Christmas & Other Stuff

Merry Christmas 2011

This year we got to spend Christmas in Idaho with my family.  (Every year we trade off spending Christmas in Idaho and in Utah.)  We started the morning out with Santa stuff.  Then we went to a really nice Christmas Program at Church with my mom.  After Church we came home and had breakfast, then opened family gifts.  This worked out really well.  We didn't have to rush.  It was nice to take our time and enjoy the day. 

Madi with her Straightening Iron

Em with her Volleyball

Jesi with her dress up dolls

Sami showing me her coloring book

Reading stories

Madi opening her PeeWee Pillow Pet - I think she likes it.

Em & her video camera

Jes finally got her DS

Sami kept playing with Mom's Nativity Set.  She is trying to hide it from Mom so she can't take it away from her.  What a punk......

Later that night, we got together with all of the Chapple's to open gifts with the cousins.  I love this tradition.  I love spending the holiday's with my family.



Shelby

Abby

Dave & Reese                      



                      Michelle & Paxton

Tanner

Sami giving Tyler a hug bye!  She loves Tyler.

Isn't she just so cute?

Sami's new favorite toy.  The Rubic's Cube.

 One afternoon I was doing laundry with the help of Sami.  I had just emptied the dryer and turned to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer.  When I turned back to the dryer, the door was shut and Sami was no where to be found.  I started calling Sam, then the door to the dryer flew open and this is what I found.  Seriously, this was about 5 seconds after I had emptied the dryer.  What a punk.  Yes, she is reading a book.   She thought she was pretty funny.

 

Life is slowing getting back to normal.  Glad the holidays are over and we are getting back into a routine again.   I just wish family were a lot closer so we could see them a lot more.  :)

What a Slacker!

I know I'm a slacker! Updates coming soon!

Happy Birthday Emily!

Emily is now a teenager. What had happened to my little girl? Well, she isn't so little anymore.

She had a bunch of friends over and they partied the night away.

Happy Birthday Em!

Soccer, Soccer, & More Soccer

For about 3 years Jesi has been begging to play soccer. The first year she asked we were in the middle of trying to move. We weren't sure where we would be for the fall & spring season, so we didn't sign her up. The next year we had a new baby and mom wasn't on top of things and missed the sign ups. Finally this year we got her signed up. She is loving playing. She is really on top of her game. She stays in front of the ball and blocks a ton of shots. She is one of the fastest girls on her team and is constantly running and keeping up with the ball. By the time she is done playing, she is so worn out she just sits forever. I never thought we would find anything that would wear out that girl. I love watching her play. She is so much fun.

GO JESI!!!



Getting ready to kick it.



And there it goes.

First Day of School.

First Day of School 2011 - 2012

Em - 7th Grade - Yep Jr. High.

Madi - 5th Grade.

Jesi - 2nd Grade.

Madi & Jesi

Sami wanted to go to.

A week at Grandma's.

A few weeks ago, the girls and I went up to my mom's for a week to hang out. We got to meet our newest cousin Paxton for the first time.

Sami checking out Paxton. She loved the "baby".

Jesi holding Paxton.

Sami loves being outside. Since mom has a huge backyard, we let her pretty much run around and enjoy the outdoors. She loved swinging with Madi.

Madi and our cousin Allie taught Sami how to climb up the slide.

She would climb to the top to Allie and then slide back down to Madi. She did this laughing the whole time forever. They all had so much fun.

Sami refusing to come in. She would laugh at us and run back outside again.

While we were at Mom's, Reese had her 3rd bday. We all got together and had a bbq and partied.

Shelby blowing bubbles for Reese & Sami. The loved them.

I love to watch new dad's with their babies.

My brother Dave with new son Paxton.



Sunday was Paxton's Blessing. He was born on Madi's 10th bday so we had to get pictures of them together.

Reese & Paxton. I think he's had enough for one day.

A few days after we came back home, I couldn't find Sami. This is where I found her. She is sitting on the bottom of my plant stand looking at Madi's scrapbook.

What a nut!!