It's Great to be 8!

Hailey's birthday festivities started out with a late night birthday party. The girls had pedicures and decorated flip flops. I must say that this is one of my very favorite ages so far. Everything is so incredibly exciting and new and the whole no booster thing is fabulous!



Cute cousins in matching pj's!

Hailey got her first set of "nice" scriptures with her name on them.

On March 6 Hailey was baptized. When I say that Hailey has been counting down for years for this day, I am totally serious. She has waited and waited for this day. It was such a neat experience and I know that she made the right choice!

After the baptism and confirmation, we had a luncheon with our family and a few close friends.

This is a picture of the most delicious cake ever! (No, I didn't make this one.)

Sarah, Savannah, Hailey & Grace

Hailey and one of her BFF's.

And on a side note, who says monsters don't sleep under your bed?

What happened to bedtime???

Oh how things change! Bedtime used to be smooth sailing around the Winn home. Not anymore....Easton keeps us on our toes! We never know where we are going to find him come 10 o'clock. Sometimes, he persuades Coleton to follow him, sometimes he takes over Hailey's bed, and sometimes he is in the bathroom rubbing soap on the mirror. (notice there is not a picture of that one, I did not find it amusing!)I swear, this kid is going to be the death of me!!

DANCE, DANCE, DANCE..the season begins

Hailey had her dance revue on Friday. She did a great job...way to go Hailey!

Coleton's 5 Year Old Birthday Festivities!

Our little Coleton is 5! (All 32 pounds of him!) We have had a fun birthday week consisting of plenty of parties, gifts, and cake!
Last Sunday we celebrated with the Winn side.

On his birthday, he had his friends party at Jumping Jacks. That was a blast. The kids jumped and jumped and by the time it was over, they were all ready for bed.


Tonight we were able to celebrate with the Jensen side. Here is his cake for this party.

For his birthday this year, Coleton wanted a DS. Needless to say there has been plenty of this going on this week...

Happy Birthday Coleton! We love you and are so glad you bring so much laughter into our lives!

O...L...D

***picture courtesy of Hailey***
You know you are 30 when:

A. You need your 2 year old to help you blow out your candles, and you just pray that the smoke alarm won't go off.

B. Your daughter is old enough to take the pictures.

C. You look at your wedding pictures and cannot believe how young you look.

Here is to another 30 years!

Welcome 2010!

New Years Eve was a blast this year. John, Hailey and Coleton stayed up and enjoyed the midnight fun....I am ashamed to report that I fell asleep before them. Easton made it to 11:00 which was WAY to late for him.
We started the evening off at my sisters where we enjoyed good food and some wii. Well, the guys enjoyed the wii. We came home and did sparklers at 9:30....it was already freezing cold and we didn't want to wait to go outside any later. The kids loved it and our cute neighbor girls came out and added to the excitement.

Easton enjoying his sparklers!

Nothings safer than running around with sparklers....

After sparklers we all got in our PJ's and enjoyed a little G-Force. The kids loved it and John hated it....I slept through it.

And last but not least, here is a picture of the blue moon on New Years Eve. This only happens on this night once every 19 years so I am taking it as a sign that 2010 is going to be a great year. Happy New Year everyone!

It's a JOLLY holiday.....

On Christmas Eve we spent the evening with John's family. The kids acted out the nativity. This year there was a way cute star, a bale of hay and a shepard that rode a donkey??? Each year it seems to get more creative.

Our sad shepard boy who did not want to be dressed up!

Coleton the shepard riding a donkey to see baby Jesus....(i am pretty sure that Mary was supposed to ride the donkey????)

All of the cousins

There is nothing like wresting in the wrapping paper

The annual Christmas Jammies. When Coleton opened his, he was so disappointed that it wasn't a toy. Apparently he hasn't realized that is what he opens every year on Christmas Eve. I love this picture because it shows so much personality.

Christmas Morning

What did Santa bring...oh the suspence was killing them!

Exploring what Santa left!

Easton playing with his fire/police house

Hailey with her "real" digital camera

Easton's favorite toy...a garbage truck

Easton and a dino
Poor Coleton...I didn't take any pictures of him opening gifts. He got some transformers and a remote control car that can go on water...(the requests that kid has....)

On Tuesday we were able to go to Soldier Hollow tubing. It was a blast. We left Easton at grandmas house where it was nice and warm and the rest of us braved the cold and loved every second of it.

Coleton all bundled up ready to go

The pink marshmellow girl....oh I love that she LOVES pink!

Relaxing on the way up the hill

All Coleton needed was some hot chocolate and he would have been set. Aunt Marquel would pull him on his tube and get him hooked to the rope and then she would pull him to the hill and push him down. The lucky kid hardly had to get off his tube. No wonder he thinks she is the greatest....that and she drives fast:)

All of us at the top of the hill.