A Whole Lot of Updates!!!

December has been such a crazy month!  We had Ori's birthday, my birthday, a Cafe Rio Christmas party, and Christmas!  All in all, we had a ton of celebrating to do!

Here are a bunch of pictures from the last month....  enjoy!!

Here Ori is opening a present for her birthday....  I think that her favorite present was the scooter :)

Sia ate her first baby food...  what a messy eater!

Ori and Sia helped decorate the tree...

Here is Ori talking to "Ya Ya"

Sia tried to sit up....

And then fell asleep in her Santa outfit.....

Ori found some cupcakes and ate all the frosting off them....

But she still has a beautiful smile!!

Here are the beautiful girls waiting to open their presents....

Ori loved her new tricycle.....

And Sia got stuck under the coffee table....

And here is the aftermath of Christmas!!

Sia is ready for church in her new dress....

  

And Ori had one on too!!

We are looking forward to another year....  and a lot more blogs!!

The Last Of The Utah Pics....

We said good bye to Utah about a week ago...  It was hard to go, but it is good to be home!!  Ori still misses Hailee and asks for her each day....

Here is Nikki with Hailee and new baby Reagan.  Reagan looks so much like Hailee!! 

Here are Ori and Hailee in their beautiful Thanksgiving dresses (courtesy of Ali, thanks Ali!!).  Trying to get them to hold still while taking a picture is next to impossible....

Here are the gang of girls at the bottom of the stairs....  Ori, Hailee, and McKensie...  They ran down stairs and about 5 minutes later we heard giggling.  Then we looked down stairs and saw that they had found a bag of chips, opened it, and then passed it around!  Later that night, McKensie told her mom that Ori and Hailee were her best friends.

Here are all four girls...  this pose lasted about 30 seconds :)

Here we are at temple square....  It was pretty cold but we were so glad we went!

Ori loved looking at the lights....

Ori got an early birthday present from Hailee...  fruit and veggies that you can cut!  Ori loves it!!!

Hanging Out In Utah!!!

We have been in Utah for about a week.  Ori is having so much fun with Hailee!!  Sia loves to watch them run in circles around her, but she really looks like she wants to join them!  I think that she is getting close to crawling...  She has perfected scooting though!

Here are Ori and Hailee with Grandma and Great Grandpa Howell.  Doesn't Grandma look happy??!!

Not only did Ori and Hailee find these popcorn balls, but they figured out how to get them out of the wrappers!!

Hailee loves Sia!  We hope she will love her new baby sister just as much when she finally comes!

Great Grandma Howell loves little Sia!!

Nikki took us to Discovery at Gateway and Ori was in heaven!!

Discovery had so many cool toys to play with, but as always, Ori loved the cars the most!

The balls were pretty fun too though....

And the water area was a blast!

Ori and Hailee love it when Grandpa reads to them.  We can't believe that they actually held still!!

We are having so much fun in Utah, but we miss Fa'a so much!  We will see him in a little more than a week, and we can't wait!!

Just Hanging Out!

Ori and Brynlee got stuck behind the dog gate....  I was in no rush to let them out :)

Why dance on the floor when you can party on the coffee table?  Brynlee saw me coming and got off quickly...  but not quick enough!

Jumping on the couch is fun!

Ori has been so good lately to lay down and hang out with Sia.  Sia loves her so much and it is so fun to watch them play together!

Usually It's Dad That's In The Dog House....

Ori had a great time playing in the dog house...  She was pretty dirty when she came out, but she was happy!

Trick or Trunk!!

Last night we went to the church for Trick or Trunk.  We had a lot of fun.  Ori loved being able to run around in her bee costume.  She also liked stealing food off of other peoples plates when they weren't looking, it was pretty funny.

A Bee and a Cheerleader....  Best of Friends.....

Ori might not be the best influence on Brynlee....

Trick or Trunk!!

Little Red Riding Hood joined us!!

Halloween Party 2010!!

We had our Halloween party this weekend...  It was so much fun!  We had a bunch of friends over....  Every family brought a soup and a goodie....  We had a ton of food and a ton of fun! 

Here are some of the goodies...  By the end of the night, the table was full!

Here is our little flower....

Fa'a and I were vampires...  I tried to make him wear glitter so we could be Twilight vampire, but he wouldn't...  Oh well, at least I tried.  Next year, I am thinking that we should be Michael Jackson, Fa'a can be the original and I will be the "after" Michael.....  Not sure if Fa'a will go for that either....

Here is little Brynlee desperately trying to get some caramel corn, she even stole her moms shoes to give her a few extra inches!

The bean bag toss was a hit....  My favorite part was when Ori put her head through one of the holes and the other kids tossed the bags at her (lightly).  She just giggled every time they would get her, it was pretty funny!

Supergirl was our second place winner, what an arm!

Elvis is in the building!!

Not the best picture of me, but she was slapping me in the face in the other one, so this was the winner!

William was so cute!!

Fa'a loved the soup bar....  So did everyone else!