CHRISTMAS MORNING!!!

Here are the highlights!

1. Rockband for Bracken
2. PSP for Hayden
3. Farm set for the two big boys.
4. A basket ball hoop for Ashton, which he is great at "dunking" it!
5. Clothes and a new coat for Natalie!
6. New camera, rain gear and clothes for Jason.
7. WICKED tickets! THANKS NATE!!!!! I still can't believe we are going! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
8. Food Storage! We have needed this so bad! Thanks Mom and Dad S.
9. Beautiful Jewelry and New Coat from Mom and Dad T. WE LOVE THEM!
10. The neatest book from my Mom and Dad. I'll have to find it in the mess here and post about it. I read it cover to cover, it's not very long, but I LOVED IT!!!!! EVERY girl, every one of you out there, HAVE GOT TO READ THIS BOOK! It's amazing! Watch for the post soon!

We had a great Christmas! Again, we hope you did too!

Stefanoff Party

A few more nativity pics. Natalie was an AWESOME angel! The kids had a great time. My favorite moment was Chase holding the swiffer! What cuties we all have!

I still can't believe Christmas is over! It comes and goes too fast! We hope you all had a merry one!

Tuttle's Christmas Party

Here are just a few pictures of our party at my mom and dad's. We did the nativity as you can see! What handsome shepherds and Joseph as well as Mary and WOW! Check out those Angels! We had a great time. Thanks mom and dad for this fun tradition. Little Addie didn't want to take her angel costume off after it was done. She cried when we tried!




Ashton and his ice cream. I totally missed him licking his plate clean. :( It was too cute, we were laughing too hard to take the pictures.

Adrian's New Business

My little sister Adrian has just started her own photography business. She takes AMAZING pictures... She also did these card designs for me... p.s. she didn't take these pictures.... :) You'll have to go to her photography site...the link is below! GO CHECK OUT HER PICS!!

Thanks again ADRIAN!!!!!




Here is a link to her site http://adbugphotography.blogspot.com/

Skinny Liz!

We went to dinner with Courtney and his girlfriend Liz the other night and while afterwards back at the hotel Bracken said "Mom, I just love that Liz. She is so fun and so nice!" I said "I know B. I like her too." Well, out of no where Hayden said..."Mom I wish you was as skinny as Liz!" I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! :) I just said "Me too Haydie!" She is a VERY talented runner and seriously is a toothpick, literally! She is much cuter than a toothpick of course! We love her dearly, and I would honestly LOVE to be that skinny too! Thanks Court and Liz for going with us to dinner. We loved seeing you! Let's do it again soon!

50 things tag.....

1.What color is your tooth brush? Purple... for now :)
2. Did you dream last night? nope.. don't usually...
3. What is your favorite candy bar? Skor bar!
4. Have you ever been to a strip club? No.
5. What is the last thing you said aloud? I love you to my kids before they headed off to bed.
6. What is the best ice cream flavor? Peppermint Stick from the Schwann man!!!
7. What is the last thing you had to drink? Dr. Pepper.
8. What are you wearing right now? Don't ask! :)
9. What was the last thing you ate? Lasagna at Susan's.
10. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Yes...stuff from Maurice's for me for Christmas! I LOVE THAT STORE! (Thanks to Brookie!)
11. When was the last time you ran? Last week.
12. Who was the last person to send you a message/comment on your blog? My high school friend Julie! It was SO good to hear from her!
13. Do you take vitamins daily? No but I probably should.
14. Do you go to church every Sunday? We try, but...
15. Do you have a tan? No, not even the slightest hint of one.
16. Do you like Chinese food over pizza? No way... pizza all the way!
17. Do you drink soda with a straw? If there is one available.
18. What does your last text message say? Yes... from Eric.
19. Are you someones best friend? I would hope so!
20. What are you doing tomorrow? Work, play with kids, hopefully start the wrapping!
21. Where is your dad? Hopefully home and at this hour sleeping!
22. Look to your left, what do you see? My Christmas books! I LOVE THEM!!!
23. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? Black!
24. Do you use chap stick? Yep, Bath and Body mentho stuff.. can't remember the specific name.
25. Whats your favorite thing to do in your free time? Who has free time?????
26. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru.. FOR SURE!
27. Do you have a dog? Actually 3... Chisel, Koda and Blue. German Shorthairs... Jason's hunting dogs.
28. Last guy you talked on the phone with? Jason
29. Last girl you talked on the phone with? Angie... she is a GREAT listener and friend.
30. Any fun vacation plans soon? I wish..
31. Do you dye your hair? Who asks that kind of question? Sure do!
32. Can you say the alphabet backwards? Can't say that I can!
33. Do you have a maid service clean your house? I would pay BIG and I mean BIG $ for that one!
34. Are you jealous of anyone? Yep! Court's girl Liz... Have a funny story about that one on my next post!
35. Do you love anyone? LOTS AND LOTS of someones!!!!!
36. Do any of your friends have children? Yes
37. Do you use the word Hello daily? The phone is my best friend these days!
38. Do you like cats? Nope! Not really dogs either....
39. Have you ever been to Six Flags? No.
40. How did you get your worst scar? I fell off of my grandpa's swather and had to get stitches in my chin. I don't have too many of those that are major! Knock on wood!
41. What is your favorite smell? Salt City Pepperberry Wreath candle and dew on hay.
42. What is the last DVD you watched? Polar Express...
43. Have you ever been to Disney World? Nope.
44. What is your favorite number? 24. It was all of my awesome brother's football numbers .. brother's football numbers. I truly miss watching them.
45. Do you toast your pop tarts? Nope... the only kind of those I can stand are the brown sugar and cinnamon ones. They are great cold.
46. Have you ever waited tables? Yes. The Pizza House in Delta. I LOVED working there.
47. Where did you have your first kiss? In the Elementary School when I was in 7th grade when I was waiting for dancing to start with .... well, that's too much info.... :)
48. What should you be doing? Sleeping.. for sure!
49. Do you enjoy wasting time blogging? Yep!
50. How many blogs to you contribute to? 2.

I tag... let's see.... Asher, Melanie, Stephanie, Ashley, whoever else wants to. It's a pretty fun one!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TAG!

Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. (Thanks Kaysie!)

Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Copy to your blog... Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then tag 6 people!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper for sure!
2. Real tree or Artificial? I honestly have to say Artificial! I watched a show on the Discovery Channel one year about fires that had to do with "REAL"Christmas Trees and after watching how fast the house caught fire AND BURNED TO THE GROUND I will never go back... Salt City makes a WONDERFUL "Pepperberry Wreath" candle that I LOVE for this time of year.
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the day after THANKSGIVING... I was a little late this year.
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually right after Christmas because it's driving me crazy, but I am going to leave mine up for a while this year I am REALLY enjoying it! p.s. see pics below!
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes!
6. Do you have a stocking? We used to have stockings, but... I think they fell victum to one of the floods!
7. Hardest person to buy for? Nathan and Courtney and I have to say neighbors!
8. Easiest person to buy for? Ashton and my nieces! Pink is SOOO fun!
9. Do you have a nativity scene? I have a beautiful one that I found for a steal of a deal but am WAY too nervous to put it out with my 3 roudy boys running around!
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Christmas only comes once a year!
11. Most memorable Christmas gift you ever received? Honestly, Christmas took on a whole new look when I had kids. I could seriously never get a gift again as long as I lived if I could watch the faces of my boys on Christmas Morning. It's magical!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Family Man.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Usually really late, but I promised myself we would be done by the 15th and NO LATER! I hate the stress of last minute shopping and WE DID IT!!! I can't believe the relief!
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? White Elephant!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My Grandma Tuttle's wassail! It's amazing!
16. Lights on the tree? White...
17. Favorite Christmas song? Josh Gracin's "Virgin's Lullaby"
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We always end up traveling somewhere... can't imagine Christmas without a ride in the car!
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Yep!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? This year I have a sleigh! (again, refer to the pictures.... I LOVE MY TREE!!! Did I already mention that?)
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Usually Christmas Day depends on where we are at!
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? I truly love this time of year, I just hate the shopping part, I know, go ahead and say it! What woman doesn't like to shop? Well, found one. :)
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I don't have a favorite. I love them all!
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? I love to have brunch on Christmas Day. IT'S THE BEST!
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? We have been so blessed this year...good health, GREAT FAMILY, GREAT FRIENDS and I truly hope that continues.
26. Who is most likely to respond to this? Angie, Mom, Brooke, Adrian, I am sure they all will. :)
27. Favorite Christmas Tradition? My favorite family tradition is the Caroling we used to do. I know I used to complain about it, but I honestly miss doing it. Christmas is such a hard time for so many of the lonely widows we used to visit and I really miss their smiles and for the most part their tears. My favorite places to go were the Dobson's and the Burns'. Thanks mom and dad for giving us the chance to brighten someone else's holiday!

I tag... Angie, Brooke, Adrian, Mom, Julie, Christie and Mandi

Bracken's funny............

The other day I stopped at Deseret Book and bought some rolls to snack on, BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM!!! Well, I got them home and Bracken said "Hey mom! Are these Lion's Den Rolls?" Kids say the funniest things...LOVE YOU B!!!!

Silly Ashton....

I couldn't resist taking this picture. Ashton is so funny lately. This was just one of his silly moments.

Live Nativity...

We had the best family night ever last night. My mom invited us to come to a live Nativity that the Ashton's did last night in Fillmore. There was such a WONDERFUL spirit there. It took on a whole new meaning walking through the snow with my family thinking about the Savior. This is such a beautiful time of year and to have that experience really made me rethink, once again, what the season is truly about. I am so grateful to have the Savior in my life. I am grateful for his sacrifice for me. I hope we all take a step back at this busy time of season to think of our Savior and what he has done for each of us. Thank you so much Ashton Family for sharing this wonderful tradition with us.

Upside down Christmas Tree, WHAT?!?

Yes, you read that correctly. I have an upside down tree and I am SOOOO excited.

Thanks again to Justin and Jenn... :)

This tree was so fun to decorate. I had a TON of help from the lady at Harward's Sprinklers. Yes you read that correctly.... they have an AWESOME holiday decoration department. Here are some fun pictures. I may have to leave it up through January I love it so much.

WRA Christmas Party

We had a blast at my company Christmas Party. There was a HUGE turnout this year. I was so impressed with the boys and the food they all prepared. There was even a special visitor... Hayden didn't want to sit on his lap, but finally relented. Ashton wasn't too impressed either. But it was a blast! THANKS WRA for a fun night!

Natalie's Birthday

Jason took me to St. George for my birthday this year. It was such a needed break and we really had a good time. We stayed at the new Wyndam hotel down there and had SO much fun. We would recommend it to EVERYONE! We owe Brooke and Dan a HUGE thank you for taking our kids for us so we could escape. Thanks Jason for taking me! I needed a little vacation so bad! Happy Birthday to me. :)

Private Practice WHO AM I?

Hayden's Frog

While we were out catching pheasants one afternoon, Hayden found this frog. He made it a little house in out backyard and everything. He didn't realize that if he left it overnight in his "house" in the flowerbed that it would be gone in the morning. Needless to say and 4 HOURS, yes you read correctly, 4 HOURS of crying later.... he finally decided not to build a house for the next one.... Talk about drama. But we enjoyed the little thing while he lasted....

Pheasant Central

We have a pheasant hunting unit on the Stefanoff Farms and can I just tell you.... MY BOYS LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! Jason had this dream about 5 years ago and it has grown to be a really fun thing for us. The boys love to help, most of the time anyway, and they are awesome little bird catchers. If the truth were known, they love it when our regular customers... like Grandpa Rex... the kids call him, pay him their $20 when he comes. But I have to say for now that the funnest part of the whole deal is watching Hayden stick his tongue out when Jason is making the birds "dizzy"so they will "sit" until the dogs find them. He is hilarious. Bracken loves to take the birds out in the field after Jason spins them and hides them. He takes great time to find the best spot. Ashton even got to help this time. THANKS JASON!!! We love helping.

My City....

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

Pack Meeting Halloween Costumes

We have had a few opportunities to dress up this Halloween. HEre are just soem quick pictures of Ashton and Hayden when we were off to BRacken's Pack Meeting Halloween PArty. HAYDEN LOOKED AWESOME!!!! He really got into it... as you will see he had about 5 costumes this year!!!

Hayden's first pumpkin carving

Hayden's kindgergarten teacher does the cutest things with her students. Her name is Mrs. Jensen. She sent a mini pumpkin home with each of them and had them cut it open and clean it out. They then had to count the seeds and the pick some big seeds and small seeds and glue them on a paper. Then they could carve it however they wanted. It was so fun to watch him be so particular about how it looked so he could impress her with his "skills." He is learning SO much and I am so appreciative of how much she cares about Hayden and takes the time to make him feel special.

Wheelin' boys on their 4 wheeler

I could not resist taking these pictures. My boys just love to ride the 4 wheeler. Yes, including Ashton. He cries SOOOOO hard when we take him off. Grandpa Dennis is really good to let them drive his and even went so far as to buy a little one for all of the grandkids to enjoy... I don't know how excited Grandma Su was for that, but the kids have LOVED and I mean LOVED it. All of us knew Hayden has NO FEAR whatsoever and this was again reiterated to us all when he jumped on that bad boy and erupted into the biggest, if giggles can be big, biggest evil little laugh. It totally cracked me up. Bracken is really good at making sure that HAyden shifts just right and doesn't burn it up. Oh, and did we mention them already wrecking into the orange dump truck at the farm....luckily no injury... but they came crying and running knowing they were in "big trouble? as B put it. It took him a few days to be able to look at Grandpa Dennis even though he didn't even get yelled at one bit. (He doesn't understand that Grandpa doesn't care about the machine as much as he cares about them yet!!) But we found new blinkers and they are off and running again!! THANKS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA for the fun...

Tagged!!

This was a fun one, but it's taken me a while to do it. This was the cutest parade at Disneyland. I think I enjoyed it as much as my kids. Thanks Adrian for the TAG!!!

I tag whoever wants to play... this was actually really fun to see what it would be....

***NOTE***

Adrian just pointed out that I didn't explain this one....you have to go to your 4th folder in your pictures and pick the 4th picture, post it and tell us about it. That's the directions. THANKS AD!!

BELLA?

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I tried it again and this is who I got? Random...

TWILIGHT!!!!

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My sister Brooke had this on her blog and I had to do it and of course I was ESME!!! I too can not wait until this movie comes out. It is going to be a girls night out for sure :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHTON!!!!!!!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE ASHTON IS ONE!!!!!!!! It is seriously so hard for me to believe. He is such a joy to have him in our family. He makes us laugh every day.

Some of his favorite things right now

1. His Big Brothers.....he loves them and misses them so much when they are gone to school. It has been a hard adjustment for him. He just can't wait for them to get home. He is also so happy when he hears them come through that door.
2. He has also learned to wave goodbye. He will wave and say "Bye." It's darling.
3. He also loves to talk on my cell phone. He talks to no one, but picks it up, puts it to his ear and says "HI." It's hilarious.
4. He is starting to stand up in the middle of a room. He doesn't dare take a step yet, but he is getting pretty brave.
   
5. HE SLEEPS IN HIS OWN BED!!!!! Thanks to Brooke and Dan. (Can I hire you to teach my other 2 how to do that?) Oh well, I honestly don't think it can last much longer can it?
   
6. He HATES his car seat. This is just a new one....can't quite figure it out either. We have to have a movie playing the hope he falls asleep. STRANGE!!!!
7. He also hates to sit in his high chair. I am wondering if he just thinks he is too big to do it??
8. He loves to drive cars and trucks around. He makes the noise and everything. Cracks me up. ALL BOY!!!!
9. He also LOVES to crawl into the family room and just "flop" himself all spread out and just lay there until we tickle him. He loves to do this with his brothers. They love it too.
10. He LOVES his daddy. Jason is absolutely darling with him. (As he is and was with the other 2...) But Ashton loves when he comes home too.
    
11. He hates shoes, like his mother..... I don't blame him.
12. He loves to give kisses too. They are big, open mouthed and slobbery, but trust me, as a mother you DON'T turn them down!! :)
    

We had a little birthday party for him and Hayden and I made this little cake for him.




In case you can't tell, it's a spider. :)




We had a blast making it, but I we didn't dare eat it because of all of the frosting on it!! Anyway, Ashton ate his and LOVED it. (Have to thank Angie for her mixing cup we used for his head. She is really a resourceful gal!! LOVE YA ANG!!)


And of course the cleanup. The poor thing.... the black frosting stained his little tummy. It's funny...just today is it gone...3 days later.




This is his little lion he got to ride on. He likes it too, but can't find "forward." He climbs on it and pushes himself "backwards." Hopefully he'll figure it out sooner or later.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHIE!!!! We love you to pieces.