The Farnsworth Family: 2009

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Christmas 2009

Call me old fashioned, but I am in LOVE with Christmastime. I love seeing family, being crafty, baking, being with friends, having the kids home, and don't forget eating! We had a wonderful Christmas and break!

We spent time making Christmas gifts for neighbors and teachers...

Decorating gingerbread houses with the kids!

Having our annual neighborhood Christmas party! He is really the "true" Santa Clause.

Santa was checking to see if Austin has really been "nice"...

Santa walked through the door as we all sang the song "Santa Clause is coming to town" at the top of our lungs. We were so happy he heard us singing so he could come! The kids went crazy!

Santa passed out gifts to each of the kids... (a brand new pair of PJ's for Christmas Eve)

Christmas morning came a little too early for us (but not early enough for the kids!) It was magical. I keep thinking it will be so sad someday when the kids are all grown up. For now we just relish our Christmas morning magic with them!

Mrs. Clause always shares a nice treat with us Christmas morning. All the kids favorite treats! We are so happy she found us again this year!

After a fun morning of presents and treats we hopped in the car for a treasure hunt at the Riparian Preserve with Dave's family. With the help of some compasses, binoculars and whistles we found all the treasures from Grandma Kathy!

The whole gang...

Austin's Christmas Recital 2009

Dave and I decided that we wanted for this piano recital to give Austin a little one on one time. We went to his recital solo (meaning without our usual entourage) and we all loved it and even got to sit through the entire thing!! We went to dinner, his recital, then topped it off with a yummy ice cream stop! It's amazing how much your kids will talk to you when you aren't preoccupied with a lot of other kid's needs/wants (or cell phones, or tv, or ___). It made me appreciate why Dave is so faithful in doing "daddy-son" dates with the kids. I loved spending time together, and were so proud of Austin doing such a good job on his recital. He has gotten so good these last couple of years. Good job Austy!

Playing "Away in a Manger" completely memorized!

All finished and happy about a job well done!

Proud mommy (and oops no pics of dad!) Next time our trusty photographer will have to be documented too!

Friday, December 11, 2009

A Trip To The Snow...

We had an amazing time up in Show Low with our friends the Stapley's! It was so nice to have a cabin/snow getaway! The kids couldn't comprehend being cold! It was so cute. They lasted sledding in about 15 minute intervals! It was so fun to just do NOTHING all day and sit by the fire, chat, and relax. We ate yummy food, had snow ball fights (dumb and dumber style), and just enjoyed the company! Thanks for such a fun trip guys!

The beautiful cabin...

Dave and I enjoying the beautiful snowfall.

Dave and Ben enjoying their Red Bulls...

Sandi and Karsyn sledding

The kids having a little too much fun. We got in a little too late! We had to grab a picture before we cleaned up!

Sandi * Me

Dave snow quading with the kiddos...

Karsyn and Addi sledding. They laughed so much as we took them down the hill. SO much fun!

We got out of town literally JUST in time. The roads one way were completely closed down. We said about 100 prayers to get home safely. It was a HUGE blizzard! Needless to say we did!

Zoo lights!

We are still trying to figure out fun family traditions to do at Christmastime here in Arizona, and visiting the Zoo Lights has been one we have really enjoyed! The kids love the lights and the animals. Plus this year they had 3-D glasses to wear that make the lights even more fun!
Chase & me waiting to get in...sippin on hot peppermint cocoa! (Love Starbucks!)

Addi, Dave and Austy trying to pretend they weren't freezin their patooties off!

Addi adoring her Daddy...

Making super cool faces with our awesome light up swords...

And little Addi just as cute as ever...

Blakey's Christmas Concert

Blakey had his preschool Christmas concert. He sang SO loud and was such a great little performer! In the middle of the concert he yelled out "There's my dad!" super loud. It was so cute. Great job little buddy!

Blakey and Mrs Christy

Anxious for the concert to start...

"Hi Mom!"

Trying SO hard to sit still...

"The urge is too great...must talk!"

And a visit by St. Nick himself!

And all the family supporters that cheered him on!

Chase- (when he is grumpy) "Fine I'll just never ever ever come out of my room and you will never be able to look at me again!"
Blake- "How do mom's know when brothers and sisters don't have their seat belts on?"
Blake- "Thanks mom for being the best toocter (cooker)!"
Austin (while trying to figure out what a clearplay DVD player does) "So in Star Wars instead of voilence the fighting scenes will be all ballerina-ey?"
Blake (while praying) "Thanks that dad is the best! And that Chase is good at riding his scooter, and that mom is gonna make me whatever I want for dinner"
Blake (when he heard his echo outside) "Mom, there's more Blakes!"
Chase- "Why doesn't gravity work when we swim under water?"
Chase- "We need to move to Texas next week." Mom- "Why?" Chase- "There are so many trees and green things here and that means more Oxygen. We need oxygen to live mom"
Blake- "Mom, this is the biggest, this is the kinda biggest, and this one is the smallest"
Blake- "Let's jump on the jump-o-lene"
Chase- "The best thing about swimming is that you don't have to wear underwear".
Blake- "Moses did not have apple juice"
Chase- (during the prayer) "Please help that Grandama Watkins will never die. I can find the red brick on lego Batman, and that this soup won't be poisined"
Blake- Whenever he is mad at someone he yells "DOE (go) to your room DOE (go)"
Austin- "Little peoples brains are bigger than adults when it comes to video games mom"
Austin- "We voted today at school mom and I voted for McCain. He won and Alobama lost"
Chase- "Stop talking dad you are making me colder"
Blake "twinkle twinkle little diaper" (then proceeds to laugh at his own joke)
Blake- "too-tees (cookies) I want too-tees"
Chase- (to Austin because he was mad at him) "I am not going to say I am thankful for you in my personal prayer"
Chase- "Mom Austin said the two socks word." Mom- "What word is that?" Chase- "Socksy"
Chase- "I hope heaven is just like Peter Piper Pizza"
Austin- "You're the meanest mom. I hope you have bad dreams."
Chase- "Uno, dos, thres, cathrow, sinkle, sies"
Chase- "My belly button disappeared"
Mom- "Austin pick up your towel...the magic fairy is on vacation" Austin " Who authorized that?"
Austin- "Duh" (to everything)
Chase- "I just did a grandpa poop. It is soooo big"
Blake- "packpack packpack" (when singing along with Dora)
Chase- "When I say 'me' I mean myself Mom"
Chase- "I want to stay fwee (3) foreber"
Chase- (After I told him it was time to go) "I can't go. I can't find myself. I don't know where I am"
Austin- (while saying a prayer) "Thank you for the 466 hours of conference we watched this week end"
Chase- "Mom how did God make the trees and people and houses?"
Chase- "Mom I want to say a prayer so that Satan will make good choices today"
Chase- "I neber want to go to Venus. It is way too stormy there"
Chase- "Mom I am kind of sick of you talking. Thanks"
Chase- "Mom you are going to HAVE to be beliebing this. I saw a tunnel that water from rain storms goes through. Can you belieb that?"
Chase (while eating his salad) "Mom I can't eat my tomatoes. My tomatoes don't like me"
Chase "Moninee" Stephanie + Mom = Mominee
Austin said, "Mom what happens when President Hinkley dies?" I said, "God chooses another prophet to take his place." Austin said, "Mom, I hope He picks me."
Austin "It's okay Chase I am a doctor, I can help" (After Chase skinned his elbow)
Austin "I'm gonna tell dad that you were a boring mom today"
Chase "Dad was wike da Holy Ghost" (After Dave gave Blakey a blessing)
Chase "I don't wike you Autee" (his response to Austin when he gets teased)
Austin "Uggghh. I forgot" (his response after he gets in trouble for anything)
Chase "Crouton and Ruffus did it" (Crouton = pet gorilla, Ruffus= pet dog)
Chase (when he had a wet spot in his undies and I asked him what happened) "Somebody went potty in my pants."
Chase "I don't like anybody."
Chase "I wish der was nupping on the Earth, No grass or gardens to weed."
Chase "My legs won't walk any more"
Austin "Will Heavenly Father ever stop sending people to Earth?"
Austin "Mom, think about it. What if there were no germs on the whole earth? Then no one would ever be sick. Why did Heavenly Father put germs on the earth anyway. Doesn't seem like a nice thing to do."
Chase "You weren't the best mom today."
Chase "Mom. Mom. MOM! Hear this, BUUUUURRRRRP"
Chase "Hold me mom. Not just right now...for eber and eber."
Austin (sneaking out of his room after being put to bed) "Mom, why do you always blog after we go to bed? I thought you graduated from blogging last year?"
Chase (we were trying to catch a lizard on our front porch) "Mom we don't eat lizards. We can eat hot dogs or cold dogs, but not lizards."