Painting

As I have said, Cam isn't really a "toy" kind of boy. But, he does like to paint. Here he is, enjoying his new easel set up to paint with!

Snow....Finally....

The kids have been waiting and waiting for the snow, to try out their new snow pants and to go sledding. Finally, they got a little taste of it. They called over a couple kids down the street to have snow ball fights and build a snowman. Well, they didn't really get the snowman done, the snow was actually too wet and heavy, but they did have a great snow ball fight that lasted about 3 hours. They had a ball and are now hoping for more snow, so they might actually be able to go sledding this winter!

Friend Party!

This is the year for the "friend" party! Every other year, the kids get to do a friend party, so this was that year! What craziness! But such fun for all! Kolton had 12 of his friends come to this party. A few from school, a few from church, and a few from soccer! We started out the party playing pop the balloon. Whoever got their 2 balloons (which were tied to their ankles) popped first, got first choice of the prizes. Next, we had 2 teams and they had to put m&m's on a plastic spoon and carry the spoon in their mouth across the room and bend over and see if they could make it into a large glass. The team to get the most wins! We had Little Caesars pizza (of course) for lunch, then played musical numbers. Everyone wins in this game. When the music stops, we draw a number. If you are on that number, you get to pick a prize out of the bucket. We might have one winner at a time, we might have 3 at a time. All in all, it is a fun game and everyone gets prizes! It was actually a great day outside, so we were able to go outside to do the soccer ball pinata! With that many kids, we had to make sure to use a plastic bat and that they were all blindfolded on their turn! We came in to open presents and eat cupcakes! It was a great party!

Happy 7th Birthday Kolton!!!

Happy Birthday Kolton! I cannot believe you are 7! We love having you in our family and you make life so spunky! Your absolute favorite thing to do is play soccer...and you don't just have fun, you attack! You are so kind to your brothers and sister and have made us breakfast multiple times. You are also very good and keeping your room clean. We love you so much and hope you have a great day! This year on your birthday, we woke you up to smiley face pancakes with candles in them! We headed to Fat Cats to go bowling and ate dinner at your favorite place, Sizzler! We had a "double" birthday family party, for you and Preslee. It was filled with soccer balls and princesses! Soccer and princess cupcakes, blowing toys, and other fun stuff! Happy Birthday!

Christmas 2011

Merry Christmas! We have had a wonderful Christmas and are so blessed. The kids slept until 7am, which was really nice! We spent the morning checking out what Santa brought and opening presents. Rexton received a bike and remote control helicopter from Santa; Kolton was VERY surprised, but very excited that Santa brought him an IPOD. He was told kids don't get those until they are at least 8 years old! Cam received a Hot Wheels Sky Jump Track from Santa, and Pres received a very nice pink arm chair for her room and a unicorn pillow pet. They all got everything they wanted, plus plenty more! We opened presents and received everything from basketball shoes to legos, from clothes to books. We then headed to church, which was a nice reminder of why we celebrate Christmas. Following church, we went to Grandma Jean and Grandpa Jays to spend time with my family! We had a very nice lunch, then opened presents there. We then headed to the Schaff party, had another nice meal, and opened more presents! By the time we got home, we were all exhausted! It was such and fun and special day.

Oh, I have to add...there is one picture of Rexton opening up a towel. I had to do that on a few presents (wrap something silly) because he was such a snoop this year. He found one present weeks before Christmas under the tree that said "eve" on the tag in tiny letters (this is how I know which ones they can open on Christmas eve). He found his and said, oh, here are my pajamas! So, that one I took to my bedroom and wrapped a towel instead. Another time he was pawing around and said, "Oh, this must be the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book I have been wanting." So...we wrapped a different book instead. He opened his trick gifts first, then we went and got his real presents!

Pre School Fun

Cam just loves his preschool! He loves to go and he loves his teachers and learns a lot. They went on a field trip to Lee's Grocery Store and learned all about where the food comes from and how it gets to the store. They also had the chance to have a short Christmas program and sing their Christmas songs they have been singing at school at the Ogden Ampthitheater. What fun times!

Happy 1st Birthday Preslee!!!

Happy Birthday Preslee! Wow, how time flies! I cannot believe our baby girl is 1! What a fantastic year with her! I have loved every minute and she gets funner and funner all the time! At 11 months, she took her first steps and has started walking. She loves her brothers and when they get home from school, she chases them saying "ba ba ma da ba ba." She loves to get their attention and make them laugh. And let me say, all 3 of them spoil her rotten! They give her their undivided attention, pull her all over the house on her ride-on toy, carry her everywhere (so it really is amazing she is even walking), give her loves, read to her, etc! Pres is getting her own personality and knows what she likes and dislikes. She LOVES to eat, most everything, including baby food. We thought she would stop eating it once she tasted lots of other "real" foods, but nope, she loves it all! She made the switch from bottles and formula to milk and sippy cups pretty easily and is all smiles most of the time! We love her so very much and can't wait to see what she has in store for our family in her next year!!!