Dress Up

The other day the house was suddenly too quiet and I knew that must mean someone by the name of Tessa must be up to trouble. I found her in my closet trying on shoes. She loves shoes! (She calls them "bye bye's".) When she tries to get the shoes on, she always lifts her leg up to reach the shoe instead of taking the shoe to her foot-it's pretty funny to watch.

A Merry Christmas!

~Christmas Day 2009~

Santa brought Adam a t-ball set!

Santa brought Tessa a "wee"!

A new baby to love from mommy and daddy.

What he has been asking Santa for-Little Einstein toys. He was thrilled and even sleeping with them tonight.

A doctor set from Ma and Pa. He usually uses his hammer and saw when we play doctor-he was happy to get the right kind of "tools".

Tessa loved her pink car from Ma and Pa. Now she can try and keep up with her big brother.

A crib for her babies from Mamma and Bampa.

A new costume for our dress up box!

A busy, but wonderful day! We were able to visit lots of family and talk to Uncle Matt in Texas. We are grateful for our Savior who we remember this day-grateful for His humble birth and His perfect example. We realize how blessed we are to have been given the greatest gifts of all-forever families and the knowledge of the Atonement. No other gifts can compare!

Merry Christmas!!

One excited boy!!

Adam is beyond excited for Christmas!! We have been counting down the days with a chain and he is so happy that the chain is almost gone. Tonight Mamma gave him a Santa hat and he insisted on wearing it to bed so he can be ready for Christmas. There is so much Christmas magic in the air!! I can't wait to see his face on Christmas day!

Cute, cute boy!!

A visit to Santa!!

We took the kids to see Santa this morning!! He promised some fun surprises Christmas morning and asked the kids to go to bed early on Christmas Eve and to leave some cookies out for him. Adam loved talking to him and has asked Santa for Little Einstein's twice now. Santa is going to have to work with Mommy and Daddy on that one. Tessa just waved at him and said, "Danda!" She loves Santa almost as much as she loves Christmas lights.

Spanish Fork Lights

Last night we loaded the kids up in the car and went for a drive to enjoy the Spanish Fork Lights. Tessa LOVES Christmas lights! Every time we drive by lights we hear "WOW!" come from her corner of the car. It's great when there are several houses in a row that have lights on because we hear, "WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!" from her. It's pretty funny!

We are proud of our neighbors-some people go all out down here! Excited for our drive!
The kids were amazed by the light show!

Merry Christmas!

I tried to get pictures of the kids in their cute Christmas Sunday clothes. We get comments every week on how adorable they look! The pictures didn't turn out great, but they are adorable!
Almost a sunbeam! He is so excited-I am so sad!

She wouldn't hold still long enough for a good shot of her dress-she likes twirling in it.

Watching Daddy shovel the driveway before church-he is our hero!!

Strange!

Sometimes kids do the strangest things-especially my kids. Lately Adam has been complaining about his eyes hurting from the bright lights (the rising sun) when he wakes up. He insists I put a blanket over his head while his eyes adjust. But it can't be just any blanket-it has to be the blanket with the big holes (an afghan), so he can still see his cartoons. Seriously strange!!