12.28.11 dribble, Super Luke, vigil

Today's events

The morning

Landon throws a rubber ball at me while we are cleaning the boys room. It bounces back and forth between my head and the wall several times creating a dribbling motion. Landon laughs and almost dies because he inhales a piece of plastic he was chewing on.

The afternoon

Super Luke takes on Evil Dr. Daddy.





After his long fight he takes a bath.



The evening

I take pictures at a vigil for a sweet family in our ward that lost their 18 month old in a car accident on Christmas Eve. My heart breaks for this family. I didn't know them personally but my boys are the same as theirs and I can't even imagine what they are going through. Please pray for them.

12.27.11 Linc's prayer, Grandpa's visit, froot loops, Christmas Eve

Hey there, ho there. I'd like to share with you Linc's prayer from the other night.

Heanly Father, We thank thee for this day, all our blessings. (pauses and opens one eye indicating he'd like some help)
Dad whispers, We thank thee for our mommy and da...Linc interrupts, We thank thee for pop sickles and ice cream and chocolate milk and treats. (pauses opens one eye.) Dad, OK we thank thee for our mommy and da..Linc interrupts, We thank for Izzy and Sawyer and Lukie and Polly and Hill-ree and Grandma Tom and Jerry and Grandma Tui and Nikki and Michele and Xiomi...and Gunner, in the name of Jesus Christ, AMEN!
Apparently Landon and I do not make the list. Let's see how he feels after a week of bread and water. heh heh heh (totally joking of course, in case some of you were thinking of contacting CPS)

12.23.11 My dad came over for a visit. It was so nice to catch up and hang out for a bit. We had dinner and opened some gifts Grandpa brought. Then boys and Grandpa played a good game of rollie pollie.




12.24.11 Christmas Eve is usually a busy day for us and this year was no exception. We start the day off with Luke wanting to sit at the table like a big boy to eat his breakfast...



which was working out great till this happened. Keep tryin Lukie.

After that we headed over to my Uncle Brian's for a pool pizza party.






Then we went over to Mom and Russ's to do gifts and have dinner.

Check out that big mess of mickey mouse jammies.

Meesh accidentally forgot her jammies.









Cambie the Elf has gone back to the North Pole for the year. He was kind enough to leave this parting letter. Poor Linc misses trying to find him every morning and keeps asking about him.

After the boys went to bed, us parents got a little crazy and busted out the sparkling juice and cookies while we watched A Christmas Story. Nothing like a bottle of carbonated juice to help calm the nerves.

12.22.11 I need help

These were consumed with in a 24 hour time period...



I have a problem.

Hi my name is Amber...sigh...and I'm addicted to cookies.

12.21.11 Catching up {part 2}

Guess who has two thumbs and got the flu again? This girl. Yep yesterday puking my guts out again. Landon told me to take some medicine. I said What am I going to take? Anti-nausea pills? Landon: Yeah...nomosick. So if any one has some extra "nomosick" on hand let me know and I'll sure to stalk up for future use. I think it was food poisoning or some 24 hour thing because I'm feeling a lot better today. I'm ready to get caught up on my bloggin.

12.17.11 Meeting Santa, family pics, Temple Square

The boys met Santa for the first time at our ward Christmas party. Linc was so excited at first that he ran up to him and gave him a hug, then I think he got a little freaked out. He just sat and stared at him, didn't smile, talk, nothin. Luke sat and checked out it white bearded locks the whole time.


Linc's face cracks me up...and Santa's. Where is your jolliness man?


Kacy took some pictures for us and I love how they turned out! I can't wait to see the rest.








Temple Square with the Tanner's.



















12.16.11 Cambie the elf, pictures with Nik

Currently we have an elf from the North Pole residing with us. Linc named him Cambie. Cambie travels to the North Pole every night and reports back to Santa if Linc and Luke are being good boys. Every morning he is in a different spot then he was the night before. The first night we got Cambie we left him in his box and then next morning he climbed out and made him self at home. When Linc woke up and saw this he yelled The boy is out of the box!! Is he alive? Can he talk? Linc get's so excited to see where Cambie moved to and he's been extra good knowing that he is watching him. I will definitely be sad when Cambie moves back to the North Pole.




Nik wanted to do some pictures to give to my mom for Christmas so we did a little mini photo shoot.
I love you thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much!






12.14.11 Ugly Sweater party
This year's ugly Christmas sweater party was a success! It was so fun and everyone looked awesome in their ugly attire.

















12.13.11Go dog's go, Up on the roof top

Linc and Luke love reading Go Dog's Go. Linc pretty much has the whole book memorized and will read it to Luke. Luke points and yells baby profanities on certain pages.











Up on the roof top Landon and Linc pause. (Do you like my clever use of Christmas songs?) Linc wanted to help dad put the Christmas lights up. We're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll win the parents of the year award by letting our 3 year old on the roof.

We'll that's it for now. Peace out peeps.