Winter days....

Okay so here are some things we have been doing to pass the time this winter... We are getting a little bit of spring fever since it's been so warm. We worked on our garden boxes this weekend and cleaned up the outside a little bit... (dog poop and such :) The kids had a blast and got covered in mud since our yard is more dirt than grass. They had a great time though so it made it all worth the clean up. The pictures include reading books, going to the park, and watching Hercules to man a few things. Addison has LOVED play dough... I have too! She will sit and play a story for well over an hour with play dough and some of her littlest pet shops. She makes all sorts of things like cars out of it and some times the pets go to the beach and make footprints. It's fun to see her imagination take off. I never quite know where we will be that day or who we will be with Addison calling the shots. Clark is getting a lot more verbal. He doesn't say many words but then he will surprise us by saying a complete sentence. Tonight he did animal sounds 5 or 6 different animal sounds as Tyler was playing with him asking him what each animal says. I am so grateful I get to be apart of their lives and see the new and exciting things they do each day. What a blessing our sweet kids are!

Snow Day!!!

We had a blast on Saturday playing in the snow. We started out at our house but ended up down the road at the Jr High sledding down the hill. The kids enjoyed it and it was fun to hear their giggles as we went down the hill. Clark got so worn out he fell asleep in the stroller on the way home... He had a lot of extra weight to drag around with him through the snow... that can make a little guy tired. We are so excited for this new year and all the possibilites that come with it. Hope everyone had a very wonderful holiday season. May the Spirit of the season stay with us throughout the year!

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas day was wonderful! We had a fun time opening presents and being together. It was so much fun to have my parents with us. It was also neat to be able to go to Sacrament meeting on Christmas! The music and Spirit there was beautiful. We took it easy and just enjoyed playing with all our new toys and gadgets.

I forgot to mention in earlier posts that between Addison's birthday and Christmas Tyler and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. We had a great time getting away for a few days while my parents were gracious enough to watch the kiddos. I am so grateful to be married to my best friend. He is such a strength and comfort to me. Thank you Mom and Dad for watching the kids so we could spend some time kid-free! :) We truly enjoyed it!

Christmas Eve Day

We had a great time this year in our own home for a change. We decided that we needed to start/continue on traditions and one of those is having Christmas at our home. All other Christmases but one we have woken up in somebody else's home and we decided that we wanted to be home for a change. :) Christmas Eve Day was a lot of fun. We played games, ate good food (we did our big Christmas dinner a day early with yummy ham and trimmings), Addison mailed her letter to Santa (I forgot to have her mail it early, good thing it's day delivery to the North Pole!). We also enjoyed the evening watching the First presidency Christmas Message that we missed earlier in the month. After that Addison dressed as "Mary" and her baby doll dressed as "Jesus" with Clark as the "shepherd" reenacted the manger scene as I read from the scriptures. I don't think I have ever seen Addison be so sweet and soft with her baby doll. It was so special. Clark got a sheep stuck on his foot... it was pretty funny. Addison and Clark then got to open a present from Mom and Dad (a tradition from Tyler's family that he wanted to carry on). They both got to open a present and both presents were for both of them... if that makes any sense... After that Addison sprinkled reindeer food outside and put a cookie and carrots out for Santa and his reindeer. It took Addison a little while to calm down enough to finally fall asleep, but Clark was out fairly quick after a busy day. More on Christmas to come....

Happy Birthday Addison!

Our sweet little girl is now three years old! She is growing up so fast. Some of Addison's favorite things to do are pretending, reading, anything to do with art (coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, glitter, etc), going for walks and lots more. She is the cutest puppy or kitty you have ever seen and we just love having her as part of our forever family. She wanted a princess party this year so she got it! Grandma with red hair (my mom) made the beautiful Barbie princess cake for her party on the 17th and I made the boring :) 9X13 cake for her actual birthday on the 18th. We had a fun game of pin the crown on the princess which Tyler made and a lovely pinata compliments of Grandma again. We had lots of family come. Thank you for making it special and being there everyone that could! We love you all. Addison is also enjoying the many gifts and fun things she received. We love you Addison!!!

Kids having fun

Here are just some pictures I took of us at the park today! We love the park even when it's cold! Boy oh boy Clark sure has a cute personality! Addison is growing up so much too. She keeps telling me she is growing up. :( Sometimes I wish they could stay little forever then I realize that I love watching them learn new things and have new experiences and I am grateful that we have the Gospel so that we can be with them forever!

First Real Snow

I made the mistake of having Addison look out the window at 6:30 this morning right after she woke up because immediately she was asking me if she could go out and play in the snow... We made it to 8:30 I think before we finally went out and played. She absolutely loved it! Clark enjoyed it for about 20 minutes and then I think he was just frustrated he kept falling down and couldn't pick up anything with his hands covered. Tyler did a great job on the snowman. Addison had little to do with helping but she likes him! :) It makes me feel like Christmas is almost here! Happy Snowy Day Everyone!!!