Winter Showcase Dance Illusions

This year Hayden has been taking Hip-Hop from Dance Illusions and has really had a lot of fun.

Her confidence has improved from last year and you can see it in her performances.

Hayden is easy to spot in a crowd. Usually the tallest and the only one with red hair.

Jeremy and I enjoyed watching her, she did a GREAT job.

P.S. She was the cutest one there.

Deer and Elk in Providence

Jeremy has been taking drives East from our house after him gets done with work to find all this wildlife.

The Deer and Elk have been coming down from the canyons when we have snow storms.

We have even seen a few deer in our yard.

It's pretty cool, something you don't see everyday.

It's A New Year

 Friday, I was able to take Hayden and her good friend Kirsten up to Beaver.  We had a lot of fun despite the coldness.

 I think it was the coldest temperature I have ever skied in.

 Hayden and Kirsten are great skiers.

 Saturday, New Year's Day, my family wanted to continue our tradition of going to Lava.  Last year was our first time, so this year it was our "2nd Annual New Year's Day Lava Trip." First we ate at the River Walk Thai restaurant.

 It was quite cold, as was the whole weekend.  I really didn't know if I would be able to walk from the dressing room to the pool in just a swimming suit.

 But then sticking my feet in the water, I didn't know how I could get in the water either, it was on fire.
So, it was either freeze to death or burn up.  We decided to burn and it was worth it.

 Our hairs froze. Here is my crusty-crust hair with Harmony being the photo bomber,(she is good at it, she might want to do it for a living.)

 All the kids enjoyed themselves, and they all decided it would be "cool" to go roll in the snow and then jump in the water.  They're nuts.

 Our big group

Our frozen hair

Happy New Year

2011

Christmas'10

Christmas, it's the most wonderful time of the year.

 I was so happy that Hayden was with us this Christmas, I hate having to split it.  Halli and Devyn were here too and it made it extra fun. Here's the girls in their Christmas Eve PJ's.

 Christmas morning, the girls woke up at 7 a.m., but were nice enough and let us all sleep until 9 a.m.
The girls coming to see what Santa left.

 The girls left detailed letters to Santa asking 13 questions.  They left him Pepsi, cheese, milk and cookies, and celery and carrots for the reindeer.  Santa answered every question.  How does he have time for all that?

 Outside there were sleigh tracks, reindeer tracks, Santa tracks, carrot and celery crumbs, and magic glitter. It was really amazing.

 Halli received an Aerial Silk. We had never heard of this before.( its a huge piece of silk-type material you hang from a high point and do aerial gymnastics with) Halli takes classes back home in Kauai.  Halli is very good and showed Hayden how to do it.  Thank goodness Nana has a huge ceiling and a bracket to hang it from.

 Hayden wants an aerial silk now, she has gotten quite good.

 My whole family was able to go visit our Grandma and Dwight.  She is a great hostess. We enjoyed hearing her stories of when she was dating and engaged to Grandpa.

 Hayden's highlight was her Rip Stik which she hopped on and rode to Abbey's in bare feet. She also loved her new ipod dock and pillow pet.

But the very best thing was all of the kids and family together. It all ended way too soon.

Busy Christmas Weekend

We have been super busy this month and we have had a lot to look forward to.

I wait all year for this December weekend and all its celebrations.

 Saturday started with Hayden skiing at Snowbird and us getting ready for the party. We were able to go visit Jeremy's cousin Josh and Michelle and their cute new baby,Lincoln, before the party.

 Then to the annual Newcomb Christmas Party.  It's always so fun, everyone gets spoiled and we eat great food.  We all look forward to it, since we only all get together about 2-3 times a year.

 Hayden opening her gift

 All the girls received a handmade Christmas stitching from Arlene, she had worked on them all year long. (loved it)

That night we then headed to stay in Bountiful with my family so we could go to the Tabernacle Christmas Concert the next morning.

 Sunday was the the concert and we felt very privileged to be there.  I know a lot of people were unable to to get tickets.

 David Archuleta was very impressive and didn't miss a note. 

He was so good, he very much reminded me of Josh Groban. 

 The Choir and Orchestra were amazing as usual. 

 I absolutely love this event every year and I think have only missed one performance in 13 years.

 Hayden was very excited to be able to see David Archuleta.

 After the concert we went to Harmony's apartment for Devyn's 4th birthday party.

 Devyn is a hoot and Harmony's cake was one of the best I have tasted.

I guess the party's over.

What's Christmas without a little chaos?

Room Transformation: Before & After

My New Years' Resolution was to transform my exercise room into Hayden's bedroom and make the water closet storage room into a walk-in closet.

BEFORE

 Here is my exercise room that I painted 3 years ago. I wanted bright colors that would give me energy.  I loved this room and used it almost on a daily basis.  It was hard to let it go.

BEFORE

Here is the water closet/mess.  It was the only part of the house that was never finished.  I paid my talented brother Cannon to come and sheet rock it and divide it off from the furnace and water heater.  It was a great transformation.

AFTER
 So I started back in January.  I painted the room a light turquoise, put up beadboard (wallpaper) and the chair rail.  Then I had to caulk it all and paint the beadboard and the chair rail.  It took me weeks before I got it exactly perfect.

 AFTER
Then on to the closet.  Cannon made a dividing wall and then put in a door.  I painted the closet and even cut and laid the carpet.  Jeremy put up the new shelves and racks.

Its now ready for some clothes.

Finished Product

Finished and Decorated

Hayden is loving her new room, she has a walk-in closet bigger than ours, a reading corner and entertainment closet (tv, dvd, stereo).

I finally have one resolution checked off my list, now to start on the rest. j/k  And to think it only took me 11 months :-)