Santa at the Ward Party

We went to our ward christmas party and the kids got to see santa. The dinner was lovely and the entertainment was nice but, the kids loved getting to meet santa the most. Isaac asked for games. Abbie asked for a bike without training wheels (we might be removing a certain something NOW) and Kaden wanted toys. I remember getting to sit on santa's lap and how exciting that was to do. I am glad we went and let the kids tell their wishes to the man from the north pole. Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas. The funniest part was that when we were walking across the parking lot to get in the car, Isaac looks up at the sky and says, "Which way do you think he went?"

I love the funny things kids say!

Chess...aren't we a little young for that?

So Reed taught Isaac how to play chess!! I know you probably are all thinking what I was thinking...isn't he a little young but, Reed's response was that other cultures teach their children to play at three years old. The first thing Reed did was to make the kids memorize each peice's name, then onto how each peice moved. I thought this would last five minutes and it has since been a daily challenge of a chess game. The days that Reed is at work...I get challenged to a game. Isaac loves Chess!!

Who knew Chess could be so captivating to such a young audience!!??!!

Bounce House

Reed's sister and family were here for a few days after Thanksgiving. Grandma and Grandpa took us to a bounce house. Let's just say...our kids LOVED IT and the parents too!!!

The kids loved going down the big slides in groups and yet they did it by themselves too. Isaac was all over and couldn't decide which should come next. He thought jumping on the castle was the best...I really couldn't tell who won....Isaac or the castle that kept coming back.

This is the one picture of me when I didn't have the camera. Abbie and I braved the turtle bounce house when it was just us!! Isaac is such a great big brother. This picture shows what he is like...giving a hand to help his younger brother and sister up the big slide. Love ya Isaac...you are a great!!

Isaac actually got a burn on the under side of his chin by going down face first. He said that he wouldn't do that again. You live..you learn!! The kids had a great time and definetely want to do it again!

So fun!!

Thanksgiving

I know I haven't blogged in a while...and I'll explain later but, I just want to get caught up on our memorable moments from the last month. Thanksgiving this year was held at a cultural hall because the family is sooo big. The food was great and we had a ton of pie left over!! Great Grandma Durrant came and we took a family picture with her. She is so spunky and great...I really hope to be that way when I am older. The boys wouldn't hold still for a picture and were constantly moving while playing with the cousins remote control cars. I couldn't even get them to quit moving long enough so this is the best picture of them.

Reed kept throwing Abbie in the air and she loved it!! Such a dare devil!!

Shout out to my Hubby!!

Here is a copy of the "Spotlight" paper that is printed for St. Mark's Hospital. Reed was named employee of the month! Those of you who know this hospital know that it is HUGE facility!

Reed calls me from work and says "You won't believe this!" "What ?" I say.

"Thirty people just stormed the ICU and brought balloons and and a Certificate saying that I am employee of the month!"

I congratulate him and tell him how proud I am of him. He tells me how weird it was to be the center of attention in front of that many people...let alone...the administration.

HERE'S WHAT THE ARTICLE SAID.....

This month's EOM is Reed Tenney, RN from the ICU. It's said that Reed is a wonderful nurse. He is caring, compassionate, and understanding with patients. He is diligent and a wonderful nurse to follow. He always leaves his patients in great shape - the room is clean, orders are carried out and his follow through is outstanding.

Fellowworkers agree that Reed is a terrific coworker. He is always there to help out without complaining, and is reliable, nice and funny. A joy to work with; he is meticulous in his care. He works with a good attitude, helping hands and takes exceptional care of his patients. He is supportive of his patients and co-workers. He has a great sense of humor and adds a lot of positive energy to our unit!

Thanks Reed for all you do!

I just wanted to tell Reed how proud I am of him. Everything that is written here is exactly what he is everyday. This is his personality and why I love him!! Everything that was written, I see in him everyday. He is such a great husband and father and I love him!!

Congrats Reed...keep being you!!

Happy Halloween!!

We have some of the best neighbors...they had hot chocolate for the parents and candy for the kids. Then another neighbor...napoleon dynamite...had a hot dog roast for those who were hungry for something other than candy!! Such a great idea!! We had such a fun time roasting hot dogs and then finishing up a little trick-or-treating!! Happy Halloween!!!

This year we went to a carnival during the day to give mom something to do with the kids and then we went trick-or-treating after dad got home from work. We didn't want him to miss out on the fun and boy did we have a lot of fun!! The kids got WAY too much candy and were so tired they could hardly watch the casper movie we rented after we came back home to pass out candy!!

Costumes and Carnival

This is a picture of the kids before we went to the carnival! We have a Jedi, Snow White and Anakin Skywalker! They were really excited to go! This is the first year that I didn't dress them as a theme although I did think about making Abbie princess leigha but, she wanted to be snow white so, I let the dream go of having a theme and let them be what they wanted!! It was a really fun time!

The kids doing a cake walk at the carnival! In the picture with me...if you look in the background our little neighbor girl is dressed as a peacock. Her mom and I dyed the tights and shirt to match the tutu she had made. SOOO cute!! The headband was to die for it was so cute!! This picture is right after the kids went through a blown-up haunted house to get to the candy. Last year they were too scared to do stuff like that but, this year they loved it!

The kids at the carnival..they set up a little hay stack for pictures.

Isaac showing us his Jedi moves!