{FiRSt hAIRcuT}

Today was another fun day with the family. Reggie & Wendy got up early to go home and Shenise & John took off to Vegas for a couple days.

In-N-Out was the destination for lunch.

The "before" picture of Lane...

Let me stop there for a minute. I have been asking Lucy to trim her hair for months now. She always throws a fit and say "NOOOOOA." As you can see from the picture above, Lane was in need of a good hair cut too. When we showed up at Grandma & Grandpa's this morning and there was talk of haircuts, Lucy was all over it.

Lane on the other hand has received many haircuts, professionally and from Shenise but not without a fight. When John & Shenise left for Vegas, Lane turned into a different child. He did awesome, so Ma & Pa were going to take advantage of the situation. So we were all off to Great Clips!

Lucy's "before" picture

Lucy is such a good girl. She hopped up in the chair, crossed her legs and she was so ready for the big event.

Brittney styled Lane's hair before leaving for the day. He had all kinds of product in it so they gave him a quick shampoo. This is so not like Lane...to lay back and relax.Grandma thought is would be a great idea to give the kids suckers to keep them occupied. Well after the first snip hair fell all over his sucker. Without him realizing what just happened he took a great big lick, and this was the result...

2 years 10 months without ever getting a haircut...
this was a BIG deal.

The finished products!

These kids did so good. Maybe if Lane lived closer I could get Lucy to do things that she normally wouldn't. Lucy is still telling people to look at her hair...

"I got a haircut!"

Dad & Grandma's Happy Birthday!

My poor Dad and Grandma share the same Birthday two days after Christmas. Every year we say we are going to celebrate in July instead. Dad took us all to Pirate Island Pizza for lunch. The kids had a blast...along with Jen and Lance. They were the last ones to leave the arcade. That night Mom cooked her wonderful Mexican food. We opened gifts, eat cake and the boys watched Ultimate Fighting. Another day with the Pendleton's...and the fun continues! Happy Birthday Dad and Grannie...we love you.

Christmas Day

"He made it!" Was the first thing that Lucy said when she saw that Santa left her toys. She made out once again. Santa must have received her letter...this is his version of a {skateboard}...great idea Santa!And a {train set}...WOW!
Since ALL of my brothers and my sister were here for Christmas we had to set the alarm so we could have our little Christmas at our house and then off to the {rat race} at my parents!

Jason & Kristin's Family.

Shenise & John's Family.

Reggie & Wendy's Family.

Lance got Jen a new car! And yes I spelled Christmas wrong on the sign...it was late.

Grandma Shirley came through with the {Baby}

We dashed home after a great brunch at Mom and Dad's for a nap. Then we went up to Grandpa and Nana's for dinner.

It was a small crowd this year, but we had good food and it was fun to be with family.

Back to St. George in the worst snow storm. After a few rounds of ROCK BAND we called it a day!

Another Christmas has come and gone. I can't believe it. We had a blast this year...not much rest, but it was so great to have all the bros and sis here with their families.

The Eve before Christmas!

This year my sister and brothers came for Christmas. Here is what happened on Christmas Eve...

Hanging out with the cousins...

Cade, Lucy's personal bouncer!

Family Photo

Dinner is Served...

Mom and Dad made an amazing dinner.
{My Mom didn't leave the kitchen for 9 days.}

Eric only gets crab once a year...
and he enjoys every last bite!
{I am not a seafood fan}

The Nativity, played by all the Grandchildren.
New jammies for Christmas Eve.

Santa's Cookies & milk.
And we can't forget the Reindeer food.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Lucy had Makenna over to play "Dress Up." These girls are surrounded by BOYS so any chance they get they dress up in these...

and act like this...

and giggle like this...

and when they are all done...they crash like this...

Don't let them fool you...they are just playing "Sleeping Beauty."

A blast from the past!

Friday night Eric and I hosted an "Ugly Sweater Party." We had so much fun catching up with everyone. Now that we all have kids, it is a rare occasion to get together. Our camera is out of order so I didn't get to take picture of all the couples. We laughed and shared some good stories, both old and new. When Adam is at the party...there is never a dull moment.

{Thanks Lacey and Emily for the pics!}

While I was preparing the food and house for the big party, my Mom and Dad took Lucy for the day and a sleepover. I had been so sad because we missed Father Christmas at the Dicken's Festival this year. I got word from Cari that he was going to be at the bank that night and I was so excited. As soon as I told Lucy she said..."I don' t want to sit on Santa's Lap."

Mom and Dad said she wasn't so sure she wanted it to be her turn. Lucy turned and walked toward Santa, jumped up on his lap and although it looks like she is smiling....under that smile is crying. Lucy got everyone laughing...including Santa!

Good news...Santa got her letter...we hope he makes it to our house.

Frosty the Snowman...

Have you ever seen a {FOUR} layer Snowman? Well after seeing Andy and Emily's "Frosty" Eric had to out do Andy's efforts! As I was baking 6 dozen cookies for my Mom's Cookie Exchange, Eric was doing what he does best...playing with Lucy. They had a blast...although Lucy was too busy eating the {white} snow to help much.

We have loved the snow this year. I wish it would have stayed through Christmas. Eric and Lucy would throw snowballs at me every time I opened the front door for the past week.

Poor Frosty is now laying on his belly, "taking a nap."

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

"Your Majesty"

"Please, Your Majesty." or "Thank you, Your Majesty."

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{maj·es·ty}
1. a. The greatness and dignity of a sovereign.
b. The sovereignty and power of God.
2. Supreme authority or power: the majesty of the law.
3. a. A royal personage.
b. Majesty Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a sovereign.
4. a. Royal dignity of bearing or aspect; grandeur.
b. Stately splendor; magnificence, as of style or character: the Parthenon in all its majesty.

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I will take a number of those definitions...and I will take the comment from my dear Lucy any day! As of late, Lucy will say "Your Majesty" if she is asking for something or to say "thank you, Your Majesty." Eric was not aware of this until tonight. I was at the kitchen table wrapping presents and every time I reached for the tape...it was gone.

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Me:"Lucy can I have the tape please?"

Lucy:"Here you go , Your Majesty."

Me:"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Eric:{action} rolling his eyes in the background as he listens.

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I am pretty sure Lucy learned this from an episode of

"The Backyardigans." Most of you probably know exactly what I am talking about.

Oh, it is so fun having {royalty} in the house!

"...she's makin' a list..."

Did you see #2 on the {list}? Where did that come from? We were in the car and she was going over what she was going to ask for Christmas...

out pops "and a skateboard"..

Eric and I look at each other and asked "what did you just say?"

Yes, I wrote the letter...but she told me everything she wanted it to say and what color to write it in.

(thanks Big Reg for the awesome picture!)

Lucy was so excited to go to the {Post Office} to send the letter off to Santa. In the meanwhile she was not so happy about taking pictures of this event...she'll thank me someday!

We hope {Santa} gets Lucy's letter...we didn't quite know his exact address!

The spirit of Christmas would not be the same without children.

Sneak Peak!