My Family and I just got home from Arizona. That is were we met my family for Christmas this year. It was fun, We got there on Sunday the 21st. When we got there my parents were at church. When they got home we ate lunch. Then we went over to the Johnson's. It was Bill's birthday so Mary had a party for him. Chandi his daughter barely made it to the party. She lives in New York, and with all of the storms we were having she almost got snowed in. My whole point in talking about her is because we were best friends in high school. When we got to college we had a big fight and have not talked again since. Until this weekend it was like old times, we had fun. After the party we went to the hotel and checked in.
Monday we went grocery shopping pretty much all day. That night we went out to eat at the hotel. The food was not very good. Then we hung out at the hotel anf played phase 10. I even got Reed to play. It was so much fun.
Tuesday we put up all our Christmas stuff in the hotel, then we went Christmas shopping all day. My mom had to finish last minute shopping, then we went back to the hotel where my dad had dinner ready. After dinner we watched some football games.
Wednesday my sister got there with her family. We were going to go shooting but after running around town getting everything we needed, my dad bought the wrong bullets so by the time we found a store open that had bullets it was too late we had to go help set up the Christmas eve party at the church. So after we set up the party my dad went and bought the right bullets and a gun so we could shoot the other bullets too. At the Christmas eve party we had dinner, then a white elephant exchange. I won a family home evening chart, then Santa came and gave the kids a book and candy cane, lastly we went to the temple and looked at the lights. When we got home we got all the presents out and put them under the tree.
Thursday we woke up at 8:30 and opened up presents. The kids went first. Kamri opened one it took her the whole time but she did it. Cohen opened up the rest for her. Cohen loved all of the motorcycles he got. I don't think he has put them down since he got them. Then when he saw what my mom got him he got so excited. She got him a big motorcycle, he has ridden that thing all day every day since. After that it was time for breakfast we had sphinches that my grandpa made with eggs and bacon. Then all the boys went shooting, pretty much all day when they got home we had dinner, Raviolis and bread. We played cards again that night. It was fun, Reed was being really funny.
Friday we got up and moved hotel rooms, then my parents watched the kids.while Chelle, Ryan ,
Reed, and I went to breakfast. Reed and I took our kids with us to the mall for a few hours. We meat up with my parents. Reed, my dad, and the kids went back to my grandmas house. My mom and I kept shopping. When we got home my dad had dinner ready. After we ate we went on a little train ride and saw a bunch of Christmas lights. They had a carris wheel the kids road on it about two times.
Saturday Reed and Colten went ridding all day. My mom, Chelle, my dad, the kids, and I went to Jeepers. They had so much fun. We were there for four hours. When we got back to my grandmas, we loaded up and came home.

My sister and I went to the mall the other day. While we were there we saw a man with white hair and a beard. Cohen spotted him from upstairs and yelled Santa, Santa. I am not sure if he didn't hear him or just ignored him because he didn't look up, but it was funny.

We had our Christmas party the other night at church it was fun. Dinner was catered from BYU. We had about three people sing Christmas songs. Then the primary children did the nativity scene it was cute but hard to hear because all the little kids were so loud. Then Santa came, When he came in Cohen was away from Reed and I. When he saw him he looks at him with a worry look on his face, then Santa touched his head. Then it his face tuned into a horror look, he came running to Reed and I, it was cute then Santa went into the colter hall to his seat and started handing out candy bars. I asked Cohen if he wanted to get some candy from Santa he shook his head yes and went out into the hall and hid between the couch and the chair and watch wile other kids went up and got candy. Then it was his turn so I got Kamri and gave her to Santa. Santa gave Cohen his candy and he asked him if he could pick him up. Cohen was so into the candy that he just gave him that he could care less as long as he could have his candy. It was cute, I wish i had my camera.

For Thanksgiving we went to my in laws. We had a great time there was lots of food. We played basketball I am not the best basketball player but I do enjoy it. I think I am getting better though I can actually make a few shots now. We also went shooting Reed is good but I really suck I cant hit a single thing but it is still fun to shoot a gun. Reed and my shoulders were sore for the next few days. Cohen had lots of fun with his cousins he loves other people around, he played had all weekend and slept pretty good too. Kamri amd Mckayla played together they were cut. Mckayla would try to get Kamri and Kamri would just lay there and watch her.

About two weeks ago I bought Cohen a dvd called Letter Factory. It teaches them the sounds of letters what they look like and what sounds they make. About a week after having it Cohen comes over to me. I happened to be wearing a Air Time jacket and he comes over and points to the A on my jacket and does the sound then he points to the E and says it's sound. I was very impressed. Now it has been about two weeks and he can give the sounds of a,b,d,e and sometimes c,f,and g. The best part is he loves the dvd. If he had it his way he would watch it all day long.

So the other day Cohen was sick and he puked all over in the kitchen. He went and got me Kamri's burp rag so I could clean it up. It was really cute. Cohen has become very helpful. He wants to help change Kamri's diaper. He takes a wipe I clean her first and then he cleans her
he even wants to throw it away. He really loves her! He will share his toys with her, she is the only one he will share with. He can get her laughing so hard.
Kamri loves Cohen too anytime she sees him she gets a huge smile and wont take her eyes off of him it is really cute.

It is the sixth of November and it has already snowed I got Cohen up and showed him what was outside he kept saying it is on daddy's car. He was really concerned it was cute. I got him already to go outside and play he was a little hesitant but he soon wormed up to the snow. He kept trying to pick up the snow but with his gloves he couldn't he was getting frustrated it was funny but sad.

I put Cohen in gymnastics about a month ago. I finally remembered to take some pictures of him. He was a bad listener but now he is getting better. That was my goal for him, well that and getting more coordinated.

Today for playgroup we went to the farm. It was a lady's in my wards farm. We saw a bunch of cows and caves. the calves were born a few days ago. Cohen was scared of the cows, but he liked to look at them from a distance. A little boy that was there went into the pin with all the cows he had poop everywhere. it was funny and scary.

My sister and I went to Lake Powell She has two kids one is one and the other is two. I have my two year old and my 3 month old it was crazy but ended up being lots of fun. We explored and fished I caught one fish Reed kept saying I don't think you have one and I kept saying no I think I do. He reeled it in for me and there was a little fish on the end. We swam and spent time together it was fun. Cohen loved never having to go inside. when ever we went fast in the boat all the kids would fall asleep it was quite funny. Kamri did the best out of all of the kids she is a trouper.

cohen & kamri

Cohen is a silly kid here are some pictures of him.

Kamri Blessing

We all went to Ferron Ut that is were my husband Reed is from my family and all of Reeds family came. We all stayed at Reeds parents house. It was crazy but fun. We took lots of family pictures while we were there. It was over peach days so there was a paraid on Saturday morning the kids had a blast as did my sister Chelle. They got so much candy it filled half of a walmart bag.

Cohen and Kamri

For Halloween this year Kamri is going to be a princes and Cohen is going to be a dragon like on Shrek.