A Weekend of Entertainment...!

WARNING...kinda LONG! =)
On friday sweet Tys took the boys for a few hours to work with him, and they even went and had lunch with Grandpa Rich at the Firestation! Peyt loved it! and then...

Peyt got to play in the snow with Dad while Drew took a nap and I got some things done. Then we played Christmas music and just enjoyed the afternoon together.
Then we decided to get a Gingerbread house for a little activity...before we have made them out of Graham crackers and thought this would be a MUCH better idea...

TOO BAD that thought was ruined when it took over an hour for the frosting on the house to even set up and then after the boys decorated it, it was STILL collapsing!

Drew is so stinkin' funny with his hats! Tys thought he looked like an elf! haha...Peyt and I are just trying to figure things out.
AND We will just admit we aren't pros...but here is their final product!

Then on Saturday morning all the grandkids were invited by my mom and Bruce for their annual tradition of Breakfast with Santa! The boys loved it AND thanks to my mom for the pictures!!
The boys and their bacon, I swear they could live off of it!!
Most of the grandkids with Grandma, Grandpa and Santa!

Looks like you did take good care of him...sorry he was such a handful mom!! =)
and Peyton FINALLY telling Santa just what he wants...he was SOOO scared of him when I dropped him off, glad he finally warmed up!

We came home and got ready for yet another party of fun! No pictures, but we go to Tysons step moms sisters house and get to see that whole side of the family and enjoy a yummy lunch! While we were getting ready to head there...Peyt decided it was time to work, put on his dads shoes and beanie and couldn't even look at the camera because he said "I'm busy working" too cute! He loves being like his dad!

OH NO...it doesn't end there! haha then as soon as we got home from there, we had our last and final party for the day...our Ward Party where we got to visit with friends, eat again, and listen to the Primary kids sing their songs! Wish I had my camera and video camera, it was really cute! We ended the night enjoying a movie with friends while Tys had fun at the Jazz game and brought home this great blanket...it's even stretchy!! This is Peyt in dads Jazz gear once again, but won't smile for the camera...

We went to our usual Sunday dinner at my dads and are home for night! I love this season and all the fun that comes with it!! Can't wait for more fun this week as we get to fill our days with more activities!!

A FuN night with ThE LaDiEs FOR MikELLe...!

On Wednesday a few of us got together for a little dinner at Mikelles choice of Applebees...and then back here for a movie, treats and nail painting...for some reason nobody is ever hip on the face masks, so I guess I'll continue to save those for me and my mom! haha

Cute giftcard, cute Mikelle and lovely Jamie!! =)
We thought the giftcards were pretty cute, so for some reason we took pics with those but none of her other cute gifts! Kinda funny!
I think our waiter had a crush on Mikelle...he was flirting with her every time he came back...it must have been her curls!! =) And thanks to all of you that could make it, we missed those that couldn't!!! We are SOOO sad that Mikelle is moving and wanted to fit in a little shower before she was gone...and I'm glad it worked out, cause it was another fun memory we'll have when Mikelle is happily residing in Baltimore...? =) Love ya Mikelle, we are going to miss you!!!!!!!!!!!

A FeW things to SHaRE...!!!

FIRST...Can I say HEAVEN?!?!?

Tys came home with these yesterday from his payroll company...YES, these ARE my FAVORITE!!!! They taste JUST like my Grandma Kaye's homemade ones, and since we don't get to spend Christmas with her and I miss out on them...I now have a whole package to enjoy!!!!! Don't worry, I think I've already eaten half the container and the rest will be gone all too soon!

Then...I love Christmas cards and am so excited about ours this year! I was going to do them through Walmart, but thought this was even better! After expalining a little of what I'd like, this is what Jenn came up with and they are PERFECT!!! I seriously love the design! Thanks to her!! If you want her to whip something up for you too, I'm sure she'd love to! It only took us a day to get the example back, we just sent a picture to her and she got right on it! Her email is jennfrew@yahoo.com---maybe one day I will be good at this kind of stuff and will be able to make our own! Until then, thanks to her!!



Last of my post...last night I went to check on Drew...I always do before I head to bed, and this is how I found him!

Too cute!! He has been getting out of bed ever since he figured out how to open his door...but we put a child lock on it and I guess this is just what satisfied him instead! =) Love it!

SNOW SNOW and more SNOW!!!!

Yea! Peyton was so excited that right when he walked in the door from school he asked if we could play in the snow! Of course, I had been shoveling all morning trying to make some sort of a "sledding hill" for them!! At the end, I realized I wanted some pics, so I grabbed my camera and while it stayed somewhat dry, snapped a few pics! It was fun, the boys LoVED it!!!!!!
In their little, yes little, snow cave!
We have some more shoveling to do...then we can compare it to the ones we made when Tys and I were little!!
Peyton trying to give Drew a push...

Drew figured he'd rather climb the hill himself and then slide himself back and forth till the sled went down...he wanted ZERO help at this point!! =)
Camera a little wet...oh well! Still cute ending of Drews adventure!
We are loving the snow and just wish I had taken the time to find the good gloves...our hands were freezing by the time we were done!! Now...just need to make a snowman and we might be complete! Peyton did mention we could get a carrot out of the garden for the snowmans nose....hmmmm.. I said laughing, "um, Peyt, we don't have a garden.."

MoM AND DauGhteR time...!!

My mom won tickets to go see "It's a Wonderful Life" down at Kingsbury Hall...and luckily I got the invitation to go with her! We had lots of fun, and it was honestly so good...just wish I had that talent!! =) Thanks mom for some time together, I loved it..it was like our old snow cone days!! haha

We got FRONT row! It was fun to get splashed by the water from them jumping in, you can see where my mom got wet! Nice seats..FOR FREE!!!
Do you recognize him?? I didn't...but my mom knew exactly who he was. Peyton loves the Testaments movie, so I asked if we could get a pic with him to show Peyt we saw him in real life! =) He was excited and wanted to go watch it right when I showed him.

A quick drive by of the Temple Square lights...the best pic I could get.
and oh, I forgot about the Capitol...I haven't driven by it for awhile...thought the pic was kinda cool with it all lit up!

FuN PicTuRes!!!!!!

We are getting REAL family pics soon, but these were the shirts they WERE going to wear and since they aren't going to, I still wanted some pics of them together in them...so here's for some picture fun! I just hope Drew will cooperate when someone professional is taking their pics!!!











DEAR PHOTOGRAPHERS: Please don't judge me, we did this all in good fun...I know the time of day was bad and they aren't wonderful, but my boys are and that's all I wanted to capture was some pics of them! =) hahaha

BUY ME!!!!!!!!! Crazy I know!

SOLD!!!

...see FB and Blogging pay off! Yay for the swimsuit, it has a useful owner now! =)

Okay, so I bought this swimsuit recently from Layers Clothing(recently as in I received it about a week ago). To back myself up, I have gotten their XS swimsuit in the past and so I saw this at a good price and figured I'd get the same size. ANYWAY, when I received it, it was WAY too small for me!! I emailed them about it, and they said this particular swimsuit runs small in the top. Well, too bad for me, it's super cute and I just wish it fit! Maybe I do need to hit the gym a little more...but for now I figured I'd try and find it a new home until that happens I guess! haha SO I am selling it for $25, if you or anyone you know is interested, let me know! I just hate returning things when I found them at such a great price...as some of you experienced from my Black Friday Deals...I buy and then find the item a good owner! haha Hopefully it will work for someone! It's super cute!!!!!!!

PS...if you can't tell, it's a black and white gingham with little red flowers!! =)

TIME 4 PaRk CiTy....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We SeRiousLy LoVE our time we get to spend with the family in Park City, thanks to my mom and Bruce for making it possible! So here's a few fun pics from the couple days we were there...
The kiddos playing Mario Kart...they loved it, no matter how stuck they got! haha By the look on Matts face, the race looks pretty intense!!
And playing on the snow...and yes, this was their REAL pose!
Em wanted to try these sweet curlers on my hair...I think I enjoyed her doing my hair the most!
The cuties going for a Swim in the...well, mostly hot tub from what I hear! =)
My curl result with my cute sis and sis-in-law!
The only way I could get Drew to get his haircut...he didn't complain once!
Lovely...!
And swimsuit tub time after being down at the REAL hot tub!
Watching the movie, getting ready for bed time....
My cute mom and I doing the famous face masks...her face was amazingly soft after!!! and the boys sat amazed as I peeled mine off!
More FUN bubble time!!!!!!
Creative Grandma made a cute craft for the kids...they loved it! And that made for our fun little getaway! Peyton can't wait to go back up! (and honestly...neither can I!!) =)