Hannah is FIVE!!!

The princess cake

Hannah and some of her presents...

WOW! I can't believe that our beautiful Hannah is FIVE! She had a fun birthday, with a lot of fun new things. We are so happy that she is part of our family! HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!

Christmas Morning...

Shawn opening his tools from the girls.

Caleb with his head lamp.
Hannah with some of her make up.
Joe and his head lamp.

Sarah and her American Doll outfits.

Well, Christmas has come and gone. It was a very nice holiday spent with my family. We got to eat the crazy Christmas Eve dinner, do the nativity play, and the talent show - my kids did GREAT! Christmas morning everyone was excited, surprised, and had lots of fun. I am so thankful for this time of year and the family traditions and time we get to spend together.

I hate going to the dentist!!!

Okay, so I HATE going to the dentist! I always have. I really hate getting the shot to make you numb, I hate being numb, and I really don't like thinking that they are going to tell me I am hygienically challenged and will have ugly teeth forever. So, just to give you a little background. I NEVER had a cavity until I got pregnant with Sarah. All that pucking etc... did a wonder on my teeth and I had 13 cavities and 4 hours of dental work after she was born - HUMILIATING! Anyway, because I have now been pregnant 5/6 times, my teeth have really taken a beating. Two years ago I paid HIGHLY for a lovely root canal. Well, on Sunday my root canal tooth was a little sensitive and I ask Shawn about it and he said "well, get to the dentist before the new year..." So, I made plans to call the dentist and schedule my appointment. Monday morning I wake up and I have this lovely "growth" inside my mouth attached to that tooth. (I will spare you the details - GROSS) So, I call the dentist and they work me in. To spare you a REALLY long story, they ripped my tooth out!!! I just paid them A LOT of money for that root canal and now it is gone and I get to pay for an implant or bridge! I am not happy! AND I have this huge hole in my mouth until I am not pregnant! AHHHHH! So, I am done ranting - for now... I HATE GOING TO THE DENTIST!

Way fun museum!

Caleb playing with the cars on the map of West Jordan
Joe fishing in the river

Sarah hanging out the babies laundry

Hannah taking care of the baby.

Thanks to Stacy, we went to this way fun museum. It is the Gale Center of Culture and History. They have done a really good job at making history fun for kids. It has a pioneer school house, a "grandmas house" with a kitchen, couch, baby bed, cow to milk, chickens to get eggs from , a laundry line and bucket, a river to fish in, and pets to care for. It also has an old time store with food to pick, a cash register, scale, etc... THEN, it has an indian teepee, a coal mine, a telephone booth, and it is FREE! The kids just get to go and play in all of it and learn history. Anyway, it was fun and we will be back!

OUR CHRISTMAS TREE!!!

Uncle Luke showing us his best side... and Shawn after he cut the tree!

As some of you know our Christmas tree is always a source of "debate". I grew up with a fake tree... Shawn grew up going out and cutting one down and having a live tree... I really don't mind a live tree, exept that Shawn really likes to go to the same place he went to as a kid to get our tree (that is 3 hours away - one way) and I don't prefer that kind of pine tree... So, every year we have our "debate", and I have only won once. It was not this year... So we drove the three hours out to the basin, looked all over for a tree that I could live with, helped Uncle Luke get a load of fire wood, and then drove home. It is a really cute tree, and it looks so pretty all decorated. So.... I will not complain (today :) ) and will just enjoy our pretty Christmas tree.

I don't want anymore snow...

A few days ago when SLC got all that snow, this is what our house looked like... Unfortunately Shawn was stuck at work all day so I got to "snowblow" our snow and two elderly ladies that live near us. It took over an hour to do it all, two tanks of gas, and I was sweating and dying when I finished (not self propelled snowblower). The kids had a blast, but I think I am done with snow....

Hogle Zoo

The Last Wednesday of the month from November to February is Free Zoo day!!! We went in November and it was actually a really good day. The weather was nice, there are LOTS of new baby animals, and there wasn't that many people either. These are some pics of babies...

sledding with DAD!!!!

On the last snow storm it was Shawn's day off! The kids got dad to take them sledding at the "dinosaur park". We were the only ones there, and it was tons of fun to watch them and listen to their little comments.

babies new blanket

This is the adorable quilt that I am going to hand quilt for the baby. I am so excited, and in love with it. Each animal is made of a different kind of "fuzzy" material. My favorite is the pig... anyway, just thought I would share and I will have pics when I am done.