Cute Things

I am going to start posting more of the things my kids say for my record. I have wanted to do this for a long time and will be printing my blog at the end of the year for a journal. Sorry if it bugs you but just skip over what you don't want to read!

I took Braxton to the doctor yesterday. About an hour after picking him up from school his eyes started to get really goobery. After the doctor checked everything out he looked at Braxton and said "your eyes are really red." Braxton responded "No they aren't, they are blue."

Another thing I know I will forget if I don't write it down. Braxton refuses to call string cheese, string cheese. He insists it is called Spring cheese.

Dino Museum

Sarah, Randi and I went to the Dinosaur Museum last week. It was a lot of fun. Braxton kept showing me the bones that I needed to take out and throw for the T-Rex to come alive. (He loves "Night at the Museum")

I was a little mean and put Zander in the sand thinking that if he went all in he would like it. Not so much. He later decided he had to slowly make his way in.

Braxton enjoyed making Sand Angels.

Tanner's hat kept shifting on him poor kid.

Sarah, Zander, Laura, Braxton

Sarah, Zander, Randi, Tanner

Hidden Talents

One of Brian's many hidden talents is to "suck flan". This is one of those things he learned while on a mission. He was able to line these up and make 12 disappear in less than 22 seconds. I didn't discover this hidden talent until after we were married. I'm not sure if it would have made a difference but I do think it is pretty sick/amazing.

Happy New Year

We had a great Christmas. We celebrated Christmas Eve with Brian's family at Becky's house. Mike and Michelle, Becky and John, and Jennifer. It was a lot of fun. Becky and Jen cooked us a great Turkey and Ham dinner. It was great. After Becky read the kids a story about Christmas. The kids were so excited to open presents they could barely consintrate on the story. We let them each open the presents that the families exchange. Mike and Iva gave us all 72 hour kits. I was really excited about these. It has motivated me to do better with the ones that I have. After opening presents the kids went downstairs to the basketball court and played while the adults played some board games.

Christmas morning was a lot of fun with the kids. Braxton was so excited to get his Spike the dinosuar. When he turned it on it scared him. He wanted to watch it but was too scared to go near it for the first 30 minutes. At one point he went running into the kitchen because he thought Spike was chasing him.

Peyton loved all his presents but loved Spike. He wanted to rip open his presents as fast as he could. It took a while for Braxton. He enjoyed playing with each gift as he opened them.

We have 2 family traditions during the Christmas break. Going Skiing and snowboarding with the adults that want to go and to meet on New Years Day and go sledding with my family. There is a great hill by my parents house that goes on and on. We pulled the kids up the hill with the four wheelers then let everyone go crazy. Once all the kids make it to the bottom of the hill we go back down and get them. Thanks to the nice weather we were albe to stay for 4 hours.

Night skiing with Kerrie at Brighton the day after Christmas.

Part of the clan waiting for the rest to make it up the hill.

The kids started to get a little tired on the walk back to the car.