What we've been up to

Well it has been a long while since I have blogged, probably the main reason is i recieved the facebook virus and it has taken me this long to get everything re-installed and ready to go.

I guess you can say we've been busy having a BALL

So the first Main big event was Scott and Shanley's wedding! We are so happy to see them married! And we are all excited to have Shanley as an addition to our family!

While Eveyone was in town we went to the Discovery Gateway downtown

where the kids can Fly a Helocopter

Do some rock climbing...

Or some Horse back riding!

We Loved to have Kim in town and can't wait for a few weeks from now when she comes back for the open house and James' Baptism

December Events

So I have decided that I am not a very good Blogger...
So here is all the events for the month...

First we went as a family to Temple Square.
One of my most treasured traditions is going to go and see the lights at temple square.

We also had an Earl Christmas Party with a nativity acted out by the kids and a pinata!

Then we got to meet Shanley!!!
Who Got proposed to by scott on Christmas Day.
He told us in a present that we got to open under the tree!
We are so happy for them, and the boys are excited for a new Aunt!!!

We also had a wonderful, even spiritual Christmas eve with Christmas jammies and a story from Grandma!!

Christmas was wonderful, we had my parents come and open presents first thing in the morning, than we housed hopped to the jaffas to talk with David who was calling from Norway on his mission. Then we hopped to the Earls for dinner and the rest of Christmas Day!

My favorite Christmas gift this year the whole family gets to benefit from...
My new Kitchen table . . .

And My Dad came and helped Matt build a storage room!!!
And It's HUGE!! I love it!! I hope eventually I can fill it!!!

The Last event for the month was a New Year Eve Wedding for my cousin Mellissa! I found it kinda odd to have their reception on a holiday (and it might have hurt their guest showings) But the purpose of it being remembered was suceeded. We are happy for you mellissa!!

Dinosaur Museum

We went to the Dinosaur Museum at thanksgiving point
for our thanksgiving fieldtrip for Preschool.
It was alot of fun!
Ben was impressed with the fact that a dinosaurs foot was bigger than him.

I was surprised with the boy's facination with the dino bones.

Plus this museum had a lot of hands on activities like this wooden dino puzzle,
kids dino costumes, plastic toy dinos, computers with games and puzzles,
a huge build a dino, dino rubbings, a water sand area, a huge sand dig and much much more.

Trunk-or-treat

We got to go with Grandma and Grandpa Jaffa this year for a trunk or treat.
It was cold but the kids were CUTE!!!
This year with the exception of Cameron I let the boys pick their own customes.
Ben wanted to be a Witch and I convinced him to be a "BOY WITCH" and we dressed him like harry potter. But he had to have the classic Witch hat!!
Ethan wanted to be a pirate, which I think was partly inspired by Kaleb's Pirate birthday party.
And Poor Cameron ended up with a handie-down custom of Yoda.

Pushkin Pumpkins

Pirate Birthday Party

Mindi and les know how to through the best parties!
In the past we've had customes parties for Kaleb's Birthday. This year instead of coming dressed up they dressed you once you got here. They had all of these fun activites where the kids could earn different parts of a Pirate custome.

They really did have alot of clever games and activites for us to play.

And the kids were so cute all dressed up.
My favorite was the obstacle course they had set up for the kids. With a pirate ship, walking the plank, ect..

Like always their decorations were alborate and really awesome, they drew pirate things on their family photos on the wall with dry erase markers, they had a pirate flag, treasure chests, lights, and spider webs, ect..
They really know how to throw a Party.

ScareCrow Festival

Grandma and Grandpa Jaffa took us to the SCARECROW FESTIVAL
We really had a fun time!

They had a ton of little carnival type games for the kids.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the talent my kids had at throwing balls and bean bags, especially Ethan he is my little athlete.

They also had the funnest blown up slides and things
for the kids to climb in and jump on.

It was alot of fun for everyone.
Even though alot of the activities were centered around little kids,
Doug and lizzie that came too had a lot of fun.

The kids were so spoiled by Grandma Jaffa,
They got kettle corn, cotton candy, Toys from a fishing pond,
they got to pick out popcorn, eat a nice lunch and
they even bought Ethan his halloween costume.

The biggest highlight for me was all of Cameron's Firsts, horsey ride, Cotton candy, wagon ride, blow up slide, ect...

APPLE FUN

So I have been kinda busy trying to FINALLY get my house decorated. We've lived here for almost 2 years and I finally got Curtains for my kitchen done. These curtains were probably one of the biggest projects I have or will ever do with my CRICUT.
I am so proud of them. They turned out so good! Better than I even imagined.

I also got these other cute kitchen decorations. They only thing I need now to complete my kitchen is a little kitchen carpet for my sink.

Ben Birthday

Ben's Birthday was no day at the Beach..Wait!...yes it was...
A FUN DAY AT THE BEACH!

For Ben's Birthday he really wanted the
RING-AROUND-THE ROSIE
cake with Dora Deigo and boots.
He loves DORA!

I also made DORA, DIEGO and JAGUAR Cupcakes for his kid party

We gave Ben an ELMO potty book to help promote more potty time activities. For turning 4 he is so ALMOST there of being completely potty trained.

He had a really fun party with lots of family near by.

Ben Also got there really cute woody and Buzz Pj's and of course he shared with ETHAN!
Arn't they just so cute!

There are moments when I still don't believe how big my baby is... Ben was my first baby and it is weird to think he is now 4 years old.

This pic has an interesting story. So I was up in the middle of the night for the last couple nights before this photo and i decided that I would nap while the baby was napping. I put Ben and Ethan in the front room with the tv on and some activites and next I know it I was wakened up with the noise of my kids playing happily from the other room and I realized it was actually Cameron's room I could hear the noise in and I opened the door to see this... ALL 3 boys in the crib playing happily!!! Some how Ben and Ethan climbed in!!