{I Can Breathe}

Jon just pointed out to me that I had 3 parties in less then 24 hours.

1. My Make 'N take Party {last night 6-9pm}

2. Addison's Park Birthday Party {12-2pm}

3. Primary Quarterly Activity {4-6pm}

I just finished cleaning up MOST of the after math of it all and I can now breathe.

Earlier I blogged about how I was going to put up Christmas up early. Well that didn't happen! I would say I'm doing it tomorrow, but I figure the last time I said that it didn't happen and it made me a lier. Anyway I think I will catch up on my Office and Monk shows tonight. {I know I'm a bit corny}

{3rd Annual Make 'N Take Party}

These are a few things that you can buy and some are to make.

ADVENT Calendars

Vinyl Advent Calendar

$22.00

Comes with 25 Vinyl Red Ornaments to put on a number each day of December.

Magnet Advent Calendar

Move the magnet around as you stroll through Christmas.

$20.00

Season's Greetings Vinyl

for your door or window

$5.00

Ornaments

4 for $10.00

or $3.00 each

Last years price was 3 for $10.00

Holiday Charger

Pre-made 15.00

Make your own $10.00

Card Holder

$25.00

Last years price was $32.00

COME SEE OTHER PROJECTS AND PRODUCTS WILL BE THERE!

{Alix's Many Collections}

I remember when I was little living in Colorado we would go to California and stopping in Las Vegas for a night. We would walk through all the casinos and my sisters and I thought it was the coolest thing to collect has many as we could free cups that you put your money in. I'm not an expert about the casinos but I believe they don't have them anymore cause everything is on a card now. Let's just get this straight. I have never gambled once and my life and very proud of the fact. Anyway let's get on with the story. Alix is now starting her collecting piles. Recently it has been on her dresser. She is very proud of this collections. She takes all sorts of stuff throughout the house.

One of my favorite things is to analyze things. I love analyzing dreams and I believe I am really good at it and I don't even have a PHD. But you don't need one to analyze Alix's collection and what it means. Here's what I think.

These are all things that Alix Loves and it completely describes everything about her

My Floral Arrangement- This is one of my creations. Alix loves spending time with me creating is what we call it. She is always by my side watching me, waiting and helping.

This Floral Arrangement I believe represents her love and time that is spent with her mother.

Alix loves America for a long time she thought is was a beautiful girl and every year we would celebrate her Birthday. One of her favorite things is to listen to American songs on her CD player. Many times we have taught about the Nephites who came to America and how it was a blessed land and that we need to be grateful for this land we live in.

I believe the flags represent Security. I believe the three flags represent her creative approach to things.

The Dancing Princess is what we call her. She loves to dance and dance gracefully.

I believe the Dancing Princess is how she portrays herself.

I am a child of God Blocks is something that she painted and knows the words to be true. That she is a Child of God. That He is Important to her. I believe these blocks represent her love for her Heavenly Father.

Thanksgiving Turkey- Okay this one possible was in there just cause she had made it with me and Addi the day before. But if anything I could say it represents our Thankfuls. Every year including this year we put feathers on a paper turkey and write on them what we are thankful for. So I believe this Turkey represent all the things she is Thankful for.

Jon's Pen Holder. This is a pen holder that a doctor gave to Jon to tell him he did a great job. He normal keeps it on what I call our journal desk in our bedroom. It has a bankers lamp on it and every once in a while I see Alix sit at that desk and writes away. She will do this during the day and have the light on too. Just recently she decided she needed the pen holder in her room and she even stole our chair. So I believe this Pen Holder Represents a few things. One that she loves writing and Trust her parents enough to follow in their footsteps.

My Sunglass Case I hope this doesn't represent the love for materialistic things. I had this all the way downstairs and was probably the farthest item from her room. It took me a while to figure this one out, but a bit of thinking I opened it and Alix had some misc stuff inside of it, so this item doesn't represent the thing itself. It represents what it holds inside. --It was money. (I was sounding deep there for a minute wasn't I?) So yes I believe the Sunglass Case represents materialistic things. The other day I was reading the Friend Magazine to Alix and in there was a beautiful story about a mother paying a fast offering to help the people who suffered from a tsunami. When the son saw this he wanted to give all his money to them as well. I told Alix what a wonderful idea that was- she told me she wants to spend her money on a Webkinz. So yes sadly to say the Sunglass Case represents Materialistic Things or Temporal Things.

Lastly we have Jon's Parking School Pass- Again I believe this represents a few different things. Ever since Jon started Medical school Alix has sat down next to him with a paper and pencil and writes words that are found in book. The do this for houses. She does this for hours with him. This is their bounding time. Jon absolutely adores it as well. This shows that Alix loves her dad and knows that studying is very important. I believe through Jon's example Alix loves school so much. So I believe this Parking Pass represents cherished time spent with her dad and love for hardwork.

Okay I'm sure you are thinking "you have way too much time on your hands" and my response to that is, " I wish" I just wanted to record the little things in life.

The second thing you are probably thinking is they probably don't represent anything at all. and my response is "you might be true, but I think I did pretty good."

TRY IT OUT FOR YOURSELF

Next time you dream about a dog running after you think to yourself what are you really running from?

If you don't know you can give me a shot at it!

I believe we do many things subconsciously that our conscious mind doesn't pick up.

P.S. Alix took this picture not me which reiterates that these things are important to her. : ) (I'm totally laughing by the way at all this) : )

(School Craft Fair}

Alix's school had a Craft Night were you can do crafts anywhere from .50 to 5.00. It was loads of fun. Santa Claus was even there and they did a drawing at the end of the night and Addison won a Christmas Bracelet. Addison couldn't get over Santa Claus. She loves him so much and couldn't stop talking about him.

They also invited 5 Crafters. I was one of them. It was fun to introduce my Advent Calendars. One you stick right to your wall or refrigerator that is in a shape of a Christmas Tree and then you put Vinyl ornaments on each day. (It's my favorite) The second Advent you take a christmas magnet and move it around to the days you have left till christmas.

I was also selling Bumbles Watches, Stick Family Car Vinyl, Holiday Chargers, Season Greetings Door Vinyl and other misc vinyl. It was a fun night and funner that I could watch the girls do some crafts that night. We all had fun!

{ADDISON KEEPS IT COMING}

Addison is such a funny character. She is always trying to be the funny one next to her daddy. Together they make me roll on the floor with the things they come up with. The last few weeks I found Addison doing her normal funny things.

Addison fell asleep in the chest that is filled with blankets. I have never seen her in there until this occasion. Since then she has falling asleep one other time in here. She is so funny.

Okay more stories about Addison. I believe I already blogged about Addison's obsession of wearing all her "underwears" (as she puts it) all at once. She claims she loves them all. This is a funny picture but it doesn't do justice.

When Addison takes her afternoon nap she has to pull out all her bows and hairthings and strip down naked well she keeps her underwears on of course. Don't ask me why. When she came downstairs after her nap she had 10 pairs of "underwears" on. Jon and I couldn't stop laughing and Jon made me grab the camera just so we can show you.

It's hard to see but it's totally bulging in ever direction!

Just to show a few!

Addison I love that you love your "underwears!"

You are such a big girl!

{2009 Halloween Day!}

Well after we went to the Bellagio Gardens we then went home and got ready to head to Town Square for some safe Trick- or Treating.

It was a good thing we arrived 20 minutes before it started for 2 reasons.

#1 Stores started to give candy out early

and

#2 I forgot to grab Addison's Costume and Emberlynn's.

So the sweet husband I have rand home and grabbed them. Addison was so happy to finally have a costume. I couldn't buckle her in her carseat with it on so that's how I left it at home right on the countertop so we wouldn't forget it. (dummy me)

We met up with Maria and her family. We had such a fun time.

Ezra- The Fire Fighter Yleana- Fairy, Alix- The Fairy, Addison- waiting for her costume- soon to be Butterfly

Emberlynn aka "Minnie Mouse" with Aunt Casandra

Brett is so cute and such a great Uncle. Here he is flying the kids all around. Alix wanted to do it too and Brett was such a great sport and didn't think twice. I bet his biceps were!

You're the best Uncle Brett!

It was so much fun watching Emberlynn Trick-or-Treat this year. She caught on really fast and after Jon snuck her a sucker holy cow she was in one sticky mess!

Alix is such a wonderful big sister she really loves to take care of her little sisters.

I love them all.

It's a bit hard to see in this picture but Alix was so excited that I put make-up on her. She thought she was so beautiful and she was. Since then she asked me to put make up on her almost everyday and everyday we have the same conversation; however, I never feel like I am not saying enough to explain my point. I go off on this hug spill about how she doesn't need make-up to make her beautiful and before she can wear make-up she needs to believe that she's beautiful without it. I go on and on and on cause she always says I am beautiful and then why do you were make-up? So many questions with this little one. Finally after the untinth time I finally said, cause you mother has zits and I need to cover them up. Then she says why do you were that stuff on your eyelashes?

I GIVE UP WITH THIS CONVERSATION

I now just say cause you are too young that's why! and I leave it with that. What's up with these kids asking so many questions I feel like I am giving my Young Women Lessons but to a 5 year old.

Oh the picture below notice I have no make-up on.

Don't ask me what that means I just noticed it.

After we had got load of stuff at Town Square like loafs of Bread, full size candy bars, snicker ice-cream bars, chocolate milk and much more we headed home where we ate chili passed out candy to some early trick-or-treaters. Addison also did a costume change into her princess witch costumes as she calls.

When then went off on our broomsticks to Mary's House!

The girls were so excited to see and and bring her and Jay some yummy caramel corn. Mary also let the girls help her pass out candy. They were so happy and so was I!

The next exciting surprise was that my brother and his family flew in for a day and we met up with them, by this time is was getting really late.

Dixie, Emberlynn, Casandra, Darcy, Addison, Brett, Alix & Denim

Alix loves Denim so much and misses her like crazy. Alix couldn't believe that we were visiting her it was a surprise that made this Halloween the Best Halloween EVER!

It melted my heart to see them together again!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

{OOPs I Did It Again}

Okay that title was cheesy, but oh well : ) Here we are again at the lovely Bellagio Gardens. I love going and it never gets old to me. It makes fun pictures and it's cheap entertainment. I totally admire all the hard work that's put into this garden and find myself wishing what an amazing job this would be. I always find myself talking to the gardeners-- if they are out. I got that characteristic trait from my father. He's always doing things like that. (one more example while I was Wyandotte I found myself talking to a fishermen about what kind of fish were in the lake for over an hour- something my dad would totally do.)

Anyway to get back on topic we had a great time before we headed home and got on our costumes and started our big day of TRICK OR TREATING!

One more thing I love celebrating the harvest. The fall colors are therapeutic to me. I just love them, so to me it's not Halloween unless you do some type of Harvest Celebration (okay I'll be honest I hate scary movies)

{Spring Preserves Halloween}

Casandra and Brett came in town for Halloween. They were a lot of fun. We headed the night before Halloween to Spring Preserves and it was amazing. They had so many lights and decorations throughout the whole place. There was trick or treating and fun carnival games that were included with your ticket. Lots of entertainment and activities and free stuff. We all had a fun time. My only regret I never got around in buying a season pass like I said I was going to- now I feel I wont get my moneys worth cause we will only be here for 5 more months. (bitter-sweet)

While we were waiting in line for some free cotton candy I took this picture of the family. Let's notice the costumes. Alix and Addi are wearing Old Navy Costumes. Alix is a kitten and Addison is a butterfly. I bought these no lie for $1.00 each. What a steal? I agree and I couldn't be happier. Okay now let's notices Emberlynn's attire. It's Alix's sweater. Emberlynn grab some water and dumped it all over her darling $1.00 pumpkin pajamas. I feel like we have been having a few too many white trash moments that I'm starting to think we are! ha ha

Oh one more thing I must point out Alix loved pretending she was a cat most of night. Crazy Girl! Don't you love Halloween? It was a cold night so these costumes were perfect this night.

There was a contest were people had to make scarecrows out of recyclable goods. This one was one of our favorite. It's mormon missionaries by a local primary. I believe their names were Elder Scare and Elder Crow! How darling is that? I have to give kudos to the awesome primary who did that too.

OOOHHH SCAAAARRRRYYYY!

Emberlynn slept basically the whole time, but we got a picture of her awake here.

I love you two!

{My 3 Little Pumpkins}

I love our pumpkins* this year. The girls wanted to make Princess Pumpkins. So this is what we did. I had to make Emberlynn a little bow for hers. I thought they turned out darling.

*These are the pumpkins that we got from The Behunin's Pumpkins Party. (Thanks for suppling the pumpkins Bryce).

{Emberlynn's First Dentist Appointment}

Pretty soon Dentist will be telling me to bring my baby in the day it's born. Alix went at 2 year, Addison at 18 months and now Emberlynn 1.

The check-up consisted of wiping her teeth with a paper towel and then applying fluoride to her 4 little teeth. The dentist was in there seriously for 5 minutes. 4 minutes was him giving me a hard time about making his entire extended family sing "Families Can Be Together Forever" in our Sacrament Primary Program. I just laughed of course. I love my dentist his name is Dr. Jefferey Cox. He's honest in every way. Extremely smart and talented. If ever you need a pediatric dentist go to him and say I referred you. (It's cause I get 2 free movie tickets every time I refer someone. So far I have gotten 4 free tickets- Thank you to Brooke and Stacia)

Emberlynn did great. She has four teeth and they are coming in great. No problems......yet (knock on wood.) Dr. Cox was very impressed by her behavior in trust in him. No crying, kicking, fussing. Just calm as can be.

That's my Baby!

{Emberlynn's 1st Birthday}

On October 24th Emberlynn turned one. What an exciting day. We invited a few families over to share the big day with us, since my brothers family abandoned us and moved to Colorado. Anyway if this party is looking a lot like mine- well I'll tell you a secret I STOLE ALL HER DECORATIONS (one of the other many reasons why I had a party cause all the hard work was done). I got the colors from Emberlynn's Cupcake outfit and went from there.

Emberlynns 1 year old stats

Height 28.5 inches (25-50%)

Weight 19.2lbs (10-25%)

Head Circumference 46 cm (75%)

As Jon would say "you have a big heed"

(some movie I don't know the name, but it's some scottish guy yelling at his kid to move his big heed a.k.a. head)

I laugh cause I swear those nurses have never measured the head in the same place for any of my three kids. You would think doing it all day they all would get on the same page and know exactly wear to measure but they haven't.

I forgot to take a close up on the party favors again that Roxanne made for me. This time she used pillow boxes and filled them with whoppers then tied them with a darling cupcake ribbon. The label had Emberlynn's name and birth date on it.

Yummy Cupcakes for the guests- but not for Emberlynn!

I was a little embarrassed but we have this little pool outside that has a built in slide and all the kids thought it was the coolest. The embarrassing part was I hadn't cleaned out the bottom of it so it was dirt at the bottom, so all the kids were dirty. Sorry moms! Oh the best part is we had a other slide too but the kids thought this one was the coolest.

Emberlynn you can see loved the pool slide.

Emberlynn got two dolls. One was from Alix and the other was from Addison. We thought it was time Emberlynn got her own. It's not like we don't already have enough-- but Emberlynn was always wanting to play with Addisons.

{Oh funny note- The cheapest dolls are the best dolls. My kids never play with the fancy expensive ones.}

Here's all the kiddos (well we are missing Jackson, Emberlynn and Dawson)

Wrong setting on the camera (whoops)!

hmmmm........HaPpy BiRThdAy tO yOu!

{Me, Daddy and the Birthday Girl}

{Me & the Birthday Girl}

{The Birthday Girl}

IT's funny cause all my girls have used a fork to eat the cake at their one year old birthday. They don't like getting their hands that dirty and none of them has ever stuffed their face with it. They usually take a bit or two and they are done.

***I wish I could say it's cause they don't have a sweet tooth, but that's certainly not true the way they have been eating their Halloween candy : )

This was her ice-cream cupcake with whipping cream and chocolate on top.

YUMMY!

{Things I love about Emberlynn}

Her darling curls

When she scrunches her nose and smiles

She's SO SO Happy

She plays so well will her sisters and wants to be like them

Her darling laugh

Her open mouth kisses

Her beautiful eyes

How she walks around the house with her baby in one arm and a purse in the other

How she give high fives and laughs

Did I mention her laugh? (I need to get that on video)

When she plays and combs my hair

When she tries to feed me her food

Her double hand wrist wave

Her love for books

Emberlynn- I love you and thank you for coming to our home. You have made my life much happier and joyful. I could never ask for a sweeter girl. I hope I can always be the mother you hoped for.

Happy Birthday!

Love, Mom