Layton Christmas Party

Shh its a secret

What a face

Weston and Aunt Sue

Weston held that piece of shrimp for a while

Weston looking at the camera for Daddy

Most of the grand kids (we are missing a few) and a couple great grand kids

My cute little family

The Layton kids:Lindsay, Kylee, Landon, Jordan and Shelby

Aunt Sue, Uncle Dean, Aunt Lor, my mom and Grandpa plus Lindsay's camera.

Weston's favorite part of the meal, toast

Charity, Me and Kaitlan

Kaitlan and Charity aka the girls opening the gifts from Jon and I

Landon, Kylee, Uncle Dean,Shelby, Jackson, Tavia and Ellie

Weston Great Grandpa and Buddy

Weston sitting on Great Grandpa's lap opening his gift from Aunt Sue and the girls.


These are the pictures from my family Christmas party at my Grandpa's house. We had a delicious spaghetti dinner, shrimp, cookies and great company. It was so much fun spending time with my family. We sang songs, exchanged gifts and just enjoyed each other. Plus (sorry Landon) relived some memories. Here is my cousin Landon doing the bend and snap from Legally Blond. He did this years ago dressed in a dress and high heels some how we got him to do it again.

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Christmas Tree and 24 weeks

This post is a little late in posting. The weekend after Thanksgivng Jon, Weston and I went to a tree farm in Layton and picked out our Christmas tree. Jon got what is probably the closest thing he will get to experiencing a Clark Griswald moment. He really wants to go chop a tree down in the middle of now where but he had to settle for getting to chop one down at the tree farm.

Weston getting super excited to cut down our tree. He also really liked that pole that he is standind next to. This is our tree before we cut it. The bald spot went in our corner. Jon and Weston hard at work sawing down our monster of a tree. Jon admiring his work when he was all done sawing it down with what he called the dullest blade in history.

Weston holding one of the ornaments for our tree. He had so much fun looking at all the ornaments we had to put up on the tree. But the lights on the house and the tree were hands down his favorite part of the tree.

Jon and his finished tree.

Weston putting up his ornament. He had a blast putting up and ornament and then taking it back down.

Bella and Weston

My blurry picture of my finished tree. I swear we bought the biggest tree on the lot. It is huge!!!!!!!

24 Weeks

Here I am looking huge at 24 weeks. I just hate the patchy redness on my face and how puffy it is already starting to look. Ugh! The joys of pregnancy. Other then that. I am loving feeling baby #2 moving. Yes that is right baby #2. Still no name. Thanks Jon. I have decided on Cason but Jon won't give me an answer he just says maybe. Who knows.

Black Friday really was BlaCk

On Black Friday my mom and I decided that we needed to get up at 3:30 to be at Wa-mart by 4 at the latest. I had to got to the ATM beforehand so we decided to go to the Layton Wal-mart even though the Syracuse Wal-mart is closer to my house. My first mistake of the morning was being a bad mother and not getting a babysitter for Weston. So my poor boy was dragged out of bed at the same time. Luckily he went to bed at 8 so he got a few more hours of sleep then my mom and I. For being plucked from him bed he was in a very happy good-natured mood. Anyway onto the story. So we get to Wal-mart at 4. As we walk in an associate hands us a map of where to find the items on the ad, as they were selectively placed randomly throughout the store on palats (which no one knew where they were). According to the map my mom located where her T.V. was supposed to be. I got lost from her and Weston (she had my purse, cell phone etc.) While I continued to hunt for my camcorder. After asking no lie or exaggeration 20 associates who didn't know where anything was and 3 managers and being lead on a wild goose chase by all of them and looking on every palate throughout the store and department manager named Rose, yes this is her real name though she wasn't as sweet or beautiful as a rose. As you can tell I am a bitter. I get in the site to store line that is from shoes to the toys. I have to listen to an elderly gentleman complain that this is ridiculous to wait in line and that there are just too many people, etc, etc. ETC. The line slowly starts to move about 5. Well at a quarter to 5 when I am about 25 people from the counter I kindly as the people I had been standing by to save my place. The graciously agreed to do so. I went up to the lady who told you when it was your turn and I asked her if this is where the camcorders. Now here is where is gets good. She tells me, "I don't think so let me as that lade." And who should that lady be, why ROSE!!!! Rose then proceeds to tell me that this isn't where you get the camcorders they are over by infants and shoes. I then proceed to remind her that she had been the one to tell me I had to get in this line. She of course denied telling me this. So I walk away totally UpsEt, furious, frustrated you name it and trying to hold back tears. I call my mom to find out where she is and tell her what happened. If you know my mom she was just as mad as I was and told me that wasn't acceptable so we called the store manager while we were waiting in line. I proceed to yell at him and demand a rain check. He tells me they won't be getting that camera in again so a rain check won't be of use. I then proceed to tell him I want some sort of compensation for the stores lack of organization and customer service. He then asks how he is supposed to do that? Well I am so frustrated so I hang up. Mom then proceeds to call him back and tell him she either wants that camera or one of equal value. He was much more cooperative with her and told her he would call her by Tuesday with what they were going to do. I really didn't think we would ever hear from him again. But shock of all shocks he called on Saturday and said he had the camcorder, he even gave us a bag and memory card for free for our troubles.

After the Wal-mart fiasco we made it over to Toys R Us just hoping what we were looking for was still there. And to our luck the kitchen set for Weston was still there for only $49. I was going to get him a big stuffed elmo that talked for $10. While waiting in the line that wrapped literally around the whole store we spotted Elmo Lives. He is adorable my mom and I feel in love with him just as much as Weston. So $60 we got Elmo Lives. The funny thing is Weston doesn't watch T.V. so I have no clue where this love of Elmo came from but he just loves Elmo and he says it so sweetly.

Then we headed over to Shopko and got Weston a new coat and snow overalls all for $23. We also got him some pj's. Between Wal-mart, Shopko and Toys R Us you could say my 2 year old is done.

We then proceeded to head over to Tai Pan to buy new ornaments. That is when Weston decided he had enough of this whole shopping situation. So at 10:30 we headed home and Weston took at nap from 11-3. I slept a little but not nearly as much as I wanted to.

But oh no Black Friday is not done with us yet. Weston proceeds to start a fever around 6. He snuggles with me on the couch at 7 and is out for the night. He was lucky so good natured all day for getting ripped from his bed and coming down with a fever.

Needless to say this was an eventful year and I don't know how willing I am going to be to do it all again next year. Ugh!!!!!!!!!! I am sure I will.

Names

Jon and I need your help with names. I want something unusual but not crazy. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ultrasound photos

Here are the ultrasound pictures. My scanner scanned them in too big so I had to rescan them at school to get them to upload. The first picture is like looking down on the baby. You can see the eyes and his tummy. So cute.

The second photo is of his feet. They are a little hard to tell that they are his feet.

The third photo is the photo that shows were are having a boy. You see his two thighs and then inbetween the thighs right under where it says boy you can see his penis. No mistaking the gender on that one.

And the last photo is his profile. So cute. With Weston we got like 15 photos you could see his arms and legs so well. But atleast this time they recorded the ultrasound on VHS. Not that we have a VCR anymore but hey I can watch it at school. LOL!

Disney On Ice

Today Jon, Weston and I went to see Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic. It was so much fun. Mostly for me I think! I haven't been to Disney on Ice since my little sister (Charity) was like 6 and she is 13 now. I knew it was coming for a while but I didn't realize it was the 100 Years of Magic. So when I figured that out I asked Jon if we should go and take Weston. He said he would go. So I promptly got on the computer and got tickets. I was a little worried how Weston was going to sit. He doesn't watch t.v. and he hasn't been to a movie to play or anything. But I figured the lights and the music ought to entertain him. He loves both.

Me and Weston waiting in the car while Daddy goes to Will Call to pick up our tickets and parking pass. We are so excited.

When we first got there waiting for it to start. Weston was intrigued by the rink and the lights.

The dozen dancing Genie's I love the Genie from Aladdin.

Finding Nemo

Yeah Mickey Mouse and Minnie. I still have the M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E song stuck in my head.

Beauty and the Beast

All the Disney couples.

Weston showing his appreciation for there hard work. He loves to clap. He had to show Grandma when he got home how he clapped.

Buzz Light Year and Woody, Jon's favorite.

It's a small world and the electric parade.

Weston and Mommy waiting for intermission to end.

He was really into the show.

The Dragon from Mulan.

All the characters at the end.

We had a blast. Weston did really well, I was surprised. We will definitely go again.