Getting SO Big!

These are videos from last week. I know I do a lot of videos, sorry. I think I have the same amount of videos on our camera as I do pictures. Oh well.

Anna's new favorite game is playing peek-a-boo. She has always liked this game, only now she is the one who likes to be hiding.

We got Anna a little walker last week and this was her first day with the toy. At first I couldn't get her to even walk with it because she just want to play with all the buttons or push it while crawling on her knees. She does a lot better now, although she still walks like a zombie :) This walker also converts to a scooter to sit on when she's older - cool huh?! It is so crazy to think in less than 3 weeks I am gonna have a ONE YEAR OLD!

Thanksgiving Weekend

This year for Thanksgiving, we were with the Kennington clan (my mother-in-laws family). Everything was great; really though, how can you go wrong with a holiday all about food? Ross's aunt Bonnie makes the MOST fabulous stuffing ever with cranberries and apples and....it's just heavenly and I had been looking forward to it for the past 2 years!


Anna had her first taste of pie. I made a triple berry pie (blackberries, raspberries and blueberries) and I figured it wouldn't be so bad if I just gave her the berries from the pie.


She LOVED it! The pictures don't do her justice. Her lips were stained red from the berries.


The Kennington's had a Wii and I have heard how fun they are and had yet to play this game. So I challenged Chelsea to a game of tennis...and won; Caleb to a game of boxing...and won; Ross took his turn...and I won again. Booyah! But then, Ross's cousin Gordon (who is, I think, 12?) was my next opponent, and he beat me in record time. It brought me back to reality quite quickly. And I have to admit, my arms are a tad sore from boxing. So very sad.



Then came Black Friday...who would have ever pictured Ross to be one of those who got up at 4:30AM to stand in line?! He wanted a flat screen so bad and they were having this uber good deal on a 37" at Target. He had to run past people and fight his way through. But he did it! He said there were almost 20 and he grabbed the 3rd to last and by the time he was walking away from the display...there were none!

He came home and set it up that day. He had to take apart the entertainment center because the tv wouldn't fit and ended up taking the entire top off and just leaving the bottom. The only problem now is, I have this huge empty wall that wasn't there before. Any ideas of what we could put/do with the above space?

Hope everyone elses Thanksgivings were enjoyable!

Lack of blogging

I haven't posted in while, yet again, because of the lack of pictures we have been taking. But here is a little peek into what we have been up to this last week.

Two weekends ago we went up to Ogden to the sealing and blessing of lil' Ava to her parents (Ross's high school buddy) and,of course, we forgot the camera for that part. After, we hung out with the Dinsdales and played a ruthless game of Phase 10 (I won). Anna and her cousin Danika just played with each other. Anna kept trying to pick Danika's nose.

This last Saturday was our ward's "SUPER Saturday." I found out just how UNcrafty I really was. I decided to make two projects and I told Ross I wouldn't be gone long (I don't know why I though it wouldn't take me long); I was one of the last to leave. Maybe I am destined to just admire this talent in others.

Monday night Ross and I went to the Jazz game with his parents and his little brother and their fam. Anna's aunt Chelsea (not to be confused with Anna's other aunt, Chelsie) drove down to watch Anna- thanks again! I took the camera, but the batteries were dead. So these were taken with our cell phones.

Our tickets were in the upper bowl, which I find to be funner than the lower bowl because of the people around us. The funny little kids, crazy fans and the drunks alike. Plus, the Jazz won - It was a good time had by all!

Lately when it's Anna's bath time and she takes off for the tub, she has been trying to swing her leg up and get in by herself. I hope she isn't able to accomplish this for a while or there will be bruises to follow.

However, the real reason I haven't posted for while is because I have been caught up in the book series "Twilight." There have been a few days of not exercising or getting ready for the day, so that I could just read.


I started reading the first book last Monday and I am done with the third book (this includes a few days off I had given myself so I could actually get things done). My mom heard they were good and bought them, but I didn't want to start them knowing I would do exactly that. But thanks anyway...anyone who hasn't read them yet...BEWARE!

HaLlOwEeEeN!

I haven't posted in forever because I planned on posting on the fun we had for Halloween; however, I forgot to take my camera and had to get some of these pictures from my sister Lacie. So here they are....

We took all the kiddos trick-or-treating at Papa's work. We went from office to office to collect candy. However, most people just thought Bradee was collecting (seeing how the rest were so young). So I would stand there with the bag out and Anna on my hip until they asked if I wanted some candy too. Hey! I gotta look out for my husband!

This is the best picture we could get of so many kids on my dad's desk. Anna kept trying to crawl off the desk, Bradee and Maddie were distracted by Anna and each other, while Cooper just looked around like "These girls are crazy?!"

Anna was lovin' on her sixlets. She was like this for probably a half an hour just sucking on the package, grunting and laughing at herself. It was pretty entertaining. Needless to say the chocolate was all melted inside once she was done.

Later that night, Ross took Anna trick-or-treating at the University Mall. They didn't get a lot of candy, but it's not like she could have any, so it was no big deal....or could she??

Ross gave her a sucker and I freaked out at first, but she knew exactly what to do with it. It only lasted about 2 minutes before she had had enough. Phew!! All I could think of is her two little teeth being rotted away with sugar. I know...I am a little paranoid!

P.S. For all of those who knew me and my craziness I call a childhood...I didn't misspell Halloween :)