I had a hard time turning 30 but I don't think Justin cares. But in case he does, I've compiled a list of things that are older than him to help him (and me) feel better.
Daewoo Motors
Newman's Own salad dressing
Tommy Hilfiger Corp.
Cabbage Patch Kids
Prince William
E.T.
McDonald's Chicken McNuggets
Sidenote: Remember these? He's older than them but I feel like I've stumbled on a gem of fast food/Happy Meal history so had to include them.
Back to our 30+ list.....
Plinko
The Dodge Caravan
Hooters
Happy 30th Birthday Justin. And no more teasing me that I'm older. We're tied for the next 36 weeks.
Saturday before Christmas we went to the Riverwoods so the kids could see the lights. I really wanted to take the kids to Temple Square but since Justin and I were at Temple Square twice already this month, we decided not to go again and just go to Provo. The kids didn't care.
Notice how Henry is catching Sarah's awkward smile.
I thought this picture looked familiar when I was scrolling through them.
Probably because this is last year. Henry's head is a bit smaller but that's about all that's changed.
This is Sarah last year. Different coat, same hat.
Sarah and I really liked this tree. The icicle lights looked like they were dripping.
2012......
2013......
Handsome boys.
Pretty girl.
Hey good lookin' family.
Henry finally got down and walked a little bit. He slipped on the ice earlier this month and has been paranoid of things being "sippy" every since.
We went to Tucano's with Justin's parents and siblings. I felt like I ate a lot but since my stomach is squished somewhere near my throat, it's hard to tell these days. So growing up, my mom's mixer didn't lock so you had to keep your hand on the top or else it would slowly rise up and not mix what was at the bottom. This is so ingrained in me that apparently I still do it with my own mixer even though it locks properly. I didn't realize I did until I noticed my kids doing the same thing, also for no reason. Ahh, traditions.
My little cookie cutter in action. She had her hat on for 6 hours that day.
Christmas Eve we started off the day by seeing Frozen and then came home for lunch, naps, wrapping presents, cleaning, etc. Then that night we went to Jusitn's grandpa's house. Here's a 4-generation picture.
This is his Grandpa Kitchen's wife Henny. She's from Denmark and has the best accent. Since most of my ancestors on both sides come from Denmark, I ask her lots of questions about the mother country. Did you know there's First Christmas and Second Christmas in Denmark? They're like hobbits over there.
Henry was being a spaz and cracking everyone up.
Then we headed to Mapleton to play games with my family. This is the song Henry sang all the way there.
I didn't take many pictures at my mom's because I was too busy playing. But here's Henry.
Santa left Christmas pajamas outside the kids' doors when we got home. Sarah thinks it was me. They were super excited.
Sarah swore she was going to stay up late to see Santa. We told her she could stay up but she had to stay in her bed and could only come down if she heard jingle bells or reindeer on the roof. Justin and I were so tired. He fell asleep on the couch waiting for her to fall asleep. At 11 pm, we finally were able to put out the kids' stuff.
I don't know why I take a picture of the tree every year, but I do. Notice how the top third of our DVDs are missing from the stand? They are wrapped under the tree as a present from Sarah. Best gift ever.
Sarah woke up at 6:30. Henry woke up at 8:30. That was the longest 2 hours of Sarah's life. She hung out on our bed and rolled around and asked us every 4 minutes if it was time to go downstairs. I finally turned the TV in our room for her and just when we all got tired again, Henry woke up.
This airplane was in his stocking. He could have been happy with just this.
Nothing like a Christmas sweater.
Henry got a tool set and immediately set off to find his motorcycle so he could fix it like Uncle Nate works on his snowmobile....that's what he said anyway.
My parent's came over to watch the kids open presents then we had ebelskivers for breakfast. Hey family, I'm taking custody of mom's ebelskiver pan while they're in London. You can borrow it if you want.
New mitt and ball. He also got a T-ball set.
This is my tea set from when I was little. I got it for Christmas and I can still remember the wrapping paper it came in. Sarah was excited to get it.
She also got a camera. She's taking a picture of Justin and his wood chips that go with his meat smoker.
That afternoon, we went to Justin's parent's house to open more presents. Henry got 2 snowmobiles. Can you see he's making the sounds in the picture? This kid is obsessed. He also got a toy motorcycle and 4-wheeler so we've been hearing lots of motor noises around here. But I guess that's nothing new.
Sarah really wanted a kids sewing machine but I think she's too young so I got her this potholder making kit. She loves it. It keeps her so busy and quiet. I finally got her to let me take a finished potholder off today. She had just been taking all the loops off so she could do it again.
Since then we've just been playing with new stuff, taking it easy, playing games and working on the basement. Justin's already smoked like 7 different kinds of meat.
