So in the mean time this is really long...
December 2010
At a work party Curt's dental office was invited to, we found out just how much Brooke HATES Santa. She's never been overly clingy about other people, but trying to set her down in Santa's lap was like trying to put a cat in water. I have never felt her hold on so tightly or stiffen up so much. Poor thing would also scream anytime we walked by after that, which we did just to get a good laugh at her expense (we're cruel like that). On the other hand though, we learned how much she likes throwing snow. Oh and all Kempton asked Santa for was a Jessie doll.
Christmas 2010
Christmas morning was great this year. We woke up early just the four of us for our family presents and the one's from Santa. Kempton got some really great gifts this year, a bike, a golf club set with 3 clubs and a bag, and a Jessie doll to round out his Toy Story collection. Brooke got a baby doll, a little shopping cart full of groceries to push and scatter all over the house, and some clothes. Curt got a longboard to get him around campus and I made out with some new dresses. Kempton was fascinated with his "shark" bike although the first thing out of his mouth when he saw it was "this isn't Lightning McQueen bike"!
Later that morning we had all of our parents over for breakfast and then did gifts with my family. The rest of the morning was spent playing, resting, and getting our dinner ready for that night.
We had dinner with Curt's side of the family but also had my family over too (we were all about family this day, all our parents, all day). Curt made a great prime rib and we had all the yummy extras to go with it.
This year I wanted to make necklaces for each of my "moms" and so I took some pictures of the kids, made some charms with colors they liked and a few trinkets that represented each lady in someway and made each of them a unique piece. I think they turned out really well, and liked the idea so much I later made one for myself.
So what started out like this...
ended up like this
Merrilee's Sandy's My mom's
After Christmas, while Greg and Sandy were still in town we had some fun golfing. We took the kids out to the driving range for some fun one evening and then the next day the adults went and golfed the ASU course. It was my first time, and though I will never be recruited by the WPGA, I didn't suck too bad.
January 2011
After Christmas we had to exchange a gift from Grandma which was a very flimsy Lego train set. The thing would fall over if you just looked at it, let alone try to run a train along it. So once we got this beast of a thing home, Kempton and I were able to put together his new train table. I was doing great and almost had the whole thing together on my own, until Curt realized later that night that I had flipped a crucial piece in the very first step which meant we had to take it all apart and put it back together. Oh well, I still say I did it myself! So now K has a massive train table taking up his room which he, Brooke, and the neighborhood kids love.
New Year's was spent up in Payson when we had a pretty big cold front pass through which meant lots of fluffy snow to play in. Unfortunately, we forgot the camera, but the kids had a great time sledding and throwing snowballs at each other. Kempton was even kind enough to take his sister down the hill a few times on his own, which she loved. Curt was very proud of the snow he brought home on top of the car.
We had some pretty cold weather for a few weeks so K spent a good part of it riding his bike in circles in the house. One night I found him like this. I went to see what he was doing in his room because it was awfully quiet, and found that he had fallen over and fallen asleep. So strange!
Back in November I was called as the 2nd counselor in the Relief Society which meant I was in charge of all the activities. So for my second activity, we planned and set up a craft night with a Valentine's theme in January. These were just a few of the crafts we made that night. It was a lot of stress getting all the supplies, but was so much fun to see so many sisters come out and enjoy themselves.
January was also our 7 year anniversary and unfortunately Curt was sick and then it passed between all of us for the next month so we weren't able to celebrate in any exciting way.
January also meant the start of school for Curtiss and I. He is taking Chem 2, Physics, Exercise & Wellness, and an online business class. This semester I am just having fun taking another photography class.
February 2011
The weather has been so nice and warm that we decided it was time for my dad to cash in his Christmas present and take a ride in the biplane thanks to Curt's dad. He had a great time and was way more adventurous than I would ever dream of being in the open seat of an airplane where there's only a couple of straps between me and the ground. My dad has always wanted to be a pilot but because of poor vision never had the chance, so he loves when the pilots will dive, flip, and roll the plane (no thank you)! The kids found a small pedal plane to entertain themselves while we waited.
Kempton has been loving his bike and rides it as much as he can. One day Curt thought he would take the training wheels off and see how K would do, and much to our amazement, he could ride it just fine, so long as he was in the grass. He was doing really well but it didn't quite translate on the pavement. K likes to lean into his turns and over exaggerates his posture because he thinks he is a super fast race car and must ride accordingly, so he kept falling over. We'll have to give it another try once he has a helmet.
I, on the other hand, have been enjoying these two and watching their relationship grow. Brooke is becoming quite sassy and makes some hilarious faces, my favorite being the squished nose, puckered lip look.
Oh and the little miss has also taken some interest in the potty, so we're hoping she'll have herself trained by her second birthday. She's pretty smart and knows when she has to go, she's usually just a few minutes early and gives up sitting on the toilet. But she gets it and I'm sure it won't be long!
Next up is March, and then I will be up to date. YEAH!
