Thursday, January 6, 2011

Visit with Uncle Nigel

 
We had the opportunity to have my brother Nigel come out for a visit and we really enjoyed having him!  The kids loved him, Tyson was Nigel's little shadow from the moment he got here and Karissa loved him as well.  He arrived Christmas day and stayed until New Years day.  While he was here the kids and I took him to Temple Square where we went on a tour of the Conference Center and the temple visitors center.  Nigel had never been in the Conference Center and it was the first time I had taken the kids inside.



GOT HIM!!!



Tyson sure loves his uncle Nigel!


On New Years Eve Ben had the day off so we took Nigel and the Family to Incredible Pizza.  I have to say that it was the nicest family fun center I had ever been too.  I'm sure the fact that the place is less than one year old is why it's in such good shape and CLEAN! Aside from its cleanliness there were lots of things to do from laser tag, mini bowling, bumper cars, go carts, miniature golf and lots of arcade type games.  We got there right when it opened so we were one of two families there. We played mini bowling first then the boys played laser tag. They were the only ones playing which made for a good experience for Tyson, no older kids mowing him over.
 
Karissa loved the toddler play area, especially the little merry-go-round.  Tyson's favorites for the day were laser tag and go carts.  We all had a great time!  The only thing we didn't enjoy too much was the buffet that was included in the entrance fee.  Then again, buffets generally aren't good anyway.  Regardless of the the food though, we will visit again in the future...fun times!!!























Wednesday, December 29, 2010

She's all girl!

Karissa LOVES her Christmas presents. She is wearing an outfit from her Aunties Brittany & Elyse, it's a little big but I love it!  She accessorized with her new purse and beads.  She is teething right now and has a bit of a cold in these pictures so you can see her poor raw little lip. 




Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas Day 2010


Karissa I think was a little overwhelmed by all that was going on.  The poor thing wasn't feeling well having had a cold for the past few days plus teething on top of that. Her poor little nose was raw and you could see in her face that she wasn't feeling good.  It took her some time to get into the whole unwrapping thing, but she eventually caught on and was having fun. 
Once all the gifts were opened, we got ready for breakfast.  It is a new tradition, started last year, that we have Eggs Benedict for our Christmas breakfast.  It is definitely not the most healthy food, but it is Ben's favorite and oh, so good!!!!
Later on in the day we had the privilege of joining Doug and Sue and many other family members for a early Christmas pot luck dinner.  Lots of yummy food to gorge ourselves with and lots of good company.  To top off the day my brother, Nigel, drove out to spend the next several days with us.  I don't get to see my family too often and to have one of them join us for Christmas was extra special.  I am looking forward to the time we will have to spend with him!
 Thanks so much for spending Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with us Julie!  We sure loved having you!




 Tyson told me weeks ago that he wanted to get a baby for Karissa. I took him out shopping and he chose the perfect one...she LOVES her baby!




 Now we have another game we can play together!
 Tyson was SOOOO... excited to give this game to Daddy.  So excited in fact that he told Dad about it the day we bought it.  He picked it out all by himself.  He loves to play the Wii with Daddy!



 Karissa's first My Little Pony.  Ben was so excited to give this to her, he picked it out just for her.
 Robot Legos set.  Tyson loves robots!