Ice Sun Catchers

I saw this idea for things to do with kids somewhere on the interent but can't recall where. I wish I took pictures the first time we did this because they were beautiful and clear ice these ended up dirty. Oh well. First we gathered pine needles and pine cones and put them in pie dishes with twine and poured water on them and left them out side to freeze.
It didn't freeze for a few nights which is why they ended up dirty because they had time to have dirt blown into them. I added water the night before it froze but should have just started over.

I then pulled them out of the tins and hung them outside.

They were fun to watch as they melted and grew icicles.

Here they've fallen down and are almost melted. The girls had fun looking out the window a few times every day to see how they looked. We will definatly do this again.

Pictures from January

Abi helping to make Tomato Bisque Soup for dinner.

We went for a walk and I guess Katie was tired she fell asleep and her head fell into her coat.

Katie got Wizard of Oz dress ups from Grandma and Grandpa Nolan for her Birthday. Here she is, of course, dressed up as the Wicked Witch.

Katie cooking up some food in her play kitchen Santa brought for the girls.

In my parents living room they have a fireplace harth that makes a great stage. Our girls often put on a perfomence of many songs for us. Oh and there is also a blanket fort that the girls called their house.

The Little Girl With A

Curl

There was a little girl who had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead;

When she was good, she was very, very good,

And when she was bad she was horrid.

This pretty much fits Katie to a T! This had been a very hard evening for Katie with lots of crying and tantrum throwing. Right before I was going to tuck her into bed I had to take this picture with that beautiful curl of red hair.

We took a train down town on one of John's days off and went to The Church History Museum. They have a great kids exhibit. Heres Katie in the Kitchen.

Abi and I changing some of the clothes on these dolls.

After our trip down town Katie fell asleep.

Abi loves her sleepy sister.

Katie wanted to wake her up to play.

Maybe Katie is like sleeping beauty and needs a kiss to wake up? Nope that didn't work either.

The end of January Abi had a fever that went for four days we took her to the Dr and they did some tests but nothing showed up. After her fever finally broke she was congested for a few days and then runny nosed for a few days. Katie then got the fever and a bit of congestion but thats been all. John and I both had a bit of it but now we all are healthy again! Yay!

Mom and Abi waiting for the Dr.

Katie's first trip to the Dentist

The Dentist was never scary for me growing up, I always loved having really clean teeth after a check up. I only have had two cavities and I did have braces, but my experience with both Dentists and Orthodontists was good. I have hoped that my girls would have a similar experience. John on the other hand had a terrible experience with the Dentist he visited before his mission and so he doesn't have the same kind feeling for them as I do.

I noticed Katie had two cavities last October but kept putting off making an appointment. A friend from our ward works at a pediatric Dentist office and gave me a card for the office and finally we made and appointment. January 6th John took her while I stayed home with Abi. Katie did great here are some pictures from her appointment.

They have a cute play/waiting room.

Katie got her own set of head phones and got to watch a movie.

She was a good girl for her x-rays!

More movie.

I'm so glad Katie was a good girl for the Dentist, I would definitely recommend to any of my friends with kids to take your child to a pediatric Dentist! She will need to have her cavities filled and will get that done at Primary Childrens in Riverton, the Dentist thinks putting her under while they are filled is for the best and I completely agree.

New Years, 2011 here we come!

So I thought it was interesting to see every status I posted on Facebook during 2010 with the new year, I thought I'd post them here. I found out I spell very poorly and also that I posted a lot more than I thought.

We spent new years down in Scipio, we stayed at my grandparents over night but were invited to my Uncle Randy's house to party with all of his kids and their families. It was wonderful to see my cousins and spend some time with them. We were tired early though and I was the only one of us four up to see the new year come in, even if it was from bed while waiting to fall asleep. Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Abi and Connor my cousins little boy. Abi kept feeding him, he was very patient with her even when getting poked in the eye with the bottle.

Abi and my cousins kids she was the only one who cared to look at me the rest were busy watching a movie or jumping on the bed.

Some of my cousins and cousins in laws dancing with the Wii.

Katie, Traci, Kari, and Rahny.

Abi ready to head home playing with my cousins girl, Payton.

Cheese Katie!

Abi got her first ponytail on new years day!

Asleep for the car ride home.

John and I are looking forward to this new year. We hope for many great things for us as well as for all our friends and family.

Christmas 2010

The Christmas season was so much fun this year! It was magical to watch Katie get excited about Santa and she even seemed to understand that Jesus is the real reason we celebrate.

We only saw Santa at our ward Christmas party, Katie didn't want to sit on his lap or even go see him for that matter despite being excited for him to leave her gifts. She finally decided it would be OK for her to go talk to him after seeing other kids had received treats from him. She stood next to him and shook his hand and told him she wanted cookies for Christmas and two dolls one for her and one for Abi.

The girls in their Christmas PJ's.

The cookies Katie helped set out for Santa.

Santa came! The girls got one big gift (a kitchen) and a couple small ones.

Katie showing her smarties (her favorite candy as of late but she calls them farties :) After Katie saw the kitchen she immiedetly wanted to cook somthing, we asked if she wanted to open presents and she said, "no". She is seriously so funny!

Abi got smarties too!

Katie checking out her stocking goodies.

Grandpa helped Abi open a gift.

Abi got a Mrs. Potato head. She loves potato heads!

A new baby doll for Abi.

Giving her baby loves.

Katie got a doll too with strawberry red hair. She has named her Dorothy, which didn't surprise me to much considering how much she loves the Wizard of OZ.

Our girls got many other gifts from family that they love, such as many books, fake food to go with their kitchen. It really was magical to watch our girls Christmas morning.

The rest of Christmas day was spent first at John's parents where the girls were spoiled. Then all of my family came to my parents and we enjoyed a crazy, fun, packed full household.

Katie gets her first hair cut!

Katie was born with very little peach fuzz. She was two before she had enough hair to put a clip in. Now that she's three we decided it was time to get her crazy hair evened out a bit in the back. Here are pictures from her experience.

In the waiting room.

Cute car smock!

The hair dresser had a mermaid brush that Katie loved, at the end of the hair cut she wanted to take it home and was sad to leave it behind.


You can't see the back very well but her hair was cut to her sholders and layered a bit at the bottom. That Katie is a cutie!