2 Year Old Pictures

Yesterday, I took Christian to get his 2 year old pictures done. I was worried at first because Christian wouldn't even stay in the room. I felt bad for the photographer because he tried to make Christian smile but for the most part he failed. We got a few pictures of him smiling. These pictures describe Christian's personality: serious but happy. We just love this kid!

Happy Celebrations!

This year we spent Christmas with Chris' family. We haven't had Christmas with them for several years. It was fun to see almost all of Chris' family. We wished David and Rahel could have be there.

Santa brought Christian a Little Tikes Basketball Hoop. He has totally loved having it. He hasn't stopped playing with it since Christmas. It has been fun to watch Chris and Christian shoot hoops together. It is so cute because Christian tries to shoot it where Chris shoots it.

Chris gave Christian a book this year. Christian is having fun looking at the book.


Christian turned two. We decided this year that we would celebrate it with his cousin Jayden because her birthday is the day after. We had dinner as a family: roast, twice bake potatoes, peas, jello salad, and rolls.

Here Christian is having party dance with Jayden and Ruban.

Christian versus the snow!

Chris finished his semester on last Friday. We decided to just spend Saturday doing things as a family. Chris and I started the day off by playing Doctor Mario. We had so much fun because it has been a really long time since we have played the Nintendo together. After Christian's nap, we decided to take Christian sledding for the first time.

Chris and Christian getting ready to take off!

and away they go!

Christian lost one of his gloves so I put one of mine on him, since I wasn't using it.

Watch out Christian, your drool is going to freeze!

Over all I think Christian will like the snow more after he has better gloves. So far, he hasn't had great experience with the snow. My mom bought him snow pants and boots as a early birthday gift. She took him out in his new gear and he fell face forward into the snow. Learning to walk in his snow boots presents a new challenge for him. I hope he will eventually like the snow.

I just love this age!

Christian has starting to really like to help out. He can help unload the dishwasher, load the washing the machine, and dryer.

Here he is washing my dishes. I feel so lucky that he loves to scrub those pots and pans. Christian might not feel so lucky in the coming years when he gets to wash dishes. We better savor these moments, because they won't much longer.

Christian likes to help sweep and mop the floor. It sure would be easier right now if he would let me do these chores. I think it is good to teach children to work while they are young.

Christian is getting really good at catching the ball. I sometimes think that he can catch the ball better than I can. We can't believe how athletic he is at a young age.

Christian's favorite game is Ring a Round the Rosie. Here Christian is doing his own version of Ring Around the Rosie. I love it how Christian loves monkeys just like me.

Our Sink Monster

Who ever thought a kid would want to spend hours playing in the sink? Well this has become one of Christian's favorite pastimes. America has baseball and Christian has the sink. Such is life as the only child of two poor love birds wanting another one. Christian has the faucet and measuring cups for a playmates!!! One wet floor and soggy diaper later, Christian could not have been happier.

Happy Halloween!

It took us while to figure out what we wanted Christian to be for Halloween. Once we decided there was no going back. Christian was so happy to get a new football as part of his costume. I think this was his favorite part. Although, he did enjoy every single minute of Halloween. What a cute site to see Christian carrying his football in one hand and his treat bucket in the other hand!

Chris' work had a little Trick or Treat event. All the kids went to each little pod to get treats. Some of the pods had crape paper and skeletons hanging down, and another one had a fake bat flying around. Christian didn't care for the crape paper but loved seeing the bat fly around. In this picture Christian looks really scare and that is because he is. He was absolutely terrified of this one Halloween bowl. We enjoyed spending time with Chris.

Christian with his game face

Having fun seating on his football!

Analiese, Camille, Ashley, Juliet, and Christian. Christian loved seeing some of his cousins.

Juliet, Camille, and Christian

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Feast!!!

Our families once again met together for a Canadian Thanksgiving celebration. This year Mark and Cheree were so kind to let us meet at the dental office and have our family feast! We express our sincere gratitude towards their awesome kindness! Thanks to everyone who contributed with their time, effort and cooking so that we could enjoy this event. We hope everyone had a good time, and missed those who could not make it. We love you all.

Max and Troy appear excited about Thanksgiving Canadian style, while Nate ponders the margin of victory for BYU over SDSU.

The youngest and the eldest of my simblings hug!!!

Kari, Mackenzy, and Mommy Shirley

Two of Earth's cutest children.

Already a gamer!!!

Nintendo, an activities for all ages. Awesome.

An intense foosball match. Tyler and Dylan looked strong early, but they eventually gave way to the older duo of Chris and Steven.

Cheree, Tiffany, Heather, Mommy Julie, Grandmother Edythe.
This group produced much of the effort that made our celebration possible

More evidence turkey induces sleep!

A traditional Grandpa snooze.

The leftovers from the Feast!!!