End of Year Catchup

I haven't been blogging as often as I would like.  It seems like most of my friends aren't blogging anymore - maybe it's already outdated and Facebook is the preferred way of social networking.  But I do love blogging and the idea that I can have a journal with pictures all in one place.  Anyway I want to do a quick catchup from where I left off.  And then hopefully I can be more consistent next year!

For Thanksgiving this year, Quentin did french braids in the girls' hair:

People may wonder what a vegetarian's Thanksgiving plate may look like - I think it looks pretty and yummy!

The girls have been begging to go to Get Air - they had a lot of fun!

Quentin's work had a family Christmas party - games, make ornaments, eat cookies, and we got to hang out at his desk for awhile.

This is on a big wall at Quentin's work - so proud of him!

We went to see Santa at Secret Haven (Rock Loft) this year:

It was Kasidee's turn this year to put the star on the tree:

Kasidee's kindergarten class made gingerbread houses:

We took Front Runner from Downtown Salt Lake all the way to Provo and back.  It was was free and it was crowded, but it was a fun experience for the girls!

On Quentin's birthday, we picked him up from work, took him out to dinner, and rode the trolley to Temple Square.  We looked at the lights there, looked at Deseret Book's Christmas window, browsed at City Creek Center, and checked out the candy windows at Macy's.

We saw the cute little houses at the Ogden Village:

Our traditional "Twas the Night Before Christmas" story on Christmas Eve at Mom's house:

Christmas morning, waiting to go downstairs:

 

Funnies

I haven't blogged for quite awhile but I've been saving up some funnies that my girls have said:

• Kasidee wanted to play with one of her friends from preschool that she hadn't seen for 2 years.  I wasn't really in the mood to make arrangements for that that day, so I asked her if she could pick a different friend to play with.  She asked why she couldn't play with her old friend.  I said, "Well, you only have an hour to play and you haven't played with her for 2 years.  Wouldn't it be awkard to call her up and say, 'Hey....'"  Before I could finish, Makenna piped up to finish my sentence and for some reason said, "Got any grapes?"
• Makenna has been really into cleaning lately.  She makes her bed right after she wakes up and likes to go from room to room straightening up.  One day she said, "Daddy told me that there are people who feel like they always have to clean and it can be a problem."  Kiera said, "Uh, yeah - people like maids and they have to otherwise they'll get fired."
• About a month ago I got a call from one of my preschooler's moms letting me know that her child had lice.  Aughh!  Thank goodness we weren't affected, but for the week after we got the news we checked the girls' hair.  Makenna said, "Oh, I kind of wish I had lice - that could be our pet!"
• Kasidee is such a good sharer and is not satisfied until everyone has something and everything is equal.  One night Quentin finished off the soda that we had bought as a treat.  I jokingly said, "Oh, I guess I didn't need any  more!"  Quentin apologized and we didn't think about it anymore.  About 30 minutes later Kasidee came in to me and asked if I was okay.  I said, "Of course...why?"  She started to cry and said she had bonked her head.  I held her as she cried quietly.  Then she said, "Actually, I'm not crying because I bonked my head.  I'm just sad Daddy took the rest of the pop and you didn't get any more."  Oh, my heart melted!  Something that was not even an issue made Kasidee so upset because she was worried I felt bad!  Quentin overheard and quickly went to the store and got another bottle.  She was so happy and all was well in her sweet little world!