911

So Elizabeth is doing so well at learning her numbers and wants to be able to use the phone like the rest of us, but the bad part about that is the only number she knows right now is 911.....
So while we were at the Cabin a month ago, she was playing on the phone and called 911 and then hung up. They called right back and Sara answered and they had asked her if there was any problems and so she found out that she was playing on the phone. Sara told her that the police had called and said that they were coming to the house, and Elizabeth was scared to death. I didn't know what was going on but I saw Elizabeth running around like crazy trying to hide, and when I asked her what was wrong she came crying saying the police were coming to get her.
I thought after that she would never ever dare to call 911 again....... but I was wrong.....
Ryan and I were out working on the house while Elizabeth was watching a movie and Brytlee was taking a nap and Elizabeth called 911 again. As soon as they answered she hung up the phone, and they called back right away. So when she answered the phone they said, "is your mom or dad home"? And she said, "NO", so they sent a officer over right away, and luckily I had gone into the house to check on the girls so I could answer the door and see a police officer..... Soooooo he was really nice, and just was checking to make sure we were ok, but I asked him to have a little talk with Elizabeth to make sure she wouldn't do it again. So I go to her room and asked her to come into the front room..... She says, "I didn't do it"!, I asked, "do what"? "Call 911".....
Anyway, I made her tell him she was sorry, and I am praying this doesn't happen ever again.

Dude

Ryan was sitting down last night and he said to Brytlee, "come here little dude", and Brytlee said, "No, it's Princess Dude"!

Brothers and Sisters

Elizabeth was telling me that one of her friends had some makeup and they would not share it with her and how she was breaking the rules. So I said to her, "Well you need to share your things with your sisters.... but this little girl is not your sister and she doesn't have to share if she doesn't want to". Elizabeth just said, "Mom, everyone on this earth is all brothers and sisters so she should have to share". I thought it was very clever of her.

Fun at the Cabin

After Christmas me and the girls went to Sara's family cabin for three days. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins, playing outside, the wii and other games.





Elizabeth and Mya play so well together. We don't know many girls her age, so it is so nice when we can get together so they can play.
We took the kids to see a river that has a bunch of fish in it, but the road was closed and you could only get to it on a snowmobile. So we ended up having a cookie competition in the parking lot instead. It was really funny to see such big cars spinning cookies, and the kids all loved it!
We took the kids to a cute little ice cream shop and they all enjoyed some freezing cold ice cream..... brrrrrr, at least there was a fire place to warm them up.


We had such a great time, and I am so glad that Sara invited us!!!! Thanks a ton for everything Sara Dee

Christmas

We had such a great Christmas this year. The girls all said this was the best Christmas Ever!!! I was so bad about getting pictures this year, and this is all we took. (we did video all of Christmas morning, so I am so glad to have that).

The girls got a nail printer and they are so excited. They all chose the nail pictures they wanted and we painted their nails. I was so happy with how well it worked, and they all stayed on for a long time.
We had a lot of fun party's that we went to over Christmas break, and it was so fun to see family, and friends that you don't get to see all the time. I feel very blessed to be apart of such a great family, and have wonderful friends around me.

Piano Recital

Alexis had her very first piano recital and she did really good. She played "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!". She had it memorized and has been playing it A LOT, along with "Jolly old St. Nickolas". I love the picture above because the face she is making is the face she makes when she is scared, or on the spot.
She has only been in Piano for a couple of months but she is really liking it and is doing really well. I keep thinking to myself.... is she really this old? I hate how fast she is growing up.

Letter to Santa

Yesterday I was having a hard time with Alexis. She couldn't be nice to her sisters and they kept fighting and she was being so dramatic..... So I told her that Santa was checking his list and I hoped she didn't get a lump of coal for Christmas this year.... then a few minutes later she gave me a letter and this is what it said,
"Dear Santa,
I do not need any presents this year because I have been mean to my sisters. So I guaranty I do not need any presents at all. My mom says I will get a lump of coal but I hope I get presents.
Love Alexis"
Then she drew a really cute Christmas Tree at the bottom of the page. She brought it to me and told me that I needed to mail it to the North Pole right away!

Princess and the Frog

This Monday for FHE we took the girls to the movies to watch "The Princess and the Frog". I thought it was really cute, and had the old Disney feel to it. The girls all loved it and had a lot of fun. Ryan and I found out that Brytlee is still a little young for movies, and she can't hold still for very long..... She kept kicking the seat in front of us, and a lady had to move because of it. I felt so bad....! After the movie was over, I went up to her and apologized and she said, "Oh she just has a fire in her, some day she will be the General Relief Society President"...... What do you say to something like that.
The girls are out of School now, and we get to just relax and hang out together. I love Christmas time and I am sad that it is going so fast.... They have been counting down the days and when they told me this morning there was only two more days until Christmas... I didn't know how to feel....

Snowman

The girls and I built a snowman today. They named it Frosty. (But Elizabeth said it isn't a boy, it is a girl Frosty)

This is a picture of the house that we are in right now. We are pretty much all moved in, but we didn't bring all of our things to this house. It is so weird not having anything up on the walls, and it still doesn't feel like it is our house, and I am not sure it ever really will...(because I am hoping our other house is done soon, and then we will get to move again) The girls are really loving the house, and having their own rooms. Elizabeth is so funny about it and has kept her room clean, and has made her bed every day. She is really loving having something of her own for once.

This last summer

I just found some of these pictures on my sister in laws computer, and thought I would copy them. I can not remember where I was this day, but there was some reason that I couldn't make it on this float trip....(I think I was selling jewelry or something) I love this picture of Brytlee and Ryan....