The joy of having a 2 year old

Doesn't Peyton have such a sweet innocent face? This kid is my little terror. He is so much trouble. All day long is spent saying "NO PJ" "Stop it PJ" "put that back" "get out of there" "quit hitting the wall" "quit hitting your brother"....... anyway you get the idea. Lately Peyton's favorite game is hide and seek. Meaning he hides things around the house that I need and I search all day for them.

The wipes in the dryer.

hand soap, toothpaste, dish soap, deodorant, anti bacterial wipes all found in the bottom of the refrigerator.

He has also recently decided he wants to be a baby again. He wants to take his naps in the baby carrier. Can you imagine if I had to carry his 33 pounds around in that?

So this is NOT Peyton. But I had to add a picture of Trey doing his new cool moves. He has really decided he likes to "get down' He is so funny to watch. So You think you can dance season 25 you better watch out.

reflections

Addie was invited to the awards ceremony for the S district reflections contest. She won an Award of Merit. She was disappointed that this special award was just a piece of paper. She was hoping for a trophy. We are going to have to work on her acting skills her disappointment was very evident when she was handed the piece of paper. Thankfully, she recovered quickly and had a fun night. She was very excited to see her good friend, Camilla, who lives in Payson. She doesn't get see very often.

Notice the disappointment on her face. She also insisted on wearing her heels because it was a special night.

my kids are growing up too fast

This handsome kid went to Sunbeams on Sunday. I was the proudest mom in the world when they called his name and he went and stood by his teacher. No crying or anything. He even informed his teacher right off that his shoes were blue. Which means he talked to his teacher willingly. Like I said before I couldn't be more proud. I wanted to chase him down the hall with my camera. He is in the same class as cousin Maddux. Rumor has it they were holding hands during sharing time. Isn't that so sweet?!

Christmas break

So I decided to take Addie and Trey to see "the chipmunk squeakual" this is the first movie for Trey. Everything was exciting for him, especially since I let them get the kids meal. All was well until the movie started. It took Trey awhile to adjust to volume of the movie. He spent maybe the first 15 minutes with his hands over his ears.

after he adjusted to the noise he was great and loved it!

Landan went to Arizona for a few days to work so I was alone with the kids on New Year's Eve. We partied hard with silly string and noise makers.

This is the first year all three of the kids were excited to celebrate. We also went to a party hosted by Bones and Lacee. The kids played downstairs and caused a lot of mischief. The adults played games upstairs.

After the party was over, Addie insisted on staying up until midnight to see the ball drop. At 11:54 we lost her to slumber. She was so upset in the morning when she realized she didn't make it until midnight. Better luck next year!

Happy new Year!!

Christmas eve and Christmas Day and everything else

December 23rd was a horrible day. At least it was for me. I started throwing up at 6:00 am and kept it up for almost24 hours. However, Grandma Carla took Addie that day to the mall to see Santa. She also came over that night because Landan was driving the big rig and didn't get home until 10 p.m. She fed my kids dinner tucked them in bed and cleaned my house. Grandma (mom) definitely saved the day for me.
Christmas Eve the kids got their new jammies. We went to 2 great parties. First the DeGraffenried party where we had great food, a talent show,pinata and gifts. My kids were spoiled. We got a freezer Hooray!! we needed an extra one.

Then off to Grandma Patty's for more fun! Santa made a surprise visit. The kids were very thrilled. My kids were spoiled again and Trey was so excited to get a stop sign pillow.

Christmas morning was way exciting. Addie received a lot of new clothes and a hannah montana digital camera, beanbag chair etc....

Trey loved his stop sign piggy bank. When he saw it Christmas morning he said " stop sign, you are beautiful" He also was very excited to get an alphabet mat and red big rig like daddy's.

All of the kids love Addie's new hair salon. Trey and PJ did a great job on Addie's hair

Peyton loved his Green big rig the most.

Grandma Carla gave Addie this doll. Addie named it Mackley DeGraffenried Louise after her favorite cousin.

We had a great Christmas! But glad it is over and the decorations are down.

The day after Christmas was another bad day at our house. Landan was sick and threw up on our stairs!! I was so grossed out! Instead of being sympathetic I yelled at him and told him only two year olds can't make it to the bathroom. Poor Landan, he is just so inexperienced with the stomach flu.

we are hoping that we are done with the sick thing and can enjoy the rest of the holiday break.

The Nutcracker

Addie participated in the Nutcracker this year. She was a mouse. She did a great job and the production was fantastic! my little mouse

and friends.

the snowflakes were beautiful

Clara was fantastic

I had to get a pic of a man in tights

these girls were great too. The whole show was very well done.

not a fan of the snow

I really don't like the snow! What is to like? It is cold. Makes a mess. No fun to drive in. I would be okay with one snow storm a year. My kids could play in it for a little while. We could build a snowman and then it could go away.

First visit with Santa this year was a huge success! None of my kids cried. I almost cried I was so happy.

Trey wouldn't look at him.

PJ really liked him until he sat on his lap and then he got a little uncomfortable.
BTW, Santa was at the Heelis Christmas party. We all had a smashing time!!