Happy Birthday, Max!

I can't believe it's already been two years...I remember thinking that my life would never be the same again...little did I know how right I was! Max has been into Elmo, Justin Bieber, Spiderman, Super Why, Sesame Street,...

broccoli, green beans, deviled eggs, Chinese porridge,

cake pops, dog-o's, chocalicky, friends...nursery, sleeping in his own big bed...Goodnight moon, Book of Mornin' and prayers.

We had some scheduling conflicts...so, his birthday party will be next Saturday. Not to be too cheesy...but to quote Sound of Music, I must have done something good...to deserve such a wonderful son, he brings laughter and joy to our lives everyday! Happy birthday, Max!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year from the Phillips fam!
We completed the New Year's Eve tradition of running around the house barefoot. Only Eric and I dared make the run this year. I think the fact that it was negative ten (seriously) deterred everybody else. Our feet still haven't recovered and it is STILL painful to walk. If I end up with Roulon Gardner toes over this so help me!

The snow was so deep that I got stuck in a drift. I yelled for Eric to help but he was gone! I had to tunnel my way back to the door.

I made Gingerbread s'mores with Gingerbread graham crackers...to die for!!!!
Gingerbread 'mallows in Julie's famous hot chocolate....so good!!!

Eric and Chuck did "TIMTAM SLAMS," Tim Tams are a chocolate cookie that melts as you suck hot chocolate through them. They are a tasty messy delicious treat.
Chuck giving us a tutorial on the proper way to do a Tim Tam slam.
Jimbo doing his best moose impression.

A Very Phillips Christmas 2010

Christmas was great this year...Christmas ever was full of yummy food and fun.

We had a delicious ham and hung out with the fam...

The traditional Phillips Santa hats.

Jim read some scriptures and helped teach us the real meaning of Christmas...

I know it's sacrilegious...I don't know how this picture came about...but how cute is my little pray-er?!?!

Then Julie played the piano (with a little help from the Max) and we all sang Christmas carols and danced.

I love this picture of Adam...Max loved his uncle Adam!

Christmas day....Max was excited just to get to open presents! He was so cute this year...there was a definite theme to his gifts this year: ELMO! I used to hate Elmo, then you have your own child and spend hours watching Elmo and somehow he grows on you.

Our theme for Julie's gifts was Hawaii!n Lucky duck!!

Eric and his spoils...Annie gave him some Utah Jazz paraphernalia...so he can go to church basketball properly decked out!

I got an iPad from Eric, a sheep skin rug from Carli & Chuck and Eclipse and Justin Bieber (well, not the real Justin Bieber....unfortunately!).

I had Carli this year...which was fun because she's pretty easy to buy for.

This was from Carli and Chuck to Jim...but it was one of my favorite gifts of the year...Santa Snuggie!!!

We got Jim a wall hanging for his office..."courage is being sacred to death and saddling up anyway..." gotta love that John Wayne.

Eric had Adam this year...we got him a custom made BYU quilt...we hoped he liked it...it was hard to top last years BYU helmet chip holder!

That Grady is ridiculously cute...oh how he can melt your heart!

And the final gift everyone got was news that we are all going to Disneyland in February and a sweatshirt to commemorate it! wE'Re gOiNG to dISneYLanD!!!!!

Foothill Ward Christmas party

Max did so well this year with Santa Claus...he really is growing up so fast!

Santa just asked Max what he wanted for Christmas..."Ummmm..."

This was our first activity as members of the Foothill ward in the Rock Springs stake.

We've already met some awesome couples and Max has so many friends that are his age in the nursery.

Jim & Julie will attest to the fact that Max loves pulling those "balls" from the tree!

This just makes me laugh...his son dropped a pitcher of hot chocolate and it landed perfectly square on the ground and just shot up like an erupting volcano...her you can see him trying to reach it.

Max playing the piano...

Dancing with some of his new friends...

This adorable little girl was dressed up as a Christmas tree...

Me and the Max!!!

Twas the night before Christmas...

We're horrible and did not really get a chance to send these out...know that we were thinking of you all and wishing you the season's best!

December Catch up...

We know that we've slacked on our posts lately...we've just been busy moving, getting Christmas underway...anyway, here are some pictures....Max riding a horse (for about two seconds!)

Riding around with the horse drawn carriage...

Max enjoyed it...after he thawed out!

Annie and her girls came to visit...unfortunately we only got to spend a day with her...she is so fun and her girls were a blast, too. We decided to go to the pit and roast some marshmallows...and sing some Christmas carols...I'd forgotten what a pretty voice Annie has...she even sang harmony to Jingle Bells.

It was pretty cold...but Max had his Spiderman protection!

Annie and Julia...she was so excited about s'mores...she kept telling us over and over that she wanted to roast marshmallows...Julia was excited about s'mores, too!

The pay off for enduring the cold!

Delicious!

We also got to spend some time with Meradith & Jason and her girls...Max loves kissing babies...Scarlett didn't seem to mind, either.

We went out to eat at an all-you-can -eat that was so good...but we had to do the faces afterwards...you all know that one...the freaking full fat face!!