6 Months have come and gone.

So it's been about 6 months since my last blog post. Yes we have been busy but the main reason is our computer broke. It was dropped and the screen cracked, so we decided to go the cheaper route and buy a used one. Not even 2 months later that one shuts down on us and won't turn on. But now we bought a brand new desktop computer that can't be dropped and shouldn't break on us! Yay!

So here is what has been going on in the lives of the Tippetts the past 6 months: (It's a long post so you might want to go grab a snack, a drink and a blanket. You don't have to, that's just what I would do.)

We had a great 4th of July! We went to the Summerlin parade with my family and then went back to my parents for food and swimming!

Tippetts Family July 4th 2010

We did go to Disneyland with Trent's family but I put all those pictures on my other computer so until I figure out how to get them off I will just tell you how fun it was! We spent 1 day at Disneyland and 2 days at the beach. We had a BLAST, I just wish Disneyland was cheaper...

We drove to Utah in November? Or was it October? I don't remember, we have been back and forth a lot over the past 6 months. But this time we went to be with my mother in laws brother as he took out his endowments in the Manti temple. It was so good being there with everyone and my kids LOVE visiting Great grandma and grandpa Penrod's farm!

Lily LOVES all the animals but she especially LOVES the cats that she and Jack spend 98% of their time on the farm trying to catch!

Jack got to ride a horse ALL BY HIMSELF for the 1st time! I was proud of my little city boy! :)

Lily was Potty Trained over the summer. Can I just tell you that even though everything about the picture below looks happy and great... I HATE potty training, the end.

But she is super cute holding her FILLED Potty Chart.

Lacy got some BLING! We had her ears pierced and she barely cried at all, once she got a sucker she was just fine. (If you want to tell me I was wrong for doing this, that she now won't have a choice if she doesn't like them when she is older... etc. Don't worry about it, I've heard it :) Besides I like and it's done)

Yummy sucker for a yummy girl!

Sibling LOVE!

I wish they were this sweet to each other all the time!

Somebody turned 5 & his name is JACK!

I can't believe I have a 5 yr old, what?!? He got to have a fun birthday party and he chose a Dinosaur theme, I think he had fun :)

With all his buddies!

The big ones started Preschool!

Jack is going to a preschool that he LOVES! His teacher ROCKS, she has him learning to read right now and last night he read his 2nd beginning reader book all by himself!

I am doing a joy school with 3 other mom's from the ward with my Lil bug. It has been lots of fun and the kids are so cute! Lily can now write her name all by herself!

1st day of school picture, I like the poses!

Grocery shopping is always great when you get to drive a car!

1st look at their expressions, they are proud! They took out every shoe in my closet and added some of their own toys. Now imagine their expression when I told them they had to put it all back by themselves. They weren't so sure it was a very good idea anymore.

HALLOWEEN!

I love Halloween!

We carved pumpkins and proudly displayed them out front!

We had a FUN party with my family at our house!

We had a GREAT time at the Tippetts Halloween party!

I LOVE getting to dress up and I am glad Trent is a good sport and goes along with my ideas, it makes it all that much more fun!

NASCAR Fans, Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!, Beautiful Belle and Sweet Sleeping Beauty!

We had visitors that stayed at OUR HOUSE! We were very excited when Trent's aunt, Camille, and her family decided to stay with us! No one ever does because if they visit they usually stay at our parent's houses. So if you want to come visit, we would LOVE if you stayed with us!! :)

Camille's daughter Samantha, she is only a couple weeks younger then Lily!

We went Hiking with our house guests :)

We had a great Thanksgiving with the Tippetts family. They always get a couple bounce houses for the kids and this year my inlaws were in charge and they put on a Minute To Win It game for the adults. Good times were had!

I have A LOT to be Thankful for, but I am most thankful for these 3 little peoples!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

CHRISTMAS!

I really do think it is the most wonderful time of the year. Everyone is happier and more thoughtful! The night before Christmas eve we spent the night at my inlaws and IT. WAS. FUN! We made graham cracker houses, trains, towers, nativities... We had a yummy fried turkey dinner, we played games, exchanges some gifts and most the adult stayed up until the wee hours of the morning.

Christmas eve we do our own thing, uncle Mak (my bro) and his girlfriend came and spent the evening with us. We did all our traditions:

Soup in bread bowl dinner

The Elves doorbell ditched jammies for everyone and we changed into them right away

We went and looked at Christmas lights, came home and had doughnuts and hot chocolate!

Trent read the book "Three Trees"

We told the the story of Christ's birth

We wrote a letter to Santa, left him milk and cookies and left the reindeer some grass.

Christmas Jammies!

Christmas morning the kids came out one at time, youngest to oldest. All they asked for was a bike and a pillow pet, their wish was my... I mean Santa's command ;)

They love the bikes!

And the pillow pets, Christmas was a success!

I love my husband. The end.

My family had a belated Christmas party. My sister, Danalin, and her family came into town a few days after Christmas. We ate food, the kids did the nativity puppet style. We put a movie on for the kids and the adults played games. Fun Fun Fun everywhere :)

While we were there we took group pictures!

New Years Eve!

Trent had to work and I had a wedding to go to. But we all (minus trent) ended up at my sisters house for a PAR-TAY!

What is the most fun thing to play at a party? "Just Dance" on the wii!

Then pop some poppers and call it good!

Happy New Year!!

It SNOWED in Vegas!

Not much at our house but we did get enough to build our little snowman :)

My sister and her cute family came to visit the last 2 weeks. We spent as much time together as we could and I think our kids like each other :) I love having them visit but I hate when they have to go. In the next year my brother and my other sister will be taking their cute families and moving away. I just can't think about it or I'll be a big baby a cry :(

My sister was only supposed to be here for one week, but my sweet Granny Mann ended up passing away. So they decided to stay for another week and drive up to Utah for the funeral. I will do seperate post about that special experience later.

Phew!

We made it, I am all caught up (almost).

Now I must go feed my starving children before they throw something and break this computer to get me off. Man they are needy, it's only 1:30 and they are whining about wanting lunch ;)