Christmas from Utah to Georgia

We are home! I got back from Utah and Marcus from Texas. We met back for Christmas in Georgia!
I enjoyed my visit to Utah while Marcus was away. It was so nice to see family!!! I really feel blessed to have such a wonderful family they are the answer to my prayers.

My family had a little Christmas party before I left Utah. We played games, ate and laughed together it was so fun!!

We were able to be included in the yearly Christmas Sugar Cookie bake with Grandma Thomas and the Grandchildren.Other things I loved about my visit to Utah:

Taco Time visits
Italian Village for Pizza bender
Forgotten Carols
Staying in my Mom's new house
Cafe Rio
Zoo lights
Trip to Provo for Brick Oven with my favorite brother then to look at the lights at Thanksgiving Point
Temple Trip with Mother in Law Lynda and Sister in law Lora then to Brunch
Lynda and I had a trip to Hobby Lobby
Visiting Family

Christmas Eve in Georgia
Georgia Christmas Eve was Warm the Kids played outside all day. This is Branden playing with some horses that Grandma sent. As you can see the grass is dead because it does get cold. Not to bad. But it killed the grass Branden said hey our grass turned to hay for the horses while we were gone.Branden and Anthony opening presents from GrandmaThese are our Christmas Eve Treats that we made.
This is our little Christmas Dinner.
Ham, Funeral Potatoes, Jello, Corn, Rolls, Cherry Kool AidOpen the Pj's, model and warm by the fire!
We had a fun little Christmas in Georgia!

Christmas Fun

With being away from family we are in the thinking mode of what kind of Christmas traditions do we want to do as a family. I decided that I would help the boys do some kind of Christmas craft and we would put the year on the bottom. This year we did a slanted Christmas house it turned out cute. We then made little nutcrackers. The boys each made their own they did a great job!

Last I wanted to share my handout for primary. I made little Baby Jesus and attached the note Jesus Christ is the Greatest Gift. I have fun making things.

Branden Lost A Tooth!

Yea! Branden lost his first tooth yesterday. He worked hard to get it loose. Branden ate an apple and wiggled it and then he said " Dad pull my tooth" So Dad got a piece of dental floss and tied it around my tooth and out it came. I got a visit from the tooth fairy.

New Hair

Pam wanted me to post a picture of my new hair do. I was at the movie Twlight and I liked Alice's hair. I called Marcus in Texas and said that I wanted to cut my hair like one of the characters on Twlight and he said Alice and I said yes how did you know and he said do it! You will look hot! I am still getting use to it and am getting better at fixing it.

Needing a New Look!

This is the Way to go!!!
I cant wait to see my new blog when it is finished!!
I went to school with Erin. She will do an excellent job!She is a perfectionist!

DAVID ARCHULETA

So I am a David Archuleta Fan!!! Ya laugh and say that I am to old but it is true! I even bought the CD. I have had the great opportunity to see him and his family in action. What a great family! They live next Door to my Grandparents. I even saw him at church. I was so impressed that after all the fame and publicity he is the same kid. My dad was his priest leader and so we know him well. I was so impressed to see him at church and he was going to everyone talking and they were all saying that they had missed him! He was so polite. I have seen even though you may be well known you can still be the boy next door!

Thanksgiving

We Were so excited MARCUS was able to fly and Visit us on Thanksgiving!! We were so Happy to see him it had been a long time and the Boys were so happy to see their dad!! I was so happy to see Marcus as well it is so hard for us to have him away!!
He will meet us back in Georgia on December 20th or 21st YEA Christmas Together!!

We had Thanksgiving at my Mom's house and it was so good to have the whole family together it had been like 5 months. We had so much fun watching movies projected on the wall. We had a blast!! After that we went to SURPRISE Marcus' Mom and Dad they did not know he was in town we wanted it to be a surprise and it was. We visited with them that evening. We miss being with family being away in Georgia!!

I have enjoyed being in Utah and spending time with Family!! I don't know what I would do with out Family and great Friends!!

Birthday/ Harvest Fun/ Halloween!!!

I had a Birthday and now I am the BIG 30 !! I was in Utah for the Celebration it was so good to be around family!! I did although miss my Hubby Marcus he is in Texas he sent me these Beautiful Flowers on my Birthday what an awesome husband I LOVE YOU!!!!

To the pumpkin patch to get a pumpkin it was so fun watching the kids pick the perfect one. Branden was so nice there was a kid trying to carry his huge pumpkin to the car and a lady said to one of the workers will you help him with this to the car and he did nothing and with out us or anyone knowing we looked and Branden was helping this little boy with his pumpkin. He really is sensitive to peoples needs. Carving the pumpkins was a laugh Anthony would scoop seeds into Branden's pumpkin and Branden would scoop into Anthony's it was a long process and Mom finally got them done.

Introducing Bumblebee and Optimus Prime Transformers
TRICK OR TREAT

We had a Great Halloween

Boo!

We Will Miss You!!!!!

Marcus has left for training. We will miss you so much!!!

10 Things We Will Miss While You are Gone

1. Our nightly story with all the voices of the characters.
2. The spider song. Marcus sings to the boys just as he tucks them in.
3. Your pacing while you talk on the phone
4. Hugs and Kisses XOxoxoxoxXOOxoxOXOXO
5. Popcorn time
6. Holding your hand
   
7. The sound of playing with the boys (Monsters)
8. Toe nails Painted
9. You taking out the garbage
   
10. Just you altogether

The list goes on and on

Thank goodness for email and cell phones what would we do without them!!
WE WILL MISS YOU
SEE YOU DECEMBER
DAD!!!!!

Anthony's is turning 4

We celebrated Anthony's Birthday Yesterday!!

You are 4

We went to Monkey Joe's it is a place where you can get all of your jumps out in those blow up jumping things. The boys had a lot of fun!!

From Monkey Joe's we went to a Chinese Restaurant. It was a buffet and Marcus took Anthony to fix his plate and he went pass the sweet and sour sauce and said " Look Daddy it is BLOOD" and then you here a big Shhhhhh from Marcus. Kids!!! Then we went home for presents and cake. He got Transformers and a big floor puzzle of a John Deere tractor.

Then It was time to light the candles and we did not have a match so we did it the scary way but it worked and we did not burn the house down thank goodness. Sing : Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Anthony Happy Birthday to you!!!

Make a wish and Blow out the candles

Time to eat cake

What a great Day!! We Love you Anthony Happy 4Th Birthday!!!

To Tired To Eat / Funny Branden

My little Anthony just to tired to finish his sandwich. Anthony asks for two pieces of bread like a sandwich with nothing on them. This time the heavy eyelids got the best of him and he was not able to finish. He was talking and bouncing around like a little boy does and then put his feet on my lap talking and went silent. The bread stayed Marcus and I laughed and I said where is the camera. I guess when the juice runs out it is out. It is for our energizer bunnies.
Branden came in sat on the coffee table and said "What is so funny" and we laughed even harder. He had gotten Marcus' ugly ugly army field glasses that he just got in the mail and was trying them on. Who in their right mind would wear these things. Thanks Army for the FASHION!!!!! Thanks Branden for always making us laugh!!!

Choncho's First walk

This is Choncho's walk. First time on a leash and he did really good. He is so tiny under 2 lbs and a goer.
Branden and Anthony at the big pond along the trail and no ducks the boys were sad about that but it was so pretty. I cant believe this is in walking distance from our house it is so relaxing.
We walked and saw two class mates of Branden on the trail. It was fun to see him get so excited about friends. Anthony was happy to be out and about and seeing all the different dogs that people were walking this is one of our get out of the house exploring trails.

Due to this beautiful picture we have friends that come to our door. Meet Mr Frog he comes quite often to eat bugs in the corner of the house .This is our friend lizard and he is like "Where is Waldo" at our house we go on the back porch and see if we can spot him he is usually in the toy box or under the power wheel that the boys drive or he is sleeping on the rose bushes that Branden likes to save from the weather. This is a flower that grows on a little tree in our back yard and I don't know what it is. It is pretty to me. They open up and are there for a day or two and drop and it is fun to see these bright white flowers bloom.