Christmas Party!

On Friday, we went to a ward Christmas Party that was really fun. We had dinner and James sang in the program and the girls got to see Santa! I was quite surprised that neither of the girls were afraid of Santa so we were able to get some pretty good pictures.

We failed :(

So the potty training didn't last. Maybe I just suck because that was like our third attempt and it still crashed and burned within a few days. Maybe we'll try again over Christmas break when daddy will be here to help. Oh and for those of you that don't know James is now done Student Teaching and is working as a substitute teacher for the rest of this and next semester. We are so excited to finally have an income again.

Potty Training?

We were at Target today and Charity saw this "Diego" potty and was asking to pee in the "Diego" potty so James and I looked at each other like "Oh my gosh! We can totally use this to our advantage." So we asked her if she wanted "Diego" panties and of course she gave a resounding yes. So we went and found "Diego" panties (okay so they're actually boy panties but who cares) and explained to her that she would have to pee in her potty in order to wear them. After that she wouldn't let the panties out of her sight and as soon as we got home she started stripping down to put them on but I told her she had to potty first so she sat down and tried but nothing happened and by that time we had the tub filled for bath time so she took a bath. The second she got out she started asking for her "Diego" panties so we told her to try to potty first and oh my gosh she peed in her potty!!! She has never peed in the potty before so we were a little excited and we all sang and danced the "We Did It!" dance from "Dora the Explorer"! Needless-to-say I am really hoping this is evidence of what is to come and not just a flook.

Thanksgiving 2008

This year we had Thanksgiving at our house with my cousin Niki and her family and the missionaries. It was a new experience for me because I have never had to make anything for Thanksgiving because we have always gone somewhere but this year we not only hosted it but we made the turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and 6 pies! Niki was awesome and brought the ham, broccoli salad, veggie tray, and 4 pies. It was crazy but I think it went really well. I was so excited about hosting it that I got a little crazy and bought cloth napkins and table cloth, and goblets and plates for the occasion. I know that's a lot but I got some slammin' deals on all of that. And it was beautiful if I do say so myself.

Twilight

Friday at 12:01 AM 6 of my friends and I went to see Twilight. Actually we left around 10:00 PM Thursday and went to the theater to stand in line and there were already a ton of people there, most of whom were under 18 females. But us old farts were just as excited to see the movie (I bought the tickets a week early). So anyway the movie rocked! But I was disappointed that Jacob wasn't cuter because I admit I had the hots for him the whole time I was reading the books. Oh and the showhouse we were in had this horrible crackle through the whole movie so we all got a free ticket so James and I are going together this week, I'm excited.

Despite the fact that I loved the movie I thought some of the computer generated running and climbing was cheezy but the movie was still awesome.

Girls at Play

A couple days ago the girls were playing with this ball so I took some pics.

Halloween 2008

Charity and Eliza made the most adorable pirates for Halloween.

Charity loved trick or treating. She carried hers and her sisters buckets the entire night. We kept asking her if she wanted us to take one and she refused.

We had a wonderful Halloween.