Monday, January 4, 2010

OK, lets finish up the year...

My whole family came for Thanksgiving, and for my dad's 80th Birthday Party. It was loads of fun to have the family together. The kids all loved playing with each other.

Happy Birthday, Pops. We had a big party at our church with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandma, and Dad's whole family. It was a lovely, wonderful night.

My favorite peeps, my siblings.


Finally, in the beginning of December, Hannah caught the dress up bug. She would throw a fit whenever I tried to dress her up. Of course, she had to try all of the dresses.


And settled for Snow White, because it is a little bit shorter and she wasn't tripping all over the place. She's very smart.

Hannah and Amber's favorite past time, playing in Amber's room (where Hannah sleeps as well.) The best thing a mother of two small children can hear. Amber saying, "Hannah, come on, let's go play in my room!" Hannah says, "Ok." And they disappear. They go play. I don't have to be there. It's wonderful!

The bakers at the Children's Museum at the Gateway.

Christmas Eve, the Nativity. The angles and Mary.

Hannah wanted in on the dress up action.

Grandpa Hinkson and the one and a half year olds.

Our tree Christmas Morning.

Amber's new PJs, displaying our new blocks.

Hannah jumping on our new trampoline with new jewels on. It's an adult strength, exercise trampoline.

And then the snow came. Again. My wonderful sister Karen went out and played with us. I must say, when taking two little kids out to tromp around in the snow, it's much nicer with company!

And then they began to eat the snow. Yum.


I wore regular boots with my pants tucked in so my sister could wear my snow boots. Don't I look stylish?

Karen, the best sister and aunt anyone could want. She stayed a week after Christmas and we had a great time together. I miss her every morning when I drink my daily hot chocolate along.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Disneyland, again

We went to Disneyland for the day with my sister Karen and Ralph's brother Kent and his family. As always, it was the happiest place on earth. It was the first day it was decorated for Christmas.




It was a bit bright once the morning fog burned off.


Amber's favorite is the Merry Go Round.

After 11 hours in the park, "I'm so tired, but I'm still having fun!"

My girls didn't quite know what to do with sand at the park. Amber asked if she could take her shoes off, ready for a no answer, and was surprised when I said yes. All of the parks in Utah have bark.

Hannah wouldn't take her shoes off, but she did finally remember how to walk on sand.
My favorite cousin, Kendra.

November, Here and Gone

November started with a trip to This is the Place monument with our friends and their three little Bears. (That's their last name.)

And this is why we only buy washable markers. She even drew in her hair!

First Snow. Ready to play.

She finally caught the bug. She usually cried when I tried to dress her up.

Amber was so happy to have a dress up buddy, finally.
And then she tried Cinderella...
She stuck with Snow White. It's a little shorter so she didn't trip over it. She's pretty smart.


Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Rest of October

My ongoing project, I made the quilts for the girls. I just finished the pillow shams, and got material for the dust ruffles, bed skirts. I have to get those made before we move away from my mom and her sewing machine, who knows when that will happen.

Gotta love little girls and the things they find to wear while they play.


Her hair is getting longer! I think she is so cute with two, tiny pony tails.

Happy Halloween!





Thursday, October 22, 2009

Birthday Dinner



I am a picture poster slacker. Here are pictures from Ralph's birthday dinner. Notice a theme? I tried to make a nicer meal, but we used paper basketball plates! (I thought it was funny.)

Monday, October 12, 2009

Ralph's Birthday!

Ralph woke up to a string hunt, but we weren't dressed yet, so here is the loot.

Opening a present from Ralph's parents in law.

Hannah waits with bated breath and a full mouth.

A Spanish bible and the New Testament on CD in Spanish. A very thoughtful gift.

Some goofy family pictures.



The girls and their cousin posing outside of our Ikea steal of a tent.



Pumpkin, anyone?

I am in charge of the mom and me group in our church ward. We went to the pumpkin patch. Thanks to the two out of 14 mom's on my list who came. Here are a few pictures.

Amber and two of the six boys all born the same year. It is Amber and six or seven boys the same age in her nursery class.

Amber and Hannah in a huge pumpkin.