Jackson's 5th Birthday Party

Jackson turns 5 and has a birthday party with most of his preschool friends. He had a Darth Vader-Luke Skywalker cake.

I made up pizza dough and the kids got to create their own mini pizza's. While the pizza's baked they had an obsticle course in the backyard that Jackson set up. We timed them and they won prizes for the fastest times. They won candies, little swuirt guns, harmonicas, jumping frogs... Then they came in and eat their pizza on starwars 3D plates. Jackson loved all his presents especially the one from Lance (pictured below) his preschool friend. Jackson had been saving up his Blad bucks for the Blad store to purchase this power minor lego set, so when Jackson opened up this present, the power minor lego set, his eyes got real big. He was very excited.

Jackson envited 6 friends to his party. Parker, Gavin, Emry, Sadie, McCall, Talon, Lance, Jackson, Andrew

McCall Turns Asian

Dustin went to see his Brother at their new place in Tracey, CA. Everyone was there for the baby blessing of the newest Blad, Levi Benson born February 6th. While there they went to San Fransico and Dustin picked up this sweet outfit from China town. It probably won't make it through two washings but it made for some cute pictures!

Serving tea to everyone!

McCall's 3rd Birthday

McCall's 3rd Birthday! We had a princess party with lots of pink princess things.

Oh, a purse with a princess domino set!

What, a doll house? Awesome. Our old neighbors gave us all their old toys. Their girls have grown out of them. I saved the doll house for McCall's birthday!

February Fun

I could not find McCall one afternoon. I called her name and she didn't answer. Sometimes she goes and hangs out behind the couch in Dustin's office so I thought to look there right away and sure enough she was there but sound asleep!

Kylie's family stayed with us while she was here for State Basketball. Unfortunately they did not take home the trophy this year. We watched most of the games out in Kuna. They never made it to the Idaho Center like last year.

Kylie and Uncle Skip jammed out on day after a ruff game. Dustin on harmonica and Kylie on guitar.

Valentine's Day

For Valentine's day we had heart shaped pandcakes and later earlier that week we made grandma's traditional Valentine's day sugar cookies with the kids names on them.
Daddy helped the kids make Valentine's day cards for me after church.

Here are some of the cards the kids made at school for dad and I.

New Year's in SLC

We took off for SLC the last day in December and stayed till New year's day. Sterling had worked on a nice sledding track in his backyard. The kids had a blast.

Andrew taking the corners.

Jackson was a little dare devil!

We went to Rodizios Brazillian Grill while we were there. Dannene gets a babysitter every year that we go for New Year's and us adults get all stuffed.

Christmas In McCall

We had lots of fun in McCall with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma planned lots of things for us to do and had incentives for the kids to be good. She had a box of wrapped gifts that the kids could choose from when they got along with each other and didn't fight. Andrew has been having a difficult time with this for years now!






We went sledding at the dump.






We ice skated at the Manchester Ice and Event Center. Andrew loved it so much that Dustin and I took them back there the next day.






We had a nice Christmas Eve program.







Grandma kept them busy with games during the day.







Santa even found our little family up in McCall!










It was a Lego fest for the boys and girly things for McCall.








The moose pajamas were a hit.

Lots of memories with this nativity scene. My mom made these when we lived in Provo. The set came from the BYU craft store. My mom would go to the BYU book store once a week for almost a year. She made five sets one for Donna, Lois, and NoraLee's family. They were given to them in sets for Christmas presents over a five year period. Lance (14) and Lane (12) and I (7) would come along sometimes and Lance once made a skull and a santa with a BYU football and Lane made a little kids nativity set which he still has and sets out every year.