Christmas 2012

 Christmas Eve with Lance's family

 Cayden always has to put his arm around Carlie when we take pictures:)

 Cayden had to make sure we left enough carrots for ALL of the reindeer:)

 Christmas morning checking out the letter left from Santa! It said "Carlie and Cayden, Thank you for the treats! The reindeer loved the carrots! Buddy flew back to the North Pole with me. He wanted you to have this until next year (a necklace that Cayden had made Buddy the elf). I hope you like the gifts I left! Love, Santa Claus

 

Carlie asked Santa for a Utah cover for her new itouch

Cayden asked Santa for a remote control helicopter, Santa brought 2!!

 We had breakfast with my parents and sister. This was the only picture I got for some reason.

We have had the stomach flu at our house now for the last 6 days....and it is not over yet!! Not exactly how I imagined spending our Christmas Vacation (I don't remember asking Santa for that)!! At least we got to enjoy Christmas morning:)

Buddy's Visit December 2012

 Buddy returned again this year for his yearly visit!! Cayden was more than excited! First thing every morning when he would wake up he would look for him. He could not rest until he was found, even if it took 10 - 15 minutes to find him (Buddy was more important than Phineas and Ferb that early in the morning which says a lot)!!! Here are just a few of the places he was found. His visit is almost over, only 2 more days before he has to return to the North Pole:)

Italian Party 2012

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Carlie's birthday always ends up being a month long celebration with it being right before Christmas!! The friday before her birthday she got to be the spotlight and took a treat to celebrate her birthday at school since she will always be on Christmas Break for her birthday:)

The night before her birthday (was also our last day of school before Winter Break) we went downtown to celebrate and stay overnight! We went to City Creek, had dinner, went swimming and then it happened (my worst nightmare)..... Cayden suddenly (without warning) started having the stomach flu!! It was HORRIBLE!! We never get sick like this! It was so bad at 2:00 A.M. we had to drive home because it was too much to deal with in a hotel room! I finally got to go to bed at 6:00 A.M. when Cayden finally was able to stop!!

It was so bitter cold we lasted outside at Temple Square for about 5 minutes!! I don't think it was even 20 degrees!

I got to sleep for about 3 hours before poor Carlie was up ready to celebrate her birthday. At least she got what she was wanting, an itouch!!

Cayden was sick all day still so Carlie and I went to her recital that night by ourselves. Luckily neither one us us was sick....yet!! Carlie had worried all day that she would be sick too and wouldn't get to go to her recital.

Carlie wanted to have this peppermint ice cream pie instead of cake. Luckily we had already celebrated her birthday earlier in the month with both families so her birthday wasn't a total bust!!

Dance Company {Recital}

 Carlie's recital happened to be on her birthday this year! Unfortunately Cayden ended up sick (starting us all off with the next 8 days of the stomach flu)!! So it just ended up being Carlie and I at her recital. This was her Hip Hop Costume (luckily this was just for the recital, not really loving the outfit)!!

 This is the outfit for one of her competition dances she will be doing for the next 6 months

 Carlie's dance team

Winter 2012

 This was our first big snowstorm!! 

The kids have been waiting for enough snow so they could put on their snowsuits

If you look really close you can see the 2 deer across the street from our house

Halloween 2012

 They love decorating sugar cookies!

 Lance slacked off on his "pumpkin carving" duty this year and so I had to help. Cayden's pumpkin is supposed to have to same expression! At least he thought it looked like that:)

Carlie wanted to be a Crazy Utah fan and Cayden was Iron Man. I think they each changed their minds 5 times before the final decision was made!!