Sthoccer is Sthuper Cool!

This is kind of mean because Bash has a tiny lisp which I think is adorable and which he is rapidly growing out of, dang it. Anyway, he is totally crazy for Soccer (Sthoccer) and here are some great pics. In his first game he scored 6 times. 4 times for his own team and twice for the other, which I thought was very generous of him!

Bash celebrating after one of his goals. He really is a natural athlete, for which I cannot take credit. Todd is very graceful and athletic. Sadly, I am just a tad uncoordinated when it comes to sports.

Half time snack and the post-game wrap up. They don't keep score but I'm pretty sure we won!

Easter...er whatever

Easter is sort of a stressful day when you are in the primary presidency. You want to make sure the kids get the whole resurrection theme, but you also know they are all sugared up from the early-morning candy binge. Herein lies the dilemma: Do you attempt to teach them something deep and meaningful or do you take the "low road" and wind them up even more before sending them back to their parents? We tried both, which didn't go so smoothly and also explains why I look toasted in the Easter pics. I knew we were about to head home so I grabbed Jenny (second counselor and Nanny extraordinaire) and made her take a picture before their carefully coordinated outfits could get covered in chocolate. Sigh. Still waiting for those Easter-Egg hunt pics, too.

I love my adorable husband and daughter. What more can I say?

The Land of Super heroes, Pirates and Chubby Ballerinas

Here are some cute pics of the kids in various states of dress-up. They love to put on costumes. It's a real pain when potty training. That spidey suit is really hard to get in and out of.

I always thought tiny baby ponytails looked obnoxious and stupid. I just can't seem to help myself, though!

Parker makes the best monkey face!

Bash was dressed up for circus day at school.

Okay, so it's pretty obvious that I dressed her up like this.

I have a whole new appreciation for tutus as a fashion statement!

Parker makes an adorable pirate. I was showing the kids the real-life pirate on TV and they were really worried that he must have left his hat somewhere. I can't help but wonder about this new interest in reporting on pirates... does Disney control international crime too?

What a shamless way to promote a movie!

The kids also love star wars and any play fighting. Remember all of those reports that claimed if children watched violent programs they would act more violently? I really thought that was all bull. I now believe it. Spiderman, Transformers, Star Wars, and even Indiana Jones DVDs have all gone missng in our house, coincidentally.

(Relax, I occasionally "find" the movies and allow them to watch just to assure myself I am doing the right thing! )


More often than not, Parker's number one costume choice is the pirate hat (adorably too big for his head) and a batman cape.

One day I'm sure I will miss the days of super heroes and pirates.

A cold day in January

I think this is the most perfect snow angel I've seen. Of course, it was made by my perfect angel Sebastian. ;)

It's beautiful here when it snows... until it melts and turns to gray slush and muddy floors for Mommy to clean!

Here's Bash

And ParkBash has taken to sledding much better than swimming. Parker is the opposite. He hates everything cold and loves the water. Here he contributes to the snow shoveling effort in his own small way while his brother sleds!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Dinner was just us plus one guest. I made Cornish Game Hens. So cute. The kids thought having their own "turkey" was so cool.

Parker likes his sparkling cider A LOT! Chug-a-lug Park.

Bash opening his first gift on Christmas Eve.

Rayna helps Parker open his present.

Caroline likes her "Little Einsteins" June Doll.

The Scott kids get ready for bed. It was a tradition in Todd's family to take a photo of all the kids under the tree. We like that tradition!

Todd gave me a digital camera for Christmas. He gave it to me Christmas eve... I guess he knew I'd want to take pictures. Very thoughtful. It was a really nice and peaceful Christmas Eve. If only I could say the same about Christmas Day...

It Started at about 4 am... I forgot how hard it is to be a kid on Christmas Day.

Actually, if I remember correctly, the hardest part is waiting in your room when you're parents say you can't get up until 7:30am. Remember That? It was torture! Unfortunately, my kids can't really tell time. They can definitely tell that the sun isn't up yet but that didn't stop them at all!

After Santa ... Before Kids!

Arriving at Mom Mom and Grandpa's House.

Grandpa is his usual Holiday Cheermeister Self. (Sarcasm)

Cali and Mom Mom. So cute!

Christmas Pics: The Blooper Reel

Conveniently, we have a professional photographer living in our guest room in the basement. She attempted to get some cute pics of all 3 kids together... to no avail. I am convinced that it is nearly impossible to get 3 children, 5 and under, to smile at the exact same time and not be messing with their clothes, picking their noses, etc. Here are the results. Individually, we got some adorable stuff. Also, it was Caroline's naptime: this is a rookie mistake and I am ashamed to have made it!

Cali eating her shoe. ...and then laughing with her eyes half closed.

Bash always feels the need to cock his head when posing.

Not sure what was going on here.

Cali is curious about the camera.

Park has turned nose-picking into an art form.

I'll have better luck when they get older and I can bribe and/or threaten them... Right?

Merry Christmas!

So we left the wilderness for the day...

I decided I needed to get out of town. So, Parker (the wild one) stayed home with Daddy while Sebastian, Caroline, Jenny and I went to Manhattan for the day. We had so much fun. The weather was great (for NYC in December!) and the kids were happy. Of course I had Jenny, my trusty Nanny, by my side. She is so great with my kids (and me!). I should warn you that all of these pics were taken with my camera phone.

This is Jenny and Bash at Rockefeller Center. He enjoyed watching the ice skaters. But he LOVED the BIG Tree!

We parked at Lincoln Center, right by the Manhattan Temple. We didn't get a good pic of it, but here are Sebastian, Caroline and I in front of the entrance.

We ate at Olive Garden in Times Square (Caroline loved the chicken and gnocchi Soup!) and Bash loved that we ate "up high". We could see Times Square and Hershey's. (Not a big Deal since we live near Hershey, PA!).

The highlight of the day was FAO Schwartz. Sebastian talked about playing on the big piano all day.

Caroline loved watching him jump on the piano.

It was a really fun day. Traffic was light and Jenny and I didn't get lost at all. Yea!!