Valentine's Day 2011

 We celebrated Valentine's day this year on Sunday the 13th since Joe had to work the 14th.  For dinner we had a heart shaped meatloaf.  This was my way of expressing all the love I have for my little family!

 The girls found a gift on their chair, but I wouldn't let them open it until they ate all of their meatloaf.  I don't think that was very nice of me because they aren't a big fan of meatloaf and were so excited!

 Kyleigh finished first which really isn't a surprise.  She was excited to get a game for her leapster!

 When Bailyn finally finished, she too was excited for the leapster game!

 Trevyn got a little teddy bear with a heart on it.  So much LOVE!

This was the girls after dinner...when they were playing their new games!  It was a quiet evening.

Dad Is Finished With Treatments

Well I need to post that my Dad is now home and doing very well.  He had his radiation this past month where he went in to Salt Lake City everyday for 15 days.  He seemed to tolerate that very well.  We are now waiting for the end of March to have a scan done and let us know if all of this killed the tumor.  It has been very trying with a lot of emotions and ups and downs, but I went out to visit my parents a couple of weeks ago and it seemed the improvement was phenomenal!  We talked about all of our experiences with the hospital and played Wii...Jeopardy, Family Fued, and Wii Play.  It is great to feel that my Dad is just about back!

Kyleigh Feeding Trevyn

So I sat down to feed Trev one day and he had finished his meat and then I got up to go to something.  I think I was switching out the laundry.  Well he didn't like and started whining.  So the girls, supposed to be eating their lunch, decided to stop and feed him.  Notice the carrots all over his face and not in his mouth?!?!?  It cracks me up how much they want to be little Mommies!

Bailyn's First Drawing

We have a white board that the girls love to draw on, but Bailyn usually just colors.  She hasn't ever made pictures until this day.  I love it!  It is our little family and she was so cute to tell me all about it.

New Year's Eve Party

 Now this little stinker did not get a choice of staying up, he went to bed at his normal time.  I did tell the girls however that we were all supposed to stay up til midnight.  Kyleigh Rae made it, Bailyn pooped out probably around 9 or 10.  I made an artichoke dip that was delicious and we had our leftover Christmas goodies.  Joe had to work, so my midnight kiss was over the phone!

 The girls played JUST DANCE for the first part of the night, until Uncle Mitch and Aunt Kiley got there.

 Man look at those girls move!  They were having so much fun with it and were doing very well!

Happy New Year's Sis!

Snowman

 A day or so after Christmas it snowed...go figure and the girls went out with their Daddy and built a snowman.  Trev and I passed thank you very much!

 Aren't the four of them just so cute?  I think so!

I think they may have been playing tag and Frosty, who was made out of Christmas snow as I was told later, was it!

Christmas 2010

 This was our tree Christmas morning.  There was so much under the tree and not under the tree I don't know how we fit it all as well as 15 people and three dogs, none of which were mine...but we did it and it was a blast!  It took a long time to get everything open, but went very well for having all the cousins together.  They all waited their turns and did not get impatient with us.  I enjoyed this holiday so much.  I hate seeing Christmas go.  :(

 Amazed at what Santa had left!!!

 I really don't get this Christmas business and what am I supposed to do with these blocks?  Besides I am way too tired right now, remember I got up at 4:30...but Kyleigh woke up at 2:30 and kept asking Mommy if it was 6 yet.  When is it going to be 6?  I think Mommy got a total of 2 and 1/2 hours of sleep that night!

 LEAPSTER!  Just what she wanted.  She was waiting until a little after last Christmas for this and boy was she glad she was good enough to get one this year!

 LEAPSTER FOR ME TOO!  I was worried Bailyn might be too young for this, but also worried if she didn't get one that it would cause problems.  It was the best thing Santa could have given her.  She plays it daily and we change the batteries frequently!  She has also learned so much since she got hers!

 Now I have about had it...what are they making me do? I don't know if I want presents this year...maybe next!

 Like mother, like daughter!!!  I loved our matching Christmas pj's.  They are so comfortable and cute!

Bailyn's fake fingernails in her stocking.  She loved them and had to show them off!  Christmas morning ended with a breakfast casserole made by Lance and Dawn and it was delicious!  Then we lounged out and played the Wii and enjoyed the kids.  I was busy in the kitchen making our ham and rolls with potatoes, salads, relish plate, and punch.  Then we playing more Wii Christmas evening.  I think just about every family got a least one Wii game, so we had fun!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve 2010 was very special for me.  I was able to have my whole side of the family at my house to enjoy the holiday.  My Mom and Dad, Lance and Dawn and their family, Mitch and Kiley, and Lee.  It was a very full house and soooooo much fun.  I will never forget it.  Altogether we had 15 people at my house and it was very special considering everything Dad went through the past few months!

On Christmas Eve we always have the nativity story told for Family Home Evening/Christmas Eve Evening.  Dad told it from the bible.  We started out with singing Christmas Hymns and the Christmas songs in general.  Thanks to Mitch and Lee we had a little Josh Grobin action because they think their deep singing voices are awesome with Ave Maria but you know...

Singing and taking pictures...who knows why we insisted on this, but it is Mitch and I. Isn't that enough said!

During Christmas we wrap up Christmas books that we have collected over the years and let the girls open one a night until Christmas.  On Christmas Eve they always get a new book to add to the old ones we have collected.  This is Kyleigh opening the new book which happened to be the hallmark Charlie Brown's Christmas.  You were able to push buttons to hear music while I told the story.  It was very cute and the kids took turns pushing the buttons and loved it!

Bailyn, Nickole, Jacob, Kyleigh Rae, Trevyn and Macoy in the front middle.  All in their new Christmas pajamas and ready to go to bed...so sleepy right!?!?!  I don't think so Mommy!