HaPpY NeW YeAr!!!

We had a little New Years party with the kids. We had Chinese Food and watched G-Force and me and the kids played games while dad slept (no surprise there). The kids eventually all fell asleep so I got to ring in the New Year by myself, Brennick tried to stay awake but just couldn't....
HaPpY NeW YeAr!!

Call Christmas Party....

This is a Call family tradition every year we get together and Great Grandma call reads the Nativity story and the kids all get to dress the part. Hudson was a Angel and Brennick was a Wise man. I think it is great for the kids to hear the story so they can always remember what the true meaning of Christmas is.

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We also play a game called Tommy right, this year we all got old books and candy bars...

Emmie Playing with Uncle Mike and Abby...

MeRrY ChRiStMaS...

We had a really good Christmas!!! The best part is being with family and sharing in the joys of a child's imagination...

The kids and there Christmas...

Santa came so the kids must have been on the good list....They woke up around 7 and were so excited to go downstairs and see what Santa brought, Emmie was still asleep so we let her sleep until she woke up so there was no drama (if ya know what I mean)... Christmas morning is so exciting not only for the kids but for the parents to see the bright smiling faces when they walk downstairs to find that Santa left the all kinds of goodies!! Oh these are the best times and best memories that I will cherish forever....

Brennick was so excited that he got his star wars Lego's and he loved his new Tony Hawk bike that Santa gave him....

Hudson is at such a cute age that everything he got was his favorite, but two things that brought the biggest smiles were his Tony Hawk bike and his BYU jersey....

Emmie didn't really quiet know what to do but she eventually got the hang of it. She loved here little pink coupe and her play cell phone, she stayed in the coupe the whole time while she opened presents and held on to that cell phone for dear life..

HaPpY BiRtHdAy DaD!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!! We always celebrate his birthday on a different day since his birthday is on Christmas, I think that would be the worst birthday to have but he doesn't seem to mind. Where do I start I have a great DAD, he has always been there for me and my family and has always helped out in any way possible!!! He holds a special place in my heart not only because I am his baby girl, but because he is such a great man and I look up to him in so many ways! I love you so much and am so grateful for your example you are to me!!! I hope you had a wonderful birthday because you deserve it and so much more....

Christmas Eve....

Every Christmas Eve we spend with Matt's family. We have Mexican food and there is always tons and it is always so yummy... The kids exchange names and they open the presents on Christmas eve. Hudson got an awesome dragon from Carter, Brennick got a Hex bug and a bionicle from Tanner and Emmie got a cute sweater and stretch pants and a dolly from Abby. We sang some Christmas carols and this year Jordan and his friend played their guitars for us and all I got to say is he has talent.. It was a fun night and the kids had a blast which they always do they love spending time with their cousins!!



We are getting ready for SANTA!!!! We have read a story (thanks to my great in laws) who send them home with us every Christmas eve along with other fun goodies to open, my kids love it and have a hard time waiting to open them till we get home....We have spread out the reindeer dust so the reindeer can find our house and the plate of cookies are all set and we cant forget the carrots for the reindeer (Brennick was pretty admit about that). Now all there is left to do is get the kids to bed and that was a pretty big chore since they are so EXCITED!!!!!

Cookies For SANTA!!

We started a new tradition this year; making cookies for Santa. The kids had such a fun time decorating them and what a good job they did. I think they ate more frosting then they used to frost the cookies, but I guess that the best part... They are so YUMMY Santa is for sure to love them!!!

Cute Christmas House



The kids make the cutest little house ever and they had a blast doing it. Brennick decorated one side and Hudson decorated the other side and I made the cute snowman.... We had a fun time decorating and eating the candy!!!!

Stocking Fun...



We have a family tradition with my side, we get together and every family puts a little something in each family members Christmas stocking. The kids love it and look forward to it every year.... I LOVE FAMILY TRADITIONS!!!

Tons of Bubbles...

The kids love to bath they would stay in there until they were prunes if we would let them!!! They turn into animals when they get to put bubbles in the jetted tub and the more the merrier .... Which doesn't happen very often because as you can tell they make a BIG BUBBLE MESS....

CHRISTMAS TIME....

I LOVE Christmas time!!! It's a great time for getting together with family and friends. A time to reflect on the birth of the savior and remember what the true mean of Christmas is all about... A time for YUMMY food and goodies and to hear the sweet Christmas music. A time for gift giving, and a time to cuddle up with and a blanket and read a good Christmas story. A time for beautiful light, Christmas Cheer and lots of snow!!! And this is why it is my most favorite holiday of all....

Gifts from SANTA...



Santa is so sweet!!! We weren't able to go to the Call Christmas Party so Santa brought the gifts to them. The kids were so excited to see the gifts under the tree. Brennick got a little remote control car, Hudson got batman stuff and Emmerson got a cute doll.... Thank you Santa for making my kids day since we have been locked in our house to prevent spreading the H1N1 that Matt has....

Temple Square...

I LOVE to go see the lights at Temple Square, every year they do an amazing job!! Me and the kids went down with the Smiths, Wells and Mills it was a bitter cold night and also very packed!! It was a crazy night and a little hard since I didn't have my husband there to help (poor guy sick with swine flue) but all in all we had a good if you look past the cold, Hudson winning and a million people... Such GOOD TIMES!!

Christmas Concert...

Tonight was Brennick's Christmas concert! Besides how packed it was and that there was no where to sit, he did a great job. Brennick has a great love for singing and I don't think there is a song that he doesn't know ever word to....

Swine Flu...

So today Matt came home from work early because he wasn't feeling good (which never happens) so I knew he had to be really sick... In a couple hours that he was home he just keep getting worse and his temperature keep rising 104 is the highest it got. Matt's dad came down and took him the IHC after hours to see what was up, the results came back positive for SWINE FLU and the doctor told him it will get worse before it gets better. We wondered how this could of happened since we have all had the shot, but little did we know that there is a week incubation period and just his luck he got it...Oh ya it defiantly got worse throwing up all the time, high fevers, chills, body aches, headaches, sick to his stomach you name it he was feeling it. He was so sick for about a week and I now see how it can be fatal he even said he honestly thought he was going to die.. I am so grateful it is all over now, and that he is better and my kids are so happy that they can actually see him and be with him since they haven't seen him in over a week. He is still really weak and gets really tired fast, but it will take a little while the regain his strength!!! I love you honey and I'm so happy to see you are feeling much better....

LiGhTs...

We went to the Ogden lights, it was a very bitter cold night to make it worse the wind was blowing. We went to see Santa so we could get out of the cold!! Hudson was so cute and so excited to sit on his lap (He told Santa he wants a bike), Emmie wasn't sure of the whole idea and just stared at him the whole time, Brennick of course hes a pro and sat right down and let him know he wanted star wars Lego's (Santa thought he had some pretty cool red hair).

Church Christmas Party...


What a fun and spiritual night, they took us back in time to the birth of Christ!! It was a journey to Bethlehem, they decorated it with white tents white lights and we sat on blankets to eat (that was kind of hard with kids and my boys both spilt several times). We then had a skit of the birth of baby Jesus which both of the boys thought was great and sat through the whole thing. I am so glad that it was spiritual so that my kids were able to see and remember what the true meaning of Christmas is all about....