Gingerbread House

The kids thought it would be fun to make a gingerbread house. Calvin found instructions online, so we bought the ingredients and went to work. Ma helped the kids make the gingerbread pieces. They put the rest together and did a great job! It was our first gingerbread house endeavor.

We couldn't find a professional frosting squeezer, so Emily came up with the idea to use a ketsup squeezer. Calvin cut the top off a bit more so the frosting had more room to get out.

Calvin frustrated because the roof kept falling over and collapsing the walls! They had to come up with an alternative roof plan.

Flat-roof solution.

It's a beauty!

Ta-daa!

At the end, the boys had some fun with the whipped cream they were snacking on.

Eat it!!

Family Dinner Fun

Muscle-woman Whitney doing a double piggy-back!
Kelli, Chelsea, and the camel wars!

Christmas Lights at Temple Square

Colin and his sister Kathy took the older kids to see the Christmas lights at Temple Square in SLC. I stayed home and got the triplets bathed and to bed. It was one of those sort of last minute plans and with early morning church, I wanted to get the little ones to bed. So, I'll go next time. The lights are beautiful, and all the nativities from around the world are a wonderful sight!






I know the pictures of the kids is dark, but I love how the temple glows in the background!

Here's wishing everyone a happy holiday season, and enjoy the spirit of Christmas that surrounds us all!

Ducks on Ice

We went to one of our favorite spots...the duck pond!
Emily got to feed a Canadian Goose out of her hand. That was her favorite duck out of all of them!

The twins walking with their duck food.
The boys were throwing rocks across the ice. It made the coolest sound ever! I don't think the fisherman at the opposite side of the pond was too pleased with loud noises scaring the fish away! Can you find Emily in this picture? She is very camouflaged with the back ground.
Have you ever seen a duck try to walk on ice? They slip a lot because they don't have much traction on their feet. They slipped and slid to get the bread we were throwing at them!

Head Stand

The twins love to stand on their heads! Tameeka is demonstrating. That purple thing is a head band. The girls love to wear head bands around their tummys, and lots of clips in their hair!

Hogle Zoo

A friend told me that it was free day at Hogle Zoo, so we quickly packed lunches, and about an hour later were off to the zoo! This monkey was hilarious. He was vigorously chomping on some kale, and his little jaw muscles moved so quickly as he chewed with great gusto.
Mama and her cub (there were 3 cubs). Hard to tell who is who!
Tiffany getting a close up look at some prairie dogs.

Baby elephant. So cute! Ty loved it!

Thanksgiving

The backwards blogger has struck again. No, we didn't play dodge ball before we ate dinner, but it might not have been a bad idea. It was a great work-out!
Mike Royal explaining the rules of dodge ball. He takes the game pretty seriously.
I don't think Colin was paying attention.
The triplets love their second cousin, Sarah!
"Help, I'm surrounded!" Sarah is such a cutie, and I wish I would have gotten a better picture of her!
Devon getting attacked by dodge balls.
Nicky and Ally- gorgeous girls!
Chris and Lisa played some nice Christmas music.

I love this picture!
Grandma and Grandpa.
Kedra and Jeremy.
Brad and Whitney.
Me and Tiffany...not sure what I was saying, but it looks like I'm having a good hair moment, so at the risk of being vain, I decided to post this picture. :)

Colin was enjoying his role with home made strawberry jam.

Tiffany was collecting garbage. She thought wheeling around the garbage can was great fun!
Why do all kids do this? I remember doing it as a kid. It must be an innate thing.
Olive fingers!