Ears Pierced

When Tacey woke up today she told me that she wanted to get her ears pierced. I explained the whole process to her (you know it might hurt, they use a gun, etc). I was hoping to scare the idea from her, but she didn't change her mind. So we went to the mall to Claires and got them pierced. I couldn't believe it, she didn't cry at all. She never even flinched. Guess she is just a tough little girl!

Here they are ready to go to the mall.She is patiently waiting for the lady to come over.

Getting marked.

Me checking to make sure they are straight.

Getting them pierced. I thought it was smart to have 2 ladies do it at once instead of doing 1 ear and expecting a little girl to sit still for the 2nd one.

Tacey loves her new earrings. She just kept looking at her self in the mirror all day. So I forgot to get a picture of the final product, I will have to take one tomorrow and post it.

Christmas in Payson

Last weekend we went to Payson to do a pre-Christmas with Clint's family. We really just exchanged gifts.

Cash got his 1st pair of chaps. Isn't he just too dang cute?

Tacey got a life size Barbie and a Tinker Bell sleep over kit.

She was so excited to wear Barbie's clothes. She looks like a princess!

As you can see now Barbie is just another member of our family. She has to sit at the kitchen table and eat with us and Tacey makes a bed for her at night.

Just a few funny pics

I was gone for a few hours tonight for a primary meeting. When I got home these pics of Tacey were on the camera. Clint said that she wanted to go to the gym and this was the outfit she picked out. I wonder how much of this outfit was Clint's idea?

Yesterday I walked into the kitchen and Clint was making dinner (which I am so lucky because he does every night) and he looked like this. Apparently it was a strong onion and he needed eye protection!

Our Busy Saturday

This past Saturday was a busy day. It started at 7:00am when I woke up the kids and got them dressed and we headed to Mesa to go to my sister Shannon's work kids Christmas Party. It was really nice, they had a puppet show, served a great breakfast and Santa even showed up!

Here are the kids watching the puppet show.

Cash on Santa's lap. He wasn't too happy.

Tacey on Santa's lap. She didn't cry but she looks really unsure about him.

After the party we went to Fiesta Mall and met up with Jake, Kaylani and the kids. All the cousins got to play together and had a blast.

After Fiesta mall Clint and I took the kids to Chandler Mall where we met up with Clint's family and did a lot of shopping. As you can see it was a successful day. Cash fell asleep at the mall (which has never happened before, he usually never falls asleep anywhere but home) and Tacey fell asleep in the car on the way home (which is unusual for her too).

Finally updated

Once again I was really behind on updating. So if you wanna know whats been going on with us make sure to keep on scrolling down!!

The rest of our Thanksgiving Weekend!

First off I have to thank my sister Shannon and my niece Gabby for watching the kids so Clint and I could have a fun weekend together. After Clint's Triathlon we drove straight through to Vegas. We had a great time. We ate tons of great food, shopped till we dropped (fyi:Vegas is a great place to be on black Friday!), saw Phantom of the Opera (which was nothing short of AMAZING) and a Cirque du Soleil, and did all the touristy stuff (even though we have been there quite a few times before). It was a great weekend with some much needed time alone. It was our 1st time going anywhere without kids!

M&M Factory. Yumm look at all that chocolate!
Coca Cola: It was pretty cool, it has everything coca cola. Below is a sample of the popular coke drinks around the world to sample. The one from Italy was horrible, tasted just like cough syrup. What are they thinking over there?

The Hotels in Vegas always have awesome holiday decorations.

Thanksgiving Morning

Early Thanksgiving Morning Clint did another Triathlon in Goodyear, AZ. It was a lot of fun and despite the cold and wet weather they had a huge turnout. Clint did a really great job and got 2nd place in his division!

Getting ready.

The run.
Transition (not sure if this is to go bike or swim)

The bike.

The swim.

Finally done! The look on his face describes exactly how he felt.
2nd Place Medal.