Merry CHRISTmas

This Christmas has been one Jon and I will remember the rest of our lives, and much longer. We have been extremely blessed to have family and friends that love us so much. We have always known that, but have felt it in abundance this Christmas. The Spirit of Christ has touched our hearts and humbled us this year. I have an overwhelming feeling of being indebted to a group of people which has humbled me and made me want to be a better person. And through these feelings, I have come to realize just how indebted I am to our Savior, who gave the ultimate gift to us all and who I will always be indebted to. In behalf of my family, to all our family and friends, thank you for making our Christmas unforgettable... in every way. :) We love you.

Princess Lydia, loving Christmas!

Ben, doing what he does best, Rachael, Jon

Christmas morning!

Lydia holding her Christmas bear from Santa :)

Blog Overload... Sorry

So, it's been awhile folks. I think it's in the air because I'm not alone in this past-due blog thing. I was actually trying to figure out why I stopped, and it hit me after I posted my first update today! I was rejected! That's right! I was having errors and I could not deal with it! So I quit for awhile. I made a way cute post about a girls night out at Twilight, and it wouldn't post! There was an error! So, I got frustrated with the time wasted that I was in a fight with blogging, but am now over it. So, I'm back, and you get a butt load of things to look at. Enjoy!

Slumber Party!

Savannah visited us for the night, and I want to be a "fun" mom, so I let the girls drink the night away... I don't think Ben approved.

My Ben

It's time for the "Ben" update. Ben is just under 7 months old now. He weighs 25 pounds, his head is 18.5 inches around, and he's 30 inches long. He is off the charts in all categories. What does this mean? He's a big kid! Shocker. :) Funny story though. I was having lunch with my sister-in-law the other day, and obviously had my kids. Her 5 year old was sitting by Ben and said, "His head scares me." Apparently, having a big head is pretty freaky to other kids. I wanted to say, "just wait another 6 months when he's bigger than you, then you'll see scary."

Tonka truck Ben! We had seriously discussed naming Ben "Diesel". Sometimes I wonder if we should have.

Birthday Party!

So, I actually already blogged about Lydia's birthday further down, but I just remembered these pics and HAD to throw them on. Sorry!

Lydia had a joint party with her "twin" cousin, born about 8 hours apart or so.

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!!

Here we are, all bundled up. This was the night we delivered neighbor gifts. We probably go a little overboard keeping our kids warm, but atleast we care, right? Ben is so my boy, don't you think?

Birthday girl!!!!

Because of my extremely fabulous- yet paranoid -best pal, I could not post this on the actual "big day" because I don't want someone stealing the identity of my 2 year old!... or is she 5... I'm not telling. :)

When I see this picture, I think of "The Christmas Story"- just sayin.

Her is Lydia and her cousin Savannah. Their birthdays are just 6 days apart, so we had a joint party for them and Uncle Dallin and Jon's Grandpa. What a party!


Usually, Lydia would have devoured this cupcake in 3 seconds, but she always is trying to be like her cousin, so she licked the frosting off the top, just like Savannah... So funny.

Here is Lydia opening presents. Grandpa Richard and Granny Lori got her a "choo choo". She has loved playing with it... and I have loved setting it up like 12 times! (Yes, there is a little sarcasm there...)

Isn't she a doll!! Granny Lori made such cute cakes for everyone. She's way thoughtful. Lydia loves hearing the birthday song. I think she sang it to herself more than people sang it to her.

Happy Birthday sweetie!! You are getting too old! I'm gonna cry.

Success!!!!!

My son has graduated!! From what? You may wonder. From a few things actually. First, from our bedroom to our office. And now, since he has slept 4 consecutive nights for about 11 hours each night, from the office to his permanent room with his sweet sister Lydia. Yep, this very day I took down the pack 'n play, and tonight will be their first night together. Love it!! Their nap schedule is kind of funny. Ben sleeps like 10 to 12, Lydia goes down at 12, gets up at 3, and Ben goes back down at 3.... It's like I have one kid, who is up all the time, just changing genders and IQ. Ha! .... I just wrote a whole paragraph about sleeping schedules... How lame is that. You can tell what my life is like! :)