A Cookie and A Hockey Game

Saturday we all headed to lunch at my Mom's cousin's sandwich shop. It was so yummy. The sugar cookie was a big hit.

Bails gobbled her half and only left a few crumbs scattered across her face. Hazel was a different story...

Then there was some more sitting around till Daddy got home.

Then everyone except Miko and I headed out to the arcade and hockey game.

 They had a fun time while Miko and I had more funny watching TV and smiling at each other; my perfect kind of night.

Her little giggles are the best.

Black Friday

The perks of having family in town? I had a babysitter all weekend and just went shopping to my hearts content. And when Sam actually got home from the hospital he could tag along with me. Shopping in peace is my new favorite thing.

Dana, David and my Dad pretty much lived in this front room all weekend playing with way too many toys.

 Cute little chubbers.

The girls were in heaven being the center of attention. Thanks for watching them all weekend everyone.

Thanksgiving!

At the last minute, like the day before, Sam's attending decided that Sam didn't have to come into work that day; a Thanksgiving day miracle! He got to sleep in until 7 am with the rest of us and then we started the crescent roll dough, got ready, then headed down to Provo to hang with all the Galeria's! 

When we first got there the girls were terrified of Rex, my parent's dog (or rather my Mom's eighth and favorite child). Hazel decided to hide out under the pillows and safety and of David and Dana.

 Miko just got passed around and hardly made a peep the whole day.

 Bailey found Rachel and latched onto her the entire weekend. They are best friends. It also explains the other night when Bails came out of her room after bedtime begging to just listen the 'evea evea evea' song. Sam and I had no idea what she was talking about. The next day when we heard Rachel listening to Taylor Swift's song about never ever ever getting back together we started laughing...it all made sense. That song may also be attributed to her saying 'jerk' and 'hate' the other day as well. We explained to her those words are like 'stupid' and we don't say them. We haven't heard them again, so lets hope it stays that way.

 Dinner was delicious of course. Turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, salad, rolls....yum yum yum.

 The girls pretty much ate deviled eggs and rolls for dinner. It may have only been two items, but they probably consumed their body weights in them.

Miko got put down for the first and only time during the day in car seat. She was very happy that Papa rescued her a short while later.

 The evening ended with some games. A pictionary version of the game telephone was on the agenda. No fights occurred because there was no winner, just a lot of making fun of people for their poor drawing and guessing abilities.

 Bails was very happy to sit there and make and decorate cake pops on Rachel's ipad. Nothing would make her Daddy happier than her opening up some sort of bakery in the future.

 And this one is obsessed with the camera. Whenever she sees it she smiles for a second then demands to see the picture and then proceeds to grab the camera like we will just hand it over so she can go to town snapping away. Not going to happen.

It was such a fun day. We were so happy to be celebrate with family, especially since we were planning on just being alone for the holiday since Sam was supposed to have zero days off. Thanks for making the trips and having us all! We are very grateful for you all. Love you!

Daddy Time

The girls were back in their jammies seconds after coming home from church. And a few hours later 2/3's of Sam's girls were out cold on him while the remaining 1/3 happily lounged on him.  

Obsessed with Daddy on his one day off.

Two Sandwiches and Two Kids

Saturday is early off day for Sam, which means he is usually home a little after lunch time. Since the little girls and I had already eaten he went ahead and made himself two pb&j's and then sat down on the floor by Miko to eat them. Along came the two beggars who immediately swiped up a sandwich each and left Sam with nothing. He tried to fight the thievery as I sat back and laughed and then eventually just gave up his food.

I started to feel bad for him and then I remembered that this is what happens to me at least a few times a day.

Like yesterday when I fed them lunch, cleaned it up and then sent them on their way while I made my lunch. And of course right when it was ready a diaper changed was in need so I left for approximately 45 seconds and this is what I returned to, the food scavenger. It is still a wonder how she remains so petite.

Cookie decorating

We had a pizza making/cookie decorating party with some friends. Hardly any pizza got eaten, and not a ton of icing made it onto the sugar cookies, but handfuls of sprinkles were consumed during the process.

The frosting got left to me and my frumpy shirt that apparently could not be bothered to be pulled down.

All By Myself!

Out of nowhere she has started dressing herself, collecting the cereal, bowls, milk and spoons for Hazel and herself at breakfast and cleaning up the dishes after meal time to drop in the sink. And now that she can do it, it is mandatory that she do it ALL by herself because she can.

The big sister helper.

Imagination

There are definitely little girl imaginations running rampant through this house. Cleaning up toys is nearly impossible so instead we embrace the food scattered around the house to feed the hungry animals and fill up the shopping mommy's cart.

All in a day's playtime.

Early Bed Time

Why bed time has been moved up to 6:30 for the past month?

Because when Daddy work late every night and little people start unraveling around 6 it is the only thing that keeps me out of the looneyville.

Tiny Hazel

Almost two years old and still within the weight parameters of the swing.

Love my little Hazel.

Littlest Sister

It is already apparent that Miko is the littlest sister in the house. She is very loved.

 

Quite possibly, a little too loved.

Exhausted

Taking family pictures is exhausting.

Especially when it is 39 degrees outside and your parents force you to smile for 2 and 1/2 hours.