Camping Trip 2012

I enjoy camping but we never really get to go very often.  In fact we're pretty lucky if we get to go once a year.  And last year we missed our camping trip because we spent about 5 weeks battling the flu.  That's right, between Makenna, Kason and I we had the flu pretty much the whole month of July and started into August.  Fun summer huh?  And not to mention that Weston never gets sick.  It's just not fair.  (OK, I'm done with my complaining)  So this year I was bound and determined to make sure that we were able to go on our camping trip this year.  I wouldn't even allow us to go to the cabin with the whole Southwick family because every time we go to the cabin we get the flu.  I'm not kidding either.  We ALWAYS get the flu.  I've decided it's simply not worth going for a weekend just to spend the next couple weeks cleaning up puke.  (sorry, I thought I was done complaining)  Back to our camping trip. 

Last weekend we went camping with all the Powells.  Yeah!!!  We just went up A.F canyon up to Granite Flats.  We went for just the weekend and it was so much fun!  We camped, roasted marshmallow's, played games, ate treats, road the Razor and I did my first Geo Cache!  It was so much fun!!!  And it was so nice having all of us there together.  Brynn and I were lucky enough to stay in my parents trailer while Weston and the kids slept in tents.  Everybody had so much fun and I'm glad we all got to go.  And guess what we got once we got home?  Yup, sick kids.  I guess we can't do anything or go anywhere with out getting a stomach bug.  I guess I'm just going to have to accept that and live with it.  I'm just glad we were able to go this year and we had so much fun!

Just chillin' in the camp chair

Roasting over the camp fire

Brynn hanging out with grandma

Cute camping kids

Hanging out in the tent

Going for a ride!

Going for a hike!

Finding the Geo Cache

The girls just playing down by the stream

Brynn just snugglin' with daddy!

We had so much fun and hopefully we can go again soon!

New Years Bowling

Every year Weston's family has the tradition of going bowling on New Years Day.  Since it fell on a Sunday this year, we all went on Saturday, New Years Eve instead.  The kids and Weston had lots of fun.  I on the other hand am getting tired of being pregnant and not getting to enjoy anything.  I hate sitting on the sidelines and watching everyone else.  Oh well.  Just 7 more weeks to go and our little princess will be here!  So here are a couple pictures of bowling.

Isn't he so cute!  He just loved sitting there waiting for his turn!

Letters To Santa

For Family Home Evening last week we let the kids write their letters to Santa and then we went to Thanksgiving Point and saw all the lights.  It was a really fun night and the kids really enjoyed it.  Kason isn't old enough to write yet so I thought it would be fun to pick out pictures from all the catalogues and we would cut and glue them to a letter for Santa.  Kason's attention lasted about 3 minutes and then he was done.  Makenna on the other hand could have gone all night long!  Everything she looked at she had to cut out and ask Santa for.  So I'm sure Santa can find something on her list that will make her happy on Christmas morning.  Now we just all have to wait which is proving hard for some of us!  We just can't wait!  Well here are a couple pics of the kids "writing" there letters to Santa.

Family Pictures

Last week we had my little sister take our pictures.  We really just wanted a picture to use for a Christmas card but she got a lot of really cute ones of all of us and some of just the kids.  Kason was being really impossible so I had to share some of his goofy ones too.  But I was so excited that we got as many good ones as we did.  Here they are!

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Pizza Night!

For dinner last night I thought I would let the kids make their own individual pizza's.  I didn't realize it was going to be so much fun.  Makenna is totally independent and loves helping me in the kitchen but Kason was hilarious!  He wanted to do everything so Weston helped him roll out his dough and then helped him load the toppings.  But it was when Weston was making his own pizza that Kason was cracking me up.  Every time Wes turned his back to get another topping (or more of something) Kason would start picking everything off of Weston's pizza and eating it!  It was so funny to see him act so fast when Weston turned his back.  And he wasn't bothering anybody else's pizza just Weston's!  It was pretty cute.  Anyways, Weston finally got his pizza made and it was a fun dinner.  (Oh and by the way Rhodes dough is just amazing if you or your family members have egg allergies.  We use it for everything!  We've done pizza's, rolls, breadstick's, soup bowls, cinnamon rolls, orange rolls and we even tried them out as doughnuts!  I love Rhodes and they are so convenient!)  But here are some pics from pizza making!

Disneyland

Last week we were lucky enough to go to Disneyland with Weston's parents, all his brothers, wives and their kids.  It was a big crazy bunch but it was lots of fun.  We stayed in a hotel about a block away from Disneyland which was so nice to be close enough to go back and forth whenever we wanted.  We spent three days between Disneyland and California Adventureland.  Kason and Makenna had so much fun but Makenna keeps telling me her favorite part was when the plane landed.  They both would throw their arms up in the air and squeal like they were on an amusement park ride.  They were so cute!  Disneyland was lots of fun and the waits weren't long at all.  Well, Tinkerbell was pretty long but other than that it was great.  The park was decorated for Halloween, which I was not a fan of, (I'm just not a fan of Halloween in general) but it was fun to see it differently.  The kids loved the teacups, Storybookland, the Little Mermaid ride, the carousel and meeting characters.  Makenna did get brave and she went on all the big rides.  I went on Splash Mountain but that was as good as it got.  Kason and I got to stand around and wait a lot so I spoiled myself and did some shopping.  Now Kason is obsessed with Mickey with is totally adorable! Well here are some pics of our trip!  It was so much fun and thanks Grandma and Grandpa Southwick!

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Disney on Ice

Brier Rose and Tinkerbell

Last week we took the kids to Disney on Ice. We even got to go with Shane, Cali and Shali and it was so much fun. Makenna and Shali really enjoyed it and it was fun to go together. We met up and then went to Carl's Jr for dinner and then went up to the show. They had Lilo and Stitch, Ariel, The Lion King and Peter Pan. It was so cute and lots of fun. Kason even did well. He loved to jump to the music. It was so cute. So anyways here are some pics! Sorry there's a lot!

Makenna and Shali at the show

Weston, Kason, Katrina and Makenna.


Kason had on a cute Pirate shirt for the show


Timon. (Or is it Pumba? I need to brush up on my Disney shows. I know all about princess' but I need to review the others it seems like!) We had really good seats so we got to see everything up close. It was great!

Nala and Simba

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

Minnie Mouse

Ariel and Flounder

Ariel and Prince Eric

The London Tower and the cast.

Kason fell asleep after the intermission. He was so tired.

Peter Pan, Wendy, John and I can't remember the other little boy's name!

Captain Hook and Smee. I didn't get a picture of the Lost Boys but they looked so cute. Oh and all the pirates too.

Tinkerbell

Halloween 2010 Part 1,2 and 3

Last Monday we went and picked out our own pumpkins for family night. It was lots of fun to go walk around and look for the perfect pumpkin. Although we were a little late picking pumpkins and they seemed to be really picked over. That's all right though because we still had tons of fun.

Looking for the perfect pumpkin

Makenna looks just like a model here. I think we might be in trouble when she gets older!

Cute kids at the pumpkin patch

Bringing our pumpkins home and putting them out on the porch

Then yesterday we went to my parents house and carved our pumpkins. It was lots of fun! Makenna picked the castle to no surprise and Kason got a smiley face because he is always so smiley!

Here's our handy man cutting our lids off for us

Makenna wasn't hesitant at all to put her hand in and start pulling everything out. She loved it!


Kason wanted to help us too!

Makenna's Castle and Kason's Smiley Jack o' Lantern


Sitting by our pumpkins

Then last but not least the Halloween festivities wouldn't be done until we made sugar cookies and frosted them. Makenna loved cutting them out with the cookie cutters. I should have cut the recipe in half. We still have a ton of cookies. We need to get rid of them or I'll eat them all!

Cutting out the different shapes

Makenna loved putting chocolate chips for the ghosts eyes


Kason liked eating them!