Lookin good

The girls went in for their yearly eye exams the other day. After they got their eyes dilated they got these "awesome" glasses. I just had to take a picture. Brinley looks a lil like Stevie Wonder, wouldn't you say?

Jumping Jacks...

On New Years day I thought it would be great fun to take the kids to Jumping Jacks! I had three free passes to Kangaroo Zoo! And Jumping Jacks is close!! What a cheap New Years activity.

Do you see the problem here!?

I knew my passes were to Kangaroo Zoo....but that just didn't click in my head that that wasn't where I was taking the kids.

I got there... showed the lady my passes and she said "These are to Kangaroo Zoo." And I said "yes...they are. And we are not at Kangaroo Zoo." DOH! Luckily it was cheap day there and we got in for $4 a person and Chase was free. The kids had a great time! Especially Ty and Brinley!! Jentry was a little "scared" (don't tell her I told you!) of the big slide. But after all of her siblings went down a few times...and she got teased by us...just a little... she went down!!

It was super duper busy that day but everyone still had a great time!

Ty holding up the line


Brinley going down



Chase working hard to get up the stairs



And Jentry just being cute.

One of my most very favorite things about the Christmas Season...

Is getting cards!! I love it! My mom and I have a "competition" every year to see who gets the most. She hasn't won yet. Muwa ha ha ha! I think this year must have been my all time high! Thanks to all of those who sent me cards this year! Especially if you sent me one and all you got in return was an empty envelope. Jentry was helping me with cards this year and when she left in the middle of doing them I thought she had put cards in all of them. Obviously she didn't. I got a few calls saying... "umm... thanks for the envelope."

You're welcome.

I love that the McHargue family gave me three cards! One from each of them! I love that Grandma Hayward sent me two. She must have forgotten she sent me one already...and a few days later I got another one from her. If you dont see yours up there...well thats because you didnt send me one! Whats wrong with ya!?

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas this year!! My parents and brother had to work Christmas Eve but not Christmas day so they came strait from work to wake up the kiddos.



At about 10...or 11.... my sister showed up and we all went down to open presents!



My brother was real fun! He acts like working 12 hours and then coming to my house for Christmas without any sleep was hard...this was him most of the day..




What a party pooper....

We then went to my grandma and grandpas and then later around dinner time we went up to Scotts parents!

The loot
Jentry Brinley Ty Chase and the Families.

Christmas Eve

I love Christmas Eve. My very favorite tradition is getting to go to Grandma Haywards house for dinner! I love getting together with my kooky family!! I was sad that Mom, Dad and Todd couldn't be there this year! They were missed!!!
My favorite photos of the night were when we got a picture of each kid with the coal.

Brinley was SUUUURE this was going to jinx her and she was going to get a lump of coal for Christmas so this face is alllllll her! Cracks me up whenever I see it. We get this face a lot!






After that we came home to open PJ's and blankets and read the "Christmas Story" (Luke 2) And then off to bed!! Or that was the plan. The girls had a really hard time falling asleep. Mom and Dad were up until 3 waiting for Santa.

"Are you happy at me?"

Chase has been Mr Grumpy pants lately. He loves to scowl at you or tell you he doesn't like you. He likes to be defiant in every way he can. If you ask him to do something he will ALWAYS tell you No! I can tell the 3's are upon us. 3's are always worse than 2's at this house!!!

But my favorite phrase from him is when he knows I'm mad and he will ask me.. "Are you happy at me?" Or when he knows he has done something good he will ask me that too. I think it is so so cute! How could I not be happy at him when he asks me that!!