i have been trying to post for the last month and have been 'denied' at every attempt. i had a really funny video that i wanted to post, but i can't seem to find a way to get it off of my phone and onto my computer. i can get the pictures off of my phone, but not the videos. any ideas?? then when i decided to post something else, our computer crashed. this has never happened to me before, and i was a little ticked, to say the least. well, scott has a very nice friend who came over and gave our computer an 'update.' he did an amazing job and now i am able to finally post a little something.

sawyer has a book called 'teeth are not for biting.' at the end of the book it says, 'teeth are not for biting. teeth are for smiling.' there is a picture of a family where everyone, even the dog and cat, are smiling. sawyer loves this book, especially the end. we always point out the people and their nice smiles. as a result, when we tell sawyer to smile, he smiles like the picture in the book. as you can see from the pics, it is hilarious. whenever we bring out the camera, he starts 'smiling' like this.

i know this isn't much, but it is all i have for now. hopefully, the next time i post it won't be such an ordeal!

our family present this christmas was a webcam. we also sent one to my parents. with the ability to see and speak with their grandchild, my parents aren't quite as demanding about my keeping up with the blog. even though it is over a month later, i figured that i would include the pics and a video from the holidays.



we changed our tree this year. we though we better make the decorations kid-proof, so we decided to have a candy tree. we made a lot of our ornaments and filled the tree with yummy treats.

scott was happy with his gifts...

sawyer got a lot (too many) gifts. he loves his books, clothes, kitchen, shopping cart, play food, etc.

we are excited to get our new bikes in the spring and can't wait until we get to use the helmets that my parents gave us.

one of my favorite activities this christmas was going shopping with scott's mom, aunt kathy, cousin jessica, sister mandy, and sister-in-law suelen. scott's grandparents decided to give to others this holiday, so all of the family members contributed to a general fund and we went shopping for a family shelter called 'the road home'. the girls all got together at smith's marketplace, during one of their big pre-christmas sale days and we went to town buying clothes, winter wear, and other necessities. between the sales and employee discount that 2 of us get, we filled over 10 carts with items! i don't think i have ever had so much fun shopping. it felt so great to spend money on those less fortunate that we are. i hope we have started a new tradition and do this every year.

one last picture...and i will try to post sooner than later next time.