Thursday, January 5, 2012

Happy New Year

New Years is another holiday we spend with the Purser's and it didn't disappoint this year.  We started the count down with a trip to Air Borne in Draper.  I wish Emerson was feeling better because I think she would have loved it so much more.  The kids loved jumping all over the place and in the pits.  We played a friendly game of dodge ball and took turns performing our best tricks.  What we didn't get pictures of was our quarters game with energy drinks to keep us up.  Oh boy was it brutal... lets just say it was memorable.  Everybody threw up and or peed their pants... can't wait for next year.


 Let me explain this picture to you... I wanted to kill Tanner.  So we are selling our Audi and someone was meeting us here to check it out.  Tanner wouldn't jump until they got there, so when they finally showed up, he can't for the life of him find the keys... real shocker huh... anyways, 20 minutes later we found them at the front desk where they had been left when we signed in.  My super smart husband, then decides to take their keys as collateral while they take the Audi.  Again, he won't jump until they get back and we all start giving him crap.  Finally, he does a double front flip into the pit.  The only thing he did the whole night.  Ten minutes later, the guy is back and doesn't want the car, just his keys... guess what, Tanner doesn't have them.  We spent 15 minutes digging through the pit looking for them.  I was dying.  Finally, I asked Tanner, is there any way you gave the keys to someone else?  While standing in the pit Kelly pipes up... "wait a second, he gave me this set right before he jumped in... is this what we have been looking for?"  Oh boy, it was brutal.  Story of my life though.
 This sweet boy actually made it the whole night and rang in the new year with us.  He also starting crawling on New Years.  He is getting too big too fast.
This naughty nut crashed around 8 pm and we didn't hear from her until 8 am the next morning... hence the pleasant smile.

Christmas Lights

Due to sickness and weather... we decided to do Temple square the week after Christmas.  So glad we did... it was almost 60 degrees the night we went and beautiful.  We rode trax down so Emerson could get her choo choo fix. 


 Loved her face when she really saw the temple up close for the first time.  Tried to get her to recreate it... not the same... it was priceless... even kids know that there is something amazing about the temple... loved it
 The lights were amazing... don't know how they do it.
 Can't get enough of my little man... he melts my heart with that smile!

 Standing in his stroller... and loving it... is that allowed?
 Loved walking up to this room and Emerson saying... "whoa... Jesus big."  Thatcher man kept waving... so cute.  Emerson just sat and stared for the longest time.
Melt down on the ride home... so worth it though.

Merry Christmas... Times Three

We decided to do Christmas morning at our house this year.   It was so much fun to just wake up and go downstairs.  My parents joined us and we had our traditional breakfast.  Eme and Thatch opened all of their present from us and Santa... as well as everything clothing related from my parents.  They got a train... kitchen... tons of games... a couple of toys and books.  Tanner and I got an awesome TV for the basement.  Then we went and spent the afternoon at the Purser's... they spoiled us with Disney stock (our favorite)... toys, clothes and cash...  We had a fantastic dinner and the kids loved eating at the "kid" table with grandma candy.  We ended the night up at my parents house with dinner and more presents.  Tanner got a pretty sweet gun and the babies got more toys and clothes than I know what to do with.  They were so overwhelmed by the day that we didn't end up opening everything... we are saving their stockings for a night later in the week.  It was such a nice day... a little crazy... but so good.  It is so much fun to see Emerson really starting to get into all of the traditions we have.  On our drive home, she heard me talking about Santa and pulled her bottle out of her mouth to tell us... "Santa my house more."  It finally clicked and she was a fan. 

 Our traditional crowns... always a treat.


 Our sweet one piece pj's... with their sayings.  Tanner's said "I tried to be good but I got bored"  Emerson's said "Just watch me manipulate"  Thatcher's said "All I got to do is smile and they are mine" and mine said "I totally agree with myself." 

 Grandpa picked out a Dora doll backpack just for Eme and she was in love... she carried it around the rest of the night and didn't even need to open any more presents... she was content. 
The girls did a stocking for my mom because she always does such an amazing one for us.  Alex even sewing this amazing cat stocking to house all of the gifts.  It was a blast... New tradition for sure.
 Loved all of the princesses she got... I love that she is into them.
Hanging with his cousin.

Christmas Eve

Love our Logan Christmas Eve tradition... it is one of my favorite.  Family, Food, Games and Gifts... what more could you ask for.  This year was lots of fun... love having the babies start to love it.  Speaking of love... Emerson was head over heels for her cousin Justice... did I mention he is like 15!  She kept following him and giggling nonstop... it was hilarious. 
 Intense game of Merry Christmas going on... notice her extreme concentration.
 Thatcher Man had a very eventful night... he learned to stand on his own and how to play patty cake... Thank you Great Grandma Pat!
 Emerson sporting her fabulous new pj's.  She wasn't in love with them at first... but after she heard everyone start making a fuss over them, she starting her modeling poses... it was hard to get her out of them after that. 

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

First Annual Paint Off...

This year, instead of Gingerbread houses... my mom decided to do a paint off.  The boys had to paint a nut cracker and the girls had to paint a lovely decoration.  Each group's winner would receive a cash prize... Totally thought I had this in the bag.  I even told Keslie that Alex wasn't any competition in a challenge of this nature... And Tanner's nut cracker was by far the best as well... we posted it on facebook to get a second opinion and it won by a land slide.  Unfortunately for us... the judge, Lana Jones... didn't agree with us and selected both Josh and Alex as the winners... rough night.  However, Grandma Marion and CJ joined us for the event... seeing as the gingerbread house thing used to be her tradition.  She was so cute.  I had to take the kids to see her house though later in the week so they could see all of her cute decorations that she puts up... they loved it.





Purser Party Update...






Our talents were a hit... all of them.  Not so much a hit... Santa for the third time this year.  In addition to Tanner's Talent... I provided vinyl for everybody's vehicle and applied it during the party.  Also, I joined Madi for a little Sophia Grace routine.  The talent here was squeezing into a child's 5T... Only posting pics of Madi blocking me... Also, Eme was in love with the Karaoke Machine... didn't put the microphone down, "I love Diego... I love a Choo Choo, I love my mommy... Etc."  Loved it.  Super fun party... as always.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

A Blue Christmas



So... we each had to have a talent for Shauna's Christmas party.  Madi and I talked the boys into acting for us... so much fun and so funny.  We were laughing the whole time.  The worst part is that I didn't even get the funniest stuff on camera.  Tanner got beat up playing dodge ball by 12 year olds... and was also told he had little man parts... and Matt was so afraid that Tanner was into him, it was funny to watch how uncomfortable it made him.  Finally got the video to go through You Tube... plus here are a few pictures for fun (sorry, the pics aren't great... I took them from my film).  Can't wait... it will be a blast.