Build a Bear!

Aunt Lauren gave the kids gift certificates to build a bear for Christmas. We went during our break. They had a great time picking out which one they would stuff.

Emma got a heart that really beats...that's her favorite part.
Colby's bear is 'manly.'

air baths!!
making a birth certificate.
All finished. Emma had quite a time picking an outfit. She wanted it to be indian-like. She ended up getting a jedi costume. Colby went all the way army.
The mall was pretty fun too!

Cold Stone Creamery afterward:)

Thanks Aunt Lauren!!

Happy Halloween 2011

These are once again out of order, but here it goes. Thursday we had our school party because there was no school on Friday. The first grade teachers dressed as crayons. Here we are with our might sharpener, Mrs. Garret...her student teacher Ms. Roulette, and Amee, Laci, and I.

and just the 3 of us.
Emma as an indian and her friend Taylor Swift (Sylvia)
my little indian...and her outfit she put together herself:)
This is at our trunk or treat. The theme was community characters. Emma was a vet.
Dr. Veatch and lineman Colby.
Nurse Natalee and Fireman Xavier.
and may WAAAAAY too grown up lineman, one more time.

Camp I-MO

Camp I-MO....what a great place.

These pictures are backward, but here it goes. On Sunday, Vance and I drove Colby up to I-MO for his first over night visit by himself. Last year, we went to I-MO together as a family and it was a good way for Colby to understand how things work. I am so excited to see how it goes and if he enjoyed it....he was a little apprehensive about going.

He invited 2 good friends to go along with him. Miss Jaden and Caron. I hope they have a great time!
On his bunk.....his super awesome mom had him pack a sleeping bag which is easiest to keep neat so he doesn't get the skunk bunk! He also took a fan....good deal!
Carson is sleeping underneath him. The dean is to the left. hmmmmm.....
On Saturday, I took Emma to her first I-Mo Day Camp! She invited her friend, Sylvia, along. I think they had a great time and fell asleep on the way home:)

Ringing in 2011

Vance was on call this year for New Year's so we decided to stay at home. Each kid invited a friend over and we had lots of fun. They played and played and played! I never heard any bickering or whining!

We let them stay up until midnight...cuz I'm the coolest:)
Then I mixed lemonade and 7 up together and called it bubbly:)
Then we all sat on the rug and watched the ball drop and yelled Happy New Year!
Then it was time to snuggle down for the night. 3 girls all cuddled in.
2 bestest friends all snuggled under a fort mom erected in a hurry:)
Cool, huh?
2 funnies:

These manly boys are so sweet. Minutes after I put them to bed they were all snuggled together almost touching curled up asleep.

I asked Bronson if he had a pillow and he said, Yes, I have a pillow....AND a pet:) It's a pillow pet!

Here's to a great 2011

Do you want more?

We are very blessed by new neices, nephews, and special friends year round. It seems that there isn't a small child to hold wherever we go. It also seems that with the cuddling and loving, the inevitable question comes up, "Do you want more?" Our answer....ALWAYS...Nope:) We are quite content with our two. Not because we have "one of each," but because it was right for our family. We love the age span of these two, and couldn't imagine having kids any farther apart. Does that make us want to do it again? NO!

I, however, would like to have those years back.....
to cherish a little longer....
to understand just how quickly they would speed by...
to embrace the innocence...
and the sweetness....
I wish I would have blogged back then.
To record EVERY story...
and lovely smile!
To remember when they just wanted to be big!
and now they are:(
and will only grow older....
and yes, I love seeing the glimpses of young people they are becoming....
but oh how I wish I could rewind every so often....
and remember those days in Lollipop Lions....
and how important the 100th day of school was....
and that EVEN if she didn't catch a fish all. day...the memories are what made it a great day!

Hold those memories tight and cherish every moment!