Merry Christmas!

Well the year is almost over and I still have a lot on my to do list.  I did, however, complete my Christmas cards, but didn't send out more than 50, so for anyone who might still check this blog, here is the letter I sent out and the photo that was on our card.  End of long sentence, on with the post. 

Happy Holidays! 
    I am sure I say this every year, but seriously what happened to 2011?  As I sat down to write this, I questioned whether or not anyone really reads these Christmas letters, but I love getting them from others and hearing updates about how their families are doing, so even if this gets tossed with the junk mail, I am going to write one anyhow.  Here are the:
Highlights of Our Year 
1.  Tony has enjoyed new found spare time since he no longer has to study to pass the CPA.  Hooray for him and us too! 
2.  March allowed us to take a weekend trip to S.L.C. to see the dinosaur museum, flight museum, & the Park City outlet mall.
3.  After tax season, Tony got to experience unemployment for 3 months.
4.  We were brave and drove to SeaWorld and Disneyland in May.
5.  In July, Tony got a new job at an accounting firm in the city we live in.
6.  In celebration, we adventured to Lagoon & camped out for a couple nights.
7.  We made a couple trips to southern Idaho for my 10 yr. reunion and a wedding.
8.  August & September were super busy for us as we celebrated our 4th anniversary, Dawsen’s 1st, Tony’s 30th, & Sawyer’s 3rd birthday’s.
9.  This year the boys enjoyed playing in the sandbox, on the jungle gym, & on the trampoline, until it got too cold outside.  Now they are waiting for more snow!
10.  In November, I turned 29 and then we celebrated Thanksgiving with Mickey Mouse in a quick 3 ½ day trip to Disneyland.  It was  a great way to ring in the holiday season, enjoying the awesome decorations, delicious churros, & the Christmas spirit from a child’s perspective.   
11.  December is bringing our year to a close and we are grateful for the opportunity to spend some time with family for the holidays.
    We look forward to another year of watching our sweet boys grow, learn, and experience new and different things.  We are blessed with so many gifts this holiday season and we wish the same for you and yours. 
                Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
                    Love,
                Tony, Lindsey, Sawyer, & Dawsen

Have an "Incredible" Holiday Season!

Things Change So Quickly!

I am still baffled at how fast each day passes and how I can have a million things I want to accomplish, but only one or two get crossed off the list.  I am very easily distracted and sometimes discouraged by the amount of things I want to do.  I have great ideas and plans in my head and see only a few of them finished through.  I want so desperately to blog consistently and keep track of what we are doing, but if I don't post daily, I get behind and then things change faster than I can keep up with and I seem to give up.  With that said, our lives have slowed down a little bit again and maybe I can get back to this blog and record the times of our lives:)

The last 3 1/2 months had gone by slowly at first and then somehow they zoomed by.  Tony was let go from his job, which resulted in me trying to work more until he found a new job.  I didn't realize how much we enjoyed having so much time together, until it was time for him to go back to work Monday.  I knew he would get a job eventually, but waiting for the unknown to happen seems to be endless and then all of the sudden it isn't. 

I am so grateful for the time we had to ride bikes, go to the library, watch movies, stay up late, and sleep in.  It was a blessing in disguise as others told us it would be.  I hope that I might be able to remember how important it is to enjoy and appreciate today for what it is and not to dwell on the things that are difficult or challenging.  Our summer has been filled with much joy and we must celebrate!

September 2010

September will forever be a busy month, and I am going to have to come to terms with that!  Just a few days after we got home from the hospital was Tony's 29th birthday.  I wasn't up to planning much, but did try to make it a special day for him.  My Aunt Tessie had stayed with us for a few days to help out with the boys and suggested we go take family photos as a gift from her.  I was excited and we got some really great photos of our family and the boys, but it wasn't Tony's favorite part of the day.  He did, however, get an iPod touch, a delicious turtle ice cream cake, and a pizza dinner with his dad at our house.

"Cake cars" Sawyer loved his birthday cake.

Sawyer's 2nd birthday was the middle of September, so I thought we could kill two birds with one stone and have Dawsen's blessing and the birthday party on the same day to accommodate those who might be traveling.  My mom & little brother came up to help with the preparations.  The blessing went well.  (Thanks to all the family & friends who came!)  As did S.J.'s birthday party.  He loved his "cake" and had no interest in anything but toys in the presents he was given.  He got lots of clothes (thank goodness), but would simply throw them out of the way to get to the toys.  It was hilarious!


Here are some photos of September.

He was almost asleep eating his cake.

Playing with his new cars.

Just after church

Dawsen's Blessing photo

A New Year!

Sometimes I wish there wasn't the option to view other blogs until you were current on your own.  I am sooo far behind that I think I shall have to start with the current and then back date.  It seems as though I have made this statement before, but I suppose that is kind of the story of me: fall behind, catch back up, and then start all over again.  Here's to hoping my Christmas decor is down by the end of the weekend and I can officially start the new year by blogging on time.  Good luck and Happy New Year wishes to you all!