Highlights of Christmas...

1. The excitement on Christmas Eve.
2. Opening up new P.J's
3. Putting out treats for Santa to eat.
4. Having all the kids sleep in your bed and not getting any sleep because there isn't much room and your 5 year old didn't fall asleep until 1:30 because she is terrified that Santa might come in her room.
5. The look on Haley's face when she saw her favorite gift, her doll house.

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6. Haley's concerned face after she sees that Dad really did manage to get an x-box. "Mom, Dad got a x-box!! Please don't kill Santa!"
7. Brynlee enjoying her Tinkerbell chair.
8. Stake and Eggs for breakfast. Jason made a mean meal. Grandpa Wells would be proud!

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9. Haley and Brynlee being able to play with their cousins from Canada.
10. Getting to meet the new addition Sam James Fears.
11. Haley getting to play the Wii with Lincoln and kicking everyone's trash at bowling.
12. Getting to go to S.L.C with the Salmons. Eating at the "Garden" and seeing the lights at temple square again.
13. Getting to stay overnight in S.L.C. with Jason while Ross and Karen had a grandkids sleepover. (Thank you Ross and Karen!!!)
14. Being able to go see the movie "Avatar."

What a fun time of year!! Happy Holidays!!

Cloward Party!!

Dear Santa....

P.S. "Santa please do not come look at me while
I am asleep. My door will be locked. Just leave
me my presents."--Haley

Weekend get away in S.L.C.

On the edge of her seat.....

Friday night we had front row seats to the BYU basketball game. We went with Ross since Karen was out of town. We had a really fun time. Haley however was nervous from the time we sat in our seats because she was afraid Cosmo was going to “get her.” She has this phobia with mascots. Earlier in the week she was in an assembly at her school and she said that “Willie” (the school mascot) came out and she started to sweet she was so nervous.
Haley left the BYU game early with a neighbor. Right after she left Cosmo came up to Brynlee and was playing with her. She didn’t mind a bit. After he walked away she started to cry and wave to him, like she wanted him to come back. When we got home we told Haley about Brynlee loving Cosmo. Later I caught her smelling Brynlee’s shirt she wore that night. I asked her what she was doing. Haley said, “I am smelling Brynlee’s shirt. It totally smells like Cosmo!”
I don’t know where her phobia came from. She hates going “Chucky” from Chuck E Cheese. And all the Characters at Disneyland, except the Princesses. Perhaps it all started with she was two at Disneyland with Mr. Incredible. What do you think? (click on the picture below to enlarge it...pretty funny!)