alli, alli, alli

This sweet child will be the end of me! It's no secret that the is independent and stubborn and can be difficult. It's mostly just at home, and to me. However, she can be the sweetest, funniest girl. Luckily, lately she has been the latter. Everyday she says the funny things, and I wonder where in the world she heard that from. For instance:

Alli: Mom, is that Mr. Clean? (addressing the cleaner on the counter)
Me: Yes
Alli: Mr. Clean comes to your house to make sure it's clean, huh?
Me: Sure

and:

Alli: Mom, Muckle Chuck (Macie) love Justin Bieber!
Now this could be because I want to start a website entitle "Baby Biebers." And it would consist of infants and toddlers whos hair is like the Biebs'. And Macie would be our poster child.

and her latest:

Macie was saying something over and over and Jeff and I couldn't figure out what she was saying.
Me: Alli, what's she saying?
Alli: I think it's Spanish.


And in regards the picture above, I believe this displays her funny personality. She got slippers for her birthday and she thought they were tap shoes. So this is her tap dancing. She was doing a weird little dance and I asked her what she was doing and she said tap dancing in her new shoes. And yes, she's in the elite group of 3 year olds that are not potty trained. She claims she's "too little." and when approached about the subject in social situations, she says she is potty trained. All her weirdness aside, it's hard not to love this little girl.

my funny valentines

Trying to get a good picture of these two together is dang near impossible. They get so weird together and make faces. But I'm glad they are my little loves!

When the camera came out, she ran to her couch, posed herself and said, "Hurry, take a picture of this."

Typical scene over here. One trying to mother, and the other not responding as she would have hoped.

And last, but certainly not least, this guy: we've been together a long time, and I consider my self the luckiest girl in the world. Words can't express how much I love him. And I don't think I will try on my blog. I'm grateful for each day that I have will him and my two chick-a-dees!

(they just lost the their last game, thus the face)

christmas morn

The Vanchiere's Christmas 2010

Poor Macie woke up sick, hence the face

Alli sandwhich

Sam, when you make a face like that, expect it to be on the w.w.w.

The kiddies had a great Christmas. I think they were a little overwhelmed, but we had a great time. Jeff and I were spoiled as well. Alli's favorite gifts were her Toy Story dolls, Playdough, Princesses, Littlest Pet Shop, and cash register. Macie loved her baby, grocery cart, and books.

Dayton Family Christmas Party

Performing Jingle Bells for the program. Alli sang and Macie sat there with her bells.

The Nativity. Alli was the Angel and Macie was a Shepherd.

Macie didn't know quite what to do.

Grandma and Grandpa know how to throw a Christmas party! We had great food, a fun program, and money tree. And yes, the Vanchiere's came out victorious! I was fun to get together with all of the family and celebrate. Thanks Grams and Gramps!

Alli's 3rd Birthday

Alli turned 3 this last Saturday, and she has been talking about her Princess Party since July. It's hard to believe I'm the parent of a 3 year old. Since Alli is finally old enough to really know it's her birthday, I wanted to make it really special for her. So I got some cardboard from my dad's warehouse and spent hours cutting and spraypainting. Then finally my princess had her castle! Unfortunately, she got up while I was working on it the night before her birthday, so I wasn't the surprise I was hoping for, but she was still beyond thrilled.

On the day or her birthday she just wanted her best friends over, Belle, Claire and Lucy. Belle was sick, so it was just the Nuttall girls. We had fun making mini pizzas, decorating purses, playing games and opening presents.

Poor Macie throwing a tantrum while opening some of Alli's presents. I guess I'm going to have to do what my mom did when I was little: buy gifts for both on both birthdays. For a long time I thought my birthday was April 29 which is Tara's. I guess that's the price we pay for having to girls that close in age.

And after the party ended, all she wanted to was play with her new play dough cake making station with me.

Alli is such a sweet girl and we love her so much. She keeps me entertained all day. I need to start writing down all the funy stuff she says. She's very imaginative and loves to pretend play. I'm often the "honey" and she's the "Mama" and Macie is "Brother." Or we play "Sir" and "Mam" where she purchases things from me, the Sir. She loves to mother other children and especially make sure they are punished if they do something wrong. (She may not have friends for long if that keeps up.) She loves playing with friends and helping me cook in the kitchen. Awhile ago we attempted potty training, but sadly failed a day later. She tells people she's potty trained though. I think she might think there's an actual "train" involved. Maybe that'll be her New Year's resolution. She loves playing with Macie and her Daddy.

Valley de Goblins y Verde River

Last weekend we had a family reunion in Green River. It was great to see everyone together, especially our family from Arizona. We spent one day at the Green River Crystal Geyser. The geyser is an old drilling pipe(I could be wrong with that fact) that now irrupts with water every 8-16 hours. So you get there and hope you see it. Around the geyser are orange-yellow rocks. It's really cool when the water is running down them. What's not really cool is the sulfur smell from the water. Poor Alli would gag every time she got a good whiff.

The next day we went over to Goblin Valley. The two children hindered us from doing any extreme hiking, but for those of you who enjoy that stuff, I would recommend it to.

With no reported injuries and minimal meltdowns, it was sucessful trip. Thanks to Grandpa and Grandma who put it all together and were the official sponsers. We had a blast!

Haha, JD's face
Poor Macie is severely pigeon-toed. This is really how she walks. Good thing that face is so cute!

exhausted!

Alli Babe

Chuck wouldn't look at the camera

The Valley of Goblins

the geyser finally going off

You could always find Macie sitting in the dirt somewhere.

Haha, Alli's face!

Day 1

Wish us luck!