December! Here we go!

First of all, I need to clear some things up. I DO NOT hate Christmas. In fact, I love Christmas. I hate the SNOW! My poor kids keep confusing the two and call me a scrooge. I have decided to have a better attitude about the snow, so that my kids don't think I hate Christmas. I will start this attitude change on April 1st 2010. As for right here and now, I hate the snow.

Okay, back to December. We had a fun month. The kids were off track and it flew by so fast. The first part was sort of mellow. Brock and Parker got really sick of shopping. But we finished and had everything wrapped by Dec. 20th. Because, we went to Las Vegas for the BYU football game. We went the Edwards. Can I just say, "we love them"! They are easy for us to vacation with and we always have so much fun with them. We did some shopping, and ate really good food. We took the kids to Circus Circus and the Tournament of Kings. I do want to share my favorite part of the whole trip. We stayed in my parents condo, so we were all in one place. One night we went back and got ready for bed. When it was time for bed, we all sat in the living room and hung out. (kids too) We were all laughing so hard. We told funny stories and jokes and it was fun to just be there all together. Abby couldn't say "Laffy Taffy" for the life of her, it kept coming out "Wacky Tacky" and every time, she would giggle like it was the funniest thing in the world. We love Abby and Haddie and its fun to have friends who love our kids too. Here are few pictures from our trip.

We came home on Cory's Birthday. His family is AWESOME. They were shoveling our driveway when we got home. Then, both of our families came over for root beer floats. I gave Cory a new Slalom ski. I pretty sure he doesn't realize how much he is going to LOVE it!

On Christmas Eve, we went to dinner with my family and went back to my parents house for "piles" of presents. The kids get so excited for this. Grandma Jen always gives them PJ's and they change into them as soon as they open them. Then we came home and got ready for bed, so Santa could come. We gave Brock and Parker DS's which seemed to be a hit. Even better than the stuff Santa brought. Brock got a Rip Stick, some books and some "funny shirts". Parker got a skate board and a Nerf gun and some clothes.

Then, off to Alyana and Jason's house for Breakfast Burritos. I love this tradition. Cory's family has been doing it for years. We opened more gifts there and spent time with Cory's family. Then we came home and were very I wanted to take down our tree and decorations on Christmas night. But, Cory wouldn't have it. So, we did it first thing on the 26th. I've said it before. I really like decorating for Christmas. But, I tell you what!! I love taking it down. My house feels so clean and organized. That is the best part about January.

We spent New Year's eve with Chad and Kim at there house. It was really quite uneventful, but fun. Parker got an ear infection and was pretty miserable for bringing in the new year. Poor kid.

It's a new year and I cannot wait to see what 2010 has in store for our little family.

A Lesson in Humility

I just want to share a little story. Yesterday, we went to Brock's Cub Scout Pack meeting. The parents were having a little meeting while the boys played basketball. When we got in the car Brock said, "Mom, guess what? There were team captains to pick the teams and I was picked last. That doesn't feel very good". I said, "doesn't that ever happen to you?" and he laughed and said "hmmmm, not really." We talked for a few minutes about how that felt pretty crumby, and sometimes there is one kid who is always chosen last. Anyway, the point of my whole story is that, today I am thankful that Brock has been given this lesson in humility. I'm glad he was a good sport and had fun anyway. But, I truly hope that the next time he is a captain that he will stop and remember how it felt to be chosen last and he will pick his team with a kind heart.

Happy Thanksgiving

We have had a fun holiday weekend. It started off with Alyssa, Randy, and A.J. coming for a visit from Alaska. They came a week and a half ago and have stayed through Thanksgiving. It was fun because Annette had no idea they were coming. Cory, the kids and Cam and I went to the airport to pick them up. It was so good to see little AJ. Its awful how fast they grow when they live so far away. Anyway, we met Cory's entire family at Annette's house and left AJ on the doorstep and hid while she answered the door. What a cool surprised that must have been for her. We all went to dinner and had pie afterward.

Parker had a Thanksgiving program at school. His class sang songs and fed us a feast of fruit salad and mini muffins. He was so proud, wearing his pilgrim hat and singing his little heart out.
This year, it was our turn to eat with Cory's family. We had dinner with All of Cory's siblings and all of Mel's kids. That makes for one big family. Which is why we had dinner at a church. It was cool, we ate yummy food (lots of it) we played basketball and family feud and Guitar Hero.

When we came home, Parker was completely insistent that we put up our Christmas stuff. So, we did. We followed our traditions, Cory and the boys did the tree while I did all the other stuff. We all love it, but Parker cracks me up. I think he likes the decorating and the tree more than he loves Christmas Day. He is so cute and he gets so excited. Brock is a big help with the tree and helps Cory do things just in the right order. The ornaments are definitely our favorite part. So Saturday, we went shopping for our ornaments for the year. Cory got a Dallas Cowboys one, me-Smurfette, Brock a skateboard and Parker Spongebob. I wonder if we will ever look back at out tree and wonder "what the heck were we thinking".

Friday night we had to prepare for the BYU vs. Utah game by painting BIG "Y's" on the front windows of the homes of the people that we love who are Utah fans. Cory is a little worried about the retaliation. But, since Utah lost, I don't think it will be too bad. We had a little party at our house for the game. Cory loves BYU football and is walking tall today.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. We had a great weekend and hope you did too.

What? It's November - Here's what happened to October!

Brock's Baptism

Sat. October 31st was a very cool day for our family. Brock was baptized. He and Josi wanted to be baptized on the same day. I can't believe that my little boy is old enough to make such a big decision. He was so happy, and the day was awesome. We gave him scriptures. He was very specific, green with gold pages with "Christian Brock Proulx" embossed on them. He has set a goal for himself to read the entire Book of Mormon by the time he is 12. Cory baptized and confirmed him. We had a lunch at Chad and Kim's church after. We really appreciate all of the support that our friends and family showed to Brock and Josi on their special day. I hope this is one that they will remember forever. We are so proud of you Buddy.

Happy Halloween

We started the festivities off on Friday with a school parade of costumes and a party in Brock and Parker's classrooms. Then Friday night a party at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Annette and Alayna put on one fun party. So, we all dressed up and off we went. Cory a "Bad A_ _", me a Jeannie, Brock a cowboy and Parker a "Fat Kid". Cory wouldn't let Parker be a fat kid for school, (he thought somebody would get offended) so he was a ninja there. But the Fat Kid costume was hilarious! At Grandma Nett's house we carved pumpkins, ate chili dogs and homemade root beer, Grandma Nett made a Treasure hunt for the Kids and we ate doughnuts off a string. Everybody's costumes were really great. As always, CJ and Jennilyn were very creative. They were Kanye West and and Taylor Swift. Then on Sat. night, we went Trick or treating in our neighborhood and came home with way too much candy. I don't really love Halloween, but I have to admit, this year was fun.

Red Ribbon Week

I have always thought that dressing up for red ribbon week was silly, but the kids love it, so I tried to embrace it this year. We took pictures every morning of Brock and Parker showing school spirit and their desire to be drug free.
Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays
We celebrated lots of birthdays this month. How bout' a shout out to Rhylee, Jennilyn, Alyssa, Hadley, and Josi. We went to lots of fun parties. I only had my camera at Haddie's rockstar party. I thought the pictures were worth posting, especially the one of Bree. Wow!

Football
We wrapped up the football season. The boys had a blast and Cory was a great coach. Parker has another year of flag but now the battle begins. Do we let Brock play tackle next year? Cory says YES, I say NO.

Hiking Silver Lake Cory took some time off in the beginning of October. We wanted to hike to Doughnut Falls, but we woke up to snow. So, we went to Silver Lake instead. Bree and the girls came with. It was a fun little adventure.

Yearbooked Ourselves

Okay, so I got this idea from my cute friend Janelle. I spent a good 3 hours playing on this website while I could have been trying to be productive. Anyway, we got a good laugh out of it and I thought I should share our funny selves with you. If you ever have 3 hours to waste, you should try it too. http://www.yearbookyourself.com/

Cory 1954 - Hot, but he needs a gold chain
Cory 1990Cory 1994- African American CoryJeri 1952-The Year my mom was born.Jeri 1964 - My mom totally had this hair do.Jeri 1978- Yea, the year I was born!Brock 1950Brock 1968Brock 1988 - I remember boys who looked like thisParker 1950Parker 1982Parker 2000 - Oh, my BABY!

Our Little Wolf Cub

Brock went to scouts yesterday for the first time. He was so excited. He had fun and is working hard on all of his things to pass off.