More Holly Jolly

Aty and her new cabbage patch baby. So cute!

The boys came in our room and woke Aty up, right as she had fallen back to sleep. So she was a little grumpy during the present opening. She didn't really want to open anything. She opened one present and then threw the rest. So after her nap, she opened the rest. And was a little happier.

She loves her new purse and phone. She is still learning how to walk in the shoes.

Our traditional family pic for Christmas.

Christmas evening, we went over to Jayson's sister Crystal, and her husband Matt's, house. And had dinner with them and their kids, and his other sister Ashley, and her husband, Robert. Atley was running all over the house, getting into everything. And climbing up and down the stairs. She would not leave the ornaments alone on this tree. Crystal has alot of mirrors in her living room, which Aty loved as well. It was fun being able to get together with them. We have missed being away from them, on the holidays.

It was fun to be back in Utah, for Christmas this year. It was fun to wake up to snow. Living in Arizona for four years, I really missed waking up to a white Christmas. But now that we are here, I decided I don't really like being cold..( haha,what do ya know?) Oh well. We did miss dearly our family in Arizona though. We love you guys!

Holly Jolly Xmas

We started out with spending Christmas Eve with all of my siblings, and their children. Then after everyone left. The Pajama Elf came to the door with his special delivery. PJ'S! Which means, "time for bed, Santa's on his way." So here our my cuties, in their new pj's.

CHRISTMAS MORNING!

Tregan didn't really know what to ask Santa for this year. So Santa had to take a guess, and hope he would be happy. And, thankfully... He loved it. Yay Santa!!

Daxton wanted the Transformer Devastator, for Christmas. When I found out how much it was. I told him, that maybe it was a little too much, and he might not get it for christmas. And he said to me "it's ok, I asked santa for it. so he will give it to me." (oh crap!)

The boys finally got some sleds. They couldn't wait to go sledding. The snow was a little crunchy and hard though. So we can't wait for the next snowstorm.

Kindergarten Program

Daxton had his kindergarten program last Friday. It was so cute! they sang a bunch of Christmas songs. He was singing so cute. One song said something about Underwear in it, and he got all embarrassed, and turned red. It was funny. It was so crowded, it was hard to get good pictures of him, so I had to sneak up at the end and get this one.

He is loving Kindergarten. He has so many little friends. He begs me everyday to play. He is such a social bug.

Santaaaaaahhhh!

This is what we heard when it was Atley's turn to sit on Santa's lap. AAAHHHHH!

So we had to settle for posing by this Santa, instead.

PARTY!

Emmie, Anna, and Hayley( Aren't they the cutest little girls?)

Meet the boys future wifes.

Playing the present game.

Atley and handsome little Fin. Her future husband. (it's ok to marry a younger man!)

Aty taking it easy on the rug.

We got together with our cutest, most bestest(I know not a word) friends. And had a party. the kids made cookies, and swapped presents, and watched the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. The adults had a good time chatting. It was such a fun night!

Silly!!

Pretty good growth for little boys huh?

(We saw these mustaches,in a quarter machine, one day. And the boys wanted them so bad. Neither one of us, had any change. They were so sad. Last night, Jayson and I, found some at Kmart, and got them. They thought they were awesome!

I think she looks like Thelma from Scooby Doo. Haha, So cute!

More Pictures

Here are some more of my favorites. Atley was very entertained with the snow. We gave her this snowball, and she stood there patiently and ate it the whole time we built a snowman The boys started a snowball fight after. We had a blast! When we got home, the boys begged Jayson and I, to go outside and have another snowball fight with them. So we were outside until dark. It turned out to be such a fun day.

Family Pictures

( I thought this picture, was so precious!)

We got our family pictures taken the other day during a snow storm, luckily it stopped snowing just long enough for us to do pictures. It was alot of fun. And I think they turned out pretty darn cute! Jayson's cousin Leslie, took them for us. She did a fabulous job. I would totally recommend her! Thanks so much Leslie!!

The Picture Says It All!

Need I say More?

She is So mischievous. She gets into Everything. And climbs on Everything. I am constantly running after her, and rescuing her, from the fireplace or the organ bench. AAAAHHHHH! One of her favorite things to do, is to climb up somewhere, then scream in this really highpitch squeal, until Jayson or I, come and rescue her.

When Tregan was little, he was so, so, busy. We even nicknamed him, "Stinker." So we were prepared, when we had Daxton. But he ended up being very mellow, and didn't get into much. Well.... Atley definitely makes up for that. and then some.... She is worse then Tregan was.
(it is a good thing, she is so dang cute)

Christmas Traditions

Since we are not at our own house this year, for Christmas. We are missing some of our fun traditions. We did make gingerbread houses. Every year, I make the frosting and it never works out to the right consistency, and it is hard to keep the house together. So I am always calling on Jayson's help. So this year, he just took it upon himself, and frosted, and put the house together. Which was great, but then he added more water, and when I went to make the windows and doors, the frosting was too runny. So we had to try our best. Once it dried, it looked pretty cute.

I made Jayson wear the santa hat. (ha ha) he loved it, as you can see by his face!

Atley really enjoyed the frosting and candy!

Catching Up

I have gotten a little behind on my blogging lately. My children have all taken turns being sick for the past few weeks. Daxton with strep, Tregan with a cold, and Atley with a sinus infection. One would get feeling better, and then the next one would get sick. They are all on the mend now. So here is what we have been doing in between.




(Daxton being a little sad)


The boys had their final wrestling tournament.
We had to be in Ogden by 9:00 a.m. Which was not easy for us, we are not morning people. But, we made it, Daxton was still a little sick, but he Really wanted to go. So after wrestling his first round, he decided he was done, because he didn't win that round, so he was sad. We tried and tried to talk him into finishing his rounds, but, no... So he ended up placing 4th. We were a little dissapointed because we knew he would have gotten 1st or 2nd if he had finished his rounds. He has been such a good little wrestler.( I guess he just didn't feel the best)


So we had to wait around for an hour or so, for Tregan to have his rounds. He placed 3rd. It was alot of waiting around, and Atley was Everywhere! not a good place to be with a 13 month old. But, oh well! Now Daxton can't wait to do wrestling again!



We had Thanksgiving in Utah this year, which hasn't happened in 4 years. It was a little bittersweet. We missed our family in Az, and the nice warm weather. But it was fun to be with my cute nieces, and nephews again. We ate lots, and then the little ones played and watched a movie,and my nieces, Jayson, and I, played Taboo. Good Times!

You Don't See This In AZ

This is what we see, when we look out our window, every morning.

The first time the boys saw it, they were having a fit. Now it is there, everyday. It comes to eat the apples on the ground.( if you look closely down by the pinetree, there is a pheasant, he visits every day, with our deer friend)

This was Atley this morning. She was over by the window, and noticed something, I heard her say "ohh" and I looked over to see her peeking under the blinds, to see the deer. She was squealing and knocking on the window. It just sat and looked at her.

(I was on a walk with my dad the other day, and it was a cold brisk day. I was trying to stay warm, and he said to me. "feel that fresh air? you don't have that in Arizona." I laughed. He then said"you can't tell me that there is anywhere more beautiful, then here, to live, and you don't have pheasants and squirrels running around in your yard in Arizona either.")

It is true. It is really pretty here. (not so much when it is FREEZING) but it is so green. and the snow is pretty to look at, from inside the window. (ha ha) And, well, as you can see, we have our own pet deer and pheasant, oh and did I mention the squirrel, that lives in our tree?

Only in UTAH..... You gotta love it!

Melt my Heart!

Atley was in the bedroom with the boys, bugging them while they were trying to go to sleep. (Which she loves to do) I came walking down the hall, and she came walking out of their room, looks up at me with bright eyes, and says "Hi!" and smiles the cutest smile. It melted my heart! I started laughing and it turned into a cry. She was so proud of herself! The boys and Jayson, were all laughing too. They tried and tried, to get her to say it again. But she wouldn't.
So dang cute! I wish I would have had my camcorder!




She is now 13 1/2 months old! And busier then ever!
Here are some pictures of some of her favorite, "stinkerish" things she likes to do. She is so busy. She is constantly getting into something. The latest thing she likes to do is to grab my dad's cane, and stick it in the toilet! (oops)



Whenever my brother tries to sit down and eat dinner, she climbs up on his lap, and begs for food.

The other night, she found this diaper box, and wanted to get in it. So my brother started taking her for rides in it. She loved that! So then, she kept begging everyone to take her on rides. She would lift up the box and whine.


I think these pictures explain themselves. She gets into EVERTHING!!!!
It is a good thing she is so darn cute!