Video: This Will Make Your Day...

Cody and Kylee were playing separately in the living room the other day while I was doing the dishes. Cody sneezed and Kylee busted up laughing. Cody and I looked at each other and then Cody started fake sneezing and I got it on video. We love our two little monkeys.

Thanksgiving in St. George

We went to St. George for Thanksgiving which has become a little tradition. We always miss those we leave behind up north, but it is fun to get away (which is rare for us) and see those we don't live close to. Here are some of the highlights...

Cody had uncles and cousins to wrestle with non-stop. He was in heaven. On our last day, Uncle Brooks was deflating the air mattresses, which turned into more rough-housing.

We did some shopping, which is always a treat. We put the kids to bed and took off to experience the tail end of Black Friday. Grandpa Bob was nice enough to stay home with the kids while they slept. The poor guy had to watch ESPN the entire time we were gone. We actually found a few things. Luckily, none of the items we purchased are featured in this picture.

A weekend at Nana's wouldn't be complete without late night parties in the craft room. I love doing projects with everyone. This year we made greeting cards, duct tape purses (which turned out so cute), and pajama pants. Cody even got into it this year. He made pictures for everyone using die cuts and stamps. He is down on the floor with Raquel in this picture. He was too excited about his projects to even look up for a picture.

My cute husband. He spent a lot of his time preparing his admissions essay for grad school while we were there. He works so hard, but always seems to balance his time and make his family feel special in between all he has going on.

Nana and Kylee

We went to the St. George temple to see the lights.

More wrestling. For probably a half an hour Cody ran around in a circle while the guys threw pillows at him, knocking him down. Cody was begging for more. The only problem is now that Cody is just around his mom all day he is getting pretty bored. I am no fun.

Here is Cody eating with his cousin, Nikki.

 

On Thanksgiving Day we hiked to Johnson's Arch. It was sprinkling, but it was so much fun. Here is Kylee hiking with her dad.

Zac and Cody hiking.

Thanks Nana and Grandpa Bob for a wonderful weekend--for opening your home to us and making us feel so loved. We love you!

Hunting for a Christmas Tree

We had fun hunting for a Christmas tree again this year. I was so excited I almost couldn't sleep the night before. Christmas is on its way!

Ever since Cody learned that he could eat snow he has been hooked. He had so much fun trudging up the mountain with his aunts and making up songs as they went.

Kylee was good the entire time. She loves to be outside. Luckily it wasn't too cold.

We found a perfect little tree that fits in our apartment. I'll have to post a picture soon. It is Cody's job to turn on the lights when we wake up and to unplug them when we leave the house. Cody likes to rearrange the ornaments constantly too. So, not only do we have a REAL tree that is like no other, it is also uniquely decorated from moment to moment.

We Are THANKFUL For Mervyn's Going Out of Business...& Many Other Things

We just wanted to thank Mervyn's for going out of business. All of their toys were super cheap and so Grandma Tammy bought all of their airplanes (only $1.39 each) for her house and let Cody keep two of them at his house. Cody was wheelin' and dealin' Grandma to keep more of them but Grandma stayed strong. I don't know how she did it. He was being pretty cute about it. As she was leaving our house he made sure she zipped up her purse in order to keep her airplanes warm on the ride home. He didn't let go of them the whole day and the only reason he let go of them that night was because we let him keep them by his bed. That night in his "Cody prayers" the airplanes were the only thing that got blessed. This kid is in love.

I didn't even plan it but I realized that our little Thanksgiving "Give Thanks" sign in the picture goes perfect for this week. I'm just assuming here, but I am pretty sure that Cody is grateful for his airplanes.

Happy Thanksgiving to You!

DoUBLe the pLeASuRe, dOUbLe the FUn

This week I am excited to announce that I now own my very own gently used Jeep Twin Stroller (from Craigslist for 1/2 the price!). The kids and I tried it out yesterday and no one was screaming during the entire trip to Michaels and back. Now that is worth $45, wouldn't you say? This stroller is awesome if anyone is in the market. I wanted one that was lightweight and one where the kids could ride side by side. This one is perfect. Now all we need is some more warm weather so that we can keep our newly found freedom when Steve takes the car for the day.

Halloween Leftovers

These are our apple witches we carved at the beginning of October. It has become a little tradition for our family. From left to right: Cody's, Steve's, Tiffany's. Kylee will have to wait until next year to join in. I am sure you are all going to want to copy our tradition of carving produce and then letting it rot for a month...tempting, isn't it?

Here is Kylee in her Halloween costume. Thanks to Aunt Gwen for her connections with the costumes.

Kylee is a Sugar Baby!!

Here is my pumpkin all lit up. I cheated and used a template this year. Steve and I have always been morally against carving templates, but if you knew what my pumpkin looked like last year you would be really glad that I cheated. I know I am.

Here is Steve's cheater cheater pumpkin. Looks awesome, huh?

I am so excited for the holiday season. Yahoo. Halloween has me all primed and excited for more holiday treats. Spending time with family is OK too  :)

How is everyone doing with their Christmas shopping?

Cody in Kylee's Clothes

Where did this kid come from? Sometimes he is such a crack up.  One night, when we were getting ready for bed, Cody decided to try on Kylee's clothes before putting on his pajamas. He has a long-sleeve onesie on and Kylee's jeans (backwards). On his hands and feet he is wearing his own socks. I think it is pretty funny that both of my children can wear the same jeans. And we don't even need to guess what side of the family he gets his weirdness from. All I know is he doesn't have my name for his middle name. :)

Halloween Partying

Steve's Spongebob pumpkin

Tif's spiderweb pumpkin

Cody was a turtle

Steve makes a cute baby

Tif is so heavy she's breaking her mother's back :)

Kylee was a bag of Sugar Babies. A picture of her to come.

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

Grandpa Airplane

Grandma Tammy took Cody with her the other day to pick up Grandpa Airplane from the airport. Grandpa got permission to take Cody inside an airplane. Before Grandma came to pick up Cody he talked about going to the airport all day. He kept saying that Grandma would pick him up, Grandpa would take him inside the airplane, and he'd smile and Grandma would take his picture. We didn't think he would be able to actually get into the airplane, but Grandpa worked his magic. So it all happened just like Cody said it would. 

Gardner Village

We went to Gardner Village with Steve's cousin, Kori, and her two kids McKenzie and Carson. They put up tons of lifesize witches all around the grounds and so we did a little scavenger hunt to see if we could find all of the witches. The kids had fun together. We like hanging out with the Crookstons! Congratulations to them--they just had a new baby girl this week!