MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010

Calebs 1st Christmas

Scussel tradition sleeping by the Christmas Tree the night of the 23rd. Justin talks about it for the rest of the year...Loves it!


Making cookies for Santa



Christmas Morning! It was the day they had been waiting for and as much as they wanted to love it they were both sick with runny noses, coughs and Jessa had a fever and threw up the night before. So I didn't quite get the reaction I was hoping for but a month later and feeling better they love everything they got. And of course as always they were super spoiled by Grandparents and Aunt Riki.

I LOVE Christmas! Especially now that my kids are old enough to really get it. As a parent it does get tricky with Santa. You REALLY have to watch what you say those little ears are ALWAYSlistening! My parents skipped Christmas and went to Hawaii and Chads parents came down just after on the 28th. So we had a very nice and quiet Christmas. The best part of not having any family around for the holidays is having friends who don't have family in town either and spending dinners and lazy afternoons with them!

First Time, Fat Lip and a Fire (almost)

Caleb went to church for the first time on Sunday. He did great. But boy 3 hours of church can sure be exhausting!

So this one is a little hard for me to say. I opened the door into the bathroom to say something to Chad. Not realizing that Jessa was peaking through the crack where the hinges are with her sweet little face pressed up against it. I shut the door......

She instantly got a fat lip. The swelling has gone down but the inside is still pretty bruised. Talk about feeling like a terrible mom!

One Thursday night Chad was getting ready to go on a ride along with a friend. Before he left we started smelling this really odd smell kind of like something burning. We couldn't figure out what it was but I joked with him before he left that I would call him when the house blew up. A WEEK later just after Thanksgiving he was playing Nerf guns with the kids and one went behind the couch. He pulled the couch out to get it and this is what he found.....

We had a lamp plugged into there and it had completely melted the plug in part. The electrician said the only thing that kept us from having a house FIRE was that little metal box that is behind the outlet in the wall!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (#8)

Happy 50th

We hope you have a GREAT day! We LOVE and MISS you and wish we were there to celebrate!

CALEB

HaPpY ThAnKsGiViNg

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving. My sister and her family came down from UT and spent the week with us. We didn't shower until mid afternoon, stayed up way too late, only left the house a couple of times BUT definitely enjoyed our time together!

The Cousins

Thanksgiving Dinner

1 little 2 little 3 little Indians....

This is pretty much what Chad and Casey did...played some game, drank Dr. Pepper, made a bunch of jerky. Oh ya and cooked a turkey.

My sister Ryanne and I with all our kids...well mostly my kids...someday that will change

Aunt Rye Rye and Caleb

1st Thanksgiving

Justin and Spencer. Justin sure is great with babies and I think Spencer was pretty entertained by his cousins running circles around him although he is one of the best most content babies I have ever met.

So tired from too much fun

We even got a little snow

Thanks for coming down to AZ to see us. All ready looking forward to next year!

Justins 5th Birthday

We had a little "Baseball" Birthday party for Justin on the 13th. Considering Caleb was only a week old I sure was glad my sister was here to help out.

Cake Aunt Riki made. She did GREAT!!

Birthday Buddies

A game Riki and I came up with velcro on a ball to throw at velcro bases. We all tried and didn't have much luck, thought it might be hard for the kids and they ALL hit it on the first try.

On his actual birthday we took a trip to Flagstaff. We had pizza at Peter Piper and let the kids play some games. Justin had $15 from saved allowance and birthday money. In Target he was told he could get anything he wanted but he only has $15...right away he spots this

Of course we take him up and down EVERY isle to see if there is ANYTHING else he might want. But he was set on this set of cars and it was exactly $15!!

Peter Piper





Playing games

Ahhh! I am 5!!! and Jessa 2 :)


Yummy Pizza...but dessert pizza is always the best

Happy Birthday to my big 5 year old!!! Thanks for being such a great helper and always making us laugh! WE LOVE YOU!!!