Busy, Busy, Busy

We have been extremely busy since my last post and since I am having issues with our sd.card I don't have photo to post from Christmas yet. So I thought I would just give a brief summary.

Christmas Eve: we went to my sisters house and had a fun night helping a family in need who had lost their mother that year. The children in that family have children my kids age so it was good for them. Did a Chinese gift exchange for the kids and it was great. I think even the missionaries had fun.

Christmas Day: we opened up presents and made fun pancakes for breakfast. Overall it was a good Christmas. That afternoon we went to G-ma/G-pa Van's for Lunch with the family and do something we have never done before. NO presents. Of course there we present for the grand kids but nothing for the adults it was kinda nice to not have to worry about it. We did however have a Chinese gift exchange with stuff from your house that you didn't want. It was well played by all. We gave shampoo stuff and there were fights for that and a movie and cd. It was fun.

New Years Eve: Ben was working and the boys were at g-mas so it was just the girls at home we were kinda boring. Daisy fell asleep before 10 and Lilly was out by 10:30. I was up after midnight but nothing special just watched a movie. The boys stayed up late w/ g-ma and aunt Jen blew horn, shot off confetti and shot silly string. They even had sparkling grape juice. Essential for those who don't drink.

January is usual a slow time for most people but at our house it is just as busy as December because we have two birthdays. Ben's is on the 19th and Tim's is on the 24th. I have been busy planning Tim's party and trying to get stuff ready for that and still do stuff for Ben all the while holding a chunky baby on one hip. I must be crazy but this year I am going to make Tim's b-day cake. Mind you this is no easy feat. He wants a bak.ugan cake and since no one has anything bak.ugan I am having to do everything all on my own. All those years of cake decorating are beginning to pay off. Well sorta! =) We will see next week if his cake turns out.

Lilly has started to teeth and has probably gain 50lbs! Not really on the weight but man is she heavy. If I had to guess she is about 2olbs or more. Like I said earlier she is chunky!!! We take her later this week for her 4 mo appt. (I know, I know its late) so we will see then just how chunky she really is.

Daisy is having a hard time lately. All she wants to do is watch tv. She doesn't want to do anything we ask her to do. She has been doing a lot of screaming and tantrums. However, on the other side she loves to make Lilly laugh. She does whatever she can to make her laugh. She will even fall down. Most Lilly laughs when she sees Daisy hair flying around but sometimes she will laugh just because Daisy is laughing.

The boys are back in school and spent all of their break at g-ma/g-pas house with aunt Jen. They worked on scout stuff and of course played lots of video games. It has been kinda hard to get them back in the swing of things but they are getting there.