Help!!! I do not want to do this

Ok, I have officially decided I am going to jump into the Potty Training thing with Paige. I have postponed this long enough and I think it is time. I HATE THIS!! The being stuck to the house, the messy underwear, the wet pants, the fights...augh!! I hate potty training!!

I never did pull ups with Jacob, I just went straight into "big boy pants." I think this time I am going to try the pull ups thing. Paige is so obstinate, that she will not want to do it, just because I asked her to. I have to use the whole reverse psychology thing with her...and I hate it! Anyone out there with suggestions, I am all ears!! This is just day one...and I am already tired of it.

Paige in the news...

I recently submitted a Christmas Photo of Paige on Christmas morning when she first saw her new bike. KSL added it to their web site...

here is the link... http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=2205327&nid=495

oh, I will just save you the time and add the picture. Isn't her expression priceless.

He finally got it!! All I have heard about for this past year has been this camera. He has done hours and hours of research on it and held it in his hands at every store we go into. He would talk to everyone about it...friends, neighbors, coworkers, family, and even strangers he saw using one. Finally, he got one of his own. I have to admit, it is sooo much nicer then our old little camera that has such bad shutter delay. At least this way, I get a picture of the kids while they are still looking at the camera instead their backside as they are getting up to run away.

I have learned his tactic though, talk about it until your spouse is sick in the head and gives in!! I need to try that one.

Santa Made A Special Trip

Santa came to see us this year!! He stopped off while delivering presents on Christmas Eve to visit all the kids!! We had all of my family together this year, which means alot of kids. Santa came to see them all!! Each child got a change to sit on his lap and they got a little present from him. I love the magic of Christmas and the joy the comes to the face of each child when the see that Santa knows their name and remembers them from last year!!

We went to the North Pole!!!

One of our highlights this Christmas was the trip we took the kids to the North Pole. We went on the Polar Express...complete with Santa himself. The kids had an absolute blast!! We did not tell Jacob too much about it, because we knew that it would be all we would hear about until we went. So, the day of the big event, we told Jacob that we would be going on the train ride just like in the movie. He loved this movie and would watch it everyday for months!!

The train was all decked out with Christmas decorations and elves. It even had the cooks who passed out Hot Chocolate and cookies. We took about a 13 mile train ride up to the North Pole where we picked up Santa and then turned around and came back. Santa then came through all the cars and talked to the children and gave them their very own Christmas bell!! We read the story of the Polar Express and sang Christmas Carols. I think it will be a trip the kids will remember.