Here's a little update on what we've been up to the past few months.

Madison potty-trained Warwick right before Christmas. I will forever owe her. She is the best. I was outside mulching the yard ALL day and she came out and asked if she could make Warwick a potty chart. Whatever would keep them entertained so I could finish, right? Well, I came in later that day and he had like 5 stickers on his potty chart...and we haven't looked back. NO MORE DIAPERS...not even to bed.

It's official. He is a big boy now.

More pre-Christmas fun...Brody lost his first tooth! And now he is up to 2. The tooth fairy is his best friend these days.
Our family on Christmas Eve at Grandma Bushnell's house. We spent Christmas at her house.

Madison writing a letter to put with Santa's cookies.

Wiped out after opening all her presents!

The kids and I sledding while Jason went snow boarding. It was so fun!

Finally, home sweet home. These two wiped out after the holidays!

We went up to Seattle to watch my nephews play basketball, my niece play basketball and my brother coach his team. This is Scott at a time out. Exciting game! His point guard made 5 3-pointers!

Here are all the cousins watching the basketball games. It was 2 days packed with high school basketball. We loved it!

The best news of all:

My parents came home from their mission!

This is my family.

We finally got around to having Madison's 8th birthday party.

Over a month late, but better late than never!

It was an ALL s party...no BOYS allowed. Jason, Warwick and Brody were banned from the house...while Madison, 8 of her friends and I had a party!

Here's what they did:

They decorated gingerbread houses while snacking on party food.

They were wild & crazy and squealed like only 8 year old s can!

They played games.

Such as making candy canes behind their backs with pipe cleaner...

...and the squirt bottle game (which was definitely the party favorite)...

...and they did a white elephant exchange...which was fun because Madison and I picked out all the presents, so they were a surprise to everyone.

They opened Madison's birthday presents. I think Madison's friends know her well because she got lots and lots of art stuff. My favorite part was all the handmade cards the little s drew. Very cute.

We sang Happy Birthday and ate cake. I love the added cha-cha-cha that the kids now add to the Happy Birthday song.

And here are the cute boys that were banned from the birthday party. Don't they look sweet? Don't let them fool you. These two are trouble.

They both got their Cuzin' Christmas Gift in the mail this week and have been carrying them around non-stop. They were so pumped to have gotten something in the mail from their cousins. Somehow, Warwick has figured out how to make his present play music through the wrapping paper. It has provided hours of entertainment for him. And Brody LOVES to replay over and over his singing card from Mckenzi. Who knew they would love wrapped presents so much??

And, lastly, here we are all dressed up for our ward Christmas party. Do we look like we would fit in the city of Bethlehem?

Madison's Baptism

November 22, 2009

Thank you to all the great examples in Madison's life that have helped prepare her for her baptism day.

Also, thank you to everyone who helped make this a special day for Madison.

Madison's soccer team had their end of the season party the other night. It was kind of sad to have it all end. The s all had so much fun together. They had a pizza party and showed a slideshow of the season. It was a very cool night. Lots of screaming s and lots of fun.

Nice season Sporty s!

Madison B., Madison H., Hayley, Ashley

Jackie, Imoni, Madison
Warwick and his little buddy, Marcelis. Actually, Marcelis is on Brody's soccer team. My boys love to play with him!

Halloween Night 2009

I took the kids Trick or Treating in the neighborhood that my brother, John, lives in. It is the perfect Trick or Treating neighborhood. Lots of houses and no traffic. The kids had a blast running from house to house and we even ended the evening with some tasty soup at John's house.

After our ward Trunk or Treat, Madison decided that she didn't like being a mummy. Mostly, because I couldn't put it together right and it kept falling off in random spots. She decided she wanted to be a . So, a she was...a very scary . So scary that Warwick wouldn't even come near her! Pretty funny.

Our little wicked .

We tried and tried to take a group shot and this was the best we could do.

Warwick's little eyes make me laugh.

The first house. Where's Warwick??
He fell asleep before we even started Trick or Treating!
He woke up about half way through and joined the gang sprinting from house to house.
He loved it and would scream, "thank you," as he was already half way to the next house.

They are a little spooked in this picture. Spooky music was playing and someone was talking to them from inside the house on a microphone.
Look at their faces!

"Thank You!!"

The last house!

Madison joined Amelia and her friends playing games. They played some version of dominoes.

Madison loves games.

They ended the night playing Mr. Potato Head until I was so tired I could hardly move.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

P.S. I keep getting words censored from my blog. Does anyone else have this problem??

Madison's School Carnival

Sweet Madison off to her school carnival dressed as a wicked .