Lead me Guide me

Kasidee is very excited about reading. She loves to show everyone that she can read the word list on her paper. This is probably the 20th time we have heard them.

Addison wants to be just like Kas, so she grabbed her paper. And if you listen close, she is saying words to I Am a Child of God. This morning Addison was "reading" a book to Bailey, and I heard "you better watch out, Santa coming, better not cry, coming to town." (all in a reading voice, no singing involved)

It is so fun to watch your kids learn and grow!

(Oh, please ignore the chaos in the background.)

Were you born in a barn?!

This is one half day of dirt. I swept the night before and this was only about lunch time the next day. Is that ridiculous or what! It is a good thing that my kids are stinkin' cute, or I would have to trade them in for some cleaner ones!

Kasidee Taylor

How cute is this girl!?! She has been cracking me up lately, saying things like: "that is correct," "oh sorry, my mistake." Then yesturday when she was getting dressed, her head got stuck for a second, then she popped her head out and said, "what a great adventure mom." She is so funny! I wish I had videos of her saying all these things, because her expressions are quite funny too. We love this cute girl!

Bath Fun

Parker and Kasidee are going to hate me later for posting these, but I am using this as a scrapbook now. I couldn't leave these out, they are too cute.

They barely all fit now, it won't be long until they have to take separate quick showers.

I couldn't get all of them to look and smile at the same time, hence three pictures.

Don't touch me Stranger!

Parker started TaeKwonDo and is loving it. They have been learning about stranger danger and what to do if a stranger tries to grab you. That is why Parker hits that man in the face. He was super excited about breaking boards too! Fun stuff!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was taking a step aerobics class, and in the middle of it, my back all of a sudden tightened up and I haven't been able to move for 2 days now. I know that this picture isn't of hurting backs, but I just wished I was on that dock stretching out like that, on the beautiful water. I am going to go get a hot pad now...I feel like I am 80, no, 90.

Baby Time

We have a baby genius on our hands. I can't believe how quick she picked it up!

Addison is such a good big sister. She has so much fun with Bailey!

Craft time

My mom started sending me her ward's super sat. crafts for Christmas. I LOVE IT!!! Since I had my stuff out, it got me motivated to do some other crafts too.
Ipswich is one of the areas that Mark served in on his mission in Australia.

This is in the kids bathroom upstairs. I finally got them out of our bathroom!

This is the Christmas craft that my mom sent. So cute! Thanks mom, I love it!

Could I be any weaker?!?!?

How embarrassing!!! Mark got me a gym membership for Christmas, it has been so awesome. Well today I lifted for the first time since college. I finished with one of the machines, and an older lady got on after me. She had to switch the setting to add more weight. Could I be any WEAKER!?!?! My new goal is to out lift the old lady!!!

Jabber-Box

Bailey is getting her second tooth. She sits and scoots on her bum, but she still can't roll over. She never stops jabbering. She couldn't get any cuter. This video is for you mom.

Sugar Bowl

Greg got tickets from his work and was nice enough to invite us along. Mark had been to New Orleans before, but this was my first time. I wasn't all that impressed with the city, but we still had a good time.

The football game was awesome!!! The Utes dominated, even though most of the crowd was Alabama fans. It was a fun game to watch!

Dave, Jana, Greg, Angie, Connor, Brevan, and Mark.

The ending score.

Happy New Year!

I think Bailey won in this battle...

We had fun with some friends, playing games, eating way too much food, and bringing in a fake early new year. (kids can't stay up that late!)

Kasidee thought their snake was pretty cool. She is definitely NOT my daughter.

Bailey is as big as Adam!

Marshmellow Shooters

Santa brought marshmellow shooters to our house this year. Stinkin' Mrs. Claus didn't think that to make one for her husband, so Addison had to share.
Parker where are you aiming?

Kasidee was to excited to eat all the marshmellows to care about shooting them.

GOOD TIMES!!!

Thank goodness for webcams...

Last year we got my parents a webcam for Christmas and it has been the best present ever! This morning, the kids all settled down for Grandma to read them a story. I love you mom and dad! Thanks for loving my kids and being the best grandparents ever!This was Parker's reaction to grandpa playing with the computer and making the image all distorted. Grandpa's face looked like he was infront of one of those funny mirrors.

Just for fun...

We can't seem to get rid of the binkie!!! I keep telling myself, "tomorrow," and then we have a long day so I tell myself, "tomorrow."

Cute girl! Kasidee is the most loving girl I know! She is the first one to give ANYONE a hug and a kiss.

Parker was pretty proud to wear a sport jacket like his dad's! How cute is that?!?!?

This little girl is growing up faster than I thought was possible! I blink and she is bigger and doing something new.She is so happy!

Merry Christmas

Christmas Eve was a day of cooking...starting with sugar cookies for Santa...

Our Christmas Eve tradition is to have a candle-light dinner, have family home evening, and then open new pj's and a game that we play together as a family. This year it was twister...good times. (yes, Addison is tackling Bailey)

Mark's family barricaded the kids in so that they couldn't sneak a peak too early. We have continued on the imprisonment with our kids. Here they are on Christmas morning wanting to escape...

We sadly didn't get good pictures of Christmas morning. We were enjoying ourselves too much to remember to bring out the camera. Next year...

Holiday happenings...

We are spending this Christmas at our house. This is the first year that we aren't traveling to family, or family isn't traveling to us. We are sad, but excited to start our own traditions this year. Here are some of the things that have been filling our time...
We went on a hayride with family and friends. We found a neighborhood that had Santa's North Pole, cute.

I love you Mark!

Parker and Kasidee had their "winter" party at school. This is their teacher.

Kasidee decorated her gingerbread cookie with everything available. Yes, they were given cheese, raisins, pretzels, grapes, red-hots, and twizlers to put on their cookies. Can you make a COOKIE healthy?!!

Santa came to the ward party. Parker got right down to business and told him his whole list...

Kasidee couldn't wait to just give Santa hugs and kisses. Sweet girl!

Addison wasn't so sure she liked Santa at all.

Mark finally has a Madden playmate.