lunch with friends...

for you girls that aren't 'facebookers,' i just wanted to thank you all for a great lunch!

just a few things we did over the holidays...

sledding, laynie learning to use a camera, cole starting to stand, and opening presents...lights at temple square, re-enacting the birth of Jesus, and zoolights at hogle zoo. Hope everyone had a great holiday!

early christmas present...

even though she doesn't have the bike to go with it yet, and it's still in it's 'packaging,' mclayne loves wearing her new helmet. It looks like a bmx helmet with the cardboard on it, and she usually wears the strap over her chin, instead of under, like an english guard. this day she chose to pair the helmet with an inside-out backwards shirt and pajama pants. nice. i can't wait for christmas morning when she can actually use it with her bike!

cole {eleven months}

cole now loves to climb. on anything. our circular stairs, boxes, master bathtub, and dishwasher are just a few of his favorites. this week he had his first trip to the er. he got a nasty cut on his cheek, not from one of his dangerous climbing adventures, but from "nicely" playing with mclayne. the roomful of nurses ready to hold cole down for stitches were in love with him. cole was tough through it all, and in the end the doctor decided to just glue it to reduce scarring. it think santa just needs to bring me a bottle of medical superglue for christmas!

mclayne's first snowman