Saturday, December 28, 2013

Christmas 2013

Christmas was SO fun at our house this year!  We were ALL excited.  We celebrated a special anniversary with Grandma and Grandpa Smith on the 22nd, Christmas Eve at our house with Michael and Kayla, and Derrik and Kelly, and Christmas at Grandma Chandler's.  It doesn't get better than that!

The Annual Nativity.  Erica really never has any competition for Mary!


Christmas Morning :)  I was having so much fun with my kids, I didn't really take any pictures.  Bummer!

Kent had this Lego castle thing set up within a day.  This kid is a Lego Genius!

Merry Christmas, from the Chandlers!

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Kenters, The Sweetheart!

Kent knows that he is "mommy's sweetheart."  He has earned the title for sure. This little guy will go above and beyond making sure everyone is happy.  He is so thoughtful!  If anyone is sick, he makes them a card.  Even the neighbors!  If you didn't get a treat, and he did, he offers you his.  If he got to do something fun and someone else didn't, he'll downplay the situation and come up with something super fun for the other person.
Kent doesn't have any boys on our street his age, so he has taken up watching over Ryan and his friends.  He organizes games for them and referees their tramp wars.

I got to go on Kent's 2nd Grade field trip with him this year.  We went to the Children's Museum in Salt Lake.  He stayed by my side the whole time, he told me "just in case you are alone."




Kent's teeth started falling out by the handful this fall as well!
Phase one:

Phase two:
 Phase three:

Eventually we started calling him our little "West Virginian!"  Seriously, he lost both of his top teeth, two bottom teeth, and had two molars pulled at the dentist. It was hilarious! 


On one of the nights that Kent was waiting for the Tooth Fairy, he made a little note for her.  It said that because Ryan was SO helpful in helping Kent get his loose tooth out (by punching him in the face!) that Ryan deserved some money too.  Kent then made a little pathway of foot prints leading from his room to Ryan's so she would know who to give the deserving money to.

Kent's note on his bed.

A little helpful clue to the Tooth Fairy so she can find Ryan.


Just a little glimpse into the sweetheart that is Kenters!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Family Pictures

Our sweet neighbor has taken up photography and asked if I wanted to have our family pictures taken so she can practice.  Absolutely!  She did a great job too!









  
  



We think they turned out great.  What awesome neighbors we have!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Our Champion

Kent was amazing this year for wrestling!  He took first at BOTH tournaments.  He was so excited!

Grandma and Grandpa Smith were able to come for the first one.




Dad was especially excited to take Kent to see a big wrestling meet.  We took all of the kids to a UVU wrestling match.  Kent was riveted!