Trip to the hospital!

At the beginning of January Macie swallowed some plastic aqua gem balls that expand in water and well it resulted in us taking her to the emergency room. What a scary thing not knowing what they were doing inside her stomach. Luckily everything worked out fine. The ER doctor told us that all we could do was to just wait and see if she passed them. They were worried about the balls growing too large and causing an obstruction. Thank heavens she passed them the next day. Macie is definitely more into things than Carter ever was. Anyways everything worked out.

Christmas 2009!!!

Christmas Eve!

On Christmas Eve we did some last minute shopping and then we went all around Idaho Falls and looked at the pretty lights. Carter really enjoyed it this year. He kept telling us which way we needed to look. After the lights we got dinner and went home to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol. After dinner the kids got to open their one gift which is always pajamas and then we had baths and they put their new pajamas on and then we left some cookies and milk for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph. Then it was off to bed. Carter was so excited it screamed all the way to his room and jumped into bed. Dave and I stayed up a little while longer and watched the Polar Express.

Christmas Morning!!!

On Christmas morning the kids slept in!!! They are up every morning by 6:30am except when I really want them up and then they sleep in until 8:00am and then Dave and I had to wake them. But when Carter got up and realized that it was morning he was so excited to see what Santa had brought. Macie didn't really know that anything was different except she had to scream and jump up and down because her big brother was doing it.

Carter got a V Motion from Santa. He was so excited.

He had to start it up and have dad help him start to play it.

Carter and Dave both got a new hat for Christmas. My two handsome boys!

This year there were only two things that Carter really wanted and that was the V Motion and a T Rex. He was so excited when he opened this from his Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Birch and saw his T Rex. He couldn't wait to get it out of the box. Macie loves it too. She keeps growling at it.

Macie got a whole set of Doll toys from Santa. She loved it.

Her favorite part of the stocking was of course the treats.

Macie got a bunch of dolls and some play food and a shopping cart this year. She had a blast opening the gifts.

She quickly stole Carter's hat and started wearing it. Then she wanted to sit with Daddy to finish opening her gifts. She got a puppy and puppy stroller from my parents.

What a fun Christmas we all had. Dave and I got a bunch of misc. things and then he got a gift from my parents that was a Wii game. We were both so confused because I knew that my mom knew that we had an Xbox 360 not a Wii. After being confused for a minute and then realizing we hadn't opened their gift to us yet we both looked at each other and jumped up and ran to get the gift. And sure enough they had bought us a Wii for Christmas!!!!! What fun. We couldn't believe it. Dave was so excited. And well I think I screamed a little with excitement.

Every Christmas Day all the cousins get around the Christmas tree and exchange gifts. They love it. Macie got a pony this year and Carter got a Zuh Zuh pet. What a fun Christmas.

Parties before Christmas

The 2009 Christmas season started out with the Vasas annual Christmas party the Saturday before Christmas. We all were able to go to the Temple and do some family sealings and then we met at Grandma Jan's and Grandpa's house for dinner and a party.


The three amigos got to sit together and eat. They loved it.

After dinner we got the kids dressed up and they acted out the Nativity.


Then it was time to get the presents and so the kids all lined up and passed them down the line. What a fun activity. Macie was able to start the passing. She was doing so good and thought it was very fun.

After we passed the presents out into the sun room it was time for the kids to open their pajamas from Grandma Jan and Grandpa and then they line up and walk into the room to show off their new pj's.

Grandma Horkley's Christmas Party!

All the kids love getting together to give Grandma Horkley her Christmas presents. This has become an annual party where we get together and have pizza and pop. I love it. I am so glad that Grandma is still with us and that the kids get to know their Great-Grandma. Grandma really enjoys the kids too.

Macie and Sydnee latched on to my brother. They were loving the attention.

The Monday before Christmas was Carter's last school day for a couple of weeks so we had a party. They had a lot of fun. We did a craft and then watched a Christmas movie and had some Christmas cookies. Carter loves school and all his friends.


Christmas Eve Eve!
This year we had Grandma Jan and Bill over for dinner a couple of night before Christmas so that they could give the kids their gifts and spend some time with them. It was a fun evening and the kids loved what they got.

Macie got a Leap Frog Dog. What a cute thing. We programed it to say her name and her favorite food and animal. You can also set it to play some of her favorite songs.
Carter got a Lightening McQueen scooter. He loved it. Although so did his little sister. She didn't want to let him have all the fun. She kept pushing him off and saying that it was hers. Goofy girl, she couldn't even make it go but she wanted to be the one standing on it.