Andrew's dance recital

Andrew's first dance recital was so much fun! I was so proud of him and the other four year olds. There was a really bad snow storm that night, so it took us almost half an our to get into Gunnison for the recital but I am so glad we went. This part of being a parent is so much fun!

Happy 8th birthday Joshua!

I can't believe it has been eight years since Joshua came into our family. Today was Joshua's eighth birthday, and what a birthday it was! We spent all week designing and planning and shopping for the cake, not to mention the two days of actually baking and putting it together. After church we spent time in his new wolf cub scout book and finished up his bobcat rank. Grandpa Jaussi came down and had dinner with us, and then the Barlows came over for cake, ice cream, and presents. What a fun day! Joshua was thrilled to get his own set of scriptures along with a cool camo case. He also got some really neat toys and a book light so he can read in the night when mom and dad have told him to go to bed.

Joshua wanted a kung fu cake so we decided the easiest design would be a yin yang symbol One half was a chocolate mint chip cake with mint frosting, and the other was a white cake with chocolate frosting. The dragon I sculpted out of marshmallow fondant.

Joshua, I am so glad to have you for a son. You are a sweet and genuine boy. Thank you for giving me sweet hugs and kisses, and always wanting to share your news and adventures with me. You are such a good brother and a great helper. I love your sweet smile and your quick laugh. Happy birthday!

Joshua's school Christmas program

The inevitable cut

Last week two people mentioned our little girl to Mike. No, they were not talking about Caitlin. Both were referencing Joshua. That pretty much convinced us that it was time to cut the hair. So, Saturday we found a shop open in Ephraim and had all that beautiful golden hair buzzed off. Joshua picked the style out of a book and went back to the chair all by himself. He thinks he looks really good, and loves his missionary cut. I hardly recognize my little man-- I keep doing a double take!

HAPPY EGGNOG DAY EVERYONE!!!

If you have forgotten, eggnog day is our self proclaimed holiday. Every first Monday in December is dedicated to the unhealthy enjoyment of this festive beverage!

Thanksgiving 2010

Well, I have a whole month of random pictures to post, with no apparent rhyme or reason. So enjoy this disjointed joy ride! (say that 5 times fast...)

The boys love to read at night before bedtime. Joshua has been reading like this, with his feet, for a couple of years now. One night we just thought it was so cute we decided to snap a picture!

Andrea and her clan of darling daughters came for a visit during November. Andrea and I worked on out gingerbread house, and the kids had a fabulous time playing almost completely unsupervised! Emma, Alli, and Kyra feel more like cousins than mere friends. How we love them!

She's a vision in yellow, right?!

We thought we had 12 foot ceilings... so mike hiked and searched and found us a 12 foot tree! I guess we should have measured first because it turns out our ceilings are only 9 foot 8. Easy fix, we just chopped off the bottom three feet and are good to go. Definitely our biggest tree ever. We had a tricky time decorating the top foot!

4 boys, a bucket of dinosaurs, a motorized train, and a whole lot of Christmas enthusiasm. These are our next door neighbors that are the same ages as Josh and Drew. They have so much fun together!

This one speaks all for itself!!