Winter Random 2012

Random Winter 2012 Fish and I are so blessed to have these two :) XOXO

Christams kid photos 2011

Nikki and I like to get the kids photos taken every 4 to 6 months seeing how we are adding to and the kids are always changing so fast....We love to go to the Great Ann with Animation's Photography. I will let the photos do all the talking on this post...Super Cute as always :)

Bridge and Dance :)

Bridge started dance this year and she had her very first performance for Xmas. She did really well and was the only one that seemed to kinda know what they were doing. Dance is interesting to Fish and I. We are not sure she likes it and we both feel it is a lot of $$$. BUT Fish and I both agree we will have her finish out the year and see what we will do next....BUT as for now its good exercises and social skills for Bridge.

Sarah's B-Day 2012

So this year I didn't want to have another dinner and movie B-Day so I planned a GNO. Come to find out it was three other friends B-Days as well. SO we had a weekend FULL of FUN. We started out with dinner and drinks at Windy's Sukiyaki and ended the night at the Copper Club. It was so much fun to be out with 20 girlfriends! A LOT OF FUN! (a little too much fun) :) the next night we had a dinner party at our house with the husbands and kiddos. It was by far one of the best B-Days EVER! 

NYE 2011

I always feel let down on New Years.....But this year was a lot of fun. We started out with a kid friendly soup party at the Powell's and the kids had a super fun party set up in the basement with decorations, music and pizza. Then we were invited over to a friends house where we ate more amazing food, drinks and brought in the new year with lost of smiles, screams and kisses :) FUN!!! 

Christmas 2011

Fish and I really want our kids to understand the meaning of what Christmas is. This year was really fun we were able to explain to Bridgette what Christmas is and means to our family. We have a three gift rule in our home. We explain that Jesus received three gifts from the wise men and so do we. Jesus sends Santa to give us our three gifts to let us know how special we are just like like Jesus. The three gifts are something FUN, something they NEED and something EDUCATIONAL. They also get a stocking from mom & dad and this is special gift full of lots of little gifts because we love you and to thank you for being you and such a good kid all year. :) Fish and I stay home on Christmas. We both feel it is important to start our own traditions as a family and spend the day together. This year Bridge was so cute and really got into the spirit of Christmas. We also had Samuel this year and its always fun to have a new little for the holidays. Fish gets all of us a new ornament for our trees every year and its always fun to see what he picks out and why. We let our kids have their own trees in their rooms which is fun and we have a big family tree as well. I got a Snowman family Bridgette got a ballet dancer for starting dance and Sam got his first baby Christmas ornament which was a lamb. I always cook a big breakfast and this year we put a pot roast in the crock pot for Christmas dinner. The family parties were so fun this year. The Powell family party is always held at Lynette's house in SLC and the kids always do the nativity scene. This year Sam was the new baby Jesus and Bridge was the angle. Its a fun and crazy party and always so much FUN! The Halverson family party was held at my house. We had a pasta party and the kids were spoiled like always with tons of gifts! This year was great. Christmas for us is so much fun with the kids and we cant wait to see what comes next year!

Sam 7/8 months

Samuel 7/8 months

We can not believe 8 months have passed by so fast! Sam is such a good boy. In the last 2 months he is sitting up really well and has 2 teeth on the bottom. Still to this day Sam has the BEST smile I have ever seen! He LOVES Bridge and will darn near break his neck to get a look at her in any room. Sam is a SUPER good eater he pretty much loves well ALL food! He is about 24 lbs. And is in the 90% in weight and height. He is super chubby and has a cottage cheese bum and super chubby legs and arms. His head is off the charts. Bridge likes to call him tomato head. I think she means to call him potato head! :) Sam LOVES his dad.... and likes to watch all his cousins play around him. He is kinda drinking out of a sippy and is almost getting ready to military crawl. He can pretty much roll wherever he wants and can scoot around in a circle on his tummy pretty well. Sam is still NOT a good sleeper. But we take turns and it seems to be working out for the most part. He is very happy and sweet. Sam loves to just be held and part of the action all the time. He can say mom and mama really well and can say baba. Fish is trying to get him to say dada but no luck so far. I have been working on num nums and sissy or gigi for Bridge. He doesn't have much hair but it is staying on the brown side for now. He likes to squawk and yell and get super loud and excited a few times a day to let us know hes around and Bridge loves it when he growls like a little dinosaur. He is very grabby and likes to grab anything and everything including sisters hair which makes her suuuuuper mad! His new thing is pinching our cheeks which is making Fish suuuuuper mad! :) His big blue eyes, super smile and sweet personality melt our hearts. We are so happy he is ours!

December 2011

 December is such a fun and super busy month. 

We did some great activities. 

We went to the Zoo lights this year with Nikki and Aiden and we loved it.

 I can see this a yearly event for the Powell's. 

The weather was a little on the cold side but we bundled everyone up and it was good times!

Wacky Wednesdays this month were insane....

We did Xmas crafts every week with the cousins and they all turned out great! 

We were also invited this year to go to a park and light huge lanterns. 

It was a BLAST! The kids loved it and I hope we get to do it again! 

Thanksgiving 2011

Happy Turkey Day....

Well we normally switch it up every other year. We go to the Powell's and then to the Halversons the next year. Last year things got a little mixed up. The Powells went to MX and we had Thanksgiving at our house with the Halversons because it was our first year in our new house. SO we couldn't decide where to go and what to do. SO seeing how this was Sam's first we decided to go to both :) We went to the Powells first and it was crazy fun as always. This made Bridge very very happy she loves to be around all the older girls. AlsoFish's sisters were able to see Sam. Then off to the Halversons where it is usually low key and quiet. Nikki and Aiden joined us this year at my moms. Nikki and I took Bridge and Aiden to the movie The Muppet's. It was a little on the long side for the kids but I L.O.V.E.D. it!!!! Brought back so many good memories. So since we went to both parents this year I decided to start a fun new tradition this year. Fish and Bridge LOVED it. Thanksgiving Day breakfast with Turkey shaped pancakes. I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out BUT.......they did! They were super cute and fun and huge hit. Bridge liked all the left over colored pancake mix and had a side of rainbow pancakes :) All and All we had a great day. Thanks to The Nana's & The Papa's for having us over and cooking us amazing food. This year I really put some thought into what I am Thankful for. I don't think I have really done this before. Sure we are all thankful for different things and its easy to just say family and friends. BUT this year for some reason about a week before it just kinda hit me what I am most thankful for. I am most thankful for this year and well pretty much everyday is my HEALTH! I think of all the daily things I am so very BLESSED to do because I am healthy and for that I am so so very thankful. I need to start remembering this when I get frustrated with my life,kids husband etc. that if I were sick all the things I take for granted DAILY.

    

Church

Fish and I really LOVE to go to church we decided to go back and take Sam for his first time. Bridge was also excited to go back. Bridge went to the preschool class and learned about people that god has sent to us in our lives who help us with daily activities and how she can be a helper to others. We did check Sam in the infants room. I never did that with Bridge haha but it worked out great. Although I watched that screen in the services like a hawk and checking my number badge every time to see if it was one of mine. :) It never was and I am pretty sure the lady held Sam the whole time and was reading him a book when we went to pick him up. Best thing about church (besides the coffee) is the feeling I feel with Fish and that time we get to be with each other in peace and quiet and reflect on how to be better for ourselves and each other and our family.