Before/After

We had a great Christmas this year. The kids woke up at 7:00 and came and got Bryan and I. We let them tear down the paper walls that we had built to cover up the front room. About one hour later we were done. I think everyone got what they wanted. Trevor had asked Santa for a Wii, but was a great sport when he realized that he had not gotten one. He was really happy with what he did get. We are always surprised at what my kids name as their "favorite" presents. Trevor's was his pokedex, which is a little hand held thing like Ash from pokemon carries around with him and tells you the details of all the pokemon. It also has a few games he can play on it. Kaylee's favorite present yesterday when I asked her was her doll set that came with a high chair, car seat, etc., but today it is her art set that she got from Grandma and Grandpa Tucker. Nathan's favorite is hard to determine. He says that it is his vtech computer that he got, but I think he has played more with Trevor and Kaylee's toys, which makes it hard to know what to get him for his birthday in a few days. Bryan and I are excited to play all the new games we got (we got several of them including the expansion pack to settlers!) Thank you so much to all of you who so generously gave us presents this year. We missed seeing everyone (except those we saw on the web cam, thanks Charlotte!!), and cant wait to see you all sometime soon!) Merry Christmas!!

Christmas PJ's

Merry Christmas to all!! The kids once again were so excited to open one present on Christmas Eve. They were anxious all day wondering which present I would pick for them to open. I hope she will pick this one, I hope she will pick that one. I had to laugh to myself as I wondered how it was that they didn't know it would be PJ's once again. Just a couple of hours before bedtime, I wrapped the presents and put them under the tree, it was then that it hit Trevor, he said, "oh, I know which present you are going to pick, it is the same thing we have done every year" He was disappointed that it was "only" pajamas, but he was really excited to see the sculls and his name printed on the shirt. Thanks Mom for making them for me this year. It really was a life saver.

Blocked field goal sends BYU over UCLA in Las Vegas Bowl

We had a great time watching BYU play this last season over at Barlow and Andrea's house, and it all culminated with a dramatic win in their bowl game. You should have seen us as we all jumped around hooting and hollering in both this last game and during the BYU/Utah game.

This is my Dad and I wearing our cougar heads during the BYU/Utah game

Here is Mom and Nathan supporting the team.

GOOOOOO Cougars !!!!!!!!!

To see the video of the blocked kick click here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvQp19omSws

Gifts from Uncle Barlow

I know Christmas is right around the corner, but my kids have already gotten their favorite gift from Barlow and Andrea, they kindly brought over a little gift bag for each of my kids and in Nathan and Trevor's bag was a spiderman and venom action figures, that when placed in water would grow from 3" to 9". We all thought this was great until we actually put then in water and watched them grow. The first thing to go was the skin, this is the strange colored stuff that you see, then they turned jelly like. They have grown to about 7" and we are going to add more water tonight to see if they will grow more (the water around them has turned into a gel also). The figures themselves are fairly solid, but I don't know if they will be something the kids can really play with once fully grown. Oh well, it was a nice thought, thanks Barlow!

Kaylee's Big Fall

Well, we officially have our first set of stitches. My friend called to offer to watch my kids so that I could have a break, take a nap, or get some projects done. I accepted and brought Trevor, Kaylee, and Nathan over to her house. A while later I got a call that Kaylee had fallen outside and my friends husband, a nurse practitioner, said it would need stitches. They graciously offered to watch my other kids while I took her in (they felt really bad). Bryan told them it was not their fault that Kaylee had inherited the Tucker coordination. (Don't worry, I gave him the Tucker whack for that one) We took Kaylee to a walk in clinic, but they said the wound was to deep for them and the wanted us to go to the ER. We did and 12 stitches, and 3 hours later we were picking up the kids (and dinner that my friend provided for us) and heading home. Kaylee was so brave and only teared up a little when they numbed her cut. My friends husband said that he knew the doctor that did the stitches and that he was really good at not leaving big scars, so we are hopeful that it will heal well.

The passing of Mr. Eel

We have a sad announcement to make. Trevor's fish, Mr. Eel has passed away. We noticed that he was getting very weak and having trouble swimming so we called Trevor down to let him know that it was getting close. Trevor was very sad and asked us to take a picture of him with Mr. Eel so that he could remember him. He was a very cool fish who would bury himself under the rocks for days at a time. Unfortunately we just got new rocks for the bottom of the tank and they were larger rocks so Mr. Eel could not get under them. We wonder if this is what did him in. If you would like to send your condolances to Trevor you can email him at robotboy6@gmail.com he would love to hear from you. He did get to pick out a new fish that night from the pet store. (on a side note, Nathan got to pick out 6 new fish that same night because every fish he has picked out so far has also died) Kaylee's fish, Cinderella, is still striving though.

Happy Birthday to ME !!

Well, I finally reached the big 30. I have to admit that I feel no different that I did at 20, except I am much wiser and wider. I am sure that at 40 I will look back and feel even more wiser and hopefully not wider. I have just reached my 6 week mark from having Ashton, so I am trying to get into the routine of working out. We have an exercise bike and I am doing pilates. I have never been good at sticking with the whole working out thing, but hopefully this time it will stick. I am feeling great, we have been blessed with good health so far this winter season. The only one that is even slightly sick is Ashton with a stuffy nose. I did manage to get a new phone though so now I can tell who is calling again. So if you could all call me so that I can save your numbers in my phone (plus it would just be nice to hear from you....especially those who did not talk to me on my birthday aka Kim) I think this is the closest thing we are going to get to a family picture this season so enjoy!!

Where is the dough?

I was making pizza for dinner tonight and had made the dough when it was time to feed Ashton, so I took a break from cooking and fed the baby. While I was in the room Nathan (who for some strange reason loves the taste of raw bread dough) was sneaking bits of it. Of course through my system of informants (Trevor and Kaylee) I knew all about the "sneaking." When it was time to switch sides with Ashton I took a break and came to the kitchen, rolled out the dough and put it in the oven to cook, then went back to feeding the baby. Nathan then decided to "clean" the kitchen aid. While he was doing this Kaylee came in the kitchen and I over heard their conversation. Kaylee said "Nathan...what are you doing!!! Where is the dough" Nathan's reply was like always "I don't know." Kaylee's voice became quite concerned and she said "It is in your stomach!!!" I of course could not resist playing along, so when she came in to "inform" me of the situation, I followed Nathan's lead with a worried "I don't know." I made her pose for the picture before I opened the oven and reassured her that Nathan had not eaten an entire loaf's worth of raw bread dough.

Happy Birthday Trevor!!!

Trevor is now 7 years old and thinks he is an adult now. For his cake he wanted transformers, so we did the best we could. Trevor got a roboreptile, a Ben Ten watch, the soundtrack to High School Musical, a Pokemon CD, a transformer, a book light, and a huge racetrack. After opening all of his presents he wanted to play with his Ben Ten watch, but Bryan had other ideas. He said "Trevor...I am just going to open this for you", as he took the roboreptile and went in the kitchen with Uncle Barlow. The two "grown" men spent the next 1/2 hour opening and getting set up with the roboreptile. Bryan was then heard to say "I have been waiting to open this one!" I guess once a kid always a kid. We were grateful to have Grandma Red, Grandma and Grandpa Davis, and Barlow and Andrea and Addison there.

Ashton's Blessing

We were so blessed to have so much family and friends around us for the blessing of Ashton. Bryan's parents as well as Ben and Sarah made the trip up from Utah, and My mom was here from Texas, and of course Barlow and Andrea were here. How blessed we are to have such a cute healthy baby.

Nathan, Trevor (with Ashton), and Kaylee

Grandma and Grandpa Davis with Ashton

Grandma Tucker with Ashton

Ashton on November 25, 2007 Me and Ashton