Cousins and Snow

This weekend we went up to Flagstaff and stayed in condos with Dad, Fran, Jason and Kristal and their kiddos, Felipe and Hannah, and Sarah and Jim and their kids. It was so much fun! We were each in charge of different meals and we all made such good food. The kids were all playing together constantly. We had a pretty good sledding spot, right outside of our back patios. The condos each have their own spa on the deck. It was so nice to see everyone. Uncle Al and Aunt Donna came over on Sat and Sunday night and both nights Al brought wonderful soups for us to eat. It was so nice!!! I just love my Prescott Family!

Charlie Schmarlie

Charlie is so funny. His vocabulary is really growing fast and he loves to chime in constantly! He is the biggest back seat driver. What is more funny than that is sometimes I hear him back seat driving in his sleep! He is such a sleep talker and he says the same stuff he says when he is awake and sounds so funny.

Here are a few recent ones:

"Mine Mommy! MINE!!"
"Dont wanna go to church"
"Wanna go home, wanna stay home"
"I wanna go to Grandmas"

It is so funny. Sometimes he almost throws fits in his sleep.

Five Years Old

Sam's Birthday was yesterday. I cant believe he is 5 years old already! The years are just flying by!!!!!!!!! I have to say that the last 5 years have been some of the hardest years of my life, but also the most rewarding. Ive given a lot more love in these 5 years than I ever did in my entire life before.

For Sam's Bday this year, we had a party at a bowling alley. It was so much fun! We invited our friends the Stoddards, the Werners and the Crists along with Mom and Randy and Bob and Pat. It was so much fun! The kids really loved bowling. They make it easy for kids to bowl these days. Even Charlie was able to bowl. Put the rails up on the sides so the ball cant go into the gutters and they have this thing-a-majig that you can wheel over and just set the ball on top and it rolls down and onto the lane in a perfect straight line.


Sam made out like a bandit like he always does. We got him 2 hermit crabs and the whole crabitat set up. He named his crabs Su Su and Yu Yu after Tiffany and Leslie's cats. I cant believe Tif and Leslie have cats named Su Su and Yu Yu. So funny! We also got Sam the new Super Mario Bros game for the Wii and we all love it. I stayed up until 1am playing it! It was a fun time.

Happy Birthday my sweet, thoughtful, caring little guy. I love you more than the world.

Tis the Season

We have been getting ready for Christmas. I think so far this is the most fun its been. Sam is super excited and he believes in Santa and all that fun stuff! We've been driving around looking at lights at night and we found a great cul de sac in Mesa. We also took the kids to the temple.



Sam had a Christmas program at his school this week. Once again, he was front and center, right where it was easy to see him! He did so good and they were all really cute.


I guess the biggest news of the month is that Charlie is potty trained! Yay!!! I had though a couple months ago how it would be a nice Christmas present to myself if I could be done with diapers. I didnt think it would happen, but on Sunday when we woke up, I asked if he wanted to use the toilet and he did. From that point on, he wore underwear. Its now Friday and he has only had a couple small accidents this entire week and none since Tuesday. He even goes on his own, without me asking him all the time. It is wonderful and Im so proud of how great of a potty trainer he has been. Pretty much perfect!

We are heading up to Prescott this afternoon for the Hardy/McGuire Christmas party at Dad and Fran's. Im so excited to see everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving

We have had a nice Thanksgiving weekend so far. We had a little dinner at my mom's on Wed night with just us, Mom and Randy and Grandpa Smith and Grandma Lumpkin. It was nice! It was the smallest Turkey meal Ive ever had. We got to sit at the dining room table and eat on China. It was very nice. The next day, we headed over to Bob and Pat's for a Cunningham family Thanksgiving. It was so much fun! The kids had a soccer tournament. There was lots of tree climbing and rough housing. The food was amazing too! It was great to see Whitney and Audrey's families. It had been a long time since we'd all gotten together. It was better than I had hoped.

hahaha...how gross!

Am I the only mom that see's a mess like this when she checks her kids bathroom? This is what the toothpaste ALWAYS looks like in the boys bathroom. Its so gross, but it makes me laugh at the same time. Charlie is pretty obsessed with brushing his teeth. He mostly likes to eat the toothpaste, but I usually find him in the bathroom 5 or 6 times a day trying to brush. Now if only I could get Sam to like it that much.

Halloween Madness

We hosted a Halloween party here for our friends with small kids. It was a lot of fun. Charlie was very into trick or treating. By the end of it, his bag of candy was so full he could barely carry it. Here are some pics of us from the party.

A Hustler, Cleopatra, and 2 Power Rangers: Oh and Carl glued that comb over on with rubber cement! OUCH.

Power Rangers:
My goblin cupcakes. I also made eyeball cupcakes !

Our Jack O Lanterns!