Holidays in a Nutshell

New Year's at the Kunzie's

Silly String, Games, Horns, Pans and Our own version of a Fireworks Launcher

Travis ....... the Bartender ..... Caleb sniffing the cork on the bubbly


Of course there was lots of dancing and Discussion about New Years's Resolutions

Holidays in a Nutshell

Christmas Eve Festivites In Reno:

Reading the Nativity, Opening Pajamas, Clam Chowder, and Reading the Night Before Christmas

Santa Made It..........the kids had so much fun opening all the gifts. The tent was a super hit. I love how all the kids still look sleepy!

San Fransico

Seeing our old Student Judy

Jelly Belly Factory

Ghiradelli Square

Korean Food

The Holidays in a Nutshell

Palfreyman Christmas Party

The Little Shephards

Opening Cousin Gifts

Lights at Temple Square......Super Fun Visit with Mom and Dad

Our Little FROSTY THE SNOWMAN at the Preschool Program........This boy did some great dancing!

Holidays in a Nutshell

Thanksgiving:

Loving the cute turkey hats they made. Thanks Mena

The Holidays in a Nutshell

Halloween

Valentine's Day

So this week as I was setting out my Valentine's Day decorations I realized how happy I felt. I had no idea how much I love this holiday. Perhaps it is because I love the color pink, but I would like to think there is more to it than that. The conclusion for me is that without all the commercialism of Christmas I get to spend a whole month thinking about the people I love. But even better than that I get to try and think of fun ways to let others know what they mean to me. Valentine's day.....another great holiday to love.

The Acqusition of Language

Don't you love listening to children acquire language.

The other day Brigham had left his bowl of cereal on the table and went to play. He came back later and I heard him say.

Brigham: "Mom, help, mom"
Mom: "What's wrong Brigham"
Brigham: "Look, my mini-wheats melted.......can you get me some new ones."

He was referring to his soggy cereal. Soggy......melted......it works for me.

Kaiya has a fleece jacket that has butterflies all over it. She was getting ready to play outside and wanted the jacket on. Of course she wanted to do it herself. As I was waiting for her she put on her hood. She was standing in front of her mirror. She got this big smile on her face and excitedly announced "Mom, I have butterflies on my lid." She of course was referring to her hood, but hood....lid.....I can see the connection.

Of course my all time favorite is Brigham's what Brig loves to say whenever Kaiya cries.... "Kaiya, don't cry.........you'll melt."

Mom, will you tangle my yogurt. (He wanted it stirred)

After taking a big drink of his smoothie Brigham cheerfully exlcaimed he had a "chick hicks." As I was sitting there trying to figure out what he meant he pointed to his smoothie mustache and said again "look mom, I have a chick hicks." (If you don't know who chick hicks is he is a green race car with a thick black mustache from the movie Cars. I loved how Brig called it a chick hicks so much that I debated whether to correct him or not. Some cute things I never want to end.