Christmas!

Christmas was fun... YAY! 

Carson's Song

Annual Tea/Gingerbread Party!

This years party was lots of fun.. except Mikelle couldn't come. The girls had a blast and we let a couple boys come too! Next year grandma says she wants to take everyone to lunch and movie instead... we'll see.

We made a sick fort!

He's a cuddly little guy

I LOVE him!

Pretending to sleep.. I don't know why

The frosting tastes like elmers

Look at them gingabread houses

Ha ha, they are so cute!

Cheers

Is that EZ cheese on bread?

Fun in the great outdoors!

Allyssa's friend Noah (the one she met in Alaska) came from Indiana to visit for a few days and she showed him all around Salt Lake. She even got to take him horse back riding (thanks to Chad).

We look like city-slickers!

Allyssa is HOME!

We're so glad that Allyssa is home from Alaska! She has really changed too! She has matured and she seems so grateful to be here and that is sooo nice! Zeus got all dressed up for her...doesn't he look sweet!


Hailie likes to put Zeus in dresses too. Good thing they don't have a little brother...He'd be going through the same thing!

I've been tagged by more than one person....

4 Random Things I Want In a Husband (yes I changed the ?)
1. A man who has feelings.
2. A man who changes out of his church clothes on Sunday.
3. A man that doesn't already have cancer.
4. A man that doesn't mind 3 extra kids.

4 Movies That I Can Watch More Than Once
1. Pride and Prejudice (the 5 hour version)
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. The Bachelor (with Chris O'Donnell)
4. Anything with Russell Crowe in it!!!!

4 TV Shows That I Watch
1. Ace of Cakes
2. Moonlight
3. Suite Life of Zack and Cody (yuck)
(only because Hailie is always watching)
4. So You Think You Can Dance/American Idol

4 Places I've Been
1. Cancun
2. The Carribbean
3. New York
4. Hawaii

4 People Who Email Me Regularly
1. The Bluffs HOA (like 5 times a day, ugh!)
2. Amazon.com
3. Daybreak 1st Ward
4. Kimberli

4 Of My Favorite Foods
1. Pasta
2. Pizza
3. Mexican (Cafe Rio)
4. Ice Cream

4 Places I Would Like to Visit
1. France
2. Greece
3. Monaco (Grace Kelly was the queen)
4. Any happy place, even if it's just in my head.

4 Things I'm Looking Forward to In the Next Year
1. Allyssa coming home!!!!!!!
2. Regan's graduation (I'm sad for me happy for him)
3. Hailie's braces coming off
4. Our basement getting finished!!

4 People I Tag
1. Emery
2. Landon
3. Lizzie
4. Carson

The Jackson's

We had a great time at Kellie and Kelsey's for dinner on Sunday... from left to right is: Connie, Reg, Brent, Jen (bottom row), DeAnn (Dave's cousin), Brittney (DeAnn's daughter), and of course Hailie.


Carrie got in this picture! We had a great time and we're so glad to be a part of this great family! Brent is really good at Jazz Hands...

BIG Babies!!!

Emery is growing up so fast and I was telling Lance and Adri how fast Hailie grew. I finally found this picture of Hailie when she was 18 months old. She was always a big baby, the only thing I wrote down from her Dr. appointments was her 4 month check up. She weighed 18 pounds and the Dr. told me she was the size of an average 8 1/2 month old. Good times!! She sure is skinny now!

Murray Park 4th of July 1997. Parker is so cute too...(oh yea, so is Kenny).

My baby is all grown up, but not too grown up for me to still hold her (ya, we're a little weird).

24th of July

Another FABULOUS 24th..... some of the highlights are as follows:
1. Our day began with a great breakfast as Lance and Adri's along with delicious confections purchased by mom at the oriental bakery (we thought she was going to get kicked out of the store). Hopefully we won't be banned from that awesome parade spot next year.
2. We got to do a lot of people watching at the parade. Pretty sure the lady on the grass next to us is hooked on meth, we made friends with a lady and her 5 kids who needed the break provided by the shade we were hogging, and the lady selling water had no idea how big her backside was and kept bending over right in front of Lance....Ahh what wonderful memories we are creating.
3. The movie Hancock came next- that Will Smith knows how to make them movies!!! Jason Bateman wasn't bad either....the swearing at the beginning burned Hailie, Parker, Paige and Rachels ears. Oh well, Hailie and Paige are going to middle school in a month and they will get an ear full just walking down the hall (I'm not excited, but home school is not an option).
4. The annual mortuary fireworks show. People are showing up that I don't even recognize- we might have to start charging admission, especially because Dad has gone over the deep end and forgotten that he was once a volunteer fireman and is now purchasing illegal fireworks (which were awesome by the way). The kids ran around playing games, many of them tripped and fell so there was blood, fire, sweat (90 degrees outside), and tears. You can't beat any of that!!! WHAT A DAY.

A CUTE Baby!

We got to tend Emery on Tuesday.....

She is the cutest baby ever. Soooo easy to tend and love!

Even Zeus loves her....JK....he was actually very jealous that something else was taking attention away from him, but he did give her foot a kiss (well a doggie lick).

The Great USA!

Murray 4th of July parade....

Regan with the "Dave" look on his face. Blake came with Derek, Ted & Kristy were there with their kids and Buster their puppy. Lance, Adri and cute Emery were there too!

He's having the time of his life..don't let the scowl fool you!

Cutie pie!

Happy family... but we miss Allyssa soooo much!

Happy 4th and 24th everyone!!