Christmas Pictures

We had a great Christmas and we were all VERY SPOILED!! This is Christmas Eve-- the girls got to open their pajamas, only this year we did robes and slippers, which they love! Christmas morning at our house is all on video, I forgot to take pictures too, but it was so much fun.
This is Christmas morning at my parents house. It has been our tradition since I can remember to have breakfast with our extended family at my parents house. We first open presents then make breakfast for everyone. Here is Missy, Andy, and Kyler.
Angie and Brady
The Chef--my dad he just had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands.
The Head Chef-- my mom
We then head over to Dabell's. This is Emry sporting Kathryn's new hat.
Grandma Dabell opening her presents....
Skyler and Liza with their LOOT...notice the Wii they got (and so did we yippee!!)
Grandpa Dabell opening his presents...with a little help. We had a yummy brunch with them too.
Then we head to my Grandma Smiths for Lunch...here is me and my dad! We really had a wonderful Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!

A few weeks ago Brynly accepted her Grandma Dabell's invitation to sing Away in a Manger with her in Sacrament meeting. We practiced a few times with her and she said she was ready. This past Sunday was the big day, and it was cute! She walked up to the pulpit all by herself (since Kathryn was already up there because she playes the piano for the ward). She stood there next to her grandma and sang her little heart out right into the microphone, she sang so sweet and she did a magnificent job! These are some pictures of Brynly and Emry in their adorable new Christmas dresses that Grandma Dabell gave them playing her piano before church.

This is Trent and his girls watching a football game. Ahhhh...

We would like to wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas!!

All About Christmas

1.Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artifical—no mess J

3. When do you put up the tree? Usually day after Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? Right after Christmas

5. Do you like eggnog? Is isn't something I would buy but I will drink it

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Snoopy snow cone maker

7. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, my mother in law gave me the Willowtree set I LOVE it!

8. Easiest person to buy for? My kids

9. Hardest person to buy for? Males J

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail

11. Worst gift you ever got? We got the same book from the same person twice in a row!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I don't really have a favorite, I like a lot of them

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Fall

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Candy and Pie with homemade ice cream

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? We usually go 4 different houses Christmas Day!

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes, if I sing the song

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? We have a huge bow
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One present Christmas Eve (pj's) then the rest Christmas morning

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? People trying to take Christ out of Christmas, since that is what it is all about!

23. What is your ornament style? Red and Silver bulbs

24. What's your favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey dinner with all the trimmings

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? To enjoy the Holiday's surrounded by my family!

I tag Missy, Angie, Mckenna, Amberlee, Nichelle, and Ashley

Let it Snow!!

The kids are LOVING all the new snow!!! It makes it feel more like Christmas. I love the big fluffy flakes, but not the VERY slick roads!

Underwear anyone?? As I was getting ready to put on Emry's shoes to go to church this morning and I noticed something under her dress and this is what I found-- 7 pairs of Bryn's underwear!!

Thanksgiving, singing, and other stuff....

Here is what we have been up to during my much to long blogging break...

Brynly sang at the Festival of Trees with her children's choir.

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend. We had dinner with the Dabell family on Thursday then we went to Island Park and had dinner with the Gardner family on Friday. It was a lot of fun! Sadly. I didn't take any pictures of Island Park, but these are from Thanksgiving Day. Brynly made these CUTE turkeys for everyone at both our Thanksgiving dinners.

She is an OLIVE addict.

YUM!!!

Don't you just want to kiss that sweet face? What has this little sweetie been doing lately? Humm...playing in the toilet, kitchen sink, drawing on her self, getting naked as often as possible, climbing out of her porta-crib in Island Park and getting in to my make up and applying it on herself, coloring on anything in site when pen is mistakenly left within reach....I think we will stop there, you get the idea. It is NOT a good idea to leave this child anywhere alone! :) How could someone so dang cute be SUCH A STINKER???

What has Trent (aka Mr. Hunter) been up to lately? Here are a few of his trophies--he got two deer and several ducks and geese...but he is bummed he didn't get an elk this year. Anyone who knows me knows that I however, am not sad about this whatsoever :).

We hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving and enjoy the coming holiday season!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. Brynly was so excited to go trick or treating. She changed her mind so many times about what she wanted to dress up as, so we went with a doctor.

These pictures were taken at the end of our trick or treating experience and the girls were tired so they didn't turn out the greatest. Here is our doctor and our ladybug...

and the ladybug laying in the leaves....

Our very SPOOKY pumkins!

Brynly is already asking when she can go trick or treating again!

Things Brynly did today....

Today Brynly brought me my camera (that she had secretly taken to her room) and said "Mommy I taked lots of great picture with your camera, you must look at them". I was a little ticked that she was playing with the camera because she knows she isn't supposed to, but once I started looking at the pictures she took, I couldn't help but smile. She probably took 25 pictures, she said she told all her stuffed animals to say "cheese", she had put each toy one on top of her toy box and took their picture, then she took pictures of several of her books individually, then she took several of herself. This was a good 20 minutes of fun, I should have known she was up to something...

Earlier today she told me that she needed some paper to write a letter to her friend Katelyn and this is what she asked me to put into an envelope to mail to her:

It says Dear (DER) Katelyn (CATN)

Brynly

Letter (LETR)

Love (LUV) Brynly

I was so amazed that she had sounded out those few words all by herself!! What a girl she is! Yesterday was Brynlys first Primary program in Sacrament meeting and she got right up there by her self and gave her part perfectly! We are so proud of her and love her so much!

How Many of Me??

There are 3,054 SueAnn's and fewer than 366 Dabell's and only one SueAnn Dabell, how many people have your same name??

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 1 or fewer people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Fall is Here!!

Brrrrr...today there was supposed to be a high of only 45 degrees, that is a bummer especially when it was 80 degrees two weeks ago!! Brynly has told me since spring that her favorite season is fall because she can rake leaves and JUMP in them! When we arrived at Grandma Sue & Grandpa Rod's house today all the leaves were in a great big pile...Brynly's eyes got huge and she said "OH WOW"!! The girls had SO much fun playing in the leaves!

OH EMRY!!!

This is a phrase used several times a day in our family. Emry is so very very busy getting into everything and making a mess however she can...she is very curious! Terrible Two's start way earlier than two. When I turn my back for two seconds messes happen! To illustrate I took these pictures...a day in the life of Emry.
We have a wood burning stove in our basement and she got into the ashes and decided to eat them...YUM!
Shoes anyone???
This little one can scale up the cabinets in record time!
Washing dishes...
I cut up cucumbers from our garden to eat with our dinner only to turn around and find only one left! Just look at that sweet angel face, how could you get frustrated at a face like that? The joys of a toddler...and oh how we love her!