Macers

 We just love our Macers so much. I can't even describe her or her personality but as my parents say, She is one of a kind! She blesses our lives and makes us laugh every day. She just turned 3! And it makes me so sad.

 She loved having a "pirhana."

The day of her birthday as I was singing and telling her Happy Birthday she stood up on her tippy toes and said Look I am bigger! She cracks us up and we love her so much!!

Dancing Queen!

 Lily was so excited to start dance last fall. She started a pre ballet, tap, and tumbling combo class at the Powerhouse. Miss Tanya doesn't like moms to stay during class so I left and would come back 40 minutes later. After the 3rd time or so Lily was acting really scared to go and when I would leave she wouldn't want me too. Other moms told me she wasn't doing the dancing part but she LOVED the tumbling. I finally got it out of her that she fell down during one of the first times she was there and she got embarrassed to do it. Well cut to the last couple of months and they are trying to get ready for the end of year review. Miss Tanya comes to me and says Lily just stands there and won't do the dance. So I talk to Lily once more and tell her she needs to think about why she isn't dancing and then tell me. She comes to me a little later and says she has figured it out! It's too hard! She doesn't know it! I then proceed to tell her that is what Miss Tanya is for. She is teaching them and you need to follow it and if you have to ask her to repeat it than that is ok! I went the next week to record it so we could practice at home and once she knew the dance she was a trooper! Her recital went so well. She came out and did such a great job! And now that we are on summer break she tells me how much she misses going to dance. This fall she will be signing back up and Macy is too! I love little dancing queens :)!

Easter 2011

 I decided that a dozen eggs to color would be plenty but really they could have done a dozen each.

 When there was only one egg left Macy kept dipping it over and over in as many colors as she could because she didn't want to stop!

 Easter Bunny left Macy with a new scooter, Bambi movie and of course treats.

 Easter Bunny left Lily play doh, Tangled movie and treats also ;)!

Funeral

On December 22, 2010 Gregg's dad, Nels Carlson, passed away just 5 days short of his 65th birthday. The weekend of Thanksgiving while down in St. George he got sick with the flu and finally a week later took him into the ER. After accessing his situation they induced him into a coma and hooked him up to a ventilator. After 3 weeks of fighting for his life it came to our attention that he had carbon dioxide narcosis, which means he wasn't releasing his carbon dioxide and it was staying put in his lungs. The Dr.'s put him on comfort measures and 2 days later he finally passed. It ended up being a blessing for him! Although hard, we all know he is happier with his now youthful body!

At the viewing.

Hailey kept going up to grandpa and rubbing him and talking to him.

Funeral Day.

Some of the grandkids saying good bye one last time!

Dad had asked for bagpipes to be played at the cemetary and this man did a great job!

Lily was covering her ears when the bagpipe was being played.

They had the older boy grandkids be the pallbearers and that was a neat thing for everyone to see!

All the boys with there roses placing them on his casket.

They had roses for all the girl grandkids to put onto the casket!

The cemetary was really hard on all the grandkids, thus making it hard on all of us parents! It was a special moment.

I love this picture of the boys, it was tough to hold in emotions.

Christmas 2010

Christmas dresses!!

Christmas Eve this year was spent at my mom and dad's house. Jodi, Jesse, and Mylee came out and we had a such a great night. We enjoyed dinner and playing games. I love getting together with family! It truly is a joy of mine.

Christmas morning Lily woke up and was so excited! This has been the funnest year for our family because of the excitement of our kids. She got the cutest barbie house!!

Macy was so excited too although I don't know how much she understood but she picked out this kitchen and she loves it!

Man that Santa is good, he knew how much she loves Yo Gabba Gabba!

Lily has been wanting a Pillow Pet since she saw the commercial in August! And she has slept with hers and just loves that pillow pet!

More Princess Barbies!!!!

We are so grateful for these two girls! We love them both so much and we love how completely opposite they are! I have really enjoyed this Christmas season and enjoyed teaching Lily what the "real" reason of Christmas is! When anyone would ask her what Christmas means, she'd say love. And really that is true, the love of a Heavenly Father to send his only begotten son to this world to suffer for our sins and to die for us so we can return to our Heavenly Father, what a great example of love from our brother, Jesus Christ!!!