Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Birthday Boy

PAUL...

is another year older
is my best friend
gives me a kiss the minute he gets home from work
loves being a daddy
takes good care of his princesses
won't let his "queen" clean the toilets or bathtubs
gets more phone calls in one day than I do in a month
wears a white shirt and tie most of the time but doesn't mind it
always sees the positive in others
is very unselfish
is great with kids
loves playing b-ball, golf, tennis, & baseball
is just a little competitive :)
beat all his siblings in a foot race (most of them are athletes)
may have beat his wife in Rummikub once or twice
crosses his pinkie toe for comfort
has been known to fall asleep while standing up at work
has no problem falling asleep at night (thank goodness he doesn't snore)
has never fallen asleep during church
is very interested in people
loves the Lord
is adored by his wife

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Where Did December Go?

So many fun MEMORIES...


but not enough PICTURES...


too many TREATS..
(Thanks to our nice neighbors! I guess it's a perk for being Bishop's wife--
I have to learn self-control, or learn to hate sweets, or learn to deal with an extra 5 lbs.)



plenty of SNOW for a SNOWMAN...



Not enough SLEEP, so "catnaps" will have to do...



just enough hair in the back to do GRACIE'S first PIGTAILS...



finally enough COURAGE on Gracie's part to WALK...


a lot of TRAVEL...



so much FAMILY to see...



Not enough time on SANTA'S LAP for Millie, but way too much time there for Gracie



just in time to see TEMPLE SQUARE all lit up...



not enough time to send out CHRISTMAS CARDS...


but we LOVE YOU anyway!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Fun Times!

At Home

Gracie walks with the bar stool instead of her walker


We play with the blocks


Millie puts the dollies to sleep and whispers for us to be quiet


Millie still gets into Mommy's "lickstick"


We paint nails to keep quiet while Gracie falls asleep


Millie draws lots of spiders


And she makes her defiant faces


We visit our neighbor's doggie and feed her rocks through the fence

At The Zoo

Some things never change at Hogle Zoo


Millie might have enjoyed pushing the stroller all by herself even more than seeing the animals


At the Utah Flash Game

Millie was the "big girl" that got to come to the basketball game with Aunt Ang while Gracie went to sleep.