Catching up.....

Here are some pictures of what we have been up to in the last month or so.....

Megan and Avery love to ride this little plane at Walmart any chance they can get ( or at least when I have 50 cents in my purse)


Visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus.....Megan wanted nothing to do with them at all, and Avery made sure that Santa would bring her a ballerina outfit!
Christmas Eve with the cousins acting out the Christmas story. Avery was an angel and Megan was suppose to be baby Jesus if only she would have stayed put...


Christmas morning.....it was lots of fun. Avery loved to see what she got and to help everyone else open what they got. Megan loved the boxes and wrapping paper. They both were spoiled!


Sledding with the neighbors behind the four-wheeler. We love our neighbors and always have a good time with all of them! (I love how Avery's face is all squished in the hood of her snow suit...at least she doesn't get cold!)

The finished painted product in the living room, down the hallway, and in the kitchen! Voila!


A trip to the visitor center at Idaho Falls Temple. The girls both could not get enough of the Savior. They kept hugging Him and trying to climb on his lap. The spirit was amazing and I am so grateful to share moments like this with my family!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

Every little girl needs a wonderful dad to share her ice cream with!

Not so little anymore

Megan is just growing up too fast. She is already a year old and I don't know where the time went. Anyways we just love having her in our family and we hope she feels the same about us! We love you Megan! Happy 1st Birthday!




Isn't her face hilarious? She really didn't want anything to do with her cupcake so Stephen finally tried to put some in her mouth. Um...are we really related because sugar could be my middle name?!!!!!!

Halloween!

Okay so I know this is a week or so late, but at least I'm getting to it! We had so much fun, especially with Avery because she was so excited to go door to door and pick out a treat! I bet next year will be even more fun with both girls just loving it!
Anyway it was cute to see the reaction of some people when a duck and a skunk showed up at their door! Now if only I could have convinced Stephen to dress up as the farmer!

Happy Birthday

We celebrated Avery's birthday! I can't believe she is already 3! She is just so full of fun and life and had a wonderful time being spoiled by her family and friends. We ate at Red Robin (her request which we supported with much enthusiasm) and had cake and ice cream at home and opened lots of presents. She got a guitar (which she had been asking about for quite some time....maybe we have a future musician in the family?!) and some princess hair accessories (blow dryer, curling iron, etc - yes she does my hair everyday now) and a cash register with fake money from Grandma Hawkins and many more presents. She loves to go around the house and "buy" lots of things with her money. She also kept asking if everyday after her birthday was still her birthday because she wanted to open more presents and eat at Red Robin again. I told her it would be fun if everyday was a birthday, but that the next presents will have to wait for Christmas and that we could make great burgers at home! Anyways we just love her and had so much fun watching her enjoy her special day!




We love you Sissy! Happy Birthday!

Our park days are almost over.....

Here are few pictures of the girls at the park. I'm sad to say that I think it will be one of the last this year....at least without the yucky snow (why do I live in Idaho again?) Anyways, the girls just absolutely love the park so I snapped a few pictures of them playing. Megan will literally jump out of my arms and crawl as fast as she can to the stairs and slide! She thinks she is bigger than she really is! Avery loves the sand and I thought of putting one in our backyard, but then remembered how gross they really are! (why do I let my kids play in them again?) Anyways, enjoy!

The Moment We Have All Been Waiting For....(Okay maybe just me!)

Here are some pictures of the cute little house that we just bought! We get to move in this weekend which is coming up sooner than I thought! (Yes, you can all come over to help pack and clean!) I think today I am most excited about the big back yard (1/3 acre to be exact!) Tomorrow I'm sure I will be most excited about a dishwasher, and then the next day it could be the third bedroom, and then ....... Did I mention that I am so excited and can't wait to decorate it!

Part of the front

The other part of the front and the two car garage!

Back of house


Dining area looking out to back yard

Kitchen

More kitchen - looking into family room! The fridge will be on the left - should be in today or tomorrow! Can't wait for top-notch matching appliances and the huge corner pantry!


Family/Living Room

Bathroom - the shower/tub is to the left and the laundry is through the sliding door

Extra big storage room in garage! Now I have no excuse for food storage.... a good thing right?!

Oh and I forgot to take pictures of the bedrooms, but I'm going to blame it on the fact that I was chasing after my almost three year old and my 10 month old! They can't wait to move in too!

And for your convenience we are registered at Home Depot and Lowes and we will be home anytime for you to drop of the house warming gifts or you can always just mail them! Ha Ha