Tanners 3rd Birthday!!

I can't believe that the month of January is almost over and I havn't blogged about Tanners birthday!! What kind of mother am I?? A crappy one at that. We had a great day! I finally got pictures of the kids in there christmas outfits and We gave Tanner his gift just before we headed out to church. It wasn't much but he is the happiest boy I know!!! We got him some mega blocks and he has had a blast building with them!! I asked him if he wanted a cake or cup cakes and he said "upcakes" so the Betty Crocker in me came out and I made homemade cupcakes with a chocolate buttercream frosting!! It was a big hit and he was in "upcake" heaven!!

My big happy 3 year old!!

After we put the blocks in the house I had them stand up so I could get some pictures of them in there Christmas outfits!! Yes I know Christmas has pasted but we ran out of time the last time they wore them

Our handsome son!!

Our beautiful daughter!! She is also growing up way to fast for me.

Showing off the dress under the coat! She is such a doll!

Our funny children. They crack me up!

We did cupcakes the next weekend. Here he is trying to blow out the candles even though they are not lit!Kisses from his big sis!

us singing to him!! he was so excited to blow out those candles!I love this picture!! after blowing out 2 candles one still stayed lit, love the smoke from the candles.

Happy Birthday big guy!! I hope you had a great day and still to this day you have told everyone that its your birthday!! You have grown up so much in this last year, you are talking more and more each day and have the funniest laugh that I love to hear. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

We had a fantastic christmas this year. The kids were excited with everything they got and have played nonstop with them.

TJ was just as excited about christmas that he told the kids that they could open one present the beginning of the week of Christmas and said that it was something that he did with his family. They were excited to just finally be able to open one .

Tanner and his Donkey Kong Monster Truck!!

TJ and his new Pats hat

Makena opening her new Hannah Montana barbie

TJ got me a new watch!! I have yet to get it resized so I can wear it.

We also got to see Santa again this year, The local back hosts Santa and the kids were so excited to go and see him. This is how excited Tanner was this year, he went running in and jumped in to Santa's lap.

Kena and Santa

All of us with Santa! and TJ showing off his other christmas present a Pats coat!

On the 23rd of Dec we made a few little treats to have at our party we were having Christmas eve with the Missionaries and another family from our branch. TJ made fudge and we dipped pretzels with the kids. They turned out good and the kids had a blast shaking the stuff on top.

Christmas Eve we had a great time, We had our missionaries over as well as another family to celeberate Christmas Eve with. This is us after dinner relaxing while we gave the missionaries a gift. When TJ was younger his parents would always have the missionaries over and she would have there family send their presents to her home and they would be there to open their gifts. Well one of the gifts that she would give them was new Ties, So this year I figured that would be a good thing for my kids to do and we had a great time picking out the ties that we thought would match them.

Our Handsome Missionaries

The kids giving them their gifts

Then they had a tie tieing contest, It was so funny to watch


The kids opening there Christmas Jammies Tanner had gotten to his before I could stop him and had toput them up on the fridge till after dinner. He was so excited.

After they opened them we went and changed so they could wear there jammies and new slippers.

Their stuff from Santa
Running out to see what Santa brought them (the night before Makena was taking her medican and well she didn't like it and ended up throwing up and so that is why she is in a different top)

Checking out what was in their stockings. Makena got makeup and Tanner got a kid shaving kit

Trying his new razor. LOL now he can be just like daddy when he his shaving.

Makena finally got a barbie car, and ohh how happy she was!!

Grandma B put together a dress up box for Tanner that had a bunch of stuff in it, here he is in his knight outfit!

Kena playing with her new barbies and car

TJ also got a new driver.

Tanner playing with his Hot Wheels City.

I realised that I have no pictures of myself this christmas and all my wonderful gifts I received. I received my watch, a pearl neckless to match the pearl earrings I received a few christmases ago. An opal neckless and a new purse from TJ. Christmas Day we ended up going back to the Branch Presidents home and had dinner with him and his family and a couple of other families as well as the missionaries. It was great and we had such a good time.

Christmas Parties and Sleeping kids

I had the greatest opportunity to spend the afternoon with Makena and her class while they had there Christmas party!

She was so excited to see me!! They were each given a gingerbread man cookie and some frosting and things to decorate it with, She had so much fun.

Their class won 3rd in the door decorating for Drug Free week and so they won a sprite for the whole class. Makena was super excited to have her sprite!

Her class

Makena with her Teacher (one on the left) and the teachers aide.
I have found T sleeping in the most funny places and positions, here are a few that I got pictures of.

This is how I found T when Sis and I got home from school.

He is super cute sleeping!!!

Grandma B gave us this super cute Nativity, Its a little People one and the kids have had the best time playing with it.