Christmas Sunday

Our ward Christmas program this year was probably the best one I've ever heard. The primary kids sang two beautiful songs and Kya also participated in a musical number with a couple other primary children. They all did a great job...so great that I was holding back the tears.

Here's our traditional Christmas Sunday photo. The kids actually cooperated, but the weather was so rainy and miserable that we had to do it inside.

He's Still The One

I can honestly say, after 11 years of marriage, Mike and I can still talk for hours and laugh until we cry!! What could be better?!

December 17, 1999 Salt Lake City, UT

Tell Me Why....

...Tyson goes to school with a tiny hole in the knee of his pants AND comes home with giant rips all the way across both pant legs? This has happened about 4 times in the past month!!

(Notice Tyson's right pant leg? This was after school!)So, now he has quite a few "cut offs" for this coming summer.

Our New Year's Pumpkin

A few months ago, while Tyson and I were shopping, we passed by a big display of seeds. Tyson really wanted to buy some, and since they are only a few cents, I had no problem letting him pick out a package. Well, he picked out some pumpkin seeds. By the time we got home from the store, Tyson had forgotten all about the seeds....and so did I.

A few weeks ago, Tyson found the seeds and without asking me, he and Kya planted them in the backyard. The other day I noticed a strange week growing in our backyard...it reminded me of a pumpkin plant....then I remembered!!! So now it's almost Christmas, and we have a beautiful flower growing on our pumpkin plant. I guess we will celebrate the new year with a nice orange pumpkin:)

O Tannenbaum

I don't think I'll every get a "FAKE" tree!! I absolutely love the tradition of picking out a tree together as a family. It always reminds me of picking out a tree when I was a kid. My Dad didn't quite agree with my opinion that a tree should be as big and tall as could possibly fit in the house. One or two years he even cut down trees from our yard to use as our Christmas tree (those of you who know my dad, would not be surprised by this:)). This year, I think we got the perfect tree (I no longer have the same criteria to judge a tree as I did when I was a teenager).

Here we are picking out our tree
(Tyson, of course, not cooperating)

Jordan

(with the "side ponytail" she requested--I never thought that would come back in style)

Kya

It was Jordan's turn to put the star on!
(she didn't even need Daddy's help this year)

The finished product!

Sneak Peak

Here's a glimpse into what I had to work with for our Christmas pictures:

The one we are using isn't much better...actually it might even be worse:(

Tyson's 1st Season of Soccer

This past weekend was Tyson's last soccer game of the season. He got his very first ever trophy!! It was a great experience and we can't wait for next year:)

Bye Bye Bunk Beds

About a month ago, Kya and Tyson decided they didn't want bunk beds anymore. I never thought that would happen!! Anyways, we put the beds down and I have been waiting to take some pictures until we got the dressers and until it was clean:) Well here it is....now I need to work on the walls! It's always something.