Circus Party

Cody got to go to a Circus Birthday Party on Wednesday for a little boy in his Sunbeam class in Primary. They had a cute circus backdrop that they had painted (isn't it cool? It covered a whole wall in their living room), a juggler/unicycler (a junior in high school from the ward who came on his lunch break from school), and balloon animals for the kids. It was a cute little party and Cody had fun with his party favors when we got home (animal crackers, a clown nose, and little capsules that grow into animals when you put them in water). Cody wouldn't wear his clown nose at the party. They told all the kids to put on their clown noses for a picture and Cody said, "it's okay" (which is his way of saying "no thanks," "I'm not doing it," "don't ask me to do that"). When we got home he finally put the clown nose on so I could get a picture.

My Cute Valentines

3 Random Things

1. Cody is really good at reminding us about reading scriptures each night as a family. The way he says scriptures makes me laugh. "We can't forget to read scritchbers."

2. Kylee loves to clap and wave. She doesn't wave like most babies do by bending their fingers up and down. Her hand is open and she waves her whole arm. You can't help but feel so good about yourself.

3. With all of this really nice weather the kids and I have been having this week we have been going on long walks with the double stroller. I have been LOVING it. Every time we go I help Cody look for pennies on the road to put in his piggy bank. We haven't found any yet, but hopefully we will soon.

All You Need is a Diaper Box

Kylee discovered the fun of a diaper box the other day. Even better than the box though, is a big brother to push you around in it all day long. There is no need to crawl when you've got this kind of treatment.

Pittsburgh Here We Come...

Last week Steve received his acceptance letter to Carnegie Mellon University! We are so excited to be moving to the 'Burgh at the end of July. We already have a place to live and we have gotten some books on Pennsylvania from the library and now we are the newest experts on Pittsburgh (including Cody). I would never imagine that Pittsburgh would be a cool place, but the more I read and hear about it the more impressed I am. And it is really beautiful. Cody will tell you that there are lots of trees there and that there are two rivers that come together. Anyway, we just wanted to let you know our great news!

Lego Land Cramer Style

We love Lego's! For Christmas Cody and Steve got Lego's and then Steve got a set for his birthday (on the 30th). So today we decided to put all of our sets together for some family fun. There's an airplane, helicopter, control tower, a firefighter boat, and a coast guard boat. We had fun. Happy New Year everybody!

Merry Christmas from the Cramer's

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

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.