Whitney is THREE!

So, I don't know what happened but I can't find Whitney's birthday pictures anywhere!!!  I am a little stressed, hopefully they didn't get deleted!  In the meantime I thought I should probably write about her third birthday since it was a few months ago!!!  oops!!!

Here are a few questions I asked her: 

1. What is your favorite color?     Pink and blue
2. What is your favorite toy?     A bouncy thing
3. What is your favorite fruit?     Blueberries
4. What is your favorite tv show?     Backyardagains
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?     Food
6. What is your favorite outfit?     A dress with pink
7. What is your favorite game?     Bingo ???
8. What is your favorite snack?     Popcorn

9. What is your favorite animal?     Zebra

10. What is your favorite song?     Rudolph
11. What is your favorite book?     A Christmas one

12. Who is your best friend?     Mom :)

13. What is your favorite cereal?     Frosted Flakes

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?     Get on my giant bouncy ball

15. What is your favorite drink?     Juice...

16. What is your favorite holiday?     Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?     Pooh blanket

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?     German Pancakes

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?     Cici's

20. What do you want to be when you grow up?     A Princess, no a Ballerina

I don't know where she came up with some of those answers!  She is a funny little girl, that is for sure!!!  We are so blessed to have her in our home.  She is more quite than Morgan but definitely has personality.  She makes us laugh every day.  We don't know what we would do without our Minty (that is how she pronounces her name.  :)  ).  Love you baby girl!

 

Sisters TRIP!!!

So, the boys in my family seem to get together once a year or so for a boys trip (typically around a BYU football game).  This year the girls decided we needed a break, not just wanted one, NEEDED.  :)  We were able to use Jeff's Aunt and Uncles cabin up in Heber Utah.  We went shopping in Park City, went to dinner, watched a movie, talked, ate, talked some more.  It was wonderful.  WONDERFUL.  Really I have been super blessed when it comes to in-laws (on BOTH sides).  They are all so great and I really truly love them like my own flesh and blood.  It was so nice to be able to get to know them all just a little better.  I can't wait to do it again!!!

On the shuttle headed to the airport.

Baby Tanner and baby Dax come with us and they were PERFECT seriously I don't think I heard a peep all weekend!

Sisters, sisters... (sorry I didn't remember to flip it)

My beautiful sister and sister in law.

Waiting to eat dinner.

My cute Mom and sweet baby Dax.

Our shopping damage.

Enjoying.  :)

Halloween

There wasn't anything to exciting about Halloween this year mostly because we were focused on BASEBALL!  (More on that later)  We went to our ward trick-or-treat and then around our neighborhood.  Of course the girls loved it.  Whitney was especially cute because she got it this year.  She was RUNNING from house to house (for the first block anyway).  We only snapped one picture and here it is:

Nicole - butterfly, Morgan - Rapunzel, Whitney - Sleeping Beauty and yes I still had stuff not unpacked....I have a fear of commitment when it comes to hanging pictures.

Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was....quite eventful.  I was super excited/stressed we had invited Jeff's family to come.  We ended up with his parents, his older sister and her family, and his brother and his family.  So total there were 16 people including us, it started off really well for the first 12 hours or so and then it was a puke fest.  Seriously, 14 out of 16 of us got sick.  It was not pleasant, it is not something I ever want to experience again. 

I had never made a Thanksgiving dinner before I was so excited I had planned and prepared and was READY, it was even going to be on nice plates with chargers, cloth napkins, etc. the whole nine yards.  I was the one who ended up sick on Thanksgiving day.  So that didn't happen but thank goodness I have great in-laws who prepared the entire dinner...that we invited them too.  Oh well. 

After that everyone took their own turn being sick with only Paul, our brother-in-law, and Whitney not getting sick.

Needless to say I had OODLES of food leftover and zero pictures to show.  I should have grabbed a few with everyone sick on the couches but the thought didn't occur to me.  SO, I don't think that anyone will want to come to our house anytime soon.  Next time guys I promise it will be better!

Morgans Birthday

Morgan at five:

1. What is your favorite color?     White, just like Princess Celiestia, (from My Little Ponies) and blue, and the colors at sunset
2. What is your favorite toy?     Dolphi (a stuffed animal dolphin)
3. What is your favorite fruit?     Grapes
4. What is your favorite tv show?     My Little Ponies

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?     cereal

6. What is your favorite outfit?     My pink flower dress
7. What is your favorite game?      Littlest Pet Shop (I have no idea what she is talking about!) 
8. What is your favorite snack?     String Cheese

9. What is your favorite animal?     Horse

10. What is your favorite song?     My little pet shop song (one she made up)
11. What is your favorite book?     My Little Ponies

12. Who is your best friend?     Malorie

13. What is your favorite cereal?     Marshmallow Maties

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?     Playing in the pool

15. What is your favorite drink?     Pink Lemonade

16. What is your favorite holiday?     My Birthday

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?     Dolphi

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?     Daddy's waffles

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?     Spaghetti

20. What do you want to be when you grow up?     A ballerina 
 

Birthday loot

Loving the attention

Don't you love the tucked in shirt?  It is her new thing...

She is obsessed with horses and unicorns and pegasus'

Whitney loves her sprinkles

Morgan got a makeup kit for her birthday and it had these awesome stick on nails,  they are awesome.  :)

Morgan told me they were "magnificent!"

 We woke up on her birthday morning and made her favorite breakfast of german pancakes and opened presents.  She went to school and took a special treat.  I asked her what she wanted to do after school for her birthday and she just wanted to play with all her toys.  That night for dinner we had pizza and a mint chocolate chip cake (from Safeway, bad mom moment, I really wanted to make her a cake but we were all sick with a cold).  The next day we had her friend party and played kiss the frog (pin the tail on the donkey), freeze dance, opened presents, decorated cupcakes, had a pinata.  I think it turned out ok.

I can't believe I am old enough to have a five year old.  Those first few weeks with her in our lives I didn't ever think they would pass by so quick!  She is so funny with the things she says and she is a marketers DREAM...seriously, she asked me today if it was fast to buy car insurance...then later tonight she saw the tag on Whitney's pj's (Gerber brand).  She said, "that is the gerber life baby mom."  Awesome.  :)  She is VERY observant of everything and remembers it forever.  She is a great secret keeper unless Jeff bribes her with money to tell him something like...what he got for his birthday.  :)  We LOVE you Morgan and thank you for making us your parents!

Jeff's Birthday!

We celebrated Jeff's Birthday last month.  Jeff worked and then I made him steak and vanilla bean cheesecake, super exciting.  Sorry Babe.  :)  Although he did get a new t.v. so hopefully that makes up for the lack of excitement.  I filled up balloons and put little questions that the girls answered in each.  I was going to have as many balloons as he is old but I started getting to lightheaded!  :) 



What makes Daddy happy?
      ~Whitney:  This, as she sticks her tongue out

What makes Daddy happy?
     ~Morgan: His girls

What is Daddy's favorite sport?
     ~Whitney:  Mickey Mouse

What is Daddy's favorite sport?
     ~Morgan:  Football (let's be honest, sometimes it is hard to tell because he loves them all!)

What does Daddy do for a job?
     ~Whitney:  Play with us

What does Daddy do for a job?
     ~Morgan:  Work

What is Daddy really good at?
     ~Whitney:  Watching t.v.

What is Daddy really good at?
     ~Morgan:  Taking care of us

How does Daddy make you laugh?
     ~Whitney:  Like this, hahahahahaha

How does Daddy make you laugh?
     ~Morgan:  When he pretends to whine like Whitney

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
     ~Whitney:  Doughnut store

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?
     ~Morgan:  Buy toys with him

What should we get Daddy for his birthday next year?
     ~Whitney:  We should get him a big bird one  (we got him a small angry bird so I am thinking she wants to get him a bigger one?)

What should we get Daddy for his birthday next year?
     ~Morgan:  A new computer with football players all over it.

What does Daddy do when we are not around?
     ~Whitney:  He steps in the mud

What does Daddy do when we are not around?
     ~Morgan:  Work

Morgan

We finally got Morgan in preschool the last couple of months we were in Washington. Her teacher was awesome the school was wonderful. I wish I could transport it here. While she was there she did a Mother's Day Program, talk about melt your heart. I loved it! I can't wait for more programs, they are so dang cute! I am sure they will get old one day...maybe but I loved watching her. (sorry for sideways pictures I forgot to rotate them)

We also had our friend start teaching her piano for a month or two before she left. It was so cute. It didn't hurt that my friend was SUCH a fun teacher. She but on a little show and share day with some other kids on the street, it was cute to see all the kids preform. I was so impressed with Morgan, she went up there and followed all the instructions and even wanted to play two songs...we only practiced one!  I was surprised she remembered everything. She did great and I can't wait to get her started on lessons here!