Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas 2008!

Christmas was so special this year! Papaw and Ma-maw were here from KY! We had the entire family which meant hours and hours of card games, food, movies, and fun!
Nick and Zac...notice they are sharing the headphones!!
Santa brought Londyn a kitchen!! She was so excited she didn't know what to do with herself! She kept trying to serve us a cookie she baked and it kept falling off the plate because she was shaking from excitement!!

I was more excited to see Londyn's face than anything! She was so much fun!!
The finished product!! 
Londyn had so much fun making gingerbread houses!! She would eat then decorate, eat then decorate!!
For Thanksgiving we went to visit Papa and aunt Jess! Londyn loved the video ipod!
We went bowling! Every time Londyn would throw the ball she would turn around and start clapping for herself even if it was a gutter ball! We all need to be more like her!!
These pics pretty much sum up what we did over Thanksgiving. I hadn't played Mario Brothers since high school! It took a while but  we beat the game!! And we have proof!!

This is Londyn and her cousin Cash sitting on Grandpa Tootsie's lap!! He is one lucky Grandpa!!
Driving home after a long weekend of bowling, eating, laughing, Mario Bros, and hanging out with the fam! Wouldn't have it any other way! 
Happy Halloween 2008! This pic should make Grandpa Cleaver very proud!! Londyn was originally a witch but didn't want to keep the costume on, so a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader it was!! Nana is the best mad scientist ever!!

Gardner Village with the girls!

Londyn loved carving pumpkins until it came time to scoop all the guts out!! Yuk she said!  Her face was priceless.

Fun pics of 2008

Boxing with Daddy!
Driving with Daddy
Heber Creeper
Colbie Caillat and John Mayor concert!


Londyn's favorite place to nap!
And Daddy's
And Mommy's
We lived in the water!

Lunch dates with Dad!
Riding Bob!!
Seven Peaks with the fam!
Owls games! Londyn couldn't stop talking about the big scary owl with big eyes! 
Tim Mcgraw concert with Beth!! Sooooo fun!!
Lehi Rodeo! One of Londyn's favorite things to do this past summer was go to all of the rodeos and cheer on all the riders!
Golf lessons with Dad!
Lots of fun car rides with mom! We are not complete without lip gloss and sun glasses!!
My very favorite picture!! Captures Londyn's personality in one picture!

Londyn's Dance Class

This is Londyn and her cute dance class!! The first time the teacher showed them how to form  a train, she told them to put their hands up on the person in front of them. So every time they line up to form a line Londyn puts her hands up on the girl in front of her and they all get so bugged and push or shrug her hands off, but of course persistent Londyn  keeps doing it!! She is so good at following directions but not so good at taking a hint!!
Londyn has been in dance for almost 5 months and is loving it!! She just had her first dance recital a few weeks ago and did awesome!! Nick and I were so stressed the night of the recital worrying if she would perform in front of a big crowd or just fall apart. Between that, getting her ready, and rushing out the door,  we forgot our camera! Luckily Great Grandpa Niehoff brought one and got it all on tape! We are just waiting for him to send it to us and I will post it!! She is one of the youngest girls in the class and she did the best!! She is such a performer! She came out and saw all the people and turned into a star!! She did better for those few minutes they were performing than any of the classes she had been in! It was such a proud moment for our entire family!! 

Ever since I was a little girl my very favorite thing to do is go get bubble gum ice cream with my very favorite person...my Grandpa!!! I have made it a tradition that once a week Londyn and I go get my grandpa and go get ice cream! She LOVES IT!!  She takes after me and has developed an obsession with bubble gum ice cream. She loves her Great Grandpa Ron and always makes sure he gets plenty!! The middle picture is so funny because, if any of you have ever had bubble gum ice cream from Baskin Robbins, you know it comes with real pieces of pink bubble gum! Ever since I can remember I eat the ice cream and save the gum for last! As we were getting ready to leave I went to grab Londyn's cup to find  she had done just that! Save the best for last right?

Catch Up!!

The past few months have been so busy for us! Between school, work, and a lame computer that crashed at least twice a day,  I have had no time to keep up with blogging! Thanks to my husband I got a new laptop for my birthday, school has started and things are back in routine, I am going to try to catch up!  I started so all of our family could see Londyn on a daily basis!! HAHA!! I have received many emails reminding me that I need to post more often! I am so sorry! I am going to post a bunch of this past year so everyone can see how much fun we are having with Londyn!! Hopefully in the next few days I can be updated and post recent stuff!

For one of our play dates a few months ago we all took our kids to a dairy farm that belongs to a member of our ward. It is right next to our house on geneva road. It was so fun! Londyn got to help feed a 3 day old calf, sit on one, and pet tons of cows! By the time the event was over I swore I would never drink milk again! It was the smelliest place I had ever been!! For a month, every time I went to take a drink of milk I swear I could smell those dang cows!! I gained a deep respect for the real milk men that make it possible for me and Lolo to have our cheerios every morning!!

Mickey Mouse Pancakes!!

My attempt!! You can see why Londyn prefers Daddy's!

Londyn has been on a Mickey Mouse pancake kick and has requested it many a breakfast!! I wasn't home the other morning and so Nick had the honor of preparing them! Below is a picture of his masterpiece!  So when it came time for me to make them for her again, she saw the finished product and said..."Mommy, no Mickey Mouse I want daddy's Mickey Mouse" So daddy is the official pancake chef!!