Who Loves Sugar?

We do, doesn't everyone?  Time to try Reganne's cotton candy machine.  We love presents that keep on giving even after Christmas.  This is a great treat for Sunday night.

Setup and ready to roll.

First attempt was pretty good with a small amount of the fluffy stuff.
Jolly Ranchers don't make the best fluff.  Too tart.

How about us? Can't we have any?
Wait a minute Dexter what is in your beard?

Looking closer he found some on the ground and quickly licked it up.
The only problem was it stuck in his beard and eyebrows.

He was back for more but the kids refused to share.  They ate every last piece of the fluffy stuff.  We tried hard candy (Jolly Ranchers) like the instructions said would work.  Maybe we should try the actual sugar stuff next time.

Stitches or Glue

This was not the question I was anticipating on the first day back to school after Christmas break.  However, Ryder and his friends were playing a friendly game of tag they forgot the rule of running near the big toy.  As Ryder try to dart away he forgot about it and ran right into it instead.  

He promptly told his teacher that he was fine and to please not call his Mom.  The boys weren't sure of how it happened since they were only playing tag.  Mom was called and found him sitting in the office with an ice pack and all the secretary telling me how brave he was.  He asked me if he had to get a shot or go to the doctor.

Off we went....Emergency Room.....InstaCare....Doctor's Office????  Having no experience I decided to start first with the doctor's office.  The nurses weren't sure so they called the doctor into to take a look.  

Stitches or Glue was the question of the day.  My choice was glue after Ryder let out a yelp of NO NEEDLES!!!!

Before 

After

After a good scrubbing, 4 layers of glue we were ready to leave.  It was lunch time and Ryder was starving.  I guess he wasn't hurt bad enough not eat.

Update...The glue fell off and long with it most of his eyebrow.  Let's hope that grows back in and the scar fades.  If not the doctor told him scars are cool and chicks dig them.

Saying Goodbye...

To Christmas and all the fun activities we did over the past couple of weeks.  The decorations came down and all the large Christmas projects all gathered up.  There is never enough room to store them but memories last forever.  

How better to keep the memories fresh than with a picture.  Ryder & Reganne had so much fun making and trying new things they didn't want to throw them away.  Problem solved with the picture and requesting it have it's own entry on the blog so they can always remember the fun they had. 

I am a pushover for a hug, kiss, and a smile.  Just don't tell them that.

New Year's Snow

After all the snow last year everyone was hoping for a little snow this year.  However, a white Christmas was not in the cards instead a white new year was.

Snow on the driveway.

Taking a picture before it melts with his new camera.
Pictures will last forever but the snow only for an hour or two.

Too bad there was not enough for a snowman or even a snowball.  It was a fun way to start the year out and better than all the snow last year.

New Years Eve....Party Time

The new year came too quickly for us.  The kids had big plans for Christmas Break and we only had time for a few.  Time to party with the Wheelers and enjoy the night together.  We had a lot of yummy treats.  The kids were anxious for more presents and couldn't be bothered with eating, playing, or sitting still for very long.

They were done waiting.

This girl had no clue of what this present was.
But the parents did.

It was time for movies and treats and wait until midnight.  The kids all made it but Mom did not.  Everyone is eager for the new year to start but first it was time to sleep.  Hopefully, everyone will sleep in what better way to start the new year.

New Tradition......Zoolights??

Which will it be Temple Square or Hogle Zoo for Zoolights?  New or old tradition was the question of the day.  New won out and and we convinced Uncle Ryan, Aunt Emily, and family to join us.  We were all excited to finally see the animals up and moving.  It was COLD!!!! hats, coats, and gloves required to venture to see them.  However, it was cold enough that not even the animals were stirring.  Stupid humans were smart enough to come in from the cold.

Instead, we all went inside to the reptile house.  This is not my favorite spot at the zoo, but it was warm and toasty and I quickly overlooked the smell. 

The snakes were moving.

Even the alligator looked up.

I'm not sure what was there but it was moving too.

The Frozen Group

Time for hot chocolate and maybe even a snack at McDonald's.  The Zoolights were a bust but we sure loved spending time with all our family.  Isn't this what Christmas is all about?

We will go back to our old tradition next year.

Playing....

There is nothing more awesome than having older cousins that like to play with us.  Saturday we spent time with the Waters' Cousins.  There was snow all around let's play.

Oops no gloves
Who's can I borrow?
Nate, Trevor, Mitchell, or Uncle Brandon's gloves.

Dang!!! snow everywhere!

It's cold & wet

Please play with me again.

They were good sports with Ryder and didn't bury him to deep in the snow.  We loved spending the afternoon with them and of course a late Christmas lunch.