2011 here we come!!!!!

Happy New Year to all!

Here are a few of the fun events we had this December.

 Polar Express with the Dartmouth "Partners" group (we can't offend those who aren't officially married-even though all photographed are)

 hiking/xcountry skiing just up the road at 4pm at...."night".

 My "too short" but ever so fun skis

 I just love this shot. We had a great Christmas dinner, but the girls were more satisfied with a smoothie 

 Lyndon's brother Jonathan and his wife Jessica made our holiday more bright by staying with us for Christmas. The Habers from our ward joined us for dinner Christmas Eve too-it was a great night.

 We finally got blasted with a good storm, but unfortunately it had to happen the day Jon and Jess needed to fly out, so their flight got delayed 4 days!

 The beginning of this year's igloo

 Here in our new year glory at 4pm at night. We are night owls around here.

 I kept trying to get the perfect shot, but ended up with this great one of Claire and Lyndon grimacing at one big tooter before the shot went off. Oh, It makes me laugh looking at their faces.......suckers!

 Our now melting igloo

 New Years Feast Japanese style with our friends Sachiko, Kaz, Taiju, and Maya.

 We made them wear our silly hats...

Happy 2011 to you all!

I am so excited for what this next year will bring. Another triathlon (I have  a group of mommas joining me this time!), the start of Lyndon's 4th year of medical school, I will turn 30!!!!! Oh, man alive, I can't believe how old, yet how immature I am ;), Claire will be 4!! (This kills me), and who knows what else, but hopefully all good stuff.

May 2011 be good to you all. 

Love,

Us.

"I want little Candy Canes"

You wish is our command little girl.

 This one didn't care for Santa. But on another note, she has a great mullet, which calls for great pig tales.

Merry Christmas!!

For Julie

My friend cleaned out her husband's closet. He had several shirts he never wore, which happened to have the tag and stickers on them. She thinks I am awesome, so she gave them to me ;) I then made them into shirts for myself. I have made three so far because I am a t-shirt junkie.
Men's Shirts to ladie's. I cut up an old favorite that had holes in the front and used it as a pattern. Then pieced the new pieces together, serged them, and volia!

 

I left the neck raw, if you will. I liked it better than me trying to create bias and line the edge...it came out wiggly on my first T.  You could serge it too, but the matterial won't fray, so no biggy.

I got a majority of inspiration and tips from this gal, MADE . I check her blog twice a day sometimes just cruising through her tutorials. (I do have a life, I promise)

Something new

I haven't uploaded recent pictures of my fam damly, so here's one for ya. All my gal pals that keep me busy with play dates for the kids or different activities while our husbands go to school/hospital. I love these women (some not pictured) and they have made our now 3 years here awesome. Whenever I need a quick babysitter- or when one of them notices that I have had it on Sunday and invites us over for dinner-they are there.
Jared's Abby once told me to "never underestimate the power of girl time". I was in newly wed la la land when she said that, but it stuck and I have thought on it many many times since. Wise words, true words too. Amen.

For the grandparents

The Butterfly and the sad Lady bug (somehow she got cut off in the pic). I copied Cousin Emily's kids face paint of a couple years ago. I had to use my lip liner for something I suppose. We had festivities at the Med school and then at the church for trunk or treating.  I am not so sure Halloween is my favorite holiday, but its fun to dress the kids up...just not to scrape the makeup off before bed.

 Claire lost her skirt....never one to keep clothes on.

No more thumb

Wendy clued me into this gem (Mavala Stop) to help Claire quit sucking her thumb.  I did it about a month ago and it only took about 24 hours and she was done.

See this for details/ inspirational story.

See here for the product of mavala stop!

I painted it on Claire's thumbs while she was sleeping and tried not to laugh when she woke up gagging....makes me sound mean I know, but it only took her sticking her thumb in her mouth 4 separate times to make her quit!

A Ben and Jerry's we will go....

 Our latest family adventure took us to the Ben and Jerry's factory as well as the Cinder Mill. No picture taking was allowed inside the ice cream factory for fear of loss of trade secrets. Claire asked non stop during the tour for "pink ice cream!" The samples they gave us were quite large, so we filled up quick, but claire got her "pink" ice cream afterwards (no artificial colors here, so only actual pink strawberries in the cream appeased Claire desire).

*note* Claire does not actually have Sydney's full weight on her shoulders, but insisted on carrying her.

 Sugar anyone?

 Mooooooooooooooooooooo

 in line for the precious pink ice cream

 cider, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

That's all folks!

Yummy day.

 We went hiking in our backyard before conference. We were determined to make Claire walk on her own, only to carry her more than half the way on our shoulders, oh well.

I get such a high from being in the woods. Maybe its from all the mushrooms we saw. I actually ran a different part of this trail the other day. I'll take you there for a run next summer if you visit me. You would be like..."man this is the prettiest and easiest run I have ever had...what?! We just ran 5 miles?? That felt like 2!"  and I'll say something like, "yeah, that's because we are at sea level or something and you have a high altitude advantage...."

 and more random pictures of our wild cats.

 This below pict is actually commemorating the beginning of our rainy season, or one of our rainy seasons.

 And more pictures of Claire naked holding carrots we GREW!! That was fun. Just don't turn me in for taking pictures of my children as they really are. I can not keep clothes on this child and refuse to fight this fight again and again. Her middle name ain't Roxy for nothing....

p.s. Lyndon does exist, he just doesn't happen to be in a lot of pictures we've taken lately...doh!

For Daddy

We have been home hopping in Utah while Lyndon slaves away at work and home. Here are some pictures for you Lyndon. We love and miss you!!!