"I be 3 for my birfday!"

PG's birthday was the day after Thanksgiving so we waited until Saturday to have his party but he did get a few presents ON his birthday. Lots of people told him Happy Birthday and Grandma and Papa even called and sang to him...he thought that was AWESOME!
Derek and Aunt Mindy Gave him a new giraffe! He really does like it...we told him to smile and say cheese and this is what we got...gotta love kids with a mind of their own! :o)
He got a car mat and some new cars...
ON Saturday...
he got a scooter! (I got a screaming deal on black friday on that one!)
Then he had his party. he got a Mator truck for his cake...
he really liked his cake and I think he spit on it a bit trying to get those 3 candles out! It was kinda funny. and VERY cute!
He got some more presents and had TONS of fun playing with his cousins. Thanks everyone for comming and making his day Special! :o)

Trans-siberian Orchestra....

So if you didn't get the scoop. I entered a contest on a local radio station for tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert. I ended up winning! Random of all Random!!! :o) The VIP packages consisted of...
free limo service to and from the concert...
4 tickets for the concert...
the concert itself! :o)
$120 in gift certificates to Rodizio Grill.. and an Autographed Guitar...I will post that later..:o)
IT was totally weird to actually win something be we really had a good time! :o)
A bit of a sensory overload by the end but way COOL over all!
Thanks KOSY!!!
and Thanks Manda for taking the kids...:o)

crafty crafty!

I don't know if I ever posted it before...but here they are... I have made our stockings and last week I finally got PD's done and decided to go ahead and make PR's...
King Jon's

Mine
PG's
PD's
PR's...don't look too long at this one...it is supposed to be a reindeer NOT a bear...I think I may try to fix it! We will see! She doesn't need it this year anyway!

Trip to MN

My Aunt Dorothy died last week so the kids and I took a little trip to Minnesota. We were able to travel with Papa and Grandma. PG was SOOOO happy to fly on a plane again. He giggled and had SO much fun. Of course the potty scared him, good thing we took lots of pull-ups for him to travel in. Right after we took off in SLC we hit some rough air and PG just giggled which made PD laugh and then he said "that pilot is a crazy driver!" even the people behind us giggled!
Once we finally arrived in MN we got a baggage cart and loaded everything on, including PG. It was really funny. I think we got our $4 worth for sure!

We spent our time at the farm. The kids enjoyed the open spaces and tractors.
I love this pic. PG is looking into an old chicken coup.
And the tractor!
PG is funny. He LOVES things like tractors and firetrucks and cockpits until he gets up close and realizes that they are really big and he chickens out of looking around. But Once I got up and pulled PD up with me, he thought maybe it would be ok...
then he thought it was ok to sit by himself, and he was fine until Papa tried to start them up and that made him a little nervous again. :o)
It was a so pretty out there, even in the late fall/winter of MN
PD was playing with the plants and PD was playing in the dirt. They enjoyed the time to play.My cousin's son Michael showed PG how to drive his RC car...then he turned the controls over and let him drive. It was cute to see him playing with PG.
Here is the head stone marker...4 deaths in 1 family in 5 years...crazy (3 are in this pic and Dorothy's son is buried next to them.)
This is my cousin that I have always been good friends with, Kelly. She said she is going to come out to UT and visit...I can't wait!
My mom and her little brother, George. :o) I LOVE the smiles!
After it was all over we all just sat around and gabbed! It was nice to be with family, that I haven't seen in YEARS!! Including my Grandma. It was cool to introduce my kids to their great-grandmother.
PD thought Uncle Georges shoes were fabulous!
Then it was time to come home. PG started potty training before we went on this little trip and he did REALLY well. We had to find bathrooms EVERYWHERE but I am very proud of him!
We had a few short nights so sleep was in order for the ride home. PG sat next to Aunt Joy and talked her ear off for hours! It was really CUTE!
I thought this veiw of Mt. Timpanogos above the clouds on our decent back into SLC was totally COOL!!
Here is me and my boy...FLYING!!! I love my family and I LOVE to FLY!!!

Wii bowl!

PG has finally figured out how to use the wii controler and learned how to bowl...he was actually pretty good at it. His 1st game he almost beat Daddy!

Happy Halloween....

I know I am REALLY late on this one, but the USB ports don't work on this computer and so it is kind of a pain getting pics off the camera these days. But better late than NEVER...right?
Here is our festive porch on that fun Halloween night!

The way cute monkey...
and adorable giraffe!
The kids LOVED trick or treating! PD would say sounds that resembled "trick or treat" at every door...she is no dumbie! She wanted CANDY! They were both in heaven! And cute as heck too!