Christmas Morning

Vika was very excited about her new toy!  It sings and makes noises when she plays with it, could it be better?  She doesn't think so.  There is a fridge on the other side.  

Conner got so many new toys he doesn't know what to do with himself.  Santa thought he was a very good boy this year!

This what the tree looked like when we came downstairs!!

Conner was super excited about the stocking because he got the candy he asked Santa for.  Looks we were all very good this year!!
As you can tell we had a great Christmas!  We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with both of our families.  We had so much fun!!

We are now preparing for our New Year's party!  We are going to be playing lots of games and eating lots of food!  Some of my family is coming to my house this year!  We are sad that not everyone can come, but we will still have fun.

Hope you all have a Happy and Safe New Year!!!

Conner's Christmas Songs

Conner would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas in his own little way!  

(Sorry, I had to help him a little.  I am not that great of a singer so I apologize.)

Merry Christmas!!

We would just like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!!

Video of the Week

I am going to try to post a video of my kids every week.  My brother, thats in Korea said that he likes to see videos.  Sheeby this is for you!

Friends Trivia Friday

So, I totally forgot to post a question last week.  Sorry.  Also, I was told that it is really hard for most people to think of a quote, so I am also asking for your favorite moment with this person!

What is your favorite Phoebe quote or moment?

Mine is when she is working at the massage place and Rachel comes in.  She totally fakes like she is Swedish.  She says in her Swedish accent, "Put your face in the hole."  Hilarious!!

Simple Pleasures

Who knew that little baby legs would be so much fun?  My sister made these for Vika.  This was her first time wearing them because they are much too long for her short little legs.  

My sister asked me forever ago to take pictures of Vika wearing them so she could have them for her blog.  I finally got around to doing a little photo shoot.  This is what I got from her every time the flash went off.

I decided to put my finger over the flash!  She finally had a "normal" smiley face, even though there is a huge shadow.

Conner went over to his sister and took the baby legs off of her and put them on his arms.  For some reason they make him feel like a rockstar.  Go figure!!

Kids and Christmas

Seriously what goes together better than kids and Christmas?  

Conner had lots of fun helping me set up the tree!  I forgot to take pictures of the whole process.  I would have had Dave take pictures but he was working late that night.  

And the kids did great letting me take pictures of them.  Conner just wanted to move the pink ball ornament around the tree.
I love Christmas and everything about it!!  I am so glad that both of my kids love it too!  Conner's favorite thing about Christmas is Santa.  He asked Santa for candy, thats sure makes it nice and easy for Santa.  Vika's favorite thing about Christmas is the lights.  She likes to look at the tree!

Laughter is the Best Medicine

This video was taken a couple days ago.  Vika was so sick, but you never would have guessed it by how happy she is.  Also Dave got mad at me because I forgot to video what Conner was doing to make her laugh.  He was just spinning in circle and falling down on the floor.  He is the only one that can get her laugh that hard.  He is such a great big brother.  

Friends Trivia Friday

What is your favorite Ross quote?

Mine is 'Hey, thats weird you have the one thing that I don't.  You complete me.....kitchen.  You complete me kitchen matey.'  This is when Ross is about to tell Rachel that they are still married, and Rachel is planning to move in with Ross.

I Was Released

Last night the Bishopric came to visit, and they gave us some very exciting news.  We have officially been released from the Primary.  We have been teachers since January.  I have really grown to love all the kids in our class, but it was just getting to be way too much for me.  Don't get me wrong I loved being in Primary.  I love the songs and watching the kids sing and have fun listening to the Leaders in Sharing Time.   

I am just roughly guessing, but I think there were 6 or 7 boys and 1 girl that came on a regular basis.  Sometimes there would be more, and always more boys.  Each child brought a different kind of energy and personality.  I never knew what to expect each week.  I will miss all the kids and all the wonderful Leaders dearly.  

I Have Been Tagged!

Here are the rules:
1. Post the rules on your blog
2. Answer the six "8" items.
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

8 Favorite TV Shows:
1. The Office
2. House
3. Friends
4. Gilmore Girls
5. Eleventh Hour
6. Full House
7. Law & Order SVU
8. Freaks and Geeks

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Packed up our stuff
2. Drove home
3. Ate Panda Express
4. Watched a little bit of an old Office episode
5. Drove
6. Fed my kids
7. Fought with Dave
8. And did I mention that we drove?

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. Christmas
2. My mom's homemade rolls on Christmas Eve
3. Christmas Eve dinner
4. Dave coming home from work
5. My little brother coming home from his mission next October!
6. Family Pictures
7. Watching a movie
8. My house being clean

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
2. Chili's
3. Bombay House
4. PF Changs
5. JCW's
6. Osaka's
7. Gandolfo's
8. Texas Roadhouse

8 Things On My Wish List:
1. Conner listening to me when I ask him to do something
2. A Chi iron
3. Vika to be able crawl
4. Vika to FINALLY get some teeth
5. My house to magically be clean
6. New Christmas pajamas
7. My kids to stay healthy
8. Have Eternal Happiness

I now tag Tammy, Tiffini, and Deb!