Hey Everyone! I am totally new to this whole blogging thing. Thanks to my friend and neighbor Jen, I'm up and running and lovin it, though I fear I won't get much laundry done today. What a fun way to keep a family journal. This is our little family. We live in West Point and love everything about it. We love our ward and neighbors and schools. We've lived here for about 5 years and don't plan on going anywhere anyime soon. Kesli our oldest is 10. She is our little preteen. She is such a fun kid and blessing in our home. She is a total perfectionist in everything she does. Sometimes it makes us crazy because she is so intense all the time. However, it's a great quality when it comes to school. I've never had to ask her if her homework is done. She is definately an over acheiver. We are so proud of all she has accomplished and her hard work. Kemri, 8, is usually my laid back, content girl, but still a girl. And any of you that have girls know that they can be a little sassy sometimes. Most of the time she is just a joy to be around. We never wonder what she is thinking because, don't worry, she'll tell you everytime, no matter what it is. Such an inocent and honest little thing. She is such an animal lover! We love our little tender hearted girl and love having her in our family. Then we finally have our boy! Kyson is just that, a boy. He loves anything to do with trucks, balls, dinasaurs, super heros,you name it. He just started preschool this year at Jellybean Junction. He absolutely loves every minute of it. He keeps us on our toes all the time. He can be a little stubborn, wait did I say a little, 'cause really I mean ALOT! But, maybe that determination will take him great places one day.
I haven't been able to post any recent pictures because Kyson threw my camera down the stairs and broke it, I'm pretty happy about it. So I decided that I would post some picuturese of Christmas' past. A huge part of the fun of Christmas for me are the memories and traditions. This is Kyson with our new puppy last year. All three of of my monkeys begged for a puppy. I think that they had given up all hope of ever having one. Then we suprised them Christmas morning with our little puppy. We named him Copper. Even though he is totally naghty, we love him and he has been such a good thing for the kids. Another fun memory is a tradition we started last year doing "The Twelve Days of Christmas". Each day we focused on something different. We did random acts of service as a family, made cookies, played games, and many memory creating activities. I gave each of my kids a journal so they could write down some of the things that meant the most to them. I'm excited to get them out this year and read what they wrote. This year each of the 12 days will be focused on a blessing. This fun new tradition has made planning Christmas so much fun for mom. I also think it has really refocused our attention on what is really important during this magical time of year.
CHriSTmaS 2007- I can't believe it's been a whole year! 
ChRiStMas 2006
ChRiTSmAs 2005, Kyson's first Christmas!
