Christmas

This year for Christmas we were able to stay at home. We had Christmas eve with my family and then home to prep for Santa. Santa was very good to the kids this year. We videotaped more than took pictures this year so I don't have a ton but a few to show what the kids got. It was a great Christmas.

Caitlyn received cleaning items from Grandma.

Here is Caitlyn with some of her gifts.

The girls received this little table, which they love and sit at all the time, and a wooden train set.

This ball toy is Elsa's favorite. Not a day goes by that she doesn't play with it.

And of course Wade broke the budget as he does every year for me. He really does spoil me. This year we were just doing stockings for each other. This picture was part of my stocking. I have always loved this picture. I told Wade that if we have to 2 girls I definitely want this picture. Well, Greg Olsen was at Costco in May and so he signed it for me and wrote a message. I love it. It is now hanging in our family room.

Polar Express

This year we were able to go to Williams, AZ to ride the Polar Express. Last year for Christmas my brother and his wife gave us this trip for Christmas. It was so much fun. It was hard to wait a whole year but worth the wait. It was perfect little trip. Not too far of a drive but just enough to get away. It was cold in Williams though. Part of the present was matching pajamas for the trian ride. Below is a picture of all of us. There was close to 40 people. It was a lot of fun to be with all the family. I am glad we all get a long and like each other so we can do these things. the day before we left Elsa woke up with Croup. Yeah! So off the doctor we went for the steriod shot. I didn't want anything coming in the way of the trip. We left on Saturday rode the train that night and then drove home Sunday. Part of the package was a dinner and Breakfast buffet. the train ride was a lot of fun. Caitlyn had a great time. Elsa was not feeling very well on the Train ride but I think she still enjoyed it as well. It was a great trip. Thanks Tyler and Sarah. Below are the pictures we took from the weekend.

December Happenings

I know it has been forever since I posted but I am finally getting around to it. This has post has some random pictures of things we did in December. Below are pictures of Wade and Caitlyn making a gingerbread house. Elsa just enjoyed being cute and eating the candy.

Of course I had to take some pictures of the snow we had in Vegas. It was fun to have snow and it was even better to know that it would last one day and not come back like this for a long time. That made the snow very enjoyable. The girls loved it and all Caitlyn wanted to do was build a "nowman"( snowman).






Also, in December we found out that I am pregnant with Baby #3! We are excited. I haven't been to the doctor yet but figure I am due sometime around the middle of August.

Update on Life

I found some pictures on my camera that I had not posted to my blog.

These were the only pictures I got from our Thanksgving weekend. It was a great weekend. Wade's parents came in town. We ate and shopped the weekend away. Here are the girls loving being outside while their dad and Papa put up the Christmas lights.

At our Ward Christmas party Santa came to visit. Caitlyn was really good and sat on his lap. She told him she wanted Tinkerbell, the movie. Elsa was a little more cautious. She just wanted the candy cane.
Here is Caitlyn before her dance recital. She doesn't know how to just hold still and smile for the camera. She is more interested in seeing herself after the picture is taken. She definately our little princess.
Here she is patiently waiting for her dance to start.

Here she is dancing away to a doodlebop song. Here is Elsa in her Christmas Dress. Caitlyn has the same one but she changed while I was taking a nap so I didn't get a picture of her in it. I will snap one of her next time she wears it.

Christmas Dance Recital

Last night was Caitlyn's Christmas Dance Recital. She was so excited for her dance recital. She did a great job. Below are the links to watch her dances.

Here is her Tap Dance
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5229042095922996553

Here is her Jazz dance
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2671311083285271156

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween we had two nights of Celebration. Thursday was our Trunk or Treat and Friday we had a get together at my Brother's house.
The trunk or Treat was fun. Only Caitlyn and I went to that because Elsa was sick with the stomach flu on Tuesday and then decided to throw up again right before we were leaving so Wade stayed home with her. This year it wasn't really trunk or treating, they just had us go around to the rooms to get the candy. Caitlyn had a good time and got some good candy.
Friday I was gone all day for a stake young women activity so Wade watched the girls and cooked his chili for the Annual Barlow family Chili Cook-off. I got home right before we had to leave so I got the girls ready and we left. As always we had a lot of fun at Tyler and Sarah's. My mom , Tyler, Jared, and Wade chili. Unfortunately Tyler's chili won. They were all good though. After that is was time to go trick or treating. I think there were like 20 kids at the party. We divided in two groups so the big kids could run from house to house. Caitlyn was a lot of fun this year. She could say trick or treat and it was so cute. She was also way excited to be with her cousin Brock. They were holding hands as we walked from house to house. Elsa enjoyed the stroller ride but towards the end Wade took her out to go up to the doors. By the end of the night I was exhausted because I had been up at 5 that morning. I went to bed and then awoke at 2:30 a.m. feeling sick. Yes, I had caught the stomach flu that Elsa had. Luckily it was about an 8 hour bug for me. I just slept most of the day. I am feeling better now but that is why this post is late. I am just hoping Cailtyn and Wade don't get it. Elsa has been lingering longer than I want it to. Anyway below are the pictures from the weekend.

This year Caitlyn was Belle. She wears this dress all the time but when you asked her what she wanted to be for Halloween she said Belle.

Here is my cute Bee, Elsa

Here is a group picture of all the kids at the party. It was a lot of kids!
Aren't these so cute?! My brother Jared always makes creative things. They are double stuffed oreos with pretzel legs and then dipped in chocolate. They tasted really good too.

Pictures on the Camera

When I went to download the Halloween Pictures I found a few other pcitures on the camera that were cute so I had to share. We are in the phase with Elsa where she wants to do everything her big sister Caitlyn does. One morning Caitlyn brought in an apron to put on her so she could cook in her kitchen. Well, Elsa was right behind her with an apron for her. They went into Caitlyn's room and cooked some Mac and Cheese. They are so cute together. I always have 2 helpers in my kitchen ready to help at any time. Caitlyn is now setting the table. She can be tired or throwing a fit and I say okay it is time to set the table, and her face lights up and she is ready to help. I hope it lasts forever. If only she could wash all my dishes!
Wade ran in a 5K Last weekend so we went to support him. I only snapped a couple of pictures but it was fun. It was at the Southern highlands Fall Festival. They had Bounce houses and all kinds of vendors giving out free food.