Binkie Stash

Three months after we got rid of Carter's binkie, he found the stash I had hidden in his dresser. When he saw them he got really excited and yelled, "bing-ies!"


He tried to put all of them in his mouth at the same time.

Luckily, he was more interested in playing with the binkies than sucking on them!

The next Rascal Flatts

Ammon loves Rascal Flatts, especially the song "My Wish." He is always singing this song- while he eats, gets dressed, takes a bath, etc. Every time I tried to video tape him he would stop singing. I managed to sneak up behind Ammon during lunch and record a video, when I showed it to Ammon he said, "you can't hear me!" I was then able to talk him into singing for the camera. I think he could be the next Rascal Flatts, or at least the next American Idol!

New Soccer Shoes

Carter is so excited about his new soccer shoes. (He thinks they are soccer shoes because of a small circle shaped logo on the tongue. We are just happy that he saw these as a good alternative to the florescent green, light-up Buzz Lightyear shoes).


He loves his shoes so much, he wants to put them on first thing in the morning.

Carter even wants to wear his shoes to bed (which we don't let him do, but I do go through the whole bedtime routine before I take them off.)

The best thing about Carter's soccer shoes is that they are great for kicking his soccer ball.

A New Look

I have been experimenting with our blog and figured out how to customize it (which was very exciting) I also decided to try a new look. I was trying to go with something a little more calming. Let me know what you think.

Robot Tubes

Ammon had minor surgery yesterday, a bilateral myringotomy with tubes, i.e. he got tubes in his ears :) Colby was trying to get him ready for the surgery and he told him they were going to put "robot tubes" in his ears. Ammon seemed pretty excited about that, until he figured out what it entailed. He couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight the night before. As luck would have it, he woke up at 1 in the morning asking for a drink or water. I had to wake him up at 6 am to leave for the surgical center. By the time we got to the surgical center, Ammon was very thirsty and hungry, not to mention still tired. He was very brave and he only cried when they had to pin him down to the table to give him the anesthesia.

Ammon getting all ready for surgery! (actually, he wasn't getting ready, he was trying to take off the hospital gown and he kept saying, "Mom, I'm ready to go home and eat breakfast.")

The one good thing that came out of the surgery was Ammon's new slippers. (which bargain shopper Mom picked up at Old Navy for $1.50). When his preschool teacher asked Ammon how his surgery went the only thing he told her was, "I got new slippers!"

In an effort to keep Ammon entertained, we kept taking pictures of ourselves while we were waiting for the doctor.

After surgery Ammon was not a happy camper. He kept telling me, "My head hurts so bad!" In response to my efforts to get him to calm down he would reply, "Mom, that is not going to calm me down, my head hurts too bad."

To Ininity and Beyond

"To Infinity and Beyond" is now a common phrase around our house. It is usually accompanied by jumping off the furniture or running wildly around the room. The boys love their new Buzz Lightyear toys and I am happy to have two more "little buddies" to tote around everywhere with us.

Fun with Family

We had so much fun visiting our family in Utah. There were plenty of opportunities to take pictures (and we took a ton!) so we had a hard time deciding which ones to post. Here are some of our favorites:


Uncle Scotty gives a "group hug" to his nieces and nephew.

Ammon and Grandma Stewart show off the sugar cookie they decorated.

The Frost family gathers for a group picture after the nativity on Christmas Eve.

Carter, Shauni, Carolee and Isaac all bundled up at the Ogden Christmas lights.

We had to be REALLY patient to get this shot of Grandma and Grandpa Stewart with all their grandkids- but it was worth it!

The Stewart family at our New Years Eve party.

Christmas Eve

This year we spent Christmas Eve with the Frost's. I had some minor difficulties posting these pictures so they are all out of order.
Ammon and Baileigh show off their new jammies and Reindeer stuffed animals.

The kids all looked so cute in their Christmas church outfits. We were having a hard time getting them to smile until Colby started making funny faces at them. This was the result.

Grandma Frost gave all the kids new PJ's and stuffed animals from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

We had a great nativity in the evening. Due to the fact that almost half of the participants were under the age of two, we did have some cooperation issues, but we all had a good time.

I love this picture of Megan and Ammon with the "deer in the headlights" look on their faces.

What a fun day!

Playing in the Snow!!

While we were at Grandma and Grandpa Stewart's house there was a huge snow storm. The boys were so excited to go outside and play with their cousins. Carter looked so cute all bundled up!

Baylee tried to help Carter build a snowman, but the snow was too dry and it didn't stick together very well. They had fun trying!

Oh, isn't he cute!

The kids buried Natalee in the snow. By the way, Ammon was out playing too but he was honary and kept giving the camera dirty looks, so his picture didn't make it onto this post!