January 2010

The new year has been wonderful to us. We have had a lot of fun starting with Autumn's Birthday. When I asked her what kind of party she wanted she said, "A Coconut Party!" So with her direction I got coconuts to put pinacolada drink mix in and had an ariel birthday cake. The kids played limbo and pin the tail on the donkey. It was a great success and a lot of fun.

The days have started to get a little warmer her so we thought it would be fun to take the kids tubing. Jon and I recently had gone tubing for a date and knew the girls would love the adventure. So we took them over to a small hill across from parkside lanes and the girls giggled and laughed as they went down. Dean even took a turn!!! It really is so much fun with kids. It brings the child out in ya.

Recently we also took the kids to the Circus. Wow!!! The girls were running wild and they even got to ride an elephant before the show started. The girls were mesmerized for two hours of tricks, animals, dealth defying feats, and even a clown. Makenna's favorite was the motorcycle's (there were two of them) going around in an encaged ball. Autumn liked riding the elephant. It had been a long time since we'd gone and the kids loved it.

As for our life Jon started school yet again. He is doing pre-requisites so he can take the DAT and apply for Dental School. Crazy, it has totally been crazy. He still has two semesters left of pre-recs before we know for sure where this rode will take us, but as for the near future we also found out that Jon will be selling this summer in St. Louis. I can honestly say I wasn't thrilled, but I am hoping for the best. I hear it is really family friendly and only a couple hours from Nauvoo so we could potentially have a lot of fun out there and if anyone wants to visit come on out :)

Happy Valentines to all!!!!

Christmas 2009

 
 
 
 

Christmas and New Year's

Time seems to go by faster than I can get to the this blog. Christmas was crazy this year and so much fun. I "tried" to have my shopping done early because I truly do not like the crowds of "The Season" but of course last minute my darling daughter asks Santa for a Doll. I didn't know how broad that statement was until I got her a doll and showed her a picture of it and "No,that's not what I want." Then, I bought her one of the American Heritage Dolls at Target with the clothes and all; another picture to her and, "NO." So finally I became the smart mom and 3 days before Christmas I asked her specifically, what kind of doll do you want. "One that Eat's and Poop's" Luckily Target hadn't ran out of Baby Alive dolls and Jon faced the crowds again for the one she wanted. YES!!! Christmas Morning was a success. However, now I have two babies to change and feed, hmmmmmmm was this what "I" had in mind? This year we made cookies for Santa, and to my surprise Christmas morning the first thing they noticed was that Santa had eaten the cookies. "They cookies are gone," They both excalimed. So CUTE.

For New Year's Eve we ended up doing a last minute party with some friends and it turned out really fun. We just went out to Chile's and then came back to our house for games and to ring in the New Year!!! I have yet to wright down my New Year's Resolutions, but hey it is not too late on the 1st is it??? Goal #1 don't procrastinate :)

Happy New Year's to Everyone may it be prosperous and peaceful.

My Little Dancer

Last Saturday we went and watched Makenna perform at Festival of Trees. She was so incredibly adorable. It couldn't have gone better. She got up on stage remembered the dance really well and smiled so sweetly during the entire performance. OK, so maybe it is because I am a sucker for dancing; but really it was one of the cutest things ever!!! It was one of those moments when you just can't help but absolutely love being a MOTHER!!!!

Dean's Blessing and "GO BYU"

This week was another crazy big one for us. Jon's family came in and we had a full house. 16 of us were sleeping in our house. It was nice to see everyone and Makenna and Autumn loved having there cousins for four days straight. For Thanksgiving Jon's grandma Carol Cottle came and enjoyed dinner with us. It was really neat to hear what she was thankful for and to have her in our home; what a blessing!!! On Sat. Jon and I got to go to the big game with his family. It was so much fun, rah, rah, rah, rah, rah, Goooooooo Cougars!!!! Four of us were BYU fans and three were die hard U fans. We had a good rivalry going on. The game was a nail bitter going into over time, but it was wonderful to see a win after watching them loose in our Stadium the years we attended BYU. It brought back many memories of Jon and I's college years and we loved feeling the spirit of BYU again!!!!

On Sunday, we were able to have the very special opportunity to bless Dean in our home. Jon blessed him naming him Dean Richard after his Dad and grandfather. After the wonderful blessing we heard some beautiful testimonies from the Grandpa's and KayCee and Tom. I love hearing the testimonies of family members and feel great Joy that we are able to unite and have those experiences.

Much love to you all for the Holidays with warm wishes of peace and remembering our Savior. The Church of Jesus Christ was brought forth in these latter-days to bring us peace in times of uncertainty and Joy in keeping the commandments. May we all see our blessings during the holidays and remember our Saviors life and live by His example. Merry Christmas