U*T*A*H...Talk about a Winter Wonderland!!

Imagine... if you will...It is 5:00a.m. you go in and WILLING wake up your 3 children...load them into the car...and embark on a 14 HOUR (Oh yay...that's right 14 HOURS!!) drive. Where might we be heading you ask...why...to WELLSVILLE UTAH...population 8!!! Now...lets give credit where credit is due...Wellsville is a fine town...it is a town that boasts (drum-roll please) a BURGER KING!!! What more do any of us need...then the HOME OF THE WHOPPER!!! All joking aside...we had a FABULOUS time in Wellsville and it truly is a charming town...and town filled with people we love...and that TOTALLY trumps the Burger King!!! We were able to go and see our nephew Barrett get baptized and then spend 5 WONDERFUL days visiting...shopping...watching movies...and building memories!!! Thanks Mike and Steph for a wonderful time!!! This is my Beautiful niece Audra...with my Stunning little Mally!!!

Mallory...Audra...Anna...and Justin!!!!

I don't think they come any HANDSOMER than these 2!!! Justin became Tates most FAVORITE person on this trip!!!

Tate might be miserable...but I do anything for a picture!! (I know...I am a STELLAR mom!!)

I love my little man!!!

How sweet is this!?!? Mallory LOVES aunt Stephanie!!!

OH MY HELL!!! I just melt everytime I see this picture!!! I love that they are BEST FRIENDS!!!

They are catching snowflakes...NOT being terds to mommy!!!(believe it or not)

We went and saw Madagascar 2!!! WE had a blast in theatre....we had it all to ourselves!!

Nana came with us!!! It was a great time!!!

The gang in the EMPTY theatre!!!

The mandatory movie poster pose!!!

My sweet little animals!!!

We are loving the cold!!!

UHHHHH!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture!!! We had such a GREAT time with aunt Steph!!

Ready for a fun day of shopping!!!

SWEETEST SISTERS!!!

Daddy stayed home one day to watch the kids and let us ladies go shopping!!!

Me...Nana...Nancy...Shauna....Stephanie

The whole gang visiting with santa!!!

Barrett...Anna....Mallory and Michael

Watching movies at home and LOVING being together!!!

Pizza and movie night!! Steph's husband Mike makes the BEST pizza and cinnamon rolls and pictures frames and benches and pillows and....you get the picture!!!

The years of therapy are TOTALLY worth this picture!!! (once again...STELLAR mom...I know)

Mallory only took this picture for the candy cane!!! That smile is actually paralyzing fear!!!

Anna was soooooo BRAVE!!!

We went to a cool light display and got to see some wonderful displays!!!

WE LOVE UTAH!!!

We had a FABULOUS time in our visit to Wellsville...population 8!! For those wondering...(you know you are) we hit Burger King a grand total of 0 times!!! Amazing huh... Thanks Steph and Mike....We love you both TONS and your sweet boys!!! Can't wait until next time!!!!

M-I-A...NO MORE!!!

I am the ghost of a past blogger...brought back to life!!! I am back in with a VEGENANCE people!!! I can't believe I seriously let 2 WHOLE months slip by with not a single post!!! Well...worry no more my blog readers!!! I am sooooo BACK!!!! Lets see...now I have to do 2 months of catch up QUICK!!! So lets start with the HOLIDAYS (did those really happen)!!! We had a fabulous Holiday season...filled with family and friends and TONS of togetherness!!! Mallory got her "Barbie Diamond Castle Carriage" She was in HEAVEN!!!

Hannah Montanna WHO??? Watch out world...the next Pop Star is in the HOUSE!!!

Building a christmas tree with daddy

They couldn't have been happier with their new jammies!!! (The girls jammies were about 10 sizes to big!!! We had to cut and band to make them work...good thing I am so DANG handy!!)

Oh...what can you say about this picture....I LOVE THIS BOY!!!!

So that was a total fast recap of Christmas...but you get the idea. I wont bore you with ALL the pictures...but believe you me....they are FABULOUS!!!

More "Kid-isms" by Anna and Mallory Vance

A big HELLO to all fellow bloggers!!! I realize I have been MIA for quite sometime now, but all is well!!! The family is finally healthy, the vacations are over, the holidays are quickly approaching, and I am back in the blogging saddle again!!! (Come on...you know you've missed me!!) So, being short on time right now, I am just jotting down a few funnies so I don't forget them, and then later...hold on to your socks, because I am going to BLOW them off with the posts and pictures I have coming!!! So.....now on to the funnies!!!

(Location....sitting in church on Sunday near the doors. The doors open...and in walks an Elderly couple in our ward!!)
- Mallory....(rather loudly)...."Look Mom...The prophet!!!!

(Location....in the car driving to Jasons sisters house)
-Mallory...."Are we going to sisters house for her birthday?"
-Anna..."No...sisters birthday is on Christmas."
-Mallory..."Well...how old is sister anyway?"
-Anna...."About as old as Jesus."
-Mom...."Anna...Sister is not as old as Jesus."
-Anna..."Well...they have the same birthday!!!"

I love my girls...never a dull moment!!! Well...that is all for now...be back real soon!!!!

FEVERS and VOMIT...DIARRHEA...OH MY!!!!

So that pretty much sums up my last two weeks!!! (Including Thanksgiving day.) Yea for me!!! Well...I guess it is true...IT'S THE HAPPIEST TIME OF THE YEAR!!! (Oh how I have missed civilization!!)

Double take on the "Double"

On one or two occasions, I have heard my girls say..."Lets do a double." I always assumed it was some fun sister game they had...I guess I was kind of right!! So...a few weeks ago Jason and I were getting the girls ready for bed, when we heard them say..."Lets do a double." Jason decided to follow them and find out just what a double was. While he was investigating, I tried to come up with some ideas of my own...just what can MY girls do that can be doubled. A double front flip perhaps...or maybe a double round off back handspring. Maybe, it is something to do with ice-cream. A few moments later, Jason returned, wearing a look that totally sent my ideas crashing to the floor. "Do you know what a double is" he asked?? I responded "No...what is it??".............Well my friends...apparently what Jason found was my 2 beautiful, adorable, perfect little sweet cheeks sharing the toilet seat while peeing in unison. That's right...apparently that is a "DOUBLE" in our house!!!

p.s. unfortunately we were unable to capture that treasured moment on film....so this entry is all the documentation we will have of that "makes a mother proud" moment!!

p.s.s. I guess when you gotta go...you gotta go.

p.s.s.s. Guess all those lessons in sharing are really paying off.

Playing Hooky with the High School Musical Hotties!!!

If I were the Mom I wish I were...this post would have been me and the girls...midnight showing (ok...probably not) but at least opening day...1st showing!! I however am apparently not the Mom I wish I were!! I do try...believe me...I do try....but on this particular occasion, opening day coincided with my babysitting day. So my poor, picked on, never get to do anything fun kids had to wait a WHOLE 6 days to see this movie after it opened!! If you are thinking to yourself...what a horrible, wretch of mom. Those poor kids deserve sooooo much better!! You are right!!! However...let me try to redeem myself here!!! It may have been a whole 6 days after it opened, but...(wait for it....) I pulled them out of school, (they only had to attend 2 hours), I let them bring a friend, I took them to a grown up eatery of their choosing, we took picutres, and we saw the movie on the biggest screen in Arizona!!! (If you still feel sorry for my poor picked on kidlets...I WANT YOU FOR MY MOM!!!) So...needless to say we had a "FABULOUS" time!!!
HERE IS THE PROOF!!!
Anna, Mallory and Sydney with Ryan and Sharpay (notice Chad and Taylor in the background) Sharpay has NOTHING on my GIRLS!!!

The girls in front of the poster!!!

Silly faces in the theatre!!!

They were such well-behaved little ladies!!

Anna Hearts High School Musical...and I Heart Her!!!!

My three little posers!!!

Three Bestest of Friends!!! These 3 girls play sooooo well together!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Waiting at the restaurant of choice....what was it....(the tension is building...)

Why...California Pizza Kitchen of course....it is one of Anna's favorites!!!

We had such a great time!!! I am so glad I have little girls...so I can claim I am ONLY SEEING MOVIES LIKE THIS FOR THEM!!! ( I totally am of course ;) !!!!)

Trick-or-Treat

Halloween has come and gone again. We have said goodbye until next year to all our goblin friends!! The decorations are down. The costumes are washed and put away. The candy is showing up on my body in places it shouldn't be!! Oh...but the memories we made, the pictures we took, the candy we ate!! (come on...admit it...I know I am not the only one...I HOPE!!) So sit back...relax...and enjoy our visit back to Vance family Halloween...2008!!! My 3 treats!!!

Anna was so funny this year. She said to me, "Mom...now that I am 6 years old...I need to something SCARY for Halloween!!! Check her out...she is SCARY!!! (I love how this girl ALWAYS poses for the camera!!!)

Mallory was also her "special" self this year!! She could not pick a costume to save her life!! (Thank you Natalie for supplying the SNOW PRINCESS...it was a hit!!) Mallory refused to let me do anything this year....NO CROWN...NO JEWELERY...NO CURLS...NO MAKEUP!!! Just Mallory...a-la-mode!!!!

OH MY GOSH!!! I LOVE THIS BOY!!! Couldn't you just cook him...serve him with a side of butter and EAT HIM UP!!! Tater is definately the YUMMIEST Lobster I have ever seen!!!

He got an early start with the candy!!

Where does Tate begin and the cotton candy end??!!??

It is going...going...going...

IT IS GONE!!!! Bellyache anyone!!!

Cutest little lobster boy!!!

Anna and her bestest little buddy Sydney!!!

Ok...our neighborhood has the best street ever for Halloween!! It is truly a trick or treaters PARADISE!!! We are talking snow cones...cotton candy...popcorn...home made rootbeer...full size candy bars and games!!! It is soooo fun!! They block off the street and the kids have a BLAST!!! Here is Mallory with her snow cone!!!

Anna with her "Witches Brew"!!

So many flavors...so little time!!

So I decided this year to make a Halloween themed dinner before we went trick or treating!! It turned out so fun....I smell a TRADITION!!! We had "Mummy dogs" and "Baked Eyeball Casserole"!! It was really fun and soooooo YUMMY too!!!

The Baked Eyeball Casserole!!!

Looks like they are staring right at you...huh??!!

Tate had a little fun before we left with the witches hair!!!

SO DID DADDY!!!

Breckyn....Mallory....and Anna!!!

We had such a fun surprise when Brett and Courtney stopped by with their ghostly gang!! YEAH!!! WE LOVE FAMILY!!! Breckyn is one COOL CAT!!!

Jack is ready to go "hunting" for a good time!!! (I'm a cheeser...I know)

Hank is going FISHING for FUN!!!

Tatum is Tu-Tu cute!!!!

We had a creepy, freaky, ghoulish good time this Halloween and we look forward to an even better one next year!!!!