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Weight Family 2009 Top Moments to Celebrate…
(In no particular order)

* Jocelyn made a surprise early entrance to the Weight gang and she is a well behaved, cuddly,beautiful baby! WE SCORED!!!
* Cami started kindergarten and could apparently read much to our surprise.
* Taryn started preschool and LOVES it because of a fabulous teacher!
* Brent’s company sold some of their Beta machines and is still operating.
* Amy got to sport a huge baby belly and enjoy the miracle of a little nudger.
* Amy is no longer hugely pregnant and can once again bend over, hold kids on her lap, drive without adjusting the seat, and can give up the Tums…
* Brent ordered new furniture from a furniture store (a first to not have hand me downs) for the girls and he didn’t have a heart attack when he paid.
* The girls rocked it in dance camps and swimming lessons all summer with cousins. Hip hop rocks and princess camp was magical!
* We all survived the (swine?) flu.
* Cami sang in the school choir and even was brave enough to do a solo speaking part.
* Taryn got a two wheeler and is as good as Lance Armstrong with training wheels.
* Both girls mastered the art of the slip and slide.
* Amy discovered that even though trailer camping is not REAL camping, a heater does make it a lot more enjoyable and she worries a lot less about freezing kids even when one of them smashes and looses a thumb nail in the process.
* Cami whooped it up on the monkey bars and mini zip line all by herself.
* Cami had her first birthday party and has dreamed about the fun ever since.
* Taryn had the biggest food baby ever made of strawberry lemonade and it ended up all over mommy’s lap in the restaurant and we got to give the waiter a BIG tip.
* Brent survived hiking the narrows and several other hikes and camp outs with a bunch of scouts and only walked funny for a few days.
* Cami learned how to be aggressive on a soccer field and how great if feels to score and win. The best was watching her cheer for herself when she did score.
* Taryn got to start speech classes and can now make a T sound… (And n. m, and f)
* No one fell into the lion/tiger/elephant/giraffe enclosure at the zoo while getting a good look.
* No one got lost, maimed, or too grumpy on the Rice family Father’s day camp out except the camp ranger….
* Amy and Brent hit the big 10 year wedding anniversary and still really like each other! They celebrated with a fun trip to Zion National Park for several days without the kiddos.
* Brent finally enjoyed a holiday without working at Thanksgiving and even took a couple days off when he got the flu and when we had our baby. It was great to see him!

**Check out our blog http://weightfamily.blogspot.com/ for updates throughout the year.

Big love and what Jesus makes....

Taryn keeps us laughing and guessing everyday. Last Sunday we took the girls to the outside nativity at the temple. As we got in the car to go we were talking to the girls about Christmas and Jesus is why we celebrate etc...We think we are having a great building spiritual moment with the kids and after a minute of thinking Taryn busts out with "Mommy, do Heavenly Father and Jesus make pooh?"

That's my Girl!

The other day while folding laundry I look over and this is what I see...

Yes I did save Jocelyn and Taryn does have a lot of BIG LOVES to give.

ps-Taryn has developed this extreme sense of fashion. She mixes and matches a lot and wears dresses with tights every chance she gets...with regular shirts underneath.... I try to persuade but I figure if she's into it then its really not worth the fight....just in case you were wondering what/why she is wearing what she is wearing in these pictures...

Heavy head

My mommy insists on putting these dang bows in my hair everyday and they get so heavy I just can't even hold my head up! Can you believe it?!

decking the hall and other december highlights

'Tis the season to be jolly and it really has been a very happy time at our house. How could it not be with this looking at me everyday? December has been a busy month with decorating, choir concerts, dance recitals, and new baby times. So more than a narrative on the month so far I will just post pictures and you can imagine the fun yourself...

Cami is truly helpful these days with anything we ask of her. She sets a mean table and can scramble like a banshee for a burp cloth...she was genuinely good at helping with the tree. I think Santa is definitely going to find this little lady.

Taryn begged and negotiated and in the end got the honor of putting the angel on the top of the tree. She is such a passionate intense child. Every minute of the Christmas season is appreciated by her...and we try hard not to laugh at EVERYTHING she does...note Brent trying to restrain.

This is how Jocelyn helped with the decorating....Perfectly perfect!

Cami performed in her school choir and even did a speaking part. She volunteered herself to do this and we were quite surprise based on our experience with her stage fright/anxiety. We were a little concerned she would get up there and not be able to do her part then have a horrible experience to reinforce her fears. BUT she surprised us all by just getting up there and saying her part word perfect without so much as trembling. This was definitely one of those really proud moments of parenting where you just look at your kid and tear up with happiness for them. Dang Hormones! She faced her fear and she didn't let it stop her. I was really tempted to stand up and yell "THAT"S MY BABY!!! SHE"S MINE!! YES MY GIRL!!!" but I figured it would have put an end to her desire to be in choir. Yesterday Jocelyn tried out the Bumbo for the first time. She's got the skill but is missing the love so far. Mommy however definitely loved it and Jocelyn will become more acquainted immediately.

The annual dance recital was fabulous. Both girls knew their parts and had tons of fun. It was way more organized and shorter this year so we had more fun too. We did have a minor incident of Cami curlers REALLY curling and her hair looked like a finger in the outlet version of 80's hair. Brent and I were both in tears laughing (as privately as possible) and Cami was in tears crying...We managed to get a pick through it and fix all the make up smears and only be 15 minutes late...I think she was ok with the hair after the initial shock and we washed it out to leave no evidence. Taryn did a great job of her dance and of picking her nose at the same time...yet another proud moment of parenting. Also she stopped and wouldn't get off the stage at the end of the dance because she was so busy squinting into the dark audience looking for me. I had to yell way to go Taryn really loud so she would hear me and then she smiled and ran off. I asked the girls to strike a pose afterwards and these are as good as it got...

This is just a ps and has nothing to do with the above post. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how when Taryn is eating and she likes what she is eating she will start unconsciously humming. You can totally tell how good she thinks the food is by whether she is humming or not and by how loud she is humming. I hope she is always so happy go lucky.