Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas is here!!

I was really surprised when the kids slept in until almost nine. I was the first one up at around eight and went into their rooms to wake them up. I did get some cute pictures of them asleep in their beds.
Mckenna was so happy to see the American girl doll that Santa gave her. It was great to see the huge smile on her face. She is looking so grown up now that her permanent teeth are coming in.

Parker couldn't wait to try out his new scooter! He learned how to ride Kenna's this summer and was so excited to have one of his own.


We bought Halle a little apron set with a chefs hat. She loves to be my helper in the kitchen and so I knew this would be great for her.



Hayden was happy for his first Christmas and even helped open up his presents. He tore the wrapping paper and then tried to eat it! It was fun having him with us this Christmas!




Here is Kev chilling in his new BYU folding chair that Santa gave him. He spent most of the morning assembling all the toys like a good Dad should.



In the afternoon we were off to open more presents with my family. It was nice to spend Christmas day just relaxing, eating good food, and being in good company. We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday!






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Twas the night before Christmas....

AND SANTA WAS REPELLING FROM THE TRAM AT SNOWBIRD!!

We watched Santa descend from the sky and also a procession of skiers come down the hill with torches. It was an impressive sight. We were freezing since it was only 8 degrees in the mountains that night. We finally made our way through the crowds to see Santa. Parker asked me why Santa didn't look like the other Santa he had seen. It wasn't until later when I looked at the pictures I realised Santa wasn't wearing his beard. Luckily, no permanent damage was done and Parker still believes in Santa.

My father in law was invited to play the piano that night for a Christmas eve program. He did an amazing job as always. It was fun to sing Christmas songs as he played. We also enjoyed the hot cocoa and cookies.


They had a candlelight vigil. Uncle Spencer was mesmerizing Hayden with the flame. Hayden is five months old and already going to be a pyro someday.



I got this fun picture of the cousins with their candles. They were having a great time and we managed to avoid catastrophe with the flames.


We went Grandma's house to open presents. Halle was excited to open her present from Grandma Sue.


The kids were happy to help Grandpa open up his giant present. All the siblings put our money together so we could buy him a nice chair for his office.


When we got home that night the kids opened their Christmas jammies!

Hayden looked so cute in his jammies all ready for his first Christmas.


They put out their cookies for Santa and then it was off to bed.










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Monday, December 28, 2009

Parker's 5th Birthday!!


Parker turned five years old on Wednesday the 23rd! He woke up bright and early because he was so excited. He was smiling and told me that he was five now! We had a party for him that night at our house. I made him a soccer ball cake this year.

My Grandma gave him a wallet with some money in it. Grandpa pulled out another dollar for him and Uncle Spence slipped him one too! He made about five dollars in a minute. He sure knows how to get what he wants. He was proud to show off his money for the camera.


Parker had all five of his cousins there at his party. We had to get a picture with all these cute cousins together. I was surprised with how well it turned out. They are almost all smiling and looking at the camera.



We gave Parker a remote control truck and everyone enjoyed playing with it. Cousin Brady was fast and always managed to grab it. Parker was nice and shared his new toys with everyone. We love our Parker boy!




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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Food, Family, and Fun!!

We had three family Christmas parties over the weekend!! I only have pictures of one because I forgot my camera. I loved this picture of Hayden. He has the biggest smile and is such a happy baby. We have a tradition of opening English party poppers. They are made of paper and when you pull the two ends gun powder goes off. They always have a crown, a joke, and a toy inside. It was fun introducing Jake my cousins fiance to this tradition.
Grandma Loni made costumes for the navtivity this year. I thought they turned out really great. Dad was a good sport and was the donkey.( Teenie I am posting this one for you) He really took his part seriously and we all had a good laugh.

Mckenna played the part of Mary and Hayden was the baby Jesus. I am glad I got this picture of the two of them. Mckenna is a second mother to Hayden. She is so good with him and loves to pick him up and carry him around.


Here is a picture of the whole cast. The costumes were great and it will be a fun family tradition to have every year.



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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Holiday happenings!!

It has been awhile since I posted anything. I can't believe that we are already half way through December. Last weekend, Santa came to our neighborhood on a firetruck. He rides up and down the streets with the horn blasting for all to hear.The kids happily played in the snow until Santa made his grand appearance. Halle and Parker showing the taffy that Santa gave them.

Mckenna had her Christmas dance performance. We always enjoy watching her dance.


Her teacher gave her a reward for being the quickest learner in her class. She started class only a couple months ago and picked up on the dance really fast. She did a great job! She always works hard and gives it her best.

Mckenna and I after her performance. We are thankful to all the family that braved the bad road conditions to be there.




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Monday, November 30, 2009

Giving Thanks...

We spent Thanksgiving day at my Grandma Smoots house. It was great to have all my brothers and sisters there. The food was delicious as always. We have my Grandma to thank for everything. She is in her eighties and still cooks most of the dinner herself.

My Grandma and the girls getting ready for the game. We pinned the feathers on the turkey and told what we were grateful for. Parker had several turns because he would remember something else he wanted to say. He was thankful for Thanksgiving, his new brother Hayden, and grandparents. It was cute to see him so excited to share his thoughts with the family. The kids also performed a thanksgiving song that Parker taught everyone. He learned it at preschool. My favorite line of the song is, "we were all much thinner, before we came to dinner, me oh my!"

We made our traditional visit to Park City to choose out an ornament for the Christmas tree. It was fun to have everyone there. It is crazy to think that last year Hailey, Brady, and Hayden were not even born yet. Our family has really grown in the last year.


We started decorating for Christmas on Sunday. The kids were so excited to open the boxes and get out all the fun decorations. They were putting ornaments on the miniature tree that was mine when I was a little. They were being so sweet together and it was one of those moments I wanted to capture with the camera. I am so thankful to have a loving family and for all the great traditions that we have together.



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Saturday, November 28, 2009

BYU 26 vs Utah 23

GO COUGARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Thursday, November 19, 2009

New Moon!!

I just went and saw the movie New Moon! Last month I got two tickets in the mail from Lehi Pediatric dentistry. They said I was invited to a special pre screening of the movie. They really know how to get on the good side of all the moms. I decided to take my step mom Loni with me. She is the one that first introduced me to the books.
It was great not having to wait in a huge line and having a really good seat for the movie. The movie did not disappoint and was just as good as Twilight. It was fun watching the movie with so many other women. We laughed and made comments at all the same parts. We enjoyed it so much that we left wanting more. It really had a cliffhanger ending.

Loni and I had a fun time getting are pictures taken with all the cutouts and posters. We really liked this one with Jacob and Edward. I won't say too much because I don't want to spoil the movie for everyone who still wants to see it.


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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Aloha!!!

GREETINGS FROM......our ward Luau! ( I wish we were in Hawaii right now) On Friday night we had a ward party. Our whole family dressed up for the occasion. Thanks to Grandma Loni both the girls had hula outfits to wear.

The food was really great and there was plenty of it. They had Kalua pig, rice and all kinds of salads. Parker was digging into his cake when we took the picture.

Dad even decided that Hayden should have some cake too! Hayden's facial expression showed that he didn't like it very much.


They instructed all the kids on how to Hula dance. Halle looked so cute up on the stage!! She wasn't one bit stage fright and followed all the instruction really well for being only two. It makes me excited for dance lessons in the near future.

They had our bishopric come up and dance for everyone. Our bishop is the one in the skirt. We couldn't stop laughing. It was one of the best ward parties I have ever been to!




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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Halloween!!

We grew this beast of a pumpkin in our garden this year. It weighs almost a hundred pounds and we have another one that is around fifty. The interesting thing is that they never turned orange. We are not sure what kind of pumpkin it is... Mckenna got the seeds from her school a year ago and we decided to try them out.
It looks really creepy all lite up. If you look closely you can see Hayden's little hand reaching in the mouth. It was amusing watching Kev carve this massive pumpkin with a butchers knife. He said that it wasn't to hard to carve because it had a soft consistency. It was crazy because the walls of the pumpkin were about three inches thick. Several of our neighbors asked if they could have some of our pumpkin seeds for next year.

I had to include this cute picture of our Hayden. It was his first Halloween and his Aunt gave him this cute onesie to wear. We love to see this little guy smile!


Parker was so excited to finally wear his Woody costume. It was great to see him smiling and happy after so many days of being sick. After eight days with a fever above 101 we found out that his flu had turned into Bronchial pneumonia. We were so thankful that the antibiotics started working and he was better enough to go trick or treating.



Halle looked darling in her bunny costume. It was another costume that Mckenna wore when she was her age.

A fun picture of all our kids in their costumes. They were so excited to go trick or treating in our neighborhood.


I really liked this picture of Halle and Hayden. He loved reaching up and grabbing her bunny ears.


Mckenna was our 50s girl this year. She loved being all dressed up in her poodle skirt. Grandpa Foster bought her special earrings to wear for the occasion. They have a battery that attaches to the back of the earring causing them to light up. They looked really cool in the dark.



Halle cracked me up with how she would sit down after every house and try another treat.
She definitely has a sweet tooth.

We ran into Kev's deacons while we were out trick or treating. The Waldo costume was my favorite.


My favorite part of Halloween is enjoying a Reese's peanut butter cup and watching a scary movie.












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