Scotlyn's encounter with Santa

While we were in Boise a few weeks ago we attended our old ward's breakfast with Santa! As soon as Scotlyn saw him she got super excited! She kept saying, SANTA, SANTA, SANTA! So we waited in line for our turn, or I should say her turn, to sit on his lap!

Apparently, she just wanted to admire him from afar!

She immediately started screaming! Santa was trying to hand her back to me, but I was like, "hold up Santa, I gotta get a picture first!" I know, my priorities might be a little messed up, but boy am I glad I got this picture! LOL

School Pics

Enjoy! Let me know if you want one! Not a picture, but the actual kid! Only kidding- sort of!

Museums, Mustaches, and The Mesa Temple

While my mom was here visiting, we spent a couple of days in Scottsdale. We had fun shopping and swimming. Scott and I decided to go check out the Fiesta Bowl Museum which was just around the corner from where we were staying.

They had the BSU game playing on one of the t.v.s. There was this photo of the famous statue of liberty play. And too many other cool things to mention.
Including this mustached man striking his Heisman pose.
Before we went to the museum we had the opportunity to attend a session at the Mesa Temple. It had been a while since Scott and I had been to the temple, so I am glad my mom could watch the kids so that we could go. We also had lunch there. Yummy!
It was a great couple of days in Scottsdale/Mesa!

70 years old!!!

The dress in this picture is 70 years old! My mom and her two older sisters all wore it for pictures when they were 18 months old. Then, my niece Trinity had her picture taken in it when she was 18 months old.

Scotlyn will be 18 months old at the end of the month. My mom brought the dress here while she visited this last week and we went and got some pictures done. I wish I could blow this up bigger, but because it's just the proof it looks all blurry. When I get the originals, I'll repost it, and hopefully I'll be able to post the picture of my mom when she was 18 months old wearing the same dress.

The Party

Was out of this world! I made this rocket ship for the party. We had it at the front door to greet the guests.

Later, we took each child picture in it. We also played a game where the kids tried to throw a ball through the hole. Here's my little astronaut getting ready for take off!
We also played "pin the sun in the solar system". I drew the solar system on a piece of cardboard and then the kids would try and pin their sun in the middle. Lots of fun, and educational! ; )
Claire helped blow up rocket balloons. Once blown up you let go of them and they go flying all over the place! The kids loved those!
I also had Claire and Mostyn chalk draw aliens on our concrete fence and then the kids threw water balloon meteors at them. You can kind of see the wet spots on the wall in this picture.
Ah, the cake! Originally, I was going to make it into a UFO, but Hawk thought it looked like Saturn and wanted it to be a Saturn cake. I did the best I could. The cupcakes represent some of Saturn's moons.
This is our alien pinata. The kids enjoyed battling the alien. He was full of candy after all!
All and all, I think the party was a success! We had around a dozen kids and I think they all had a great time. Next year though, we'll just do a family party. This mom needs a break! : )

Happy Birthday Hawk!

Four years old today!

Getting Ready to Party

Hawkins will be four on the 28th and so I have been working on getting a party going for him. This will be his first "friends" birthday party. It should be a lot of fun! I don't know which one of us is more excited, him or me. We are going with an outer space themed party. I made up these invitations:

They read:

You're invited to attend Hawkins Stewart's 4 year mission to Mars!

Launch site: Stewart Space Station

Launch Date: 09/26/09

Count Down Begins at 5pm

RSVP Commander Jill Stewart

Space goodies will be served

I've come up with some fun ideas for games and I am going to try and make a cake that looks like an alien spaceship. If it doesn't turn out, I guess I can just say its a meteor. Wish me luck! I'll post pics of the party when it's all said and done.

Game Day!

We're ready!!!

Are You?

Save me a piece of that corn!

Scotlyn loves corn on the cob! She has no problem eating it even though she's only working with 5 teeth!

When I pointed the camera at her she gave me this cheesy grin. She will now say "CHEEEESE" and give the grin and you don't even have to have a camera in your hand!
After finishing off her own piece of corn she then went after daddy's! Check out the video!

Happy Back to School Day

Back to school!

It should be a national holiday for parents! The first day back to school! Mostyn heads to third grade, and Claire hits fifth! Yay! Happy day!

Discovered!

In the recent weeks, Scotlyn has discovered a few new things...

She has discovered that she is now capable of opening every door in the house. Except for those that lead outside. They are either too heavy or slide! Her favorite door to open?

The pantry door of course!

She has discovered how the child proof latches work on the cupboards below the kitchen sink. Sure, I still struggle with them, but she's got them all figured out!

She has discovered that she is quite the little dancer. We'll have to get some video of that on here soon. It is impressive! She's giving Hawk a run for his money!

She has discovered that if she squeals in delight when her daddy walks through the door, that he gets just as excited.

And.... she has discovered that she is now tall enough to reach things off the dining room table. This was a hard lesson learned for Hawk who took a break from his fruity pebbles this morning to watch a little t.v.....

She barely spilled a drop as she brought the bowl down to her level
And she was very pleased with herself!
Nothing is safe anymore! Especially if it's edible!

Happy Birthday Big Nay Nay!

My Grandma is 99 years young today!

This picture is a few years old. That is actually Hawkins she is holding. I think she actually looks younger today then she did when this was taken. She lives are her own still and is very spunky. Not to mention her great eye for fashion! Hope you have a great birthday grandma. We wish we could be there to celebrate with you!

Well, it is happening...

MY BABY BOY IS GROWING UP!

HE NO LONGER SUCKS HIS TWO FINGERS! Scott and I just realized the other day that has been forever since we have seen him do this. 
HE IS COMPLETELY POTTY TRAINED! I was hoping this would happen sooner! 
HE IS DRESSING HIMSELF! I guess somewhere in the back of my mind I thought he would be headed to prom in a diaper, some outfit that I picked out, all the time his two fingers in his mouth!

It kinda just hits ya all at once! My baby is growing up! At least I still have my baby girl!

We are so excited...

for our trip, we are jumping up and down.

We can't wait to get to Boise! We will leave Sunday and stay the night with Heather, Jon, and Rowan. Then we will head up to St. George and spend Monday and Tuesday with my friend Julie. Then on up to SLC... We have so many friends there to visit with. We will be in Boise Thursday afternoon. Yay! Is it too early to start packing up the car?

My life changed forever...

10 years ago today when Ms. Claire Lorraine Cagle came into the world kicking and screaming and letting everyone know she is in charge... Not much has changed since then!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAIRE! WE LOVE YOU!

A hiking we will go...

Saturday, we decided to go for a family hike up in the mountains. I have to say, I am so proud of Hawk and the baby. They were troopers! And Claire... well if you know Claire then enough said!

As many of you know we came across some hikers "getting their freak on" right on the trail! Ah nature! You gotta love it! Here are a few highlights from our hike.

Follow Hawk, he knows the way!
At this point, Scotlyn is getting a little sleepy!
Hawk walked the whole time, except for this moment here. He had just fallen down and of course wanted to be held. It's a good thing I've been working out!

Here's a pic of the lovely road we had to travel on to get to and from our hike! Somehow, Hawk managed to fall asleep within minutes of us heading down the mountain.
It was a great way to spend the day as a family!