costumes.

Painting pumpkins with Aunt Jill.

Henley did the Junior Grizz Cheer Clinic and danced at half time of a football game. She had a blast. This is her with Kathryn.


Of course these are also out of order. We had a yard sale and Beck was going for five dollars.

Helping himself to some cereal.

First day of preschool-showing off her backpack.



Just chillin.

First dentist appointment. Watching Dora on the TV in the ceiling

And then there is Beck, being Beck.

Preschool orientation. Their theme this year is The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Henley with Teacher Blaire

The last weekend in August I can happily say that I completed the Top of Utah Half Marathon. I don't think I will do another one but I am very happy that I did this one.

More to come...