St.George

So instead of spending our 3 day weekend at home watching MORE TV we decided to pack up and head south where it was a little warmer.  We went and stayed at the Holiday Inn with an indoor/outdoor pool (it was heated) and we actually swam outside!  We then we and spent the day at Red Rock and went hiking.  Evan was a trooper, he didn't start whining until we were almost back.  Charlotte had a lot of fun, she thought she was so cool when we would let her get a head on the trail.  She also got to climb on a rope and go over where a small waterfall was.  Then it was on to shopping (for me), my husband, the great man he is took the kids to a park while I went to the outlets and shopped.  Then we took a short drive to Mesquite where we stayed at Matt's bosses condo (no charge).  And I'll tell you what that is really no fun with kids.  We took the kids to the arcade and then when it was time to find a place to eat, (we didn't want to eat at a casino) so we drove and drove and drove around, bar, bar, old Denny's, bar, finally we found a Pizza Hut place called "wing's street", it was well... a pizza hut.  Then our drive home.  It was a very fun weekend.

wow I guess it has been awhile!

So I just noticed that I had tons of pictures in my camera and that I haven't done a post in about a month.  So here are some random pictures from the past month.

This is Char's cute little dance outfit from her performance that she did at the beginning of December.  She did really good, except that her arm things would not stay on so she kept pulling them up rather that dancing.

Matt likes this picture, so I thought I would put it on here.   He says all the pictures of him on here he is being goofy and no one can ever see what he looks like.  So you be the judge, does Evan look like his daddy?
This is the only decent picture I got of my kids together during Christmas, this was actually Christmas Eve.  Evan had a cute little outfit that his Grammy bought him, but he wouldn't wear it, he has to pick his clothes out himself!
All Char wanted for Christmas was a paddle dog, she swims.....
And Evan got Gator Golf, that is all he wanted!  But he has yet to play with it, all he does is hit things with the golf clubs.

Evan's Big Boy Bed & YEAH FOR SNOW!

Evan got his Christmas present a little early, but we thought it would probably be a little hard to get all of the crib stuff out and a new bed made for him on Christmas eve night, that and we didn't want to store the mattresses.  So Evan go his BIG BOY BED this weekend.  He looked so big in his crib, but he just looks so small in a twin size bed.  But he loves it!  I tried to find something that could still (somewhat) match what his crib stuff was, so I found this cute set a target.  
What a good night sleep he is having in his new bed, where he can stretch his leg and his toes.
So after our one fluck snow day last month when the snow what melting as it hit the ground, we finally got SNOW!  It just did not feel like December or even close to christmas when you only have to wear a sweater out.  It needs to be freezing to feel like Christmas.  Now that it is here I can break out the hot cocoa and really get into the holiday season.
And if you really think these two are even close to angels.........
Evan is making his SCARY face, even with frozen hands, the boy would not put on gloves.

Edward or Troy?

Call me CRAZY!  I will still pick Troy any day of the week.  I think I am more in love with the High School Musical's more than my 5 year old daughter.  I went again last week to see HSM3 and loved it even more the second time.  The part when he has the blue prom tux on, I wish I could just rewind it already.  I was telling my friend Sarah, I don't know if I would even buy Twilight when it came out, but just to see Edward a few more times I probably will, but the of course I will buy HSM3, first in line.  My husband just laughs, but I love Troy Bolton.  I really don't like referring to him by Zac Efron, he is all Troy Bolton to me.  Though Edward is very Sexy it the dark bad guy sort, Troy can move.  Call me Cheesy or what, I will pic Troy anyday, but of course would not turn Edward down.

Isn't she pretty!

Well Doggy I hope you are all worth it!  Wow I totally forgot how much I hate the Vet office.  It's just like going to the car mechanic, you never know what the bill is going to be...... 3 weeks ago I took Izzy for her check up and shots - $184.00 later.  Today I took her rights away as a woman, she is no longer able to have puppies, sorry Izzy you too much puppy for me as it is, but $412.00 later, I might have considered it.  Merry Christmas to the Gill Family, I hope Charlotte likes opening this present on Christmas morning!

Pathwords!

So I finally stopped and took a minute to update my blog.  You can partly blame my neighbor Sadie, She got me (and Matt) addicted to a game called Pathwords on facebook, now every free moment I have I am trying to beat my high score.  Nothing really exciting or interesting has been happening at the Gill house, except for little Evan is getting his back Molars, so he is been kind of a monster, and will only eat certain things.  Poor little guy, its a good thing they don't remember this stuff.

Once again, I thought I would share some of the pictures that Matt and the kids take while I am away at work.

This picture I will always treasure, this one actually looks like they like each other! (which anyone that knows my kids, they don't really like each other).


This is Evan very proud of his new Tattto, so tough!  Also gotten love that he is running around in his diaper, with his little backpack on (which is full of Hot Wheels Cars) and a messy face.

Happy Halloween!  Wow what a busy Halloween it was.  I was so cheap this year on costumes that I was determined to not spend so much on costumes for my kids that they only wear a few times, so I got on KSL.com and was able to find Charlotte and Evan costumes for only $10.  I was so excited about getting such a great deal on such cute costumes that I went ahead and found me one too.  Not only did Charlotte have a party at school that I volunteered at we had a neighborhood carnival with lots of fun activities for the kids to do (don't ask about my pinatas). Then there was Halloween it self and I also went to work at Kohl's in full costume.  We did the Trunk or Treat in our neighborhood and then attempted to go out into the neighborhood to knock on doors, but I think most people went to the Trunk or Treat and then out to dinner or something because only 1 in 4 house were there to pass out candy, don't get me wrong I like the trunk or treat but I also love going door to door, thats what I did as a kid, I wondered my neighborhood for hours getting my candy, it just doesn't seem the same anymore.  All in all it was a fun halloween!