January 2011

Well Happy New Year to everyone.......we had a great/boring New Years. We started out by going to our friends house. I only took one picture, lame........but I thought it was funny that the dads are playing the video games and not the kids. Then we went home around 11:00pm....yes lame again......put our tired kids to bed then Shaun watched the ball drop on TV while I sat at the kitchen table studying for my Sunday School lesson. Don't worry I did get up to give poor Shaun a New Years kiss. 

 Ryker started Basketball. He is doing better and better each week. He really does love it and it is nice having a few friends on the team. 

Oh my Riggy boy.....how I love thee and your oh so kissable cheeks. 

So did I mention before how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE the month of February??? I LOVE Valentines day.....one of my favorites to decorate for. It is also Millies and mine birthday month. So all around a great month. Funny thing is I'm not a romantic person.....nor need to be romanced, my favorite colors are green and blue so who knows why I like this holiday so much, but when I have a mansion I will have a room decorated for each holiday, year round........this would be my valentines room, minus the Hello Kitty stuff.....or who knows, I just might keep it. =)  

Millie wants a cupcake party for her 3rd birthday and I couldn't be more excited....holy cow I have already planned it and bought the stuff. I decided that birthdays needs to be more special so I will share with you along the way and few new things I'm doing to make that day so special for my kids. Ok...stay tuned =)

What made 2010 so great.....

Wow...what a GREAT year. It started out with a bang. First Shaun and I finding our we were expecting baby # 3.....but kept it a secret till after my sisters wedding. My sister Sarah got married in February to one GREAT guy, Mr. Blakie Poo Wells. We love him and he is a GREAT addition to the family.  Sorry to all the other Uncles but he is probably my kids favorite....because he can do magic =)

Another GREAT thing that happened in 2010, was I went to the America Revival Tour by Glenn Beck. It was amazing and very inspirational!

It wouldn't be a GREAT year without LOTS and LOTS of swimming.....almost everyday of summer to be exact.

We had a GREAT time at Disneyland........the kids were SO much fun and did so well.

Another GREAT was the beach of course.

We had a GREAT first, but not last visit to Lagoon in Utah. Meeting up with our Idaho family was so fun. The only not GREAT part was we were missing Shaun.

Here is the worlds GREATEST Kindergartner.......my oldest started school =) 

But the GREASTEST, BESTEST thing that happened in 2010 was the birth of our sweet handsome Rigdon. He is just a joy and made our little family complete =)

Man what a year.......so much to be thankful for that is for sure!!!

Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas!! Ever since Shaun and I have been married we celebrated Christmas with the Martineaus on Christmas Eve because Doug always has to work on Christmas day. So we get in our PJs and slippers all daylong and eat, open gifts and play! 

Cute cousins...Millie, Riley, Ryker and Rigdon

 Nolan, Riley, Missy, Pa, Nana, Millie, Leah, Shaun and Ryk and Riggs on the floor

Ryker is not yawning....he was super excited for one of his gifts.

Then that night when we got home we put out our reindeer food.

 Good Morning......Santa came.

As I mentioned before Amelia is obsessed with candy, ice cream etc. She loves the game Candyland....just so she can get her person to Lolly Lollipop. Ryker saw this Lolly Lollipop purse thing and we knew she had to have it.

Ryker was excited to get this black dragon

Amelia with all her loot. She asked Santa for play food and really wanted play ice cream too. She also loves Minnie Mouse.

Ryker asked Sanat for the Dragon Castle

Riggs first Christmas

Sarah Su Su and Blakie came over a little later and brought a few more gifts........the hit of the day, a shopping cart.

They got Ryker a coons skin hat and a camo shirt....so he can go hunting with Blake next time of course.

Later that day Ryker put on his stuff and wanted to hide in the bushes in the front yard to watch for bad guys.

oops....forgot to turn the picture around. Ridgon is getting so big and is such a sweet boy. 

Party, Party and More Parties

As we all know December has one event after another, so here is a run down of all the fun things we did.

I was able to plan Rykers Kindergarten class Christmas party.....we thought that having stations worked so well for the Halloween one, so I planned 5 centers to go to. One making reindeer food.

We all love decorating sugar cookies

 We had our Udall Christmas party at my Aunt Sharons. My grandparents bought a little gift for the younger kids, Amelia got a dollie and a purse.

Ryker is 5 so he got to be included in the cousin gift exchange. He gave to my cousin Hillary

Then my cousin Marcie gave to him. Such beautiful girls!!

Bompa Jess and Grandma Ann with all the Great Grandkids

Most of the cousins

During the winter break we meet up with some friends at the park. It was only a few days before Christmas and our kids were so excited to play in the leaves since they don't get to experience that in the fall. So they worked so hard making a huge pile and the took turns jumping into it.

Then the park sprinklers came on and they wanted to run in them and get wet.

Only in Arizona!!!

While Nana watch Baby Riggs, we went with Pa to see Tangled.....I loved it, and yes I get a kids meal of popcorn, icee and fruit snacks like the kids!!

Millie making Christmas trees out of waffle cones, frosting and decorating with candy.

One of the nights we went to Zoo lights with all the Martienaus and Palmers. We didn't get a group shot. But here is our little family. It was a little cold (well to everyone else but me and Ryker) and it was sprinkling most of the time.

 Mommy and Rigatoni

I was on the other side of the carousel with Ryker, Missy and Riley so I didn't see Shaun up on the elephant...but when I saw the picture I died laughing. Shaun is a 6' 3" guy....and he is riding on the carousel. Love it!!!

 Riggs and I weren't feeling to well so we didn't make it to the Rowley family party. I'm sad that I missed seeing Millie play the part of Mary.

Sweet Mary with baby Jesus

Every year Ryker will only be an animal.

Then jolly old St. Nick came along.

Then we had the Connelly family party. I of course will be found at the kids craft table.

We did the nativity again and Ryker was yet again another animal and Millie was the angel this time. She was a bit sad about not being Mary....but if you look closer she is a beautiful angel with a sucker in her mouth.