Dallin's KUNG FU PANDA BIRTHDAY

I am glad to say that I have just survived probably the craziest week of my life. All 3 kids were sick with fever and bad coughs. Dallin had a birthday party on Saturday, and I had to give a talk in church on Sunday. Birthday parties are not easy, especially when your son insists that he wants a 5 layer cake. But, I am happy to say that his party turned out great.Of course we had to open the presents. The kids were all so excited for Dallin to open their present. It is so funny how kids are.
A couple of Bounce houses always makes a party fun.
The kids defeated Tai Lung(Justin) and got him down on the ground with their great Fung Fu chops. Tai Lung wasn't too happy, but the kids got their dragon scrolls.
The kids ate some Ramen Noodles with chopsticks, They loved this.
Tai Lung was all dressed up ready to fight the kids.
Our beautiful Kung Fu Panda Plates and cups.
Dallin's famous 4 layer cake. He wanted 5 layers, but I said 4 would have to be enough. I think it might have tipped over.
Our Pinata. A party is not a party without a pinata. We could not find a Kung Fu panda pinata, so we got a champagne bottle that said Happy New Year and took the sign off and added some Kung Fu Panda pictures. It was just going to be broken, and the pinata was only $2.00 at Wal-Mart.

Jayden Austin Vance

This past Sunday we blessed Jayden. So crazy to think that this is the 3rd time that we have blessed our babies. Jayden is such a fun smiley little boy. He really likes to grab things and is really strong. He can pull on the toys of his bouncey chair and pull himself all the way into a sitting position. He is growing up so fast. We sure love him a lot. This is the blessing blanket that our Great Grandma Walker made for Dallin and now was used by Jayden. It is a great heirloom.
Nany and Jayden had a great time together.
Dallin has a hard time holding still for pictures.

Justin thought that Jayden looks like the Catholic Pope with this hat on, but I think he looks cute.

Dallin Vance is Now 5 Years Old

It is so hard to believe that it has been 5 years since we had our first little baby boy. My how time flies!!! Every time I look at Jayden I remember those days when I held Dallin for the first time. It is so sad that he is growing up so quickly. However, these past 5 years have been some of the greatest years of our lives. It has been so fun raising this little boy. We really do love him a lot. Dallin is such a good little boy. He is very caring and loves to talk. It is so fun to talk to him about anything. It is scary to think that he is now 5 years old and will be starting Kindergarten soon. We can't wait for the years to come.
Dallin really wanted a Kung Fu Panda Birthday Party. However, his birthday being the 30th of December is a little tricky for parties. He will have his party in a few weeks, but for now we had a Kung Fu Panda cake and we invited a few friends to Chuck E Cheese's. Chuck E Cheese's is always a great place to go. It was great fun!!
The famous Tinkertoys were a big hit for Dallin's birthday.
Dallin was really excited to get Tinkertoys for his birthday. He always talks about how him and his friends make guns out of Tinkertoys at preschool.

CHRISTMAS 2008

This was the first year that we have had Christmas all by ourselves. Justin has been dying to have Christmas morning at home. It was fun, but we did miss having our family for Christmas Dinner. We had a great dinner, but I had to make it all alone. The one thing that turned out great was our Pecan Pie. Justin loves Pecan Pie. Of course, it is the most fattening pie that you can make, but once a year it should be OK. This is what Jayden did while I cooked. He loves to hang out in his bouncy chair. He is pretty good at hanging out. I run out of arms and so it seems that he has to spend a lot of time in his chair.

Dallin loved the Ham. He is so much like his Daddy. He loves Meat. Dallin always says that if he were a dinosaur that he would be a carnivore.
Elise and her olives. Olives on the fingers are a big hit at our house for Christmas Dinner as well as Thanksgiving Dinner.

I know that I am a little behind, but I am going to set a New Year's Resolution to keep up on my posts. This Week is crazy because it is Christmas, then Dallin's Birthday and then New Year's. But, I think it is over and now I can go on with a New Year.

Our Cute Kids

We finally got Elise to smile.
Jayden has such blue eyes and is smiling so much lately. He is so cute.
Dallin loves to do goofy things. That is why we love him.

Thanksgiving

It has been a long time since I have posted, but we have been busy traveling to Utah. We went for Thanksgiving and saw Nany and Papa and our cousins and aunts. It was a great time. To top it all off we went to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point and rode on a carriage. The kids loved the horse. I love Christmas lights and this time of the year.

HALLOWEEN

Dallin was Buzz Lightyear for Halloween and Elise was Tinkerbell. For some reason Dallin really wanted to be Buzz Lightyear, so I looked all over for this costume and found it on sale at the Disney Store. He had so much fun. Elise did not want to be Tinkerbell, she wanted to be Spiderman or Buzz Lightyear. Finally, I convinced her to be Tinkerbell. She looked so cute. Halloween was tons of fn. We got plenty of candy.