Elf Dance

Here is a link to see our elf dance video.  It's on Office Max's website until Jan 15th.  I love Karmen's facial expression.  Her head is a bit crooked but it's pure Karmen.  Dimitri and Katina helped me pick their pictures and which dance they wanted.  The video is about a minute long.  I hope you enjoy.

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/XpAoaMw9Q2mXKnNj

Halloween 2010--Vampires

We had a really fun Halloween.  We were a family of Vampires.  I made capes for each of us.  The kids wore shiny Dracula style capes and Byron and I wore hooded capes.  On the Saturday before Halloween we went to the Ward Halloween Party.  The kids knocked on classroom doors and couples in the ward handed out candy.  Later, they had Halloween carnival style games in the rooms for the kids.  The kiddos won 1st place in the kids costume competition.  I would love to say that it was because of my Awesome sewing abilities but really it was probably their stage presence.  Dimitri and Katina jumped around doing their best vampire impressions, spinning their capes, growl/hissing.  Katina wowed the crowd with a hip shake dance.  They had the room laughing.  Karmen stood by calmly watching Dimitri and Katina perform.

Karmen Turns One!!!

Happy Birthday to the most Amazing 1 year old!!!  What makes her so amazing you ask?  Well … because she is mine. Also, Karmen dances (even without music--it’s amazing), tries to scare you (Boo!), gives hugs and kisses, wrestles, runs, has dimples, and much more.  She is one really fun kid.  Sometimes she can be overly dramatic, probably hereditary.  If Karmen were a super hero, her super power would be a sonic-boom voice to blow away her enemies with the strength of her lungs.  She is the loudest kid I know… luckily she does not unleash her voice on just anyone; she reserves it for her family.  We are so lucky!

 

 

Karmen enjoying her cake.  We couldn’t find our birthday candle so Byron improvised – toothpicks on fire.

 

Karmen holding her cake in one hand and her scoop of strawberry ice cream in the other hand.  She soon found out that holding ice cream in your hands in uncomfortable.  Karmen began to fuss but wouldn’t let go of her ice cream without parental assistance. 

After cake and ice cream it was time to clean up and open her present.  Karmen’s birthday present was her very own Baby Doll.  She loves dolls.  Karmen use to carry around Katina’s dolls and give them hugs and kisses like in the 3rd photo.

Karmen is AWESOME! 

Now let’s reminisce…  ONE YEAR AGO!!!!