The Squat Pot

This has tortured me for a year now. I have absolutely refused to even attempt to pee in this toilet. Yes, it is a toilet. We call it the squat pot. The mental image of urine all over myself has prevented me from any contact with this thing. The other day, we were at the park & I really had to pee. This was my only option. I cowgirled up & did it. It really wasn't so bad. I didn't even pee all over myself. I should have tried it months ago. I will no longer hide from the squat pot. Thank you Japan for bringing me out of my "potty" comfort zone. All hail the mighty squat pot!

SLIDES!!

We went to this awesome park today! The boys had a blast with their friends! I am amazed at the parks they have here. So much fun!!

Here is the "drop" slide. Sawyer took forever to go down this one. It is huge! He finally did, & loved it!

Yes, this is one slide!! It is a huge slide with rollers all the way down. The kids sat on cardboard & booked it down!!

Christmas!!

Christmas was awesome this year. It is funny, the older your kids get, the more expensive their presents become!! We were lucky enough to spend Christmas Eve & Christmas with some great friends. We ate a yummy ham dinner, watched Avatar, & sang Karaoke! It was a blast!! There are no blackmail pix of us singing, but here are a couple of the boys opening presents.

The boys on Christmas Eve sporting their new pajamas!

Tanner got a mongoose with a spartan from Halo. I think this might have been the only present he didn't know about!

We framed Chad's Masters Degree!! We are so proud of him. The boys & I signed the matting around it, just like his Bachelors Degree.

Saywer got 8 Bionicles from Santa this year! We had a blast putting them all together with him.

The boys first thing in the morning.

My Little Drummer Boy......

Last night was Tanner's first Jr High band concert. He did such a great job. It was a pleasant beginning band concert, if you know what I mean. He is really enjoying band drummer. He drums on anything & everything around the house, in the car during church. You get

the idea. I love that he enjoys it. Here are a couple of pictures from the concert!

Tanner played the bass tonight.

Concentrating......

Boys will be boys................

This is what Chad & I came home to after decorating ALL morning for our Branch Christmas party. Yep, that is a black eye you see. It was so much puffier on Saturday! Apparently, Sawyer wanted Tanner to wake up. Tanner wanted to sleep. Sawyer then decided to pick up a guitar from our guitar stash & try to "hit" Tanner awake. Needless to say, a tug of war in sued and you can guess who won the war. Yup, the guitar. I'm hoping Sawyer will not try to coax Tanner awake with a guitar anymore. The worst part is that he told everyone at church that his brother hit him in the eye. Poor Tanner said all the little kids were giving him dirty looks! Sigh.
I love my crazy boys.

Oh the Laziness of me!

I have not been on here since September! What can I say, I have been lazy & not too much has been happening. Just school for the boys, work for Chad & the busy life of a mom for me. We had our Ward Christmas Party last night & it was awesome. I don't think I sat down for more than an hour the entire day. We decorated, had time to shower & change before we had to be back for more prep & then it was over before I knew it. But the cookie spread I must say, was amazing!! I love this time of year. It helps me remember what is most important. I am thankful for the blessings I may take for granted when the whirlwinds of life strike! I need to hang onto my hat a little tighter when the winds get stronger so I don't lose sight as easily!!