My first 'made by my kids at school' ornaments. I love them.

Festivities

A couple weeks ago we went to Grandma Leanne's house to help her decorate her tree and have some Christmas fun. We had a really good time.

Jon's brothers are giants.

Making foam door hangers

Finished product

We made and decorated sugar cookies

I also had my birthday. Grandma Leanne was very excited for pink and princesses, and so was I :)

Last weekend we got our tree. I didn't get very many pictures.

Daddy helped by holding Journey. Journey helped by getting the ornaments out of the boxes then eating the boxes.

We are very excited for Christmas!

Jasper got a santa hat, and he chose this for her. I believe her face says everything.

Thanksgiving 2010

This is the only picture I have of Thanksgiving because I forgot to take my camera to Grandma Leanne's house. However, this picture has a story. I was tasked with making an apple pie. So I called Gram to get a crust recipe. It didn't work out. So then I tried the recipe on my pie pat. It didn't work either. The second time was harder because I was holding Journey in her sling thing because she was fussy on the floor. So then I loaded up the kids and off we went to Ralph's for pie crust. That worked. Jasper and I cut out maple leaves with cookie cutters for the top crust and I brushed it with evaporated milk and sprinkled it with sugar, like Gram said to, again while holding Journey in her sling. She's very clingly lately. Turns out, the pie was pretty good, even if the crust wasn't what pie crust should be. And it only took about three and a half hours to complete. Happy Thanksgiving.

She is so dang cute.

Nature is Awesome

This weekend we were very busy. We went to Huntington Beach and Lake Arrowhead. Jon has been on vacation this week so we've had a lot of time to hang out and it's been very, very nice. We're so lucky to live so close to the beach and the mountains. Our next goal is to go to both in one day.

Lake Arrowhead

He's so cute

Feeding ducks with Grandma

We ate lunch at a place called Belgian Waffle Works. They had the craziest waffle concoctions ever. Jasper had the Peanutty Belgian, which is a waffle with chocolate ice cream inside topped with peanut butter, whipped cream, chocolate syrup and nuts. Yikes.

He only ate about five bites.

It was really windy so Journey spent the time snuggled up in her car seat.

A big granite rock located in Mormon Road. The ninja pose is his new thing.

Huntington Beach

(most of these pictures are of Journey)

Her first trip to the beach

She loved putting her toes in the sand.

She loved being at the beach.

Jas and Jerm in the ocean. It was pretty cold.

I heart my little piglets, Journey hearts her brother, and he even hearts her back sometimes.

Big Girl

This little miss had her first taste of cereal a few days ago. She seemed to really enjoy it. She kept grabbing my hand to try to get the spoon to her mouth and she really liked sucking on the spoon. She ate it in the morning and hardly spit up for the entire rest of the day, which is a vast improvement to everyone's lives. She's getting so big, and she's so sweet. She gets more fun every day and her personality is really starting to come out. We love her!!!!

Hide and Seek

I opened the door to laundry cubby today and this is what I saw. I still don't know how he got in there since our dryer will only hold like 2 towels at once.

It really is a cubby, not even a closet.

Halloween 2010

Jas started off the day with a jack-o-lantern pancake.

This was his costume choice. A little kid who turned around and came face to face with the mask got scared and started crying. But Jas liked it.

She did not get to choose, but she looked dang cute.

We went to a park near Grandma and Grandpa's house where they have a big Halloween party every year. The games are free and super easy, so Jasper had a good time.

Journey was bright-eyed during the games, and everyone thought she was adorable.

Jas got enough candy to satisfy a four-year old, and it was all good candy. We like the big stuff :)

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I have four observations about Halloween:

1. People who only have a baby and still go trick-or-treating are lame and cheap. Go buy your own candy.

2. Jeans, a t-shirt and a scary mask is not a costume.

3. If Journey ever thinks about shopping for her costume at the lingerie store, she'll need to think again. And she'll have plenty of time to think while she's grounded.

4. Halloween isn't what it used to be when I was a kid, but I don't know if that's because I'm grown up, or because it's really changed. It's fun to see the excitement in Jasper's eyes, though.

This Is A Lot of Pictures

Lots of things have been going on lately. My parents came to celebrate Journey's birth, which was nice that they both could come. We also moved across the state, so that was an adventure. Jon left a week before us and I would not have been able to get it done by myself if my brother wasn't there. I'm glad he's with us. We're still getting settled in. Our new place is smaller, but it has a washer and dryer and that makes up for most things. This post is mostly pictures of the past 4 months, and it's not even that many, but it's good for now!

G-ma and G-pa are the best.

There's a G-pa buried in here somewhere.

Myspace on the train!





There's an old factory-type place by my mom's house that I have driven by almost every day of my life and suddenly it has become one of Utah County's photographic hot spots. I have no idea why. And since most Utah County girls have their own photo business (i.e. fancy camera), there is usually someone there when you drive by. I decided to hire my brother, my mom and myself to take pictures of my kids there so they wouldn't feel left out. We weren't the only ones there at the time. These are just a few and I actually think they turned out pretty cute. But I still don't know why this is the place to go.

If babies don't have red eyes in their pictures, it could mean they have a certain kind of cancer.

Absolutely the most precious girl on Earth.

Jasper is getting used to her.

Thank you Rachel for all the bows and flowers!

Me and Jas made a scarecrow to decorate our new place.

Did you know in Wendover you can be in two states at once? I think that is awesome, so I got a picture of it.

Jasper was mostly not helpful during the move, but he did okay. He is not handling the new house as well as I thought he would. He keeps wanting to go back to our old house, but someone else lives there now, so we can't. We're liking it here. It's nice to be near Jon's family and Jasper and Jon go over there every Monday, which is a fun daddy-son thing to have. I think once Jasper gets in school and the rest of us get settled in, and I find a decent Wal-Mart, we'll be good.