Back to School Fun 2013

I was sad to see Christmas break end & we had a busy start getting back into the swing of things.

The first week back to school Mya had an award assembly. She earned her second Racing Roadrunner Award (academic) & a perfect attendance award (she was VERY happy to get 2 awards).

The second week back her school had spirit week! Mya's first - she was really excited about it.

P.J. Day

Crazy Hair Day

Crazy hair BFF's.

Rainbow Day - she's showing off her multi-colored nails.

Twin Day - she & Ada planned what they were going to wear all week. Jeans, dog shirt, ponytail w/ pink ribbon, boots, & pink coats.

Silly twins!

Fire Pit

Our first fire/marshmallow roast in our new fire pit!

Landscape Project

For YEARS Gordon has wanted to do more landscaping to our yard. This year his wish came true! Here are pictures of the final Gscaping! 

Paved front porch.

The girls loved helping out & had fun building themselves a house with the pavers.

Front yard walkway.

Backyard extended/paved patio & fire pit.

Gordon worked his buns off & got this all done in about 2 weeks. He is an amazing designer & a super hard worker! We sure love our new yard.

Annie

December 29th 2012 I took Mya to her first Broadway show "Annie". She LOVED it & watched the entire show intently! We ordered & shared dessert during intermission. We laughed & sang & had a blast! One of my all time favorite mom moments.

Mya & her locket! Love spending one on one time with this sweet girl.

Sledding!

The Thursday after Christmas I decided last minute to take the girls up to Flagstaff to go sledding! It was their first time & it just happened to be snowing when we got there. All bundled ready to go!

The snow was soft & we found this perfect little hill. Carley's first run with Grandma giving her a little push!

Once Mya got cold she was crying that she "wants to go back to the dessert"!

We had a snowball fight, Mya made a snow angel, & we tried to make a snowman but the snow was to soft.

Both girls were pretty brave & had a lot of fun!

My mom was SO happy that we came. She's been trying to get us to come sled for years. After we went back to my moms to build a fire & roast marshmallows  Then the girls & I headed back in a snow storm. It was a perfect day!

Christmas 2012

ChRiStMaS morning! We had a wonderful Christmas day & holiday break.

Carley's gifts from Santa - a barbie beach house & a unicorn dream light.

Mya's gifts from Santa - a baby bed combo & a dog dream light.

We just opened gifts had orange rolls for breakfast. Grandpa & Grandma Moose came over mid-morning. We had a big ham lunch & just watched movies & played with all the new toys. Kayleen came over in the evening to hang for a bit. I was sick all Christmas break & a little out of it but I still enjoyed every minute! Carley was funny on eve - she kept coming out of her room & was scared that Santa was going to come in her room. She even caught G & I wrapping gifts! We went to Someburros for lunch & took the kids shopping at Target. Drove around & looked at lights. Ordered pizza in for dinner. Saw red lights that looked very much like Santa's sleigh fly right above our house (G & I gave each other a shocked looked - it was so weird) but the girls were excited!

Other fun holiday break memories:

Nana & Coach come to visit the Friday after Christmas. We went to lunch & the "feast" & they went with us to watch the girls make bears @ Build a Bear. It's always so nice to see them.

The following week we went to Thatcher for 2 days to see my sister. It was a blast as always. My mom came down as well & we got a sitter & went to Casa for a delightful dinner. The funniest part of the trip is when Camille & I took the kids to the natural hot springs. It was so weird but fun. The kids could've stayed all day. It was special trying to keep 5 kids quite so all the other guests could stay in their nude zen zone. It was also nice to see their new house all finished!

We spent New Years Eve with our good friends the Wiltbanks! They had us over for food, movies, & fireworks! Super fun! Carley feel asleep around 9 & I got to hold & cuddle with her for about an hour -loved it! She was a little grouchy when she woke up so she & I watched the fireworks from the car.

I got to sleep in A LOT! Now that Carley is in a big bed she & Mya can get up on their own. SO AWESOME!! The girls got a long so well during break & just made everything so fun. Gordon was home a lot as well - icing on our perfect holiday cake!

December 2012

December was a busy/fun month!

We finally put Carley into a toddler bed. We all still miss the crib sometimes but it was time. Carley now rarely takes a nap & gets up earlier than she used to. It's been a transition because she's always been a great napper/sleeper & now she's on the same sleep schedule as Mya.

This is a picture from Mya's school holiday program - they sang with the 1st-3rd graders. The kinders sang Rudolph & All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth. Mya thought the Rudolph hats were super cool.

I also got to help out in Mya's class for their holiday party - making gingerbread houses. It's always fun to see her in school & get an idea of who she's with & what she does.

The last day of school before break they got to watch the Grinch & drink hot chocolate - Mya was excited & had looked forward to it all week!

Sweet sisters! I think this may have been on Christmas Eve... Someburros for lunch I think.