Merry Christmas friends and family!!! Yes we are really slow at sending this out...As every one's holiday, ours was really packed and really fun, necessitating our really late Christmas card. To condense the year we made a top ten list of our highlights. So ho ho ho here we go!
Weight Family Top Ten and then some of 2007
10. New Job-Brent took a job with DxNA, a start up with lots of cool potential and fun work experiences
9. New Location-We moved to St George, UT in October. It is closer to family and still warm 10 months of the year.
8. Taryn talking more or less and sometimes we can understand what she wants.
7. Cami started and loves preschool. She really misses her teacher in Las Vegas but she likes her one here too.
6. Cami slid down a tube slide and eventually laughed while doing it.
5. Taryn mastered jumping with both feet off the ground, singing, getting naked but more importantly completely dressing herself, and climbing into the crib by herself.
4. Brent and Amy hiked Mt Timpanogus and survived with only minor aches and pain.
3. We get to buy a new car. (Since I didn't post this very timely we just got our truck and it is definitly a manly man's truck!)
2. We are all alive to enjoy 2008
1. Free massages post every physical therapy appointment and now we are hooked!
then some. Great friends and family to help us post accident and Peri-moving
then some more. Cami’s first big girl hair cut and first stitches-she is still our beautiful princess!
and more. Although this past year has thrown us for some loops we are really thankful for all the blessings we have received. We are truly blessed to know all of you and to have a really beautiful fun family. We love everyday we get to spend with each other.
Now on to some fun pictures of the season....
Taryn was not so sure about this sitting on Santa's lap business. It was very short lived-not short enough for her taste though. Cami however totally surprised us this year by telling us she didn't need to write Santa a letter this year. She just wanted to tell him want she wanted when she sat on his lap. She even went back two different times although in all fairness she wasn't being greedy. She was just making sure he knew where to find the cookies and how to get in because we don't have a chimney any more.
We also decorated cookies to get in the spirit. I think most of the "toppings" were eaten before they were sprinkled on-eaten or spread all over the table and floors...Nothing like food for making the mood merry and light.
The girls frequently were found looking out the window waiting for Santa Clause but Dad driving up was also pretty exciting too.
Taryn decorated the bottom of the tree-several times actually. Cami got to put the angle on top.
The girls were so excited to put up the decorations we couldn't contain them. Cami danced around a lot and Taryn wandered around checking everything out and giving A LOT of kisses.
Christmas morning was so fun. We had our own family Christmas morning then went to Grandma's for the tradition Christmas morning waffles and strawberries. Taryn was sooo excited to get a BYU Cougar shirt from Uncle John that she stripped of her shirt on put it on right away. It is so great to see your children growing up in the way they should! :)
Cami was so into opening presents that she got to open just one on Christmas eve before bed. We did this because we thought she would wear a little excitement off and be able to sleep faster but it just wet her taste buds instead....
Cami was all about efficiency.
After Christmas Brent had a couple days off work so we decided to go see his family in Heber City. BRRR! IT WAS COLD!!! It reminded us how nice it is to live in a place without slush or gray skies or temperatures below zero or even freezing. BUT the girls did have a blast in the snow. At least Cami had a blast. Taryn went from total dislike to mild tolerance of the snow. We went sledding and then Brent pulled the sled behind the 4 wheeler and made Cami scream (in a scared then a fun nice way). It was great! We made snow angles-at least Cami and mommy did. Taryn chose to lay in the snow and cry...:)
When we left both girls cried because they were so sad to leave grandma and papa's and all their cousins. They have really enjoyed being close to family. And of course a trip to grandma and papa's couldn't be complete without a trip to the dinosaur museum and a picture on the beast.
We hope this finds you all healthy and happy. We miss all of our friends and think of you often. Please keep in touch and come visit if you ever get a chance!
On a lighter note...unless you are Taryn...
So those of you in the Rice family are familiar with Herschel the dog and the haircutting incident. While I never thought it was "that bad" I do admit he was embarrassed to go walking in the neighborhood until his hair/tail grew out again. And if you remember what he looked like after his trim you would definitely restrict my scissor use from people hair. Well my kids have never seen my "skills" so they do let me trim up their hair...Well you know Taryn is still sort of bald and I was thinking her hair might grow if I trim it and shave the underneath part...(Yes I did this to Cami and she had to have her first professional haircut to correct my trim) ....Anyway, to make a long story shorter she now resembles Herschel a little bit. Her back end is a little balder than intended....When she walked into the room Brent was in, Brent looked up and said "Uh, Amy why does our little girl look like a little boy now." I think he realizes his job of protecting his family just extended into haircuts. I am officially banning myself from ever trimming again...I hope it grows out faster than it has grown in so far or she might not want to go to kindergarten....Poor Taryn... No pictures of this...It is too embarrassing.
On a lighter note...unless you are Taryn...
So those of you in the Rice family are familiar with Herschel the dog and the haircutting incident. While I never thought it was "that bad" I do admit he was embarrassed to go walking in the neighborhood until his hair/tail grew out again. And if you remember what he looked like after his trim you would definitely restrict my scissor use from people hair. Well my kids have never seen my "skills" so they do let me trim up their hair...Well you know Taryn is still sort of bald and I was thinking her hair might grow if I trim it and shave the underneath part...(Yes I did this to Cami and she had to have her first professional haircut to correct my trim) ....Anyway, to make a long story shorter she now resembles Herschel a little bit. Her back end is a little balder than intended....When she walked into the room Brent was in, Brent looked up and said "Uh, Amy why does our little girl look like a little boy now." I think he realizes his job of protecting his family just extended into haircuts. I am officially banning myself from ever trimming again...I hope it grows out faster than it has grown in so far or she might not want to go to kindergarten....Poor Taryn... No pictures of this...It is too embarrassing.
