Happy 6th Birthday Abbi!

My baby is 6! Abbi was PUMPED to have her party at Chuck E Cheese's this year! It was her first party away from home. Of coarse there were tons of kids and they had a blast. The second that we walked into the place Abbi and Reese took off to play on anything, and everything. These were the only pictures I was able to take in all of the madness. Hopefully all of the other kids had just as much fun. I tried to remind her to find each friend that came, and play something with each one of them, but in the end I don't think any of the kids cared that much, not when you are at Chuck E Cheese's!! Abbi told me it was her favorite birthday party so far! We LOVE you so much Abbi, you are so much fun! Reese and Brynn are lucky that you are their big sister! You are independent in so many ways, like wanting to make your own breakfast, preparing Reese's bath for her, picking out clothes in stores that you prefer, reading all of Green Eggs and Ham by yourself, the list goes on. But I'm so happy that you still want to snuggle with me, you are so helpful with Brynn, and you just adore your daddy!! You are a thinker, and you often times worry about things  that a 6 year old shouldn't worry about (like if all of the doors are locked). You are beautiful, and a great friend, a great student, and a sweetheart, WE LOVE YOU!! 

Nice Thighs. You Don't Hear That Everyday!

Those are some impressive thighs, and cheeks! Brynn, you are so stinkin' cute, it will be sad when all of those rolls disappear and your cheeks go away, but I will love them while they're here!!            My favorite things about her cute legs are the tiny size 3 feet at the end of them! 

Sparkles

Do you notice anything new? Anything sparkly, and pink? So last week we ask the girls if they both want to get their ears pierced. Why? Why not. Abbi wants to, but is deathly afraid of needles, and she knows that it will hurt, even if just for a second. Reese just does, and worries about the consequences later. So Abbi says she wants to get her ears pierced, so of coarse Reese jumps on board and away we go to the mall (knowing with 99% certainty that Abbi will freak herself out and NOT get her ears pierced). After much back and forth of who will be first Reese finally says, "Oh fine, I'll go" (her favorite thing to say right now). So she gets prepped, dots on ears, and then both ears are pierced at the same time... Then I realize Abbi should NOT have watched! After a few seconds Reese starts to cry. She said it hurt a little, but the sound of the piercing guns scared her. After about 10 seconds she all but forgot what had happened, but that moment was enough to convince Abbi that piercing her ears was not the right decision, and nothing would change her mind! The thing is we don't even care if she ever gets her ears pierced, so we decided that we will NEVER ask her again if she wants her ears pierced again, she can come to us. As for Reese, she has been great with her ears, and likes to tell people, " Look I got my ears apier".

Our Arizona Christmas

This year we spent Christmas in Arizona, and we had so much fun! Laura and Isaac let us stay with them, and it was nonstop fun for all of us. When we came home it took my girls a few days to get used to not playing with at least 2 extra friends every second of the day! 

So here are a few of the things that we did in Arizona. We went shopping of coarse, and here we are at a play area in the mall. Abbi and Reese really wanted me to take these pictures of them!

 

 













We spent some quality time playing or watch guitar hero. Do you see how excited Abbi is to be watching? I played guitar hero for the second time on this trip, and really like it. 

Josh, Amanda, their kids, Laura, Isaac, their kids, and our family went to see the Mesa temple lights. My camera doesn't take the best night pictures, but they were very beautiful and impressive. There were so many people looking at the lights we had to wait in lines at times, or file through smaller walkways one at a time. We really loved going to see the temple lights!

I need to get better at having Brynn in photos like this. She is always hanging out in her stroller, and misses out in some cute pictures like this.

They had scenes set up all over the temple grounds, scenes that led up to the saviors birth. Abbi loved this scene of baby Jesus in a manger. There was a big bright star lit up above the manger.

Isn't it great that they can be outside in t-shirts...in December. In Utah the only time that happens is in the house!

Amanda's mom was so nice to invite us over on Christmas eve to have dinner with them. We didn't just eat dinner though, she had all sorts of activities for the kids to play, they frosted and decorated Christmas trees cones, and Santa even came and gave every kid a present! The kids were fully entertained, thanks to Amanda and her mom!

Decorating foam boards with snowmen and accessories.

The kids are waiting for Santa to come.

Luckily Abbi asked Santa for what she had written on her list, a My Little pony.

Reese didn't want to go anywhere near Santa. Too bad because he had a great gift ready for her. Later she would at least stand near him for pictures, but of coarse my battery died and I don't have those pictures.

Brynn on the other hand had no problem at all with Santa. She was so cute, she would play with his beard, and snuggled right up to him. Santa liked her quite a bit!

And this is where my camera died. the rest of our trip was great also! We had dinner on Christmas day at Laura and Isaac's, and it was delicious! Then on Friday we all went over to Marlissa's. Andy's dad and Dana came out for the weekend, so it was great to see them. Reese loves her papa! Overall it was a great vacation. If it weren't for the 10 1/2 drive we would visit way more often:) We love visiting with Andy's family, and they all made the trip very easy and fun, thanks!