Cam's Science Fair Project

Scott and Cam worked hard to get the science fair project done before our trip. Here are some photos of Cam's project. Click on the photo for better close up views!

Yes Cam is quite the ham and always keeps us laughing!

Blog Update

Ok, so I have had some problems posting lately because I needed to buy more photo space on Blogger. So I did that today so that I am now able to start catching up on my blogging. So now I have room for lots more photos so you can now read our Christmas updates almost a month late!

Family Gifts

We went to church Christmas morning, Scott, Kaylie and I sang in the ward choir. It was great! Afterwards we came back to house and changed into our usual Christmas clothes (jammies) and had our traditional Christmas morning breakfast! Complete with cinnamon rolls, fruit, yummy juice, cheese and crackers and chocolate! Yummy!

First we opened up the homemade gifts everyone had to give. Dallyn made this amazing calendar in school...so cute!

Cameron made a fun spy kit for Dallyn as Dallyn loves to play spies. I am so grateful my kids are so kind to each other and so creative!

Cameron made me a birdhouse in Scouts!

Kaylie made me his great book of inspirational quotes she put together..I loved it!

Dallyn put together a scrapbook for me. (Yes I have passed some of my talent on to my children)

More photos to come another day...this is all I have time for today!

Christmas Morning

The kids all ready to see what Santa Left them!

Kaylie got the duvet cover and sheet set she wanted from Pottery Barn Teen. She has been wanting to re-decorate her room for about a year now. I was hoping to hold out till she was a teenager officially but she has really wanted a new bedding set. The curtains are still on their way so we will post photos once the whole room is done. It is looking really cute! She got a new lamp and a few new accessories in the deep purple color and it is SOO cute! Mom approves of the bedding too! =)

Cameron got the Heroica board game he really wanted, a Harry Potter Lego Book and headphones so he can listen to his drum playing without waking up the whole house!!

Dallyn was excited to see that Santa had eaten the milk and cookies! He got an oversized body pillow with Cars 2 guys on it and a Cars 2 Lego Set.

Kyler got a race track...

Scott got a Kindle from his boss for an early Christmas gift. So for Christmas Santa brought him a Kindle case and a Yoda Ornament. He was soo excited about getting a kindle..he has wanted one for at least a year now..so getting one from the Christmas Work party was awesome!

I got what I wanted to! I wanted a new purse that was bigger and could hold all my winter goodies in it, hat, scarf, mittens, etc. as well as books for when I'm at Dr. apts etc. I had a Miche bag I loved but it was the classic style (great for summer). Santa brought me the Prima Bag, the big style, and it was the HEIDI bag! How appropriate is that? I am going to love this new purse!

Christmas Eve

I took less photos this year as I was sick a good portion of the holiday vacation, but I will share some of what I have! Here is the traditional photo from Christmas Eve when the kids opened their 'elf' presents and this year everyone got new pajama pants! The boys are Star Wars and Kaylie's is monkeys. The kids really didn't need more Jammie shirts this year. Kaylie is wearing a t-shirt from when I was on the Jr. High basketball team and Cam is wearing one of Scott's old Water Polo shirts. (Yes we were going through keepsake boxes a few months back.)

Kaylie has been taking a sewing class and she made this fabulous--and very cozy--blanket in her class. She finished it right before Christmas and has been enjoying it immensely!

We acted out the Christmas Story with the children and my parents.

Here are the children acting it out!

We sang Christmas Carols, read the Christmas story, watched the Nativity story and enjoyed some hot chocolate together...a great evening!

GingerBread Houses

This year some friends in the ward gave us some gingerbread houss they had baked and built! They were all ready to be decorated and they even donated the frosting bags and candy too! I surely didn't have energy for such an occasion this holiday season so I was thrilled when they offered these houses to our family.The kids sure loved to decorate them...we made it a family night activity. Kaylie's house...

Dallyn was super proud of his creation...and yes he and Kyler insisted on wearing their Jazz Jerseys to bed even though I thought it was super cold outside!!

Cam's house...complete with a roofer on top...as our neighbor fixed our roof for us after the crazy storm we had here in December!!

Kyler's House...

This year we did a different treat for our neighbors...instead of homemade goodies we "Whisked" our friends a Merry Kiss-miss and a "Happy Root Beer" when we caroled. We put together these whisks full of 'kisses' and then handed everyone a rootbeer as it coordinated with the song. Yes, we thought it was pretty clever although we didn't come up with the idea!

Our family getting ready to go caroling. No snow this Christmas but boy was it COLD!!!

Hard Chemo Days

Well I haven't posted on here in awhile because I have been in bed with chemo side effects for several days. I am doing better today and hoping that I am on the upswing from this round of chemo. I have to take the good with the bad and although the bad days are no fun I am so grateful for the good days that I am blessed with!!