Christmas pics 2008

Just some of the pictures from Christmas
Tristan playing in the snow a few days before Christmas. We like having a white Christmas but after Christmas I wouldn't care if it would go away now.
Morgan's way of helping decorate the tree.Seeing Santa at the ward party on Christmas Eve. Tristan kept rubbing his fur on his sleeve.Tristan opening Christmas eve pjs. Transformers ones that light up! Morgan loving Pampa Aleman. He was very attached to him all Christmas day.

Morgan playing with one of the many tractors they got.

Morgan was more excited for his new toys than I thought he would be.

Tristan posing with all the goods he got from Santa Tristan was very excited once Abby got here to show that Santa had left her stuff here.

The next day after Christmas was my birthday and Tristan was so excited because I told him he could blow out the candles for me.

Christmas 2008

(Super long post with no pics please don't feel obligated to read it) I will post pictures later I am to lazy to upload them now


We had a really nice Christmas this year and it seemed that the celebrating started early and ended late. We started by having a Christmas/birthday party with my mom the weekend before Christmas where she gave us our presents and we exchanged the sibling/cousin gifts. And then Christmas Eve we went to the ward Christmas Party and seen Santa. Tristan was so excited to see Santa he had a hard time waiting for his turn. In fact Tristan has been so fun this entire month about Christmas. He has watched every Christmas movie he could and was just so excited about Santa. He even wanted to sing Christmas songs at every get together especially "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". He had to watch "Mickey's Once and Twice upon a Christmas" several times (thanks Kathy for letting us borrow them)from watching them he decided that we needed a star on the tree, and several other traditions that he wanted to start. It is so amazing how watching Christmas though your kids eyes brings on a whole new meaning to Christmas.
On Christmas eve we were supposed to go over to the Aleman's and have there Christmas party but Tristan didn't have a nap all day so he fell asleep at 8:00 and there is no waking him up. So we went over in the morning and ate and opened their presents to us and Ish's sister Melissa had sent presents from New York for our kids. Later on Christmas we went to my Dad and Lori's house where once again more presents, and delicious food. Then even more presents for our kids the Saturday after Ish's sister Esme brought her presents for the kids. So it seems like Christmas has been going on for weeks now. I know that yes we are so spoiled with so many people that love us and our kids.

Now onto our own family Christmas, Tristan and I made Santa his favorite cookies on Christmas Eve, Snikerdoodles and then left them out and Tristan said that they needed to be left on the stove with milk. I told him that I would put the milk out later seems how Santa likes his milk really cold and Tristan was falling asleep so early and that was okay with him. Tristan had decided he wanted to ask Santa for a backhoe that digs like this (and he would do some motion with his hands) after looking online for one and showing Tristan many pictures I figured out he wanted an excavator backhoe. Not very easy to find. But Santa can do anything right? So he had to order it online and it was not as big as he thought it was going to be so the Saturday before Christmas he had to start looking again for the hard to find toy. But ended up getting some of the other stuff on Tristan's list to make up for the "small" backhoe. Morgan decided he wanted his two front teeth for Christmas so he did not sleep at all on Christmas Eve or the few nights that followed but they are through finally yeah!!! Abby (we had her the second half of Christmas this year) asked for fairy stuff. Christmas morning at seven Tristan woke up and was so exited to come see what Santa had brought and was very please with everything that he got. Morgan was more excited than I thought that he would be too. Abby between both houses I think that see got everything she wanted as well. Ish once again spoiled me and I hope he was happy with what I got him. We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Funny Things Kids Say or Do

(This is just so that I can remember this things when my kids get older)

I asked Tristan if he was ready to eat lunch and he told me "I already ate my lunch up on the mountain in the truck."

Morgan fakes sneezes. He has always laughed really hard if anyone sneezes real or fake and I guess he wants in on the fun.

Morgan whistles.

Sometimes I will tell Tristan it is time to clean up and he says, "Later, I am busy."

While banging a hammer Tristan will say "Mom say Whats all that noise" which I do and then he answers "I am just doing my work and I will stop when I am done."

Morgan hates for whoever holding him to not pay attention. If I am stirring something on the stove he will lean in front of my face and smile.

Ish was outside with Tristan and Tristan starts walking towards the house and mutters "son of a b#^$* I forgot my phone"

Holy Crap! Its December already!!!!

I can not believe that it is December. Time seems to go by too fast. I was talking with my mom about Christmas and I say oh i have plenty of time to get stuff done and she informed me that there are only 3 weekends left. I think I am in denial because that it has been so warm lately. I hope I can get everything done in time. Also not helping is that Thanksgiving was so late this year. Thanksgiving was fun. We went to Nick and Jen's house. Jen has the house decorated so cute and was so nice to let all of us come over. We ate so much good food and had a good time. Then we went over to Ish's family where the power went off for about an hour in the morning which made the whole town panic but it came back on and the turkey got cooked so all was well. Well I better quit blogging and go get my Christmas stuff out.

This is the only picture I got because my battery died.

Abby's Dance

This weekend we were able to go watch Abby dance at the Christmas Gift Show. She is such a good dancer!!! The place was packed with people (some not so nice. A lady got mad because I was standing in her way and apparently didn't move my two kids and stroller fast enough. And after her comment I felt like slapping her or at least saying something mean back but I restrained my self.) Back to Abby, she danced her witch doctor routine that was really cute with really cute costume. Her dance school is a really good school and she loves to dance. After we were able to take Abby home with us which was really nice because we hadn't had her down her for almost two months. Pictures of the dance aren't that great but I was too far away.

Good Job Abby!!!! We love you.

Fun Fotos

Totally random pictures! I was organizing my folders and came across some fun pictures.

The "kids" playing in a hut!

Tristan is yelling at the top of his lungs for the wind to stop

Morgan playing in the leaves

From the reunion this summer with my mom.

Old picture of Tristan in the bath

Happy Halloween

Halloween is not my favorite holiday at all but I do very much enjoy seeing my kids have fun. Tristan has been so excited about Halloween for a long time and he chose to be a cowboy. Right when it was time to get ready he said he wanted to be a Lion but I told him maybe next year. We had a cow costume from when Tristan was one and thought that it would be cute to have a cowboy and a little calf. Morgan loved his costume and just smiled and laughed after I put it on. We went to the town party and then went to a few houses Trick or Treating. Tristan wanted to do more but was so tired so we went home early. I had planned on getting more pictures when we got home but Tristan was so tired he took off his clothes as he was walking in the door and before we left he was too exited to pose for one more picture. Nice pic of me I know but the kids looked cute. We walked down one street as Ish followed in the car.

Notice Tristan's beard he had a hard time decided whether he wanted a black beard like Dads or a gray one like Pampa's

Don't look to close at the cows nose you might see the boogy. I swear I clean his nose a million times a day which he hates but there always seems to be one when I snap a picture but he is still cute!!!!

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!!!