Savannah - Post Dentist

Savannah has had 4 cavities at the last 2 check ups she's had this year. So, today was filling day. They had to do a mini-root canal on her upper right back molar (yowza!) so they had to numb her up really good. She was so brave and didn't even move during the numbing procedure and hardly squirmed a bit during the entire filling process. The dentist and hygienist were so impressed. I HATE the dentist, and I have to say, she was a lot more brave than I would have been. She still has to have 4 more fillings done, but after an hour and a half of work, they figured she'd had enough for one day. The picture below is of her smiling as much as she could when we left the dentist because she was so numb. When she got home from school, she had chewed her right cheek (since she couldn't feel it) to the point where the right top of her lip was swollen all the way to the middle of her mouth. The numbing did not go away until the next morning. Poor thing.

Feeling Blue

IT'S A BOY!!!

We found out yesterday that we are finally going to have a little boy Moller to carry on the family name. YEAH! We are thrilled that everything looks good and that he is healthy. What a blessing! Guess it's time to start buying clothes for this little guy. And, we don't have a name so we would love suggestions! =)

Visit to San Diego (it's a long one)

Visiting Grandma and Grandpa

Seaport Village

Seal Beach in La Jolla

These are the pillows I made for each of my siblings and my parents. I personalized each one with their name, year they were married and a picture of the temple they were married in. It was my first time making this sort of pillow but I think they turned out pretty good. Everyone seemed to like them and that was the goal!

This one was for my parents.

This is the one I did for Krystal and Dan, and James and Leah.

This one was for Chad and Tricia.

Christmas Eve Traditions:

Luminaries

This is a new tradition we just started with our family to do the Nativity with the grandkids. They did so good and it was fun to watch them act their parts out and really get into it.
Caroling

The Bells!

Christmas Day
Grandma and Grandpa Humberstone

Our Family

Dobrons (minus Allison who was already in bed)

James and Family

Hangin' with the Dobrons

I went with my sister to her 12 week prenatal appointment. It was a little emotional b/c my sister hadn't been feeling pregnancy symptoms for a few weeks and had a feeling things weren't going well. When the OB came in and tried to find the heartbeat, she couldn't. So, she said she'd do an ultrasound. As my sister and I waited for the ultrasound, she pretty much figured it was over and was talking about who she would need to tell that she wasn't pregnant anymore before news spread that she was. There was a bowl of hershey kisses in the room, so we ate a few to make us feel better about the potential bad news. When the ultrasound began, we saw the baby, which was expected since she hadn't miscarried. Then, we saw the heartbeat...and it was strong! Krystal gave a sigh of relief, as did I. I'm so glad I was there with her! After the OB left, we had another piece of chocolate, this time, to celebrate!

This is my nephew, Cole (who is 6 weeks younger than Holly) and Holly side by side. We have the two extremes here...Cole is on the tall side of average and Holly is on the very petite side of average. I think she measured in at just below the 3rd percentile at her 2 year appointment. Pretty crazy difference in height, eh!?!

"Unkie Dough" and Allison

Playin' Rock Band! The kids had a blast.

We did manage to get to the beach to actually play in the sand one day while we were there, but it was in the evening near sunset and got cold pretty quick. But, we had to take the girls at least once. They had so much fun in the sand. =)

Baby Weston's Blessing Day

My mom has started a tradition of making all her grandkids blessing outfits. Every baby has their own. She does a really nice job making every one unique and it's a sweet labor of love from grandma. =) Here she is putting on Weston's blessing outfit.

Kind of funny, my Mom and Aunt Merrilee showed up to church in nearly the same outfit. HA!

I had to get a picture of them together.

Merrilee was sporting her new short hairdo, way cute!

We had a wonderful lunch at the Eddington's and afterward, Uncle James took all the kids on a golf cart ride around their property. They all got quite a kick out of that!

Out with the Humberstones

Cameron would not leave Savannah's side any time they were together. It was so cute to watch him follow her around and want to be right where she was at all times. Cute cousins!

Savannah's Piano recital

Savannah has been taking piano lessons for a few months now and had her first recital this week. She did a fantastic job on her song, "We Three Kings" and just beamed when she came around the piano after playing it (the first picture below).

Way to go, Savannah!

Savannah with her teacher and the other students.

Martineaus visit

The Martineaus squeezed in a visit during their stay in Utah for Thanksgiving. It was soooo good to see them all! My, how all the kids have grown! Jeffrey was taller than me!

So happy together!!!

Disney on Ice

Nana took us to Disney on Ice for the 2nd time. Well, last time it was a little different. It was "Princesses on Ice" and we all loved it.

This time, Nana got us front row seats so we could be right up by the ice. Unfortunately, Savannah felt a little too close to the action and wanted to move up a few rows during the first half. But, we made it through and she enjoyed the 2nd half much better (the first half had the beast from Beauty and the Beast and the sharks from Nemo and they all got too close for her comfort). All in all, it was another fun outing with just the girls. Next year, we'll have to bring Holly too!

Happy Halloween

Carving the Pumpkins

Holly is picking out shapes for her jack-o-lantern's eyes and nose from this Halloween book we've read all month long. She has learned "triangle", "crescent", "spiral", "octagon", and "diamond" from reading this book. She will now use them in context. The other day, she saw a rainbow marshmallow on the table (from her lucky charms cereal) and said, "I want the crescent!" Amazing!

Daddy's work has trick or treating at the office...GREAT for staying warm while getting stashed up on the goods!

Savannah won "cutest costume" at our Ward Halloween Party (which made me so proud since this is the first costume I've ever made!). She's holding her trophy!

Here's Holly at Doug's work trick-or-treating. There were smarties mixed in with all this candy and she dug for every one! They are her favorite.

"I got 'em!"

She insisted on carrying her pumpkin full of treats, even when she could barely lift it off the ground. Then, to make it even more difficult for herself, she asked if she could hold Toto in her other hand.

We made our last stop at Nana and Papa's after Daddy took Savannah (in the car) to a few houses in the rain.

When Papa opened the front door, he didn't recognize Savannah with her wig on, so he offered her his candy bowl instead of inviting her in. Then he saw Doug and realized who she was.