Linds's Birthday

I had a wonderful birthday this year and was able to spend it with my family, my parents, brothers, sister-in-law, niece and nephew. We were able to go out to yummy Mexican food at Chuy's and then back to my parents house for ice cream cake and presents. I scored a cute watch, sweater, creche' animals, wallet, cute flower pins to pin onto sweaters and shirts or necklaces, a yummy pumpkin air freshner for the car, bracelets, fun money, scrapbooking supplies, and a giftcard to Hobby Lobby. It was a fun birthday and great to spend with those I love. Thanks for the many phone calls and cards - they meant alot!

Easton's favorite yoga position - the pike

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Emmy and the Christmas Tree 2009

A couple of days ago we decided to get out the Christmas tree and decorate. Emmy and I went up to the attic and got out all the boxes of ornaments and decorations. We brought the first box of ornaments downstairs and I told her that she could open it. She pulled the lid off and her eyes lit up as she looked down at all the shiny glass bulbs, snow globes, and other ornaments. I proceeded to show her how to hang an ornament on the tree and after the first one, she immediately went back to the box, pulled out another one and exclaimed "Daddy, I do it mysels." So I sat back and just enjoyed the moment as I watched Em take each ornament out of the box and hang it on the tree. She had one branch in particular that was her favorite - which is where the first 15 ornaments went (as you can see below - the tree branch at the front is very heavey laden). But it was so fun to watch her - and after she was through, ran to get Linds so she could show her the masterpiece she created, it was classic. As you can tell below, she was very proud of herself for the job she did - way to go Emmy!

Thanksgiving 2009 Part 1

Turkey Day was a blast this year! Chris and Karim (aka Tia) were in town visiting from Virginia and so we spent the end of Thanksgiving week and weekend together. Emmy was in seventh heaven because she got to go to Grammy and Poppy's house 3 days in a row. On Thanksgiving, we had a yummy turkey dinner with all the fixings (stuffing, green beans, potatoes, yams and apples, and delicious jello salad w/apple and pumpkin pie for desert). The only thing missing....Kallie. We all missed you Kallie, and look forward to many fun holidays ahead with you and Josh. The Jones kids and spouses(thanks Grammy and Poppy for staying behind to watch the grandkids) went to see Blindside and the girls went to see New Moon. We ate BBQ, had homemade enchiladas and guacamole, spent some time at the park so the girls could run and play, watched BYU beat Utah, and just enjoyed being together. Thanks mom and dad for hosting us all and helping us create fun memories together. We look forward to being together again soon to celebrate Josh and Kallie's wedding.

Thanksgiving 2009 Part 2

Dallas Zoo

We decided to take the kiddos to the Dallas Zoo on Veteran's Day because Dane was off of work and the day was absolutely georgous. We went to see the lions, tigers, and bears (oh, my), but were disappointed to find out there were none to be seen. We did have fun seeing the elephants, giraffes, monkeys, birds, penguins, pigs, turtles, and flamingos. We took a tour of the area where the snakes, birds, lizards, etc. were and let's just say Emmy was not a fan. One of her favorite places now is the zoo. If you ask her what she is drawing a picture of she will ususally tell you she is playing at the zoo or the park.

Easton and the Army Crawl