Christmas family newsletter

New Do! November 2008

So here it is. My new hair do. I thought It warranted blogging about since its 13 months since my hair saw a pair of scissors but sadly only a few weeks since it saw hair dye that ravaged my hair! What with the dry climate here and my english hair it was in desparate need of some tlc. So this is me after being sat in a chair for 4 hours!!!! Not kidding. Here in Provo they have a Paul Mitchell hair salon school where you can go get your hair done for 8 dollars. The dye is like 30 dollars. So I'm gonna be getting a new barnet every few weeks at those prices!! The only draw back is the time it takes. They are trainees afterall and while the haven't perfected their speed they are pretty good at cutting. But I figure thats 4 hours to read undesturbed except to ask about where I'm planning my holidays sorry vacations!! I'll take it anyday!!

The Belly Strikes Back!! November 2008

So here it is the newest addition to our family!! Well almost!! The baby started kicking in my 16th week which is a tad early I think. Its when Lucas started kicking me too. Phoeb's was a lazy baby and didn't bother to let me know she was there until I was 21 weeks!! I really thought she was dead!! So this makes me think I've got another Lucas coming. As if the world could handle 2 Lucas's!! But whatever is instore we are so excited for number 3!

Bonfire Night Usa style!!

So we wanted to carry on our very British tradition of having bonfire night. Mostly cos It's my fav night of the year! We had a great time. The kids got filthy and cold and loved every minute of it!!

Enjoying hotdogs roasted on metal coat hangers in the fire!!Stu looks like he's in some sales advert. He lokks lost in some fake conversation!! But I assure you the moment was real!!

Roasted smores...Yum!!

Being men and taking charge of the fire!!

Halloween 2008

Lucas was so proud to be Buzz. I'd been sewing his costume all week and each time part of it was done he wanted to try it on. His excitement was so cute. We think he actually became Buzz for a while with his flying off stuff!! My little Jesse!!
We got so much candy!!

Phoebe was so freaked out by Camerons wig and mustache she never quite recovered!! Hence why she isn't in the photo and is infact hiding in her pram!! Julie and Cameron were Sunny and a very pregnant Cher!

More Pics from Halloween 2008

So this is Mark being Buzz Lightyear too. He played the part all night and made us all laugh!!Last weekend we went on a hay ride up in Layton with Chris, Anna and their kids. The hayride involved sitting on a long flat bed cart on hay bales and being pulled along by a tractor wich Lucas loved. We were then driven to the pumpkin patch where we all got to chose a pumpkin. Being English and wanting to get the most for our money we decided to get the biggest pupmkins possible. I lived to regret it when it came time to carve them!! Pumpkin carving strike 2 minus stu!!
The big one was about 2 inches thick!! I've got musles where I never thought possible!!

After going trick or treating around Kristens old neighborhood we went to their neighbors house for donuts! Yum!!

This pumpkin is bigger than my child and weighed more too!!

I think blogging is in order! - October 08

So there I was trolling through all the snaps on my camera wondering whether I really needed to blog and as I got to like the 70th pic I thought flippin heck I do!!! So here is a little up date of what we've been up to in the last couple of weeks. We love and miss you all. Enjoy!

Halloweens a comin! October 08

So here in utah halloween is huge and they start preparing for it like 3 months in advance. So even though we are 3 weeks early we are infact very late!!
Trying to be as scary as their pumpkins!

Our Crazy Boy! October 08

So stu and I had been watching tv and stu decided to go in the back and get something. He came running back asking me to come see. This is what we saw. Somehow Lucas had sleep walked out of his bed down his ladder and down the hall way and into the washing basket to carry on his sleep. He must have been in there about and hour before we realised!! The funny thing is, is the basket is not huge!!
He awoke laughing at his funny joke and was chuckling as we put him back to bed!!

More farm counrty pics - October 08

Dancing in the saloon
Horse and carrieage ride

Visit to farm country - October 08

So this is one pic left over from the visit to the dino museum but I couldn't leave it out considering it took us ages digging the flippin thing out with tiny paint brushes!! Kay so we went to farm counrty after our dino day cos it was all in the same place. They gave us free pony ride tickets, at which point I thought Lucas will never do that and I'm pretty sure Phoebe would have a heart attack! Well I was right about Phoebe but Lucas was so brave!
That is until the pony winnied and then sneezed and he freaked!!!! So Kez the hero stepped in and held his hand all the way around dodging steamy pony poop as she went!!!
Happy in the end!!
Sometimes I wish I had a mini jail in my house just so I could get some peace!! A visit to farm country will have to suffice!!

Stuff we've been doing lately - October 08

This is an exibition at byu. The kids liked the sword the best!! At the dinosaur museumBeing very scary dinosaurs!
The kids loved the big sandpit where they could dig for dinosaurs, until I turfed them out for lobbing wet sand at me!!

Helping Kez reach her goal! - September 08

So kez has a goal to see all the temples in the world before she dies and being the great relatives that we are we decided to help her in her goal by taking her to visit the provo temple. The kids loved it and they got to touch the temple! The kind man who we thought was gonna tell me off for letting my kids run around actually wanted to tell me to let the kids touch the temple and tell them how special it is. I appreciated his kindness!

We are growing fast!!

Pics from the Sundance Cabel Car ride. - September 2008

Family days out here are something else!! The kids loved it. We ate our pic nic up here and got to see millions of grasshopper crickets as Lucas calls them!!

Stu commented on how the early prophets from the book of mormon and bible would go up into the mountains to pray. Its easy to see why. Its so peaceful and beautiful. Although I wouldn't have liked the idea before cabel cars were invented!!

Kristen and Mark. Our tour guides for the day!!