Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas Pictures

I did a few photos of the boys in their Christmas outfits a couple weeks ago. I think they look so handsome! These were all I could get out of them, they dont really like to hold still for long =P I love these little guys!! Connor - 18 Months        Cameron - 3.5 Years

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Saving Up For Fishies!!

A while back Cameron told us he wanted to get a fish. We told him that he could get one when he had saved up enough money... we counted what he already had in his piggy bank and told him he had to save a total of $20 (even though it cost more to get the fish and tank) in order to be able to get one. So every time we went to Walmart we would go look at the fish and talk about how he was getting closer to having enough money. I would give him some if he helped me with chores or did something nice for Connor, or just any little task that we figured was worth a small payment. So today he finally reached his goal of having $20 in his piggy bank. So we rolled his coins and took them to the bank. He came in with me to exhange the rolls for cash and he thought that was pretty fun. Then him and Connor each got to choose a fish they wanted. Cameron wanted an all black one and Connor chose a gold and black one. I asked Cameron what he wanted to name the fish (since Connor cant really name his yet) and he said Phineas and Ferb lol. So Camerons fish is Phineas and Connors is Ferb :)
 Cameron looking at the new fish in the bag...
 Putting the rocks in with Bret...
 Filling the tank with water...
 Bret giving Cameron food to give the fish...
Cameron feeding the fish their first meal in our house :) We told him if he wanted to get plants and caves and decorative things for his tank he would need to save up again and that he could ask Santa to bring him something for the tank in his stocking too. So for now the tank just has two little tiny fish and nothing else, but Im sure there will be more in the future!

Gingerbread Train

While my mom was here we bought a little Gingerbread Train kit to make with the kids. Connor was pretty much dissinterested and really only wanted to eat it =P But Cameron really liked it! He helped me assemble the pieces and then put the candies on. I havent made a Gingerbread House or anything in a long long time so I enjoyed it too!
 Getting the icing in the bags... Cameron needed little tastes here and there :)
 Connor sneaking tastes of the candy while we worked on getting it together. Thats all he really cared about!
 Putting the icing on the peices to assemble the train...
Between assembly and decorating Cameron needed a little taste of the icing lol... I thought he would think it was fun to eat it this way, and he did!
Our finished product!

Temple Square Lights

This past weekend my parents came to visit! It was so fun to have them here and to get to spend time with them. We didnt plan a whole lot while they were here so we could just enjoy spending some time at home with them and let the kids play with them. But one of the few things we did plan was a night out to dinner and then a trip to Temple Square to see all the Christmas lights. It was so amazing all those lights and how meticulously arranged they were on the trees. The only downside was it was FREEZING! And it started snowing while were were there. But I thought the snow coming down made it just that much more beautiful. We didnt stay long since the kids were half frozen by the time we left. But even though it was a short trip it was lots of fun!