It's Good to be Out of School

We decided that Katie's 12th birthday celebrations were going to last for many days...today was the first activity. We took her friend, Katrina, and headed up to Park City to go outdoor ice skating. The weather in the SL valley was smoggy and cold, but the weather up the canyon was perfectly sunny and warm.
The skating rink was at the Resort Center up at Park City. In the background we watched the snowboarders on the half-pipe and going off the jumps. It was amazing to see.
After we skated we headed back down the canyon and went to the Porcupine Grill for a late lunch of salad and a gigantic plate of nachos.
Yeah, it was a great day to be out of school.




Brad Pitt, eat your heart out!

Future Olympians for sure....

Painting Projects and the Christmas Rush

Wow, it's been a busy past couple of weeks getting ready for Christmas and getting the house ready, too. Vicki decided (much to her dismay) that the basement needed a fresh coat of paint--- in anticipation of a new flat screen TV.
So...out came the painting supplies and here are the results:

The "Theater Room" used to look like this.

With Katie's expertise and help it looked like this...

...and then this...

...and finally like this!

Zhi Wei's bedroom was a flat and boring white....

...got a fresh coat of primer..

...with Zhi's help it looked like this...

...and then this...

...and the final result (drum roll please!!!!) Zhi Wei's finished creation.
He LOVES IT!!

Wrigley was plumb tuckered out after all the painting projects!!! And Vicki is refusing to make any other suggestions on how the house should look :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDMA!

WE LOVE OUR GRANDMA!!
Grandma came up to spend the day with us and it gave us a chance to celebrate her birthday a few days early with her. We played games on the Wii, had some dinner and then birthday cake and ice cream...and played more games!
Grandma, you're the BEST!! We love it when you come stay with us.
Happy Birthday and we wish you many, many more...
(My goodness Grandma, how many candles are on that cake!?!?!?!)

Wrigley and the Tennis Ball

This is what he will do for hours on end. Maisy, as you will see, is completely uninterested in what he is doing.

Somebody Had A Birthday!!!

Little Wrigley has turned 2 and we had a fun Birthday Party for him. We played "chase the tennis ball" at the school, had spaghetti for dinner, opened presents and ate birthday cake.

Wriggy's cake reflected his favorite thing in the whole world--a tennis ball!!
Wriggy got a fancy new sweater and new winter coat to help him through the winter.
Isn't he handsome in his new duds?!?!

After a long day of birthday activities Wrigs was all tuckered out. It's hard to be 2!! Happy Birthday Wrigley...

My Beautiful Kids

At this time of year, like many people, I start to think of all the things that I am thankful for. My two greatest blessings are my kids. I sometimes step back and look at my life and how they both have enriched it so much that it is unbelievable to me.

Katie loves animals, is good with babies, great with fashion, can style her own hair and looks awesome, is a good friend, chooses the right, and is fun to snuggle with.
Zhi Wei is full of joy, is kind and thoughtful, makes people laugh, honors his priesthood, helps at home, and gives his mom lots of hugs and kisses.
They are both so terrific in their own way. I can't imagine what my life would be without them.

We're on COMCAST!!!

The long awaited On Demand show of "highlights from the High School Musical 3 Premier with stars from High School Musical 3" is now available for all Comcast subscribers. You can SEE US on the HSM3 Premier by going to (on your TV): On Demand>Utah On Demand>Utah Kids>HSM 3 Premier
Check it out now!!!