Cole is the Man!

Can you believe it? I don't have a six year old---no way! We had so much fun on Cole's birthday. His party is not until Friday but we wanted to make his birthday special so we asked him what he wanted to do and what special meal he wanted a couple days before his birthday so we could be prepared. I was expecting something like his pigs in a blanket request like last year, but he really thought about it for a couple hours and then decided that he would like us to make our own pizzas for dinner. Ummm-okay, we can do that. He told us that he wanted bacon, pepperoni, and ham on the pizzas. He was so excited about his pizza meal he kept telling everyone about it.
When he got home from school he walked into the living room where his brand new bike sat, ran over to it and said "Sweet, present time!" He opened all the presents (the whole time telling Luke that they were his new toys and that he couldn't have a turn yet). Right when he got done opening presents he wanted to make the pizza. With Damon's expertise and his beautiful pizza making skills we managed to turn out some pretty yummy pizzas! The kids had tons of fun and it is definitely an activity we will do regularly. We also made rice krispy treats since we will do the cake at Cole's birthday party. He didn't expect us to put candles in the rice krispies-his reaction was so fun-he LOVED it! We had a really good day-even if it means that I have a six year old!

Wrestle Mania at our house!

I love watching the kids wrestle with Damon. It has become a daily game-they love it!

Valentine's Day

We've had lots of fun this Valentine's Day weekend. The week actually started out pretty yucky. We all spent the week sick as can be in bed. I had to call in sick to work 3 days in a row because we were all feeling so crappy. I think Luke had it the worst-he threw up probably 7 or 8 times. Poor kid.

Once we were feeling better we had fun making valentine's and sugar cookies. The kids had a ball. I especially loved the twins valentine scribbles and Cole's smiley face sugar cookies. ---Just ignore Ellee in her pajamas-her Snow White dress up was dirty so she put the pj's on over her jeans since it was a dress. Silly girl!

Tagged by Sarah

Thanks so much Sarah! It took me forever!

8 THINGS ABOUT ME
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P.S THESE ARE NOT IN ORDER


8 FAVORITE TV SHOWS
1- The Office
2- House
3- Grey's Anatomy
4- ER
5- American Idol
6- So You Think You Can Dance
7- Heroes
8- Lost


THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
1. Dinner at Chili's with Damon, Treg, and Lisa
2. Went to Cole's Jr. Jazz game
3. Laundry
4. Played darts with Damon
5. Went for a walk with the kids since the inversion finally lifted
6. Took down Christmas lights off the deck-snow melted enough to get to them
7. Watched Damon getting tased about 50 times- and laughed every time
8. Read Junie B. Jones with Cole


THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
1. Spring Break & then summer break
2. Reaching my weight loss goals
3. Alone time with Damon
4. A day when I can sleep in and not have to wake up to the alarm clock
5. Going on a nice vacation with the whole family
6. New clothes
7. Warm days to take the kids to the park--or snowy days to take them sledding-anything but the weather now
8. One on one time with each of the kids

FAVORITE RESTURANTS
1. Olive Garden
2. Cafe Rio
3. Chili's
4. TGIF
5. Applebees
6. Papa John's Pizza
7. Los Hermanos
8. Training Table


THINGS ON MY WISH LIST
1. Lose more weight
2. Get my hair done
3. Date night with Damon
4. Go on one big vacation a year with my whole family
5. Go to Hawaii
6. More patience
7. Get some sort of pet-preferably a dog--sorry Damon :)
8. Getting my entire family to church on time for 9 o'clock meetings

Cole lost his first tooth!

We are so excited at our house. Cole lost his first tooth tonight! He's been playing with it for so long we were wondering if it would ever fall out! After we brushed his teeth at bedtime he told me that he thought it was time for the tooth to come out. So I flossed it for him and could tell it was really close. He played with it for awhile and then it started bleeding and he told me he needed to get a washcloth so he could pull it out. He gave a couple half-hearted yanks on it and then immediately ran to our magnifying mirror so he could get a better look. After he looked at it he said "Whoa-it's really loose!" He then gave one really good yank and yelled "I got it!" He was so excited. It took a good half hour to calm him down enough to convince him that it was time to go to sleep. He has a bunk bed and was really concerned that the tooth fairy wouldn't be able to find the tooth since he was up high so he decided that we should put the tooth in a baggy and tape it to the bed next to his head. He also informed us that the tooth fairy only brings gold dollars--good to know! Yay for Cole!!! Do I really have a child old enough to be losing teeth? I love his toothless grin!!!

Christmas Pictures 2008

Christmas 2008

Isn't it funny how we are so excited for a nice break from work and then don't get half the things done we hoped to? I thoroughly enjoyed my Christmas break but it went way too fast! We had lots of parties and activities and we are all completely worn out. We started out the season at the Wilder Christmas party with all of Damon's cousins and aunt's and uncle's on his Dad's side of the family. It is always chaotic but the kids really enjoyed the marshmallow snowball fight. We then had the Christmas party with Damon's siblings and Mom at Tani's house. It is always lots of fun and the kids love seeing Santa. Santa gave the kids a warning that we are in a recession this year so they might not get exactly what they wanted. He was really funny this year! This year Grandma Janet made each of her granddaughters a nightgown. The girls were so cute in their matching nightgowns. Ellee loves hers and hates it when it is not clean for bedtime.
Damon had to work Christmas Eve this year so we were all pretty bummed out. We decided that it would be a fun tradition to start going to Temple Square on Christmas Eve. Mama, Papa, Ashley, Jed, Ruby and Emma all went with us. It was lots of fun. The kids loved riding on trax and seeing all the fun lights at Temple Square. We were also able to stop at the courthouse to see Damon and visit for a little while. The kids love going to Damon's work and made themselves right at home-asking for drinks and wanting to look at all the tv/computer screens in the control room. It was good to be able to stop and see him since he was stuck at work on Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning was lots of fun! Damon woke the kids up when he got home from work and they were so excited to see if Santa brought them anything. They came running down the stairs and didn't look back. It was so fun to watch them get excited over everything-whether it was new underwear or a new toy. Luke loved that he has started getting some of the same big boy toys as Cole and Ellee just squealed every time she opened a present.
We went to Papa Larry's for Christmas morning breakfast and to see the cousins and family. I was so surprised that the kids weren't tired. They were wired pretty much all day long. After Papa Larry's we headed to Papa and Mama's house for the Romig Christmas party-where the kids got loaded up on even more sugar and toys-and enjoyed every moment!
Needless to say-the kids slept like rocks Christmas night! We had a great Christmas season.