Monday, December 14, 2009

Dear Santa,


This is Taytons letter to Santa this year, he wrote it at pre-school. I thought it was pretty cute so I had to share it.

Dear Santa,

I want a wizard castle with a orange dragon. I want a green race car. I want a pink pirate ship and a pink pirate for baby Tanna. I've been a good boy now, but I've been a little bit naughty. My mom's been good so can you bring her a new necklace because baby Tanna keeps breaking them. My dad would like a present, too. I don't have a chimney so you can just go through the door. You can just put the presents under my tree.

I been good at preschool. I play nice with the other kids and I listen to my teacher. Sometimes I listen to my mom. When she says it's time to go to bed, I listen and she says it just one time and then I go to bed.

I will leave you and Mrs. Santa Claus some chocolate chip cookies and some of baby Tannas milk. I like your sleigh with reindeer and your soft beard. I love Santa Claus.

Love,
Tayton


This was a couple of years ago, as you can see Taytons relationship with Santa has improved a lot over the years.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

If anyone is still out there . . .

I know I have been horrible at this blogging thing lately. We had such a great time when we went to Utah and we came back and the computer wouldn't turn on. Levi ordered a new power supply hoping that would work. Well the company sent us the wrong part but it finally came and the computer is working again. I am glad my husband is so handy. It only cost us $11.00 to fix it. I was pretty happy.

Well some exciting things that have been going since our last post are, I have a new nephew named Ryker Diego Winward. I haven't seen him yet but I can't wait. He was born the Sunday before Thanksgiving. We are excited to meet him.

My little brother Tyson left for his mission. Now I know some of you are thinking, didn't he leave a long time ago. Yes he did but he got sent home to take care of some issues and now he is back out on his mission and he is in the Dominican Republic. I couldn't be prouder of him, he is such a strong person and I miss him a ton.

We have been pretty busy here, but that isn't anything new. Levi is almost done with hunting season. I think he enjoyed it for the most part. He got his deer and was pretty excited about it. He didn't take any pictures of it though. He has been working so hard and I am proud of him for everything he does for us.

I have been pretty busy with cheer leading and dance. The boys football team went all the way to the semi-finals. Dance just started last week and I am teaching 6 classes with about 50 kids in all. I love teaching dance and I am having so much fun.

Tayton has been being a boy. He loves pre-school and is doing really good. I just went to my first parent teacher conference. I feel really old. The teacher said he was doing great, but one time he did punch his friend because he wouldn't be his best friend. Now why would that boy not want to be best friends with a kid who punched him, I don't understand.

Tanna is getting so big and talking so much. She is getting all four molars in right now so she is pretty happy. Today she was screaming at church for the sacrament bread and when she got to it she yelled thank you, it was pretty funny.

Well here are a few pictures from the last couple of months. I hope everyone is doing good.


Best buds!


So pretty! Tanna calls her hair bows pretty's, she loves to put them in and take them right back out.


Tayton loves these soldiers. They are those stupid dollar store ones but the kid can't get enough of them. He loves to build forts and all sorts of things for them. He said he wants a wizard castle from Santa Clause for his soldiers. I guess we will have to wait and see what Santa brings.


Tayton also made this pirate ship out of pillows, blankets, and chairs. He loved playing in it and so did his little sister. He had to make sure the soldiers were on the pirate ship. He is so fun.


The cutest witch you ever saw. I know it is almost Christmas, but I had to put it up here.


My witch with a pirate skeleton. Tayton spent hours looking for his costume. He couldn't find the right costume. He wanted to be a pirate with bones, so this is the best mom could come up with. He liked it so I guess that is all that matters, right.



Tanna enjoying a Halloween cupcake.


My little witch had too much fun.


My little skeleton all worn out after trick-or-treating. After all that hard work of finding the perfect costume, when it came down to it, he just wanted to be a scary skeleton. Don't laugh at the face paint, he wouldn't stop moving and he kept touching it all night, (Even though it was his idea to paint his face.)