Christmas Eve

P.F. Changs for dinner (A delicious family tradition)



Evie having a good time

Reading of past family poems (Yip, Yip and a Yup, Yup)



Grandma snuggling little Stew

And of course it wouldn't be Christmas Eve without the classic Jingle Bell song on the piano. Dad and Stewart acted as proxies for Sunny and Livy since they couldn't be there.

Sunday's Pinata

We had a Christmas Pinata after the family dinner on Sunday. Good times.

Our New Address

For those that need our address:

1054 Ash Ave
Provo, UT 84604

Enjoy!

Potpourri of pictures

Stew in his snow outfit

Evie's ready for some fun

Boxes are a kid's best friend

"Do you like my crown?"

I thought Evie was just watching a cartoon as I was blow drying my hair, when she came streaking past the bathroom completely naked except for a crown on her head. This probably might be normal for some kids, but not for Evie. 1. She likes to have clothes on- especially her underwear. 2. Today was the first time I’ve ever seen her wear that crown. (We’ve had that crown since she turned 2 in August.) When I asked her what she was doing… the only thing she said was, “Do you like my crown?” I couldn’t stop laughing and of course had to take a picture.

Evie decorated the boys while they slept

The Old People Win!

In the previous blog, I said I wasn't sure what I was more excited about - a park, cable or old people in the new ward. The old people win this- hands down. Church was extremely entertaining today. During Sacrament the bishop specifically asked to keep testimonies short ... the cute old people couldn't help but to tell their stories. It was classic! We heard about new hips, and sicknesses, war stories... oh it was fun. In Relief Society there were several shouts from the ladies for the teacher to speak louder. I even saw a lady knitting as she listened. ( I was a little jealous, it looked like she was making something really fun.)

I think all the oldies are really going to love Stewart in this ward. Stewart has a hard time getting out of conversations when he needs to be somewhere else. He got snagged for 15 minutes today talking to the cutest old man that wasn't about to let him walk away, until he told Stewart his life story. I just smiled and smiled.

Sunny you weren't kidding when you said the old people are really old. There are a few that fell asleep during Sunday School and I thought for sure they had passed on.

I seriously can't wait for the fun next week.

It's official

We have moved to Provo. We are for the most part finished with unpacking. It’s kind of fun to be back in Provo, although I do miss Draper. And I’m not sure what I’m more excited about…having a park a block away, having cable, or a ward with some really old people. It’s all very exciting.

Stew IV Blessing

We blessed little Stew today and Stewart did a nice job with the blessing. I was very proud of him. Little Stew was a champ during the prayer. I'm sure he loved getting bounced by the men and looking up at all of their faces.

He looked dashing in his little man outfit. A huge thanks to Grandma Patsy, who made everything for him. She outdid herself with this one and added the cutest detail to his ensemble. (Also I can't forget a thank you to Dad and Stewart, for staining nice shirts and a tie that were on their way to the trash, until the miracle worker - Patsy- rescued them.)

Now get ready for a slew of pictures. :)

Mascara Not Needed

Evie has the longest lashes. She apparently gets them from Stewart’s side. Although, I like to think that I might have had long beautiful lashes too if Sunny and I had not pulled them out when we were little. It’s a sad story. Anytime we went to the beach we played this game in the car, where would try and see who could get the most eye lashes out. (The car ride to the beach was particularly boring) No one told us we shouldn’t pull them out. And of course they grew back- but I don’t think as thick or long.

I also had an incident in high school that made things worse. One morning I was curling my stubby, little eyelashes and the eyelash curler cut off a section of my lashes right in the middle. It was awful. I tried to spread out the remaining stubs to cover the enormous gap, but clearly that wasn’t going to do it. So I looked funny for a couple of weeks until they grew back. My mom even bought me some fake eye lashes because she felt so bad for me.

I’m all ready trying to explain to Evie not to pull out her lashes. (That’s right Brooke… you won’t be able to teach her that terrible little game.)

Poor Little Guy

Little Stew scratched his face. It breaks my heart. It seems like I had just cut his fingernails too.

Stew (roughly 7 weeks)

Evie's New Hair Cut

Stew - 4 weeks

The 1st Snow

We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. Evie was very excited. Sadly, we couldn’t go outside to play… so we brought some snow inside. And made a snowman. (And yes, that's suppose to be a snowman.)

Evie loved watching the snow come down.

I seriously have a problem

I’m addicted to candy corns. I can’t have them in my house any longer. The delicious treats call to me after every meal. Now my body doesn’t believe it’s full, until I’ve had some candy corns to top it off. It’s a sickness.

A Flower and a Bumble Bee

(A big thanks to Grandma Patsy for making our costumes this year. She's a crafty woman.)

Evie's a Flower

Stew's a Bumble Bee

I felt a little like Anne Geddes taking these pictures.

Our flower and bumble bee together

Evie wanted to lay on the flower too

Stew likes being in his bumble bee sack.

(It could be the next big thing for babies.)