SMILE!

 

Here are a couple more pictures from our trip to Chuck E. Cheese. I think the one of Brienna is halarious because she just wandered over to the booth, put in her token and smiled. She is so smart and funny. She loves to have her picture taken and will always give me a big "cheese" whenever I have the camera out. What a cutie! I really don't know where her and Brandon get it! ? :)

You can never have too much fun!

It's been all play around the Wallis house this week. First are shome pictures of the kids "getting clean" in the bath. Brandon used an entire can of spray soap in the tub, and the kids ended up a bigger mess then before the bath (notice the brownish water- yuck).
Then, Monday we had Brandon's official potty training party at Chuck E. Cheese. He sure LOVES that place! We invited the Caldwell family, Aunt Julie, Lynne Marie and John, and Andrew and Tara. Andrew and Tara, by the way, just got engaged on February 29th. We are sooooooooo excited! She is such a fun sweet girl. She is also Tiffany Caldwell's younger sister. So Justin has decided that he will finally be related to his best friend, Justin Caldwell. (Yes, our friends, the Caldwell's, names are Justin and Tiffany also:)). Anyway, they are getting married on June 13, the only sad part is they will be leaving for medical school in August :( Okay, so we had a great time at Chuck E. Cheese. Brandon always tries to play the games that are too big for him, and puts his tokens in any slot- so we have to keep a close eye on him.
There are also some pictures of the kids favorite game- "tackle daddy". They sure love to wrestle! I am glad they have such a wonderful daddy who loves to play with them and have so much fun (I think this is actually Justin's favorite game too:))
Finally, there is a shot of Brienna trying to potty train herself by putting on Brandon's spiderman underwear and his pants. She gets so excited when he goes potty and is always saying she needs to go too. I can't wait until she actaully "goes" in the potty instead of just sitting on it. At any rate, it should be easier than with Brandon(knock on wood).
Tonight we have ward basketball, Friday Justin has a winter scout camp- Brandon has a birthday party and I am hoping Kristen will come to visit again. So, it looks like our fun week isn't over yet!!!

Crazy kids, crazy life!

Okay, so I know it has been forever since I last posted to our blog. What can I say, it just isn't my thing. Most likely no one will ever see this post because everyone has given up on even checking our blog by now. However, I felt maybe it was time to do a quick update. So here are some pictures of our craziness. As you can see my kids have perfected the art of making messes. What usually happens is one of them will make a small mess in another room. Then, while I am distracted cleaning that mess, they will make an even bigger mess - usually in the kitchen- and this continues throughout the day. At some point I give up on cleaning them up right away and take a picture just in case someone dares ask me what I did today!!!!
The other thing that has been constant around here is the SNOW! At first we had fun sledding and palying- now I am just tired of shoveling!! A couple weeks ago church was even cancelled because of the huge amount of snow. Last Wednesday Justin and I had plans for Valentines (we were supposed to go dancing- fun!) but it ook him 6 hours just to get home... because of snow! I say, enough! I am ready for spring!!!!!!!!
Other than cleaning messes and snow we have stayed busy getting Brandon potty trained (FINALLY) Being sick, preschool, primary, a quick trip to Vernal, and playing. Kristen brought her boys and out, and we had tons of fun playing (friends are always welcome here) and Justin just called back into Young Mens- so I am available to play every Tuesday night and probably every weekend during the summer campout months:)
Okay, I know that I hate when people go on an on in their blogs. So I will be done. OH WAIT, I almost forgot to explain the picture of me. I dyed my hair darker right before Christmas, It has been lots of fun! Okay, have a great day!

SNOW ANGELS?

Brandon has been so excited to be outside since we have been blasted with snow here in American Fork. We have had a few BIG snow storms in the past week and a half. Thankfully he is a big helper with the shovel (maybe in a year or two he will even be able to move some snow with it :) Brienna, however, is not so fond of her bulky winter wear, or being cold. She just wanted to ride her "bike".
Both of the kids enjoyed tasting the cold flakes, and attempting to build a snow slide.
Of course the best part is warming up afterwards with hot chocolate! I am sure that we will have many more chances to enjoy the snow in the weeks to come.

Oh Christmas Tree!

  Here is a picture of my beautiful tree! We always have lots of fun hunting for the perfect tree on the mountain. This year we were on turbo hunting mode because I left my sick baby home with grandma. Luckily dad and mom had gone the week before (they say it was because of the weather, but we all know it was to beat the rush :) Anyway, they had things scouted out for us, and we were able to all get trees in under 2 hours- which is seriously a miracle!!
Anyway, I loved this one! I wanted it to be really big and pretty all the way around (so I could show it off through the window. I had fun decorating it with lots of bright (shatter-proof ornaments). It makes me smile everytime I walk by. I love Christmas!

Porch of Fire?

 

Justin had lots of fun putting lights on the house this year. However, me being the safety nut that I am, I didn't want him climbing on the steep roof (with his luck he would surely fall off!) so he put lights on the porch. I thought he was finished, but while I was decorating the tree he found more lights and put them everywhere that he possible could on the proch. He calls it the Porch of Fire (hopefully it won't really become that :)). Our house might look a little funny to those who drive by, with just the porch decked out. Maybe I will let him climb a little higher next year... maybe!

Trick or treat!

Here are our picture from Halloween. We had lots of fun being a super family! And the kids LOVED getting candy!