Dancing Queen!!!

See Hannah turn on her favorite song...."Dancing Queen" and turn up the volume really loud!!


See Hannah dance to her favorite song...."Dancing Queen".
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See Hannah & Drew dance and sing to the "Dancing Queen".

Hannah has totally become our dancing queen and wants to play the song everyday, usually wearing a princess dress, shoes and necklace and then she twirls, sings and dances around to the "Dancing Queen" trying to sing all the words (at least her version of the words). She makes me laugh. I think her favorite soundtrack is Mama Mia now. She's only 3---what am I going to do when she turns 13????

BE MINE---FOREVER!!

We have had an awesome couple of days. We took our kids to the Draper Temple Openhouse on Feb 13th and it was such a spiritual experience for me. Its hard to describe the feelings I felt having my kids with me in the temple and knowing that we can be together FOREVER!! I got really emotional and felt the spirit so strong as I walked through the temple and talked to my kids about each of the rooms that we went through. They were amazed at the baptismal font that is on the backs of the 12 oxen and how beautiful everything is. As I saw the Brides Room, I remembered how special it was to be in that room and get ready with my mom by my side and how beautiful it was on my wedding day. Then I thought about going with Hannah someday and being by her side as she is ready to get married and sealed for eternity...that really made my tears flow. We went into a sealing room and got to sit down and a couple talked to us about what happens in that room and it was so neat to let the kids look in the mirrors and see them go on and on.....forever. I loved being able to share this experience with my kids and I hope they realize how important the temples and temple work are. I will never forget this day. I love you my sweet kids----Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Today is Valentines Day it has been snowing all night long and so far all day today. We went outside to shovel and play in the snow and were hoping to make a snowman. The snow is so powdery fine so it wouldn't pack, but the kids had fun playing in it and making snow angels. All day yesterday was about our kids and showing them how much we love them, but I want Brian to know how much I love him and I couldn't live a day without him. He means everything to me and I want him to BE MINE forever!!!

Happy Valentines Day to my SWEETHEART!!

Cub Scout to Boy Scout

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Today is your birthday and you earned your Arrow of Light. What a day!! I am so proud of you and all that you have done and are becoming. I love your persistence and wanting to learn. Just like that, you move from a Cub Scout to a Boy Scout. I can't believe how you are growing up.

I love you so much and want you to know that.

Brothers and best buds (sometimes)

My favorite Cub Scout and birthday boy!!

Growing up and getting so big. I can't believe you are a Boy SCout now and 11 years old!!

11 Big Ones!!

Tubing Hill

Curtis had a blast on the big tubing hill we went on off of I-84.

This big tube would take him clear to the road after going all the way down the huge, long hill we had to climb up every time.

Andrew had fun for awhile until he got snow in his gloves and his fingers got freezing cold. Then he wasn't so happy so he came back to the truck to warm up.

Hannah had one trip down the hill with mom (screaming & crying all the way) because she didn't think it would be fun. I think she actually had a fun time, but then she went down with dad and near the end they hit a big hole which stopped them suddenly and they went off the tube face flat in the snow with Brian on top of Hannah. That was not so much fun and Hannah pretty much got a face full of snow. She was really crying after this and was definitely done. So we brought her back to the truck to warm up and she had fun sitting in the truck and drinking hot chocolate. It may take her a little while to forget that before she is willing to try again (like maybe a year!!)

Mom & Hannah after she warmed up....she will go in the snow and play, just not on a snowtube again and especially with dad!! She thinks it is all his fault!! Can you blame her??

Twin Power....Activate!!

Yes, I love being a twin and dressing up as twins. I know our husbands think it is funny that we like to dress the same (especally Kevin) and hopes we don't show up in the same thing when we get together or go out somewhere. But we love it and of course last year we had to buy the same ski coat. So when the Olivers come to town and we go out playing in the snow.....this is what you're going to get!! The kids had a blast on the biggest snow hill they've ever been on (its up I-84 and at the rest stop heading westbound after the Peterson exit). It's a great place to go because you can park close to where you will be tubing instead of walking a long ways after you park, there are restrooms there and it is a long, long hill. It was very cold that day so we didn't get to stay too long, but it was fun. The Dicous also went with us and Jen got some great action shots of the kids going down the hill so hopefully she will post those on her blog.....

Magical Moments of Christmas

The annual Talbot Christmas was on December 24th and the kids(grandkids) got to reenact the First Christmas Story. I think they are finally getting old enough to understand the story and realize the importance of it. It was so neat seeing all the kids get excited to dress up as their character that they were going to play and to act out the story of the birth of Christ. We actually had a "baby Jesus" this year and wisemen, shepherds, an angel, of course Mary & Joseph and even Samuel the Lamanite. It was quite a night to remember!!



Christmas morning at the Talbot home....don't we look great in our new Christmas PJ's??

Curtis, Hannah & Drew on Christmas morning. They were so excited about what they got that it was hard to make them stop long enough for a few pics together. I love watching the magic of Christmas unfold on Christmas morning as they get so excited about what they give to each other and about the things they get.

Thanksgiving in California

We had so much fun spending Thanksgiving with the Olivers in California this year. It was really different having warm weather for Thanksgiving. We spent part of the day on an adventure for crawdads.....not that we caught any, but we sure had fun trying. We had a delicious dinner of Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and all the other yummy fixins' (sorry no crawdads for dinner) . Curtis, Drew, and Hannah had so much fun catching up with their cousins and playing nonstop with them for the 6 days that we were there. And of course I had the time of my life with my best friend and shopping buddy that I missed so much. Cats & I did have lots of fun shopping and catching up on all the shopping we had been missing together. But Black Friday in Brentwood California at the Walmart was very different then the Walmart in Clinton Utah. I felt like I was in the gang district of California and was afraid that if I looked at someone the wrong way, I might get shot.....very scary. Target was much more normal and fun!! Thank heavens for Target!!

The day after Thanksgiving we drove to Golden Gate Vista Point that overlooked the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay area. We took family pictures and hiked around. It was beautiful!!

The cousins from left to right: Curtis, Jessop, Andrew, Emily,

Hannah and Sydney (in the front).

Sassy Scrappers

We just had our fall scrap retreat in Park City and I spent 3 wonderful days with my best friends. We all have our differences, and we have our similarities, but we are friends no matter what. You guys make me so happy when I'm around you. We had so much fun eating, laughing, watching movies, and even crying. I love you guys!!

Halloween Night

Scary guy, Chandler, Curtis (front) Hannah, Sarah, Andrew

Halloween was great this year--the weather was warm and you all looked cute and the costumes were easy this year. Halloween costumes always stress me out, but this year I got things done early and thanks to Cats, Hannah has cute costumes for the next few years.... I'm not sure who the ugly scary guy in the back is, but he sure added a lot of fun to the night (ha ha---its Brian)


My 3 cute kids

October Snow????

My kids woke us up this morning yelling about it snowing outside!! I knew it was supposed to snow, but are you kidding me?? This is unbelievable!! I think we have 5-6 inches or more and it has kept snowing all day. It is only Oct 12th and we are getting 1/2 foot of snow. I personally think it is kind of depressing, but my kids think it is great!! Hopefully it will be gone soon and we can go back to a wonderful fall and then slooowwwlllyyyy go into winter. I'm not ready for the cold quite yet.

Our pumpkins with snow covered hay bales.

Brian's truck covered in snow.

Cornbelly's Corn Maze @ Thanksgiving Point

We went to the Corn Maze at Thanksgiving Point and the kids had tons of fun on all the toys and activities, but not in the corn maze. We started the corn maze and then the kids were getting hungry and so we didn't finish. We went back out the way we came---ha, ha so much for that. Maybe we'll try it again when the kids are older and can get thru it.

The Pumpkin Slide


Meeting the Pumpkin Princess--Hannah was very shy


Daddy's girl--always!!