Santa at the Dance Recital

We were able to see Santa after the dance recital and tell him what we wanted for Christmas - it was fun to see Santa and perform the dances that we have worked so hard to learn! I ws surprised that Olivia sat on Santa's lap...I have tried to get her to visit Santa on several occasions this year and her answer was NO! Kayla and Olivia did an awesome job.

Kristen Turns 2!!

We celebrated Kristen's birthday on Saturday night. She turned 2 on Sunday. Her favorite cartoon character is Scooby Doo so we had a Scooby Doo cake and balloons. She was more interested with playing with the Ribbon than opening her presents. I am hoping that by Christmas she finds an affection for opening presents - Tom has already outlawed ribbon. Olivia and her cousin Abby had more fun opening presents and playing with the new toys than Kristen did. Her favorite toy was a racing track from her Uncles Mike and Andy!!

The Cutest Little Greaser!!

On Sunday, Kristen decided to do her hair. She happened to get her hands on the Vaseline in the bathroom which she mistook as mouse. She often likes to put lotion or soap in her hair and let it foam up like Shampoo when she is taking a bath. About 10 minutes before Church, I found her in our room with a golfball size of Vaseline massaged through her hair. Tom washed her hair with Shampoo three times and then tried dish soap. To no avail, the Vaseline was not going anywhere. Tom looked up on Google how to get it out and there were over 200K hits on how to get Vaseline out of your hair. I ended up taking her to the Salon at Wal-Mart so that they could strip her hair. It took approximately 4 days for it to go away entirely. In the picture it looks like her hair is wet but it is straight Vaseline!!

Halloween 2008

Tom dressed as the Tooth Fairy this year...I hope that kids still look forward to losing their teeth!!

Here is my cute girls in their costumes!
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Kevin and Susan's Wedding in Happenin' Rock Springs WY

Tom's best friend Kevin was remarried in August so we took the journey to Rock Springs WY. Kevin and Susan's wedding went off without a hitch. I was able to meet some friends from Tom's past and therefore able to learn some things that I never knew before. If you get a chance, ask Tom how he feels about Skiing and Blueberry Schapps. As we drove in the town, they were advertising Green River Watermelon days and the 'dog-fetching' contest that you were welcome to bring your dog and compete in. It was awesome.





Tom was the best man at Kevin's Wedding and here is a picture of him and Kevin jsut before the wedding. Doesn't Tom look hot in his snazzy diggs? Tom was so excited to see Kevin get married because he has been so happy with Susan. It was a beautiful wedding.

Tom's Work Party at Utah's Hogle Zoo

We had the opportunity to visit Utah's Hogle Zoo for the second time this year with Tom's company - Tesoro. The Zoo closed down for Tesoro employees only so we were able to see the animals easier than usual. The girls were able to ride the carousel as many times as they wanted - we had a difficult time getting them to leave the carousel because they had so much fun!!

My Cute Family!!

Make a Smilebox postcard

The World's Smallest Harley Chick!

Kristen had fun sitting on Uncle Bill's Harley. She looks great with the Harley Dew-wrag!! After Bill out it on her, she wouldn't take it off.








Here she is exhibiting her biker attitude!













Here is all of my favorite girls climbing rocks in the back of Grandma Kristin's house.

A week in the life of me as a stay at home Mom...

I had the opportunity to stay home with my kids this week. We had so much fun!! On Wednesday, we went to story time at the Layton Library. They sang songs about funny food and then read 3 stories about food. Olivia was a little nervous but in the end she had fun listening to the stories.

After the library we went to the park. Olivia had so much fun on the slide. Kristen decided to try the big girl swings and ended up getting too daring as usual. She flipped off and ate some dirt.

Kristen went back to climbing anything and everything after she recovered. She decided to chase the Seagulls which kept her busy for a good 10 minutes.

On Thursday, we went to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden. My niece Abby went with us. They had fun learning about various cultures, playing with different musical instruments and going down the Treehouse slide again, and again, and again, and again... Here is a picture of Abby in the Mexico kitchen. The girls then pretended to eat Sushi in Kenya.

Here they are taking turns pretending to teach a class...

After all of that fun, they build this Choo Choo Train.

Kristen then took her turn beating other kids off of the Fire Engine. She would not let anyone sit near her and if they tried, she smacked their hands away.

Kayla and Olivia are showing off their finger nails...Kristen is showing off her attitude.

Kayla is showing off her new haircut.

Meet Spike - our 8 week old Chihuaha - the newest member of the Dow Family!!

This is a picture of Kayla and Olivia last Easter. They have a good relationship and like to play together (most of the time).

Olivia is always the curious one. She did not want to cooperate when we had their pictures professionally done so we have to give her something to focus on. She has changed so much in 1 year.

Liv is being animated as I take pictures - she loves to have her picture taken!

Look how much she has grown in just over one year! She is climbing anything and everything that she can - we affectionately call her 'monkey' for a reason.

Her is Kristen climbing the toilet to get on top of the bathroom cupboard. She is probably eying Tom's toothbrush or his Q-tips. These are just two of her favorite toys!!

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The Dow Family