Christmas this year was so FUN!!!!

Scotland is at a perfect age for all the holiday MaGiC.

She was so excited this year. She was so excited that we couldn't get her to go to bed until after midnight.....Ughhh!!!!

She got so many presents, but one of her favorites was her new doll house.

She could seriously play with this for hours.

Sweden loved the bows, wrapping paper, and the tree.

You can see that she was trying her hardest to pull the ornaments off of grandma Beth's tree....she is so cute. She got a lot of toys that she loves to play with and throw across the room. We are so blessed to have 2 BeAuTiFuL little angels.

They are the best Christmas present Bran and I could ever have.

BeSt WiSheS for 2009!!!!

POLAR EXPRESS!!!!

This year, Beth (my mother-in-law), took our family up to the

Polar Express in Heber.

It was so fun and Scotland and Preslee had so much fun.

They absolutely loved the idea of going to the North Pole on the train.

The elfs were so darling and they both were excited to see Santa.

If you have never done the Polar Express I would totally recommend it for the kids. It really was so much fun. Here are a few pictures from on the train.




Here are some pictures of the girls a few days before christmas. I love these cute hats. They made really cute gifts for our family members.....NOT the hats....the pictures ;)

OH The JOY!!!

Its funny how the first time you try to feed your baby somewhat solid foods

it's so exciting. Sweden is about 5 1/2 months old, so we thought we

would give it a shot......NOT Successful!!! She thought it was funny at

first, but quickly changed her mind once Scotland gave it a try and choked

her with the spoon. Poor girl. The last few bites were pretty much gag,

dry-heave, and throw up. OH the JOY!!!!

SiSteR's

Well now that Sweden Can roll over, Scotland thinks she needs to show us that she can do it also. Here is a picture of both of them successfully rolled onto their tummys. They are so dang cute. Sweden adores Scotland, so any chance she has to play with her is heaven. I am so blessed to have two beautiful little girls. I love them so much.

On The Move!!!!

Yesterday Sweden finally rolled over for the first time!!!! She has been trying for months now, but she finally got it. Now she is rolling all over the place....it is so cute. She was really proud of herself. Her big sister was also really excited. When she rolled over the first time, Scotland clapped and said "AWESOME". She is so funny. Well the period of time when you can just lay them on the floor while you are working around the house are GONE!!!! She is now officially on the move!!!

Disney on Ice!!!!

Last weekend we took Scotland to Disney on Ice. She absolutely loved it!!!! I watched how she reacted more than I watched the actual show.....she was so dang cute. Well here are some pics of our night out. This is a horrible picture of me....but Scotland looked so cute that I had to post it. The things we do for our kids ;)

HaLLoWeeN!!!!!

Okay So I know that these are a little late, but oh well. I have a ton of darling halloween pictures, but they are all on my sister's camera....Ughhh!!!! But here are a couple from Halloween night that I do have. Scotland had so much fun trick or treating with her friend Seneca. Poor little Sweden didn't even make it out the door. We put her pumpkin costume on and seriously not even 5 minutes later she was out. It was so cute with her asleep in her big fluffy costume.

PRIVATE BLOG!!!!!

like many of you....I have decided to go private with my blog. I love seeing all of your family pictures and hope that you still want to visit ours. Please leave your email so that I can add you to the list of friends invited to our blog.

Sweetie Pies!!!!

I just love it when babies have little shoes on....it is so funny!!!

Scotland was so excited to wear the same outfit as Sweden...they look so cute!!!

Playing hard, makes a PrInCesS sleepy!!!! I couldn't resist taking a picture of Scotland fast asleep in her dress up clothes. She rarely falls asleep by herself...especially while playing. It normally takes us about 45 minutes to get her all settled for bed. We have quite the routine...Bath, PJ's, Bedtime Story, Prayers, Goodnight Kisses, Glass of Water........you get my point. So I just think it is so precious to walk in her room and find her fast asleep. She is such a doll!!!

The Two Greatest Loves Of My Life!!!!

Sorry Bran, but these precious babies trump you ;) My girls are seriously the center of my universe. I can't imagine life without them. I am truely amazed at our capacity for love. These pictures were taken up in Bear Lake last weekend. I have been super busy and haven't had time to update my blog....so here are a few recent pictures of my babes.

Growing Up!!!!

Babies grow so fast!!! It seems like yesterday that I was at the hospital having Scotland. Now here we are 3 1/2 years later with two beautiful little girls. Sweden is growing out of that newborn phase and is so much fun. She is really getting to be a big girl. She is such a happy baby now and loves to smile. Scotland is such a sweetheart and loves her little sister. It is so fun to watch them grow and play together. I am so blessed!!!

Kiddie Kandid's Contest Winner

Okay....so I know that I have already posted this picture on my blog and it is also in my header, but I have to post it again with some exciting news. Today I got a phone call from Kiddie Kandids saying that this picture had won a photo contest that they had around the nation. I guess that there were 3 grand prize winners and our pretty little Scotland just happened to be one of them. So we get to go to Disney World for 3 nights, all expenses paid......AWESOME!!!! They also said that the marketing department loved her picture so much that they wanted to use it in their advertisements across the country. So pretty much this is my claim to fame....my darling little girl ;) You can check out the other 2 winners and runner ups on Kiddie Kandid's website. Scotland....You go girl!!!!

Weekend Fun

This weekend we took a quick trip up to Bear Lake. We go up there pretty much every weekend, but here are some cute pictures of the girls up there this last weekend. We also took Tigger, our little puppy. He rode up there in Sweden's carseat with her....it was so cute!!!! While we were up there, us girls just relaxed while Brandon and my dad Build a shed. I actually think they like working with the power tools more than relaxing....Men are strange!!!

Sweden's Blessing

Today was little Sweden's baby blessing. Brandon did a great job with the blessing and we had all of our family there to share in a great day. I only got to hear about half of the blessing because I was trying to keep Scotland from joining in the priesthood circle. I told her that only the boys could go up there....she then looked at me like I was stupid and said "Sweden is up there mom and she is not a boy". After the blessing we had a BBQ at our house and enjoyed some good food and great company. Here a few pics from a fun day.

First Day of School

Today was Scotland and Sweden's first day of school. Scotland cared more about packing her new backpack than about school itself. She looked so old with her little backpack on....it's so bittersweet. Scotland was so excited to take Sweden to school and let everyone know that it was "her new baby". On the way to school Sweden was fussing and Scotland told her "don't worry Sweden, I know a lot of stuff about school and I will take care of you". It was so sweet.....she loves her little sister.

GooD FoRtuNe!!!!

Tonight we decided to go out to eat at Golden Jade Chinese Restaurant....mmmmmm!!!! Unfortunatly for Scotland that meant that chicken nuggets were out of the question. So lo mein it was. Scotland does however love the fortune cookies at Chinese restaurants and insists on opening everyone's cookie for them. Tonight she opened mine and hers and asked me to read them to her. When she got to opening Brandon's cookie she said that she could read this fortune herself. After opening it and staring at the message for a few seconds she proceeded to say "Mommy, the fortune says don't clog the toilet". Where do kids come up with this stuff? Needless to say, we were laughing hysterically. What better advice than that of a three year old???

Scotland & Sweden

The girls finally had their first photo shoot together.....and the pictures turned out darling. I thought Scotland would be so excited to have pictures with her baby sister, but I was wrong. She just wanted to do her own thing. So it made it a very interesting day at the photographers. It was pretty much a nightmare....If Scotland wasn't crying, then Sweden was. At least the pictures turned out precious!!!!

Beautiful Girls!!!!

Sweden is now 5 weeks old.....wow!!! Scotland is such a sweetheart to "her baby" as she would say. The older Sweden gets the more she looks like Scotland, which is a good thing considering Scotland is a doll.

BeAr LaKe 2008