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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Our New Years Weekend




Happy New Year! This year the two older girls had plans for new years (Jadyn was with her friends and Jorrin was babysitting trying to earn money for more clothes), so it was just Terry, Jaicelyn, Jantzyn, and I. We hadn't seen Tangled yet and Jaicelyn had been asking when we could go so with figured it would be a good night to see it. We all loved it, especially Terry it is now second to Little Mermaid in Disney movies for him.

After stuffing ourselves on movie popcorn, candy, and pop we dropped Jaice off to help Jorrin babysit and came home. By about 11:45 I felt sick and had to go to bed. Terry and the three girls watched the fireworks, banged pots and pans and rang in the new year together.

Jorrin took this picture our first minute in 2011. Hopefully it a great year.
The morning of Jan 1st we headed up to Salt Lake to watch the Jazz vs. Grizzlies. We stopped in Provo and ate at the original Brick Oven. For some reason it is better than the one in ST. G. Then dropped Jantzyn off at Austin's, and headed to the Gateway mall for parking and a very short shopping trip (it was way too cold to be outside).
We got to the arena about 1 1/2 hrs before the game started so we could go down and watch the players practice and sign autographs. Terry was like a little boy. He LOVES going to live sporting events.

Coach Sloan signing autographs.

Jaicelyn was the only one that would get her picture with the Jazz Dancers. She loved going to the game the only time she was bored was during the actual playing time of the game. She loved before the game, time outs, and half time, she also loved getting a huge bag of cotton candy all to herself (she did share though).

The guy and 3 of the 5 girls before the game.

Action shot.

Jay and Jor were intense during this play. It must have been after the Jazz had lost their big lead and were fighting to win the game.

Jaicelyn and her blue lips (from all her cotton candy) enjoying what must have been a time out.


We also visited and stayed with Austin, Marianne, and Jenna (but I only got video and haven't figured out how to use the flip with my blog yet), and saw their cute new home. We also visited our friends the Maag's (they have two cute boys the older girls ages and 2 girls the same ages as the younger two, we like to see them every time we go up). We also stopped and visited Kevin, Jen, and fam on the way home. When we headed home it was starting to snow lightly in Payson but stopped as soon as we hit nephi. little did we know it would make it all the way down to St. George.
On monday we woke up to snow! It was the girls last day of Christmas break and they enjoyed every minunte of it. I didn't even make them clean anything that day. They played in the snow from the morning until it was too dark to see anymore.
Jaicelyn getting ready to pelt someone with a snowball.

Jantzyn trying to make a snowman. But she said "it was too hard" and gave up to go throw snowballs.













Friday, December 31, 2010

Jadyn and My Interior Design Project

At the end of nineth grade when Jadyn and I were going over her electives for 10th grade. I suggested she should try Interior Design. I had taken the class in high school and thought it was fun. Little did we know the teacher teachs the class like it is a college level class and is a perfectionist. Needless to say Jadyn hated the class all semester. So when it was time for her to do her final project, I told her I would help. I didn't know it would involve 4 straight nights of us (let me rephrase that), me doing nothing else (seriously my other children and Terry were neglected). But we eventually got it done and I was quite proud of the way it turned out. She even recieved an award for "best use of color". But most important she got an A on the project and in the class. I also want to thank her friend Kendall for allowing us to tear apart her project from the previous year and use what we wanted.




We did save this project incase Jorrin (if I let her) decides she wants to take the class.

Jorrin's first powder puff game!

They usually do the eighth vs. nineth powder puff game during the thanksgiving season. But this year it was raining and got postponed until Christmas. But it was also raining so they did it in the Gym. Not as fun but she still got to play. Waiting for the game to start.

She looks mean!!! And she was..

She tackled (pulled the flag) of the reciever of the other team on this play, stopping them from getting a touch down. The nineth graders won but it was close. I can't remember the score but I think they lost by 2 touchdowns. Jorrin says she will definitly play again next year.

Christmas Family Party Dec 23 2010

This year's family party was a little different then years past. Usually we go to pirate island and then to someone's house. THis year everyone was tired of pirate island (the adults) and so everycouple of days starting about a week before the girls would get a clue and a piece to a puzzle with part of instructions on how to get where we would have our family party. After recieving all the pieces we follwed a round about way to get to Stacy and Ben's house. The kids put on the nativity and we had appetizers (i forgot my camera and noone has updated their blog yet (Robyn) so no pictures of that this year.

After recieving a new map we all ended up at Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. Jadyn and Tavin envious they are stuck at the kids table instead of the adult table.

The buffet table.
Everyone again recieved a map and ended up at our house for...

Sundae's and....

to watch Nativities of years past. They were pretty funny. I think we have gotten a lot better and putting on the Nativity since then, well if you like a proper Nativity that is.
We then headed to one more house. Robyn and Adams to play games and open presents.
Tavin beating Jadyn in "who can suck up the smarties faster" game.

Callie, Jorrin, Austin, and Uncle Bud spelling out "Merry Christmas" with their bums.

Austin had to kiss someone under the Mistletoe. Luckly his mom was their to rescue him.

Jantzyn and Gentry just so happy to be together.

Grandma, Stacy, and Grandpa spelling Elf with their bodies.

Jaicelyn singing for our short talent show portion of the evening. I say short because whenever we say who wants to do a talent it proceeds to end up lasting a least an hour. So this year grandma picked to groups to do a talent. Thanks grandma!

All the grandkids in their PJ's from Grandma and Grandpa.

The kids giving uncle brandon a hug after he gave them each $5.00.

And of course what would a Christmas Party be without Grandpa taking a little nap. This year it was ok because I think it was around 12:00 am this was taken. Usually he's out by 8:00.

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas....2010

This year December went by way too fast for me. I didn't feel like I really got to enjoy the season. We did get to do a couple of our usuall traditions though.
The girls so excited to go look at Christmas lights on Christmas Eve after our yummy Christmas Eve dinner.

Our favorite house. I think we stopped at this house 3 times this year and just sat and watched the lights light up to music.

The girls always sleep together in Jorrin's room. THis year Jantzyn made her own bed in a little nook and then they watched Ice Age 3 before the vision of sugar plums entered their heads.

Going to bed on Christmas Eve.

Waking up on Christmas.

Before the mayhem.

Waiting on the stair to come up to the wonders of Christmas.

Santa was good to us again this year. Terry got a shirt, some socks, Bon Jovi and Jazz game tickets.

Jadyn got a camera.

Some really cool pictures of her soccer season. She also got some new clothes, a sonicare toothbrush, and a soccer snow globe to add to her snow globe collection.

Jorrin recieved her long awaited garbage can (yes she really did ask Santa for a garbage can).

She also got some boots, a leather jacket, a sonicare toothbrush, and lots of clothes.

Jaicelyn got her pillow pet panda.
An mp3 player, a bike, and some wii and ps games.

Jantzyn got her pillow pet Dolphin,

a bike, some littlest pet shop stuff, a ds game, and a dog that barks, walk, and flips.

after the mayhem.

I recieved but didn't get a picture of it my blog put to print. It was my favorite thing. We also got some new toys for downstairs. A gently used hockey table

and pool table. THanks Robyn for helping make our Christmas bright.
I hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas of 2010 as we did. Merry Christmas!