Monday, December 14, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Day 7, 8, 9 & 10...
Day 7: Read the 1st Presidency Message from the Friend. We sat by the tree and had FHE. 
Day 8: Read Nana's Story. My Mom gave us a little story called the Trouble with Christmas.
Day 9: Layton Lights. Layton City has a drive through light show every year. The girls loved it and we had to go through a few times.
Sophie made me take a picture of Ariel.
Day 10: Sophie's Singing Recital. She had her Christmas recital tonight for Performance Academy. Of course she did a great job and had a ton of fun!
Sophie with her one of her favorite babysitters...Emma
I love their fake smiles!
Sophie with most of her friends from our ward.
My Five:
Sophie made me take a picture of Ariel.
Day 10: Sophie's Singing Recital. She had her Christmas recital tonight for Performance Academy. Of course she did a great job and had a ton of fun!
Sophie with her one of her favorite babysitters...Emma
I love their fake smiles!
Sophie with most of her friends from our ward.
My Five:1. Shopping...I really do love it!
2. Watching White Christmas
3. My Crockpot
4. The Friend
5. Family, Family, Family
Monday, December 7, 2009
Day 4, 5 and 6...
Day 4: Watch a Christmas Movie. Santa made an early stop at our house to bring Sophie her Santa Buddies movie. She was so excited!
Day 5: Visit Santa. We had a crazy day today. We had our ward party and then Sophie performed at the Festival of Trees. She did such a good job. She is a natural performer!
After the festival we tried to go visit Santa at Cabelas (they have the best Santa)...but he wasn't there yet. I was bummed. We will have to go back in a few weeks. We did get to see Santa at the Anderson Family Christmas Party. Sophie wasn't scared this time...even though she was sure that Santa was one of her uncles but she couldn't tell which one it was!
Laynie was not so excited about Santa.
Day 6: Have Hot Chocolate. Yummy!
Day 5: Visit Santa. We had a crazy day today. We had our ward party and then Sophie performed at the Festival of Trees. She did such a good job. She is a natural performer!
After the festival we tried to go visit Santa at Cabelas (they have the best Santa)...but he wasn't there yet. I was bummed. We will have to go back in a few weeks. We did get to see Santa at the Anderson Family Christmas Party. Sophie wasn't scared this time...even though she was sure that Santa was one of her uncles but she couldn't tell which one it was!
Laynie was not so excited about Santa.
Day 6: Have Hot Chocolate. Yummy!
My Five:
1. Warm soup on a cold day
2.Making Christmas cards
3. Seeing all the lights on the houses
4. Payson's Blessing
5. Hearing my Grandpa Rhodes bear his Testimony
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Ward Christmas Party...
Bodi and I are on our wards activity committee and yesterday was our Christmas breakfast. We had so much fun planning it this year...but we are glad that it is over. We had a polar express theme this year. We had a golden ticket invitation and everything. 
We had a pancake breakfast with all the fixings.
We had a pancake breakfast with all the fixings.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Look what I made today...
I have been looking for some cute Christmas shirts for the girls and haven't found anything that I like...so I made my own. I even made matching hair bows. 
Thanks Mom for your help! You are the best!!!
Thanks Mom for your help! You are the best!!!
24 Days of Christmas....Day 1, 2 & 3
I saw a really fun idea in the Family Fun magazine. I have an activity planned for the 24 days before Christmas. Every afternoon Sophie gets to find a new slip of paper in the advent calendar. So far it has been a lot of fun!
Day 1: Write our Letters to Santa
Sophie's Letter to Santa
Laynies Letter to Santa
She had to put it in the mail right away!
The next day Sophie was so excited to get a letter back from Santa. She couldn't believe that he wrote her back so fast!
Day 2: Read a Christmas Story. We read Polar Express
Day 3: Make snowflakes. The girls love to color and to use scissors. Making snowflakes out of coffee filters is perfect for that.
Day 1: Write our Letters to Santa
Sophie's Letter to Santa
Laynies Letter to Santa
She had to put it in the mail right away!
The next day Sophie was so excited to get a letter back from Santa. She couldn't believe that he wrote her back so fast!
Day 2: Read a Christmas Story. We read Polar ExpressDay 3: Make snowflakes. The girls love to color and to use scissors. Making snowflakes out of coffee filters is perfect for that.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Our Thanksgiving Weekend...
We have had such a great weekend. We have had a few family parties and I just had to post some pictures. My Uncle John and Aunt Sally came into town from Kansas. We haven't seen them in over 5 years. It was so great to see them and their kids. We had a party on Wednesday night and had a family talent show. It was so fun!
Here is a picture of my Grandpa Rhodes with his Christmas present. He got it a little early because he is so cute! I just love the look on Grandpas face. He was so happy!
Sophie blew me away that night. She has been in a performing group this year. I haven't heard her sing either one of her songs. At the talent show she volunteered to go first and just nailed it. She sang both songs so well. I was so proud of her! She asked the next day if she could perform again...she cracks me up!
Richie played a little ditty on the guitar.
Stockton danced for us and so did Laynie!
Thanksgiving
Maddie, Jaylee and Sophie eating turkey!
We had a large group this year.
This is the best we could do at getting a group picture of all the kids.
Here is a picture of my Grandpa Rhodes with his Christmas present. He got it a little early because he is so cute! I just love the look on Grandpas face. He was so happy!
Sophie blew me away that night. She has been in a performing group this year. I haven't heard her sing either one of her songs. At the talent show she volunteered to go first and just nailed it. She sang both songs so well. I was so proud of her! She asked the next day if she could perform again...she cracks me up!
Richie played a little ditty on the guitar.
Stockton danced for us and so did Laynie!Thanksgiving
Maddie, Jaylee and Sophie eating turkey!
We had a large group this year.
This is the best we could do at getting a group picture of all the kids. EJ, Bridger, Maddie, Jackson, Jaylee, Jett, Laynie and Sophie
Black Friday: Yes we are the crazy ones who hit up the Orem Toys R Us at midnight. It was nuts but so much fun!
Black Friday: Yes we are the crazy ones who hit up the Orem Toys R Us at midnight. It was nuts but so much fun!
Oh yeah....then there was the BYU vs Utah game. Go Cougars!!!
My Five:
1. Watching Sophie sing
2. Watching Laynie color
3. Service: giving and receiving
4. Getting to see John, Sally and the kids
5. Giving Thanks
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
It's beginning to look a lot like...
I know that it isn't even Thanksgiving yet but I just couldn't wait anymore! I love setting up my Christmas stuff!
Laynies tree
Sophie's tree
My very favorite decoration is our little people nativity set. My kids just love it and are playing with it every second.
This is my nativity set that my Dad gives me a new piece every year. It is so beautiful.
I just finished those cute wise men this year.
My nativity collection!
Can't wait for Christmas!!!
Laynies tree
Sophie's tree
My very favorite decoration is our little people nativity set. My kids just love it and are playing with it every second.
This is my nativity set that my Dad gives me a new piece every year. It is so beautiful.
I just finished those cute wise men this year.
My nativity collection!
Can't wait for Christmas!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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