Mr. Potter.

 

Owen's 5th birthday party can only be described as:  MAGICAL.  I will elaborate more later, but had to put up some pics for Jason to see what he missed...

Changing of the guard. Or something like that.

 

The Perkes have moved to Hyde Park, and we will miss them so much.  Darren Perkes has been the Bishop of our ward for 3 years now, and is so loved by one and all.  Not to mention Missy, who is one of my all-time favorite people.  She is the best Mom, wife, friend, etc...  We will miss having them be just around the corner.

 Sooooooo, who's the new Bishop of the Logan 9th Ward?  Jason Jared Lambert, my honey.  Yep.   I kind of feel like everyone else who doesn't know if they should congratulate him or offer condolences...  It's a big job.  And following such an awesome leader as Darren Perkes is daunting.  But he'll be just fine.  He's amazing, and loves the members of our ward so much.  

 I guess it's time for me to be on my best behavior...

Good jeans.

 

Salt Lake Overnighter.

 

Jason was working at Winter OR in Salt Lake last weekend, so we decided to join him on Friday night for Friday Family Fun Night, our newest tradition.  (Very new tradition... just 3 weeks old now.)  The kids swam in the Little America pool until they were pruny.  

The next morning we went to the Clarke Planetarium to see the IMAX movie "Fly Me to the Moon."  It was a very cute little movie, and Finn slept through the entire thing.  The boys were hilarious to watch, especially Jake.  I think it was a little to realistic for him.  He was constantly swatting at things, kicking at things, or cowering in his chair.  They all LOVED it.  It was the perfect little getaway.

A good day...

 

Love the Lomo

I got Jason 2 Lomo cameras for Christmas. They are seriously cool. One takes 8 exposures per frame, and the other is a fish-eye lens. Jason is having a great time with them. I had a hard time deciding what kind of cameras to choose. Next I want the one that takes 4 vertical exposures at once!

Playing with Picasa

 

 

 

 

Okay, this didn't turn out like I thought it would...  It was supposed to be this cool little collage.  But I'm going to leave these photos up because they are soooo cute!  Thanks again, Julie Kirby of simplyouphoto.com!!  

Hooray for Mac users!  Yesterday a Mac version of Picasa was released.  I am having fun trying it out, and wasting a bunch of time with it. 

New Years

This really is a new day.  Attention, everyone:

My Mom read my blog and made comments!  

Congratulations, Mom!  You have made a technological breakthrough and your life will never be the same!  :)

Love you!

I love, love, love my family. As all of us get older,and life gets crazier with more and more kids added to the mix, there are fewer opportunities for us to get together and talk. Some of my favorite moments this holiday season were spent right here in front of Mom and Dad's fireplace, burning our backs, talking, and listening to stories of Andy and Lee's high school shenanigans. They were really naughty boys. Anyway, for me, these gab sessions were the highlights. I love you, family!

Very merry.

Handsome boys on the Sunday before Christmas.

CHEERS! If you think this looks like a wild and rowdy party, you are correct. We had Kate and Andy over for our traditional Christmas Eve fondu event, and it was a TREAT! We ate soooo much. We do a cheese fondu first, with veggies, bread and meats which we eat til we are sick.

Then we read the Christmas story from Luke, and act it out with our little nativity set. We then watch the LDS church's "Joy to the World" DVD. The kids are always wound up, and don't pay much attention to the movie, except for the part of the story when baby Jesus is born. I was very choked up watching all those little kids lined up on the couch watching silently and reverently as Mary showed her baby boy to the shepherds and wise men and the stable animals too. It's not always easy to shift the focus away from presents on this holiday, so I was glad to see this very bright glimmer of understanding and awe in their eyes as we watched.

And then it was back to chaos! We usually also play a game at this point, but forgot this year/ ran out of time. Anyway, then we delve into the desset: chocolate fondu. We dip all kinds of good stuff from fresh fruit to shortbread, gingerbread, pretzels and more. The kids love it. And noone lost an eye with the sharp little fondu forks, so that was an added bonus.

Santa brought everyone what they wanted, and everyone has had a great time playing with their new special toys. Oh, except Bennett's new light saber, which is currently in time-out for 4 days after a MASSIVE tantrum thrown on our way home from his cousins' house in Highland...

Other than that, it's been very merry. VERY, VERY MERRY!

Snow big deal.

So Bennett and Owen have totally passed my up in the world of snowboarding. That's right, my 4 and 6-year-old boys can ride better than I can. They can even get off the lift without hurting themselves or anyone around them, which I cannot do. Even Jake rode the snowboard down Old Main! I'm so proud of them, although it does really freak me out that Bennett is riding the lift alone. Agh! I need to get more photos from Jason of the big boys riding Little Beaver. They both took a 2-hour lesson last week and have been up a few times since then. Jason gets a little teary-eyed with the joy of it all.

Holly Jolly Dollies

Here are some pictures of the dolls I  made this year.  I have lots more cute fabric, as well as a list of people I want to make them for, so if you didn't get one, you still may.  If you really want to make sure you get one, feel free to put in your request now, and I will get to work.  I didn't get pictures of all of them, but they were all darn cute, and they all went to good homes.

I must note here also:  These dolls are NOT my own design.  I found the pattern for them on Martha Stewart online.  Emily Martin, of Black Apple, did a tutorial for these little sweeties.  Hers are of course much cooler, because she is much cooler.  But I think she was really nice to share her pattern.  Don't you?