HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We hope your holidays were just as fun as ours. Tim, Crista and Adilyn made the long trip from Altius AFB, in OK to spend time with the family for the holidays. It is always great to be able to spend time with them. Addy is growing so fast. My best friend Becky and her family came for a visit. It was a last minute surprise and they were able to spend 2 weeks.

Christmas was good. Santa Clause was very good to the kids and they all enjoyed the day. Megan got her wish and receive a Kitchen Set for Christmas, Nikolai got a dump truck and cars and Austin got a high powered telescope to look at the stars, a digital camera and an MP3 player that we still can get it to work.

Becky and I enjoyed facials for the first time on the 2nd and now our husbands are in some trouble as that is something that everyone should experience at least once a month. The good news is that Becky and Drew may be moving closer to home this Fall. If things work out and plans do not change Drew will try to get into BYU-Idaho in rexburg, ID in order to finish his degree. It would be so nice to have them closer.

We took the kids sledding for the first time and they had a blast. We went to the Community College and they were able to have a fun time here are some pictures of the twins coming down the little hill. They were also able to drag the sled bag up after them.



As we begin the new year we have decided that it was time Megan needed her own room. So last weekend we move Austin and Nikolai into 1 room and gave Megan her own room. they like the fact that they have new rooms and the twins are now in Twin beds but yet they are still preferring to all sleep in the same room. I guess maybe is was still to soon but as long as they all go to sleep I have no problem with them all sleeping in the same room.

Meet the newest member of the Family!!!

We'd like to introduce you to Chase. He is our new puppy. He is a Shih-tzu/maltese mix, 2 month old and still try to figure out what happened to his mom and dad. The kids are so in love with him they will not leave him alone for 2 minutes. We have been thinking of getting a puppy for quite some time and I have see him on KSL.Com for a few days so we finally called and went and looked at him.

Tag...Your It

Ok here goes nothing. In response to Crista's Challenge.

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
Robert and I were living in an apartment saying we truly needed to find a home as we really didn't want to have to pay taxes since we had no exemption at the time. In April of 1998 we moved into our first home and found out we were expecting Austin at the end of 1998. I was working at Crossland Mortgage as a Payoff Specialist and also had a second job at 3 Day blinds Selling Blinds.
2. What were you doing five years ago?
2002??? I was just finishing my first year working at Fairbanks Capital (now known as Select Portfolio Servicing) as a cashier specializing in Research and correction of missing mortgage payments. Robert was finally recovering from a hunting accident (he had fallen out of the back of a pick up truck in August of 2001 and broke his leg which required surgery to try to fix it and then he end up with a total knee replacement in april of 2002) that resulted in a year off of work. Austin was potty training and growing like a weed.
3. What were you doing a year ago.
Sitting at home hoping everyone that was in Hawaii was enjoying the sun and Christie and Bretts Wedding and that they survive the earthquake. Working at Select Portfolio crazy amount of hours and getting ready to take on the roll as team lead for cashiering.
4. What were you doing yesterday?
Work, Dinner, Homework kids to bed and a little time to scrap book.
5. 5 locations you would run off too.
Alaska, New Mexico- Gotta see Becky and her family, Any Where Tim, Crista and Addy are, Branson, MO or nashville, TN any place warm and not too Humid.
6. 5 Bad habits
Drinking to much Pepsi, watching too much TV, spending money, not enough patience, Buying and entire small glaus cake (chocalate rum or Mint) and eating the entire thing
7.5 things i like doing
Scrap booking, reading romance novel,baking, Shopping and Riding 4 Wheelers (SHH..Don't tell Robert it gives him the excuse to buy another 4 wheeler)
8. 5 favorite TV Shows
General hospital, The Bachelor, Grey's Anatomy, Brother's and Sisters, Home Extreme Makeover, One tree hill, and The Hills
9. 5 Things I dislike
Laundry, Dishes, Kids Dirty Pants (potty training is not fun with Twins), paying billsand other people's drama
10. 5 joys
Robert, Austin, Megan and Nikolai. Family and Friends. Relaxing with a good romance novel with the kids near by playing.

GIDDY UP PONY.....

So the twins have completed their first month at daycare and they are loving it. The daycare had a pony come and they gave the kid rides and then dressed them up like little cowgirl's and cowboy's and took the picture. The kid had a lot of fun and enjoy the pony. As Christie said there is no mistaken that the kids are Dennis'.

Megan is almost fully potty trained so she has moved up to the 3 year old class at school. Nikolai is still not showing with a lot of interest so he is still in the 2 year old class but we are still working with him, since Megan is not happy that her brother is not in class with her.

Austin has began the cub scout and is currently working to earn his wold by the end of the year so that he can start working on the bear. I finally had to sign him up with a group that meets ever Wednesday night over at the Lutheran church across from the Taylorsville rec center. Our ward seems to not have enough boys to have a cub scout troop. He is excited.

Megan and Nik Visit the Dentist

This is a picture of Megan after she was done eat chicken wings the other night.

Friday, Megan and Nikolai had there first dentist appointment. Megan cooperated and did everything with no problem, X-rays, teeth cleaning, fluoride treatment and even let the dentist count all 20 of her teeth. She was perfect and came out with a clean bill of health NO CAVITIES. Nik on the other had was going to play at all so we were lucky that the dentist got a quick look with out traumatizing him to bad.