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Question.

Does Brooklyn love her cousin Kylie?
I think so.

Just me

Is it just me or is it super funny that Mackenzie calls the "hotel" the "show and tell"???

White Christmas

Merry Christmas!
We are definitely going to have a white Christmas this year. The Christmas season has been really fun with an almost 3 year old because she finds it all so exciting. We've tried to explain that we celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus. She told me "No it's Santa's birthday." I tried to straighten that out in her little mind. I can see how she gets confused though. I hope we can teach our kids about the real meaning of Christmas as they get older. I really wanted to include Mackenzie in our sub for Santa gift-picking it out and wrapping it and explaining how we want to help people out etc. Robert reminded me that picking out a doll for somebody else probably wouldn't go over too well yet. Maybe next year.


Here's the beginnings of the snowman who stood about 8 inches tall.

Here is Mackenzie trying to make a snow angel. She didn't really get it but we weren't willing to show her. After Robert shoveled the driveway and sidewalks after the first big snow storm, he promptly drove himself to Lowes for a snowblower.

Home Your, Your Way

The other day we were driving by an RC Willey billboard with Paige Davis on it. I didn't even notice it until Mackenzie said "RC Willey- Home Your, Your Way!"
Robert and I looked at each other wondering if she really just said that. We had no idea she knew their slogan (or kind of --Your home, your way). He said she is so smart and I said apparently she watches way too much t.v.

We drove by another billboard on a different day and Mackenzie said "There's Hannah Montana. She has on a hat." This was the "Sexy Halloween Boutique" sign where the seductive woman is laying down dressed as a sexy witch. I'm not quite sure what to make of this connection.

Both my girls love yogurt but Mackenzie will only eat it if it doesn't have pieces of fruit or "chunks." So we have a whole shelf in the fridge of the key lime flavor. The thing that cracks me up is the way she says chunks...
"I don't like the funks!" or "Is Brookie eating the funks?"

Go Jazz and so forth

We recently went to a Jazz game with both our kids. We even made it all the way until half time. Mackenzie just loves the games because she can scream as loud as she can and no one says a thing. She was cracking us up screaming "I love you" at the players. I have no idea where that came from. She also loves to watch the Jazz bear mascot which she insists is the "BYU Bear" (it must be confusing for a 2 year old to switch sporting seasons).


We now know that Brooklyn is a big fan of pop corn. I think the boys behind us got tired of her staring at them but I didn't care. Now that she is walking she will not sit still for a second. Up, down, up, down, back and forth...It's so fun to see her grow and learn but I wouldn't mind if she would just stay a little baby forever.

Thanksgiving Rocks

I am thankful for Thanksgiving. We had a great vacation to Fallon.

My cousin Leanna and I drove out a few days early with our 4 kids (3 years and below). We started out the trip like this:
Leanna: Crying kids don't bother me.
Karin: OK good, crying kids don't bother me either.
We actually didn't have too much crying to deal with and it went by rather quickly. Now that we know this trip is possible our husbands may see a bit less of us :)

Thanksgiving day we had yummy dinner and the traditional pinata afterwards.


The day after Thanksgiving we had the traditional Christmas tree hunting.

Here's our group from up above. These may not be the most beautiful Christmas trees but there's something sweet about cutting it with your own chain saw.


Additional highlights include
-----feeding horses with Grandpa


-----trampoline with cousins


-----cow train at Lattin farms
-----GRANDMA (Mackenzie would not let her out of her sight and she wasn't about to share her...did this cause some issues? yes)
-----just seeing everybody