New Years

Brian and Tyler sure love to be with their Grandpa!

We didn't do anything exciting for New Year's, but we did have a visit from Sam and Lisa's family. We watched a movie after the kids went to bed and I snuck out for a little bit to go to a single's dance.

December 2009 with Sam's Family

Tyler

Mom playing with Brian and Tyler

We stopped in Logan for a visit with Sam's family and the way back home from Idaho.

Family Weekend

Aaron and Sarah were coming to town for a mission reunion and Meibos family reunion, so we all decided to get together for a couple of days. Friday night Aaron and Sarah dropped Kimball off at our place for a sleepover. He was so excited to be here and I was just as excited to see him. He unpacked his bags first thing on the living room floor. When I put him to bed I read him a verse from the Book of Mormon. He told me that in his Book of Mormon back home, there are pictures of temples, wagons, and properties (Joseph Smith cabin and homestead etc). Of course he gets the term properties from his dad, who is trying to buy some. As I was making sure Kimball had everything he needed for the night, he asked me hesitantly, "are we going to have breakfast in the morning?" He was pretty excited about sleeping over without his parents, but I guess he wasn't quite sure what to expect. He was pretty relieved when I said we could have whatever he wanted.

Saturday morning we made a quick trip to check out BYU. As you can see, Eleanor loved it.

and so did Simon and Kimball

Rosanne, Aaron, and Eleanor enjoying the little pool outside the Museum of Art, I was worried about the boys jumping in for a little swim, since that was the next activity of the day. We only got to swim for an hour before the lighting and thunderstorm came. The lifeguard told all of us to get out of the water. Kimball said, "why did she say to get out of the water, I wish she said everyone get in the water and stay there all day long." He was pretty disappointed. After we went swimming for a little while, we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. I think the kids enjoyed it for the most part, especially the cookies afterward. Simon kept saying beautiful temple. Whenever I would point at a picture of the Saviour and ask Simon who it was, he was respond without hesitation, "Jesus."

After the open house we went to Coldstone for some ice cream.

hmmm...chocolate with sprinkles

Brian had to get the pink ice cream...doesn't this look like the perfect promotional picture?

Kimball enjoyed reading Coldstone's literature on cakes in the car.
Simon had been wanting to ride in our car with us all day, he finally got the chance after ice cream when we took him to babysit while Aaron and Sarah went to her mission reunion. To say he was excited would be an understatement.
My attempt to wind down the kids. We had Sam's family and Staci and Kyle over Saturday night. Staci and Kyle made us some delicious pizza. At one point, Kimball went into my room and pulled the sleeping bag over his head saying, "I'm tired of all these big people, they're driving me nuts!"

Kimball was having a lot of fun staying at our place, but I think he was a little insecure not having his parents around with so many people he didn't know very well.

It looks like Kimball is trying to explain something that is difficult for me to understand in this picture.
Fortunately, Kimball got breakfast every morning...pancakes on Saturday and Captain Crunch and a chocolate protein shake on Sunday. Lucky kid.

Sunday after church we went to see Aunt Barbara and then walked around temple square before heading to Aunt Diane's for a great family dinner.

Simon

Simon was my little buddy all weekend. It took months for him to warm up to me in Colorado, it was nice to see it all pay off with this visit. He just had to be next to me where ever we went, I loved it.

Eleanor and Aaron, she has the sweetest smile.

Memorial Day Weekend Part 2: Idaho Falls and Logan

So I don't have any of my own pictures from Idaho or Logan because my camera ran out of batteries. Saturday night Kevin and Becky treated us to a delicious barbaque and I had my first little ride on a 4-wheeler thanks to Kyle.

Sunday night Rosanne and I drove to Logan to see Sam and Lisa. We had a relaxing Monday morning enjoying their new yard and then we went to a park and had a delicious picknick. We also got to look around at a small zoo by the park.

Even more Christmas pictures

looking not smiling

the camera is a little too close to my face, but look at Simon

I'm looking

Now I'm smiling

Good-byes are so hard

More Christmas Pictures

Kimball having too much fun hitting Dad

"I didn't get everything on my list Grandma"

"I didn't get everything on my list Grandma"

You can take my picture, but I won't be happy about it

Children have a phobia of looking and the camera AND smiling,

you get one or the other, not both

Brian taking a rest from opening presents

"why did you wake me up so early again?"

Dad, I want what she got!

"I'm serious, knock it off"

"Look at my tongue"

Vist from Sam's family

Me and Brian

Here are some silk flower arrangements I did for my class.





We did get to spend a little bit of time with Sam, Lisa, and Brian on Friday after Thanksgiving.

Visit to Sam and Lisa's

Babysitting Brian

The thing Brian enjoyed the most while I was babysitting him was playing on the playground in Sam and Lisa's complex.