Merry Christmas!

The kids had a great Christmas. We got Guitar hero with drums to keep us busy. Anthony plays guitar with Allyson on vocals and Stryder on drums. The kids have a great time. They are true rock stars. We hope everyone had a great holiday season!

Christmas Traditions

Here are some of our Christmas family traditions:1) Decorating the tree with pictures from every school year. It is fun to compare and see how much the kids have grown. They get to hang their own pictures. Everyone is jealous because Anthony gets to hang the most because he has more pictures. We started this when Anthony was 5 years old so now we have quite a collection. We get matching frames so we know which year is which.2)Decorating a gingerbread house. Allyson would do this all year long because she has so much fun eating the candy and frosting. 3) Christmas Eve dinner we make Rouladen. It is a German dish that is soooooo yummy. 4) Christmas Eve we go see the lights at Temple square. David proposed to me there on Christmas Eve 15 years ago. This is one of my favorite traditions. This year we made hot chocolate and took the "train" downtown. It was a lot of fun especially because it wasn't very cold.

Cookie is in the house!

We got a dog! (for three days) We named her Cookie. She is a Lab/St. Bernard mix. Unfortunately I am allergic to her and we had to give her back. We are planning on getting a dog in the summer that I am not allergic to. The kids are very sad and miss her a lot. She was so cute and cuddly.

Turkey Bowl

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Happy Thanksgiving! We played in a turkey bowl this morning. Everyone got to play. Both David and I scored a touchdown. Anthony, Stryder, and Allyson enjoyed running plays.

Welcome back to SLC

We have been in SLC for about a week and a few days. The first week we were here there was a huge snow storm. Welcome to the winter cold. I am slowly getting used to the cold and rain. I sure was spoiled with St. George weather. The kids are enjoying school and have already made new friends. Anthony went from intermediate school back to elementary school both of which are 6th grade. His comment was "at least I get recess now." He and Stryder are in the same school which makes my life easier with only one time to pick up kids. After the first snow fall I cleaned up the garage so that at least one car has covered parking. David is working for a former employer in a management position. He really enjoys this especially being busy. Allyson and I are unpacking boxes and moving things around to make the house feel like a home. We are pretty much unpacked, we do still have some boxes around the house but it has only been less than two weeks. There is still time to get to them.

Thank heaven for little girls!

Allyson is such a big girl. She is growing up so fast, I can't believe she is 3 and 1/2 years old. She was begging for her picture to be taken. She has loved being in preschool and has learned so much. We need to find a new preschool for her to go to in SLC.

Halloween Party at school

Stryder and Allyson are waiting for the school parade to start. Stryder is a wizard and Allyson dressed up as a monkey(Stryder's costume last year). This is their last day of school in St. George! What a sad day!

Allyson had a trunk or treat party at preschool. She wanted to dress up as a pink puppy just like last year. She is here with some of her preschool friends. She is the one in pink with the cheesy smile. What a goof!