Happy Birthday

Gavin turned 5 on Friday. For his annual Birthday cereal Gavin choose Frosted Cheerios. That night we went to Pizza Factory for dinner.

When asked if he enjoyed his birthday he said that his favorite part

was the desert.

On Saturday to celebrate we had a Superman themed party.

My Dad made these superman stickers for us that turned out really cute.

Everyone got one of these containers to take home after the party. Here are some of the superheroes. They all got capes to wear.

Some where cooperative with taking a picture

and wearing the capes...

some were not.

Notice the child in the yellow laying on the ground?

Some superheroes were little. Some came from far away. Gavin got a lot of great presents.Prior to opening presents Gavin got poked in the eye.

Which resulted in a lot of one eye pictures.

If only it were a pirate theme instead of Superman.

Aaarg maytee. You know a party is rocking when you loose your pants in the process.

I'm just saying.

Self Portrait?

I came across these the other day.

Awesome.

You've Heard It Once...You've Heard It A Million Times

Can't Understand Why No One Wants This

Blake likes to look at the free stuff on KSL.

(KSL is kind of like the Utah Craigs list. Although much cooler.)

Last night he came across this...

Second one down. We had us a good laugh.

Blake kept saying all night long

"Free huge bag of ladies...hee hee."

Surgery

Today Canon got tubes put in his ears.

He went to Primary Children's to have it done.

They had him dress in this cute little hospital gown.Everything went really well. He was pretty happy before the surgery, (He even tried to give the anesthesiologist a kiss), and he has been pretty happy since. He is a little wobbly walking and a little more sensitive but I am sure that will all clear up soon. They even gave him a sippy cup and a stuffed raccoon to take home with him.

Eve and The Actual Day

Santa came to our house the day before Christmas. We were all a little shocked when we heard the bells ringing outside our door. The kids thought it was a Christmas miracle. We thought that the guy in our ward that had had a Santa suit professionally made for him was hard core. We are OK with it. The kids got new jammies and we read The Night Before Christmas.

We partied it up by having Macaroni and Cheese for dinner. Jealous?Christmas morning the kids were in awe of the presents.

When we started opening presents Laney was so excited that she was shaking. Canon got a bucket full of Balls. I think that he was the most content with his present.

Canon's first word was "throw" and his second word was "ball."

We figured this present would tickle his fancy.

And it did.

When he saw the balls he just kept saying "Ball, ball, ball" and he tried to jump out of my arms just to get to them.

Laney got some dress up clothes from Grandpa and Grandma Jackie.

She has spent many days since walking around as one of the princesses.

Canon got a warm up suit from Grandma and Grandpa Miller.

He also got some new kicks from Laney. I got an awesome dress from Blake. Love it.

Blake got a new computer and monitor.

I think we are both quite content with out loot.

On a side note:

The week before Christmas my sister and I started this puzzle.

It is so hard.

So hard.

I finally gave up.

Dear Mr. Kinkade:

Your puzzle rocked my world and left me feeling less than adequate.

Well played Mr. painter. Well played.

Fleffers and Mar Balls and Banilla, Oh My!

Merry Christmas

From us to you!

We Are Prepped And Ready To Go

One day till Christmas. We are all giddy with excitement.

The Christmas Spirit

We got this Rudolph a few years ago as a present from my Grandma Jones.

The kids have loved it.

Canon has adopted it as his.

He will squeal at you if you even try to touch it. He likes to give Rudolph loves. He carries him all over the house.

I think I am just glad we don't have any pets.

Canon's love could kill something.

"Hey everybody! Did you know we made a gingerbread house?""I don't really know why Gavin is so bummed. This house is rocking."
"Gavin, you are kinda being a downer on this picture taking situation." "Oh well. Forget about him...this is my time to shine." "Mom. Canon climbed up on the table and is eating the house.""Caught red...er...green handed"

On The Move

While I do realize this is late and the Grandparents may not forgive me...it has happened none the less. We have a walker.

I may be crazy but I think he just looks too little to be walking.

I may not be the best mom by letting my child that has just learned to walk walk around with a toothbrush in his mouth. It kinda goes hand in hand with the "don't run with scissors."

Hungry?

Today for snacks the kids and I ate some tzatziki and pita chips. I could wax strong on my love of tzatziki but I will spare you all. I originally bought it for a recipe but I am not sure it is going to last that long. I am a big fan of cooking dinner and while I am not the most experienced cook I think I can hold my own. I try to make new things and have our kids try them which doesn't always seem to work. Actually just last night Gavin had complete melt down and started bawling uncontrollably because I wanted him to take a bite...a bite, of cauliflower. You would have thought I cut off his arm and was trying to feed it to him. Although "boiled boy arm" does have a ring to it.

Anyhow...

to the point....

Boiled hot dogs is up and running again.

Good, easy food.

Some Things I Thought I Would Never Hear Over The Pulpit

1. Use of the word "Bastard" (used in the literal sense. When refering to her son.)
2. Use of the word "Boob" (not in reference to an actual boob, but to being a boob.)

When I heard these words both have made me giggle in a very non reverent way.

Breathe Right

Gavin has nose issues.

Breathe Right Strips for kids seems to do the trick.

Bird Of A Different Color

When my mom was here a couple weeks ago we made some crocheted flowers so that we could make them into clips for Laney's hair. My mom and sister were joking that I most likely would be seen wearing the flowers later on a shirt. (I won't lie...I think they would make a cute cluster on a shirt or on a headband.)

Anywho...

When my Dad was here for Thanksgiving I was again informed that I am a strange dresser. My Dad actually said something a long the lines of "You have dressed like this for so long that I don't even notice it anymore." My sister Sarah informed me that my Bird sweater was ugly.

I would just like to point out that my idea for a crochet headband isn't all that far off.
I guess I figured that I was a normal dresser with a twist. When I first moved to Utah (the first time) I was told "You dress strange." Not really knowing how to answer I just stood there. In an attempt to make me feel better I think she finished it up with "Well...you can just tell that you are not from here." Uh. Ok. If weirdness prevails and I am sure it will, I will one day own this pant suit.
(My sister says that is weird too.)
But I love the way the outfit looks. I own these shoes they are different and I heart them. A lot.