Christmas 2009

So Christmas has come and gone. Doesn't seem like it should be 2010 yet. We just want to let everyone know how thankful we are for our friends and family and all the many blessings in our lives.

Christmas morning! You would think that Kaleigh would have woken up super early, checked to see if santa had come and woken up everyone else. Nope, Mom woke up at 7:30 (still in the school mode). I laid in bed until 8:00 am then decided to go down stairs to watch tv. I kept watching the clock until it was 8:45 am. So I finally decided that I needed to get everyone out of bed. So I woke up Kaleigh and sent her to wake up Hagen. But instead she crawled onto the couch and tried to go back to sleep. What is this! It is the very day we look forward to every year filled with presents. Finally, everyone was up and ready for breakfast and presents. We had a great christmas morning the kids received lots of fun toys. Kaleigh got her camera she had been asking for, it wasn't pink but she still loved it. Hagen received several transformers and a helmet hero. Little Sidney got a zebra toy, talking tea set and other noisy toys. We had a great Christmas filled with family and friends and a fun trip to Vernal. The kids in their pajamas from Mom and Dad on Christmas eve.

The nieces and nephews giving Uncle Jacob hugs to say thanks for the presents he gave them at the Smith family Christmas party.
Kaleigh helping Grandma Smith ice sugar cookies. The cookies were all frosting and sprinkles and only a little bit of cookie but very tasty.

Hagen and all his friends at Fun School (Joy School) performing the Nativity and singing Christmas songs. Hagen was Joseph.

Jace Oregon Trip

This last weekend I had the most amazing opportunity to go to Oregon and see my little nephew, Jace be sealed and blessed to my little brother, Sheldon and his wife Julie. Jared stayed home and went to work and took care of the kids with the help of friends and family. Thanks Fred and Marlene and Yitain for helping take care of my kids!

Sheldon and Julie had a lot of family and friends attend the sealing at the Portland Temple.

Holly, Des, Julie, and me

Group Pix at the church

Me and my two of my brothers with cute little Jace.

Christmas Decorations

I am so blessed to be able to take care of my sweet kids. Their personalities are so different and they all shine in different ways. It is amazing to see them grow and become their own individuals. We had a lot of fun decorating the tree. The ornaments were all grouped at the bottom front and Sidny loved taking them off to check them out. We had a lot of fun.

spongebob crowns

Nothing too exciting, but I thought the kids were really cute in their spongebob crowns. Sidney loved wearing her crown while she eating. Now if we can get her to not chug the ketchup we'll be doing good.

Ogden Dinosaur Park with Boston

On Thursday, the 5th, we picked up Boston (cousin), and went to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden. The weather was so amazingly nice and the kids had so much fun. Hagen and Boston have so much fun together and Hagen tells me all the time how much he loves Boston. Too bad we don't live closer.

Thanks for dinner Fred and Michelle!

HagenBoston

Kaleigh

Trick or treating

Below are a few pictures that we took while we were trick or treating around our neighborhood with Danny, Rachel, Ethan and Madison.
I thought I could sew all the costumes in time, but I couldn't so I am the odd ball.

Three little pumpkins

Ok, so we carved pumpkins again this year. Kaleigh, actually helped pull the guts out of the pumpkin, which was really shocking. Hagen and Sid enjoyed cleaning the pumpkins. We had a fun and their pumpkins looked great.

Not much going on but life...

So, it has been a while since I have been able to update our blog. We have had an insanely crazy month. We closed on our house, have done a ton of canning, and I also had a super saturday craft activity in my ward that I was in charge of. Now I have to finish sewing two more costumes by friday night. Can this month get any crazier. My kids have been amazingly patient through it all.

Little Sidney is a colorer, all over herself and my couches and fireplace. Good thing the markers are washable and the couches have scotch guard

For FHE we went to Bridal Veil Falls for a picnic and to look at the leaves and of course to play in the cold water.
Kaleigh also lost her second tooth. The tooth fairy came and took her tooth and replaced it for a dollar and Kaleigh was up at three in the morning showing off her new dollar.

Zoo and Lagoon

Aww, the zoo. I don't know how many times we have gone this summer. Everytime we go the kids are always excited and never bored, so I guess it is worth it. On Labor Day we took the kids and Grandma Smith. Kaleigh and Hagen are modeling their new hats that Grandma Smith bought for them. Grandma Smith with Little Sidney


So, every year about this time Nuskin has their Lagoon summer party. All year we look forward to going. This year we had a few sickness in the middle of the week and by Thursday night Mom caught the flu bug and spent most the night in the bathroom. Needless to say Jared, Kaleigh, Hagen and Grandpa and Grandma Smith had a blast at Lagoon. We invited Danny and Rachel and Sheree and Jordan and their kids. From what I hear Every one had a blast. I was a little sad, but I was glad that the kids had sooo much fun.

Kaleigh, Dally, Drake, and Hagen

Kaleigh and Dally

School is here!!

School is finally here. Cute little Kaleigh started Kindergarten last Thursday. She was so excited but was tired and ready to go home by the end of the first day of class. Hagen is doing Fun School (Joy School) this year. twice a week. He loves it and cries on the mornings the he doesn't have school and Kaleigh does. I love it because I only have Sidney to take care of and if I can get her interested in a toy then I get a lot done. My babies are no longer babies anymore.

Oregon Vacation

This last week we were able to go to Forest Grove, Oregon to visit my little brother who is going to school their. It was a long drive to and from but we had a great time. Thanks Sheldon and Julie for showing us the sites! It was a great trip to end the summer and get ready for school to start.
My three cute kids in the car ready for a long trip.

Aunt Julie and Hagen waiting for their food at the Tillamook Cheese factory.At the Tillamook cheese factory we were able to watch how the cheese is made, cut, and packaged through the big windows behind us.
We also stopped at the Blue Heron Cheese Factory. It had a cute little petting zoo.

Grandpa & Grandma Sylvester, Des, Lance, Ily, Julie and Jace in the stroller.

We went to a light house just off the coast. The ocean behind us was amazing.

We went camping at Nehalem Bay (I am pretty sure that was the name). It was really cool to be in the campground with trees everywhere then in the morning we walked for a few minutes and we were on the beach playing in the sand.

In this picture Kaleigh, Me, and Sidney are standing in front of the Goonie's house in Astoria.

We were also able to go see some seals. The kids thought they were cool but extremely stinky.

On Saturday, our last day in Oregon we went to a park in Hillsboro for lunch and afterwards we went back to Sheldon and Julie's house and had a weenie roast in their backyard.

24th of July Celebrations

The 24th of July has always been my favorite holidayof the year. Normally we would go to SLC and watch fireworks at my dad's house next to Liberty park. It will always be a day that I remember and cherish the memories of my father and what he meant to me.

This year we took the kids to the zoo then we went to Grandpa and Grandma Smith's house for a bbq, swimming and fireworks.

The train ride at the zoo. Sidney and Dad
Sidney is now 13 months and she still will not walk without assistance. hopefully one day soon!

The kids love it with the elephant squirts out water.

Kaleigh and Hagen were very creative on the swings.

Playing in the pool