Healthy Eating of the Future

Jayden and his friend Carter decided to prepare a science fair project together. They wanted to do something they enjoy… Baking and Eating. Both boys are athletic and wanted to make baking foods healthier so they chose to substitute the oil with bananas, yogurt, applesauce, yams and green beans. They then had about 30 people taste test the results blindly and asked for the favorites. Surprisingly, Green beans was the number 1 favorite for both cake and cookies. Oil was one of the lower favorites. With the project being so simple, I told them not to get their hopes up for any awards. I was proved wrong. They took 1st at the school level, 1st at the district level and even 1st at the Regional level where it stopped. Great job boys!!!

Joys of Winter

Skiing and snowboarding has been a big part of our winter. We love the snow, not always the cold, but we bundle up and fly down the mountains of Utah. Jayden started skiing at age 5, Skyler and Aysia at age 3. We could have waited, but they picked it up fairly quickly.

Glamorous

Aysia begged and begged to get her ears pierced and I finally gave in. I thought I would wait until she was 8, but I said as long as she could care for them herself then she could get earrings. I told her it would hurt, which it did, but she was very brave and didn’t shed a tear. However, her face, as you can see, is not so pleasant after they were pierced.

JANUARY!!!

3,2,1...

Counting down the New Year is only fun when you have those you love around. Trust me, I have been in my car alone when the New Year chimed in… No Fun! Jared and Jodi were there to celebrate with us at Mom and Dad’s house. Grandma bought poppers and streamers to throw around and the traditional pot banging was a must. Happy New Year!!

Oh Christmas Tree...

We decided to wait for the crowds to die down before enjoying the Temple Square Lights. So we went between Christmas and the New Year. It was a perfect time to go and less crazy and hectic. We had hot chocolate and went out to dinner at City Creek before braving the cold weather. The lights will never get old. They really set the mood for the Christmas season!

Merry Christamas to ALL and to ALL a Good Night!

Christmas Morning is always exciting when young kids are around. It’s amazing that anyone got any sleep. Grandma and Grandpa Pikus came over for breakfast and to watch the kids open gifts. As you can see the biggest hit was Aysia’s vanity. The boys were loving it and even came up with some hair fashions of their own. Lazy Christmas mornings are the BEST!!

Up on the Housetop...

Christmas Eve was very relaxing this year. We invited Grandma and Grandpa Pikus over along with Grandma Woobie and Mikelle, John and cousins. We watched the Nativity, presented talents (Jayden and Skyler on the piano and Aysia dancing), ate great food and read a Christmas book. We had a big sleepover in hopes that Santa would find all safe and sound! Dad caught Grandma taking a bite out of our Pumpkin pie!!! She was a little embarrassed 

Ready, Set, ACTION!

It is always a tradition to perform the Nativity at the Yates Christmas party and Christmas Eve. Unfortunately our pickings of children to perform have slimmed quite a bit due to the cousins getting older in age. So Jayden and Skyler were good sports and played multiple roles.

Prim and proper

Ready for Church with Christmas style. As you can see, Auri is still trying to figure out how to smile for the pictures. Christmas is only 2 DAYS AWAY!!!