Bye Bye Binkies

She finally did it!!! We have been telling Kate for about a couple of weeks that is going to throw her binkies away because she is a big girl, and she never seemed to mind. But I thought for sure she wouldn't end up wanting to do it. Boy was I wrong. That morning we told her that today was the day she walked right over to the garbage and said "bye bye Binkies" and tossed them in. We were both shocked. I think she has only asked for them once before remembering that she already got rid of them. She has had trouble sleeping but other than that she has been so nice and pleasant. She seems like she has grown up really fast since then. I think I was more sad to get rid of the binkies then she was, because she now officially a BIG GIRL!!!

Kate got to go to Build A Bear in trade of her binkies. She was in awe the whole time and couldn't believe that she was really getting to take one of these stuffed animals home. She just sat and stared at all of the animals and when it came time to choose she would say yes to everyone. After a long hard decision she finally chose a yellow dog that she named "Barney"(we tried giving her other choices but she didn't want them). Barney is a girl that has pink Pajamas like Kate and bunny slippers. Pretty cute!!

Even a couple days after she still like Barney. He sleeps next to her every night.

KSL MVP

KSL decided that since Nicholas is voted most valuable costumer they would let his daughters be in charge for a day. If only that was the truth :). We thought this was hilarious given the history Nicholas has with KSL.

Happy New Year!!!

We had a fun New Year just staying close to home. We decided that we would have our own little party with just the four of us. We lit fireworks which Kate decided to be scared of. She loved sparklers last year for the 4th of July but she changed. She held this sparkler for about 10 seconds and then kept waving it around screaming saying it was going to burn her had. Finally we got her to drop it before she caught something on fire. We had Kate drink some sparkling cider and she kept saying "party time" everytime she would take a drink. (It is one big party in our house apparently). Pretty funny. Nicholas and I actually stayed up till midnight we were shocked!! We had a flip tournament which of course Nicholas won, but I'm trying to change that. We are getting ready for the next flip tournament, so watch out. I can't believe how fast this year has gone and what a great one it has been. WE hope everyone had a Happy New Years.

Viva Las Vegas

We went to Las Vegas in December for the NFR to see Nathan (Nicholas brother) calf rope. We also used it as a good excuse to celebrate our 4 year anniversary. I had never been to Las Vegas before so it was quite the experience. We had so much fun. We left Kate with my Mom and took Savannah, so it was weird to not have her with us, we missed her so much but knew that she was having a blast with her ma Sharee. We walked up and down the strip and went into a lot of the buildings I could not believe how neat each building was and I also couldn't believe how dirty this town was. I think it is a place that is fun if you don't go to often. The NFR was really fun to go to and we loved watching Nathan rope. It was incredibly loud and I was worried about Savannah, but she loved it and decided to be miss social there. She was so easy and nice the whole time. We had the nicest 3 bedroom suite that we stayed in and we had it all to ourselves. It was bigger then our home. We loved it so much and had so much fun that we even decided to stay for an extra day. It is so fun being married to your best friend and we have so much fun together. We have been so blessed this past year to be able to spend lots of time together and we have loved it, there is no one I would rather be with. Sometimes I think that you aren't suppose to have this much fun in marriage. I can't believe how fast 4 years has gone and can't wait for more to come. Hopefully we can to this again and next time bring Kate!!

Here is our smilling Savannah loving Las Vegas.

We went to the M&M factory it was very neat. I couldn't belive how many different colors of M&M's they had.

Magical!!!

Before....... ......And After

If I had one word to use to describe Christmas it would be MAGICAL! There is something about Christmas that is so special and wonderful that makes it the best day of the year. I know as a child I have always loved it but now being parents it makes Christmas so much better. Nicholas and I had so much fun getting ready for this day we were sad to see it gone. Christmas Eve we went to a live nativity that some people in our ward put on and it was so neat, It defiantly made it very easy to remember why we celebrate Christmas. It was snowing while we were watching it and there was the best feeling it was a great way to get ready to start Christmas.

Savannah got this doll/glow worm from my Mom and it was by far her favorite. The second she saw it she started giving it kiss after kiss. As you can see in the picture she wasn't going to let this doll get away from her. It was the sweetest thing. Kate absolutely loved her kitchen and played and played all day. She didn't even take a nap because she didn't want to leave her toys. She loved cooking things in the oven for us and it was funny to see how she how much she would imitate the things she has seen us do while we cook.

Our two girls playing with their Dad (one of their favorite things.)

We woke up and we had had so much snow we decide to go sliding. We have a big hill in our back yard that was a perfect snow hill. It was so sunny on Christmas and was the prettiest day. We had a perfect Christmas and hope every one else did also. This picture is hillarious because Kate's hat is falling off and she has a binky but our baby Van doesn't. Do you see anything wrong with that picture :)? I know Kate doesn't

Baby Shave

Ever since Kate has been old enough to walk she has always loved watching her dad shave. When she learned of Santa last year she started calling it "Ho Ho" ( I guess because it looks like Santa's beard). Nicholas always has put it on her face which she has loved. So we decided that she could try shaving with her Dad, except she would use a spoon. She though it was hilarious at first but then she became very concentrated as you can she in the pictures. I guess the reason I thought of this was because I would always do this with my dad and loved it until I got cut because I found the real razor. (I will always have to be very careful about that.) I think I will only do this once and hope she will forget. :)

Kate's First Snowman

Kate and her Dad decided to make their first of many snowmen together a couple of weeks ago. It snowed just enough for the perfect snowman. We thought we had racked all of our leaves up but our snowman proved us wrong, oops :) We improvised and used rolos candies as the eyes and celery for the arms. They fell out pretty fast and it didn't take long for Kate to figure out that she could eat the snowman's arms and eyes. It was pretty funny. They had so much fun.

Nicholas had quite the workout rolling the balls. Kate thought it was hilarious and tried doing it herself.

Here is Kate ready to play in the snow. Nicholas got her all ready and dressed, what a cute little girl she is!!

The Baldwins as Elfs

I thought this was hilarious. I especially think Kate's is funny because these are dance moves that I have actually seen her do before. We also loved Savannah's mad face in hers. Thanks Emily for this website Kate loved it.
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