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kristi

horrible

i have been so horrible at blogging.  we have been g

o go go.  jeff and becky are here from texas so we have been trying to go out there to hang with them.  

the ward party was good i guess.  everyone said they had fun. i was sure glad when it was over.  

the kids had a fun last week of school before the break.  we did all the fun crafts and movies on  friday.  

saturday we had the pierson/inman annual christmas party at the park.  it is always so much fun to see the cousins.  we did have a white elephant game this year.  it was funny.  the big hit was a beta fish.  all the kids wanted it.  then we had the manning christmas eve party that evening.  we did it at rickys aunts church building. it turned out really nice.  we played some fun games and ate great food.  the kids had so much fun and of course santa made a visit.  

christmas eve- we just hung out at home with the kids and then headed over to rickys uncles house in mesa for our annual rogers christmas eve.  we did the live nativity with all the kids then santa came.  the kids had a blast.  

the kids were so excited to come home and go to bed.  this year we didnt have anything to put together.  that was very nice.  normally we are up really late.  

race woke up first christmas morning first.  i heard him bolt down the hall way.  i let him go wake everyone else up.  they all came out and opened their stockings and santa presents.  then we continued with presents from ricky and me.  it was fun.  then we all jumped in the shower and took off to my moms for the yummiest breakfast of the year. everyone was able to make it.  all my siblings and all their kids.   my mom makes the best cinnamon rolls.  we got to my moms and breakfast was ready.  we ate and then all came together and opened presents.  the kids all went first and then the adults.  it was so much fun.  

then we went over to ellens for lunch and our present exchange with the family.  that is always so much fun too.  the siblings have just as much fun as the adults.  

then we went back to my moms for dinner.  then we came home.  it was such a fun day. ricky and i just love being with the family.  

the next day we ran some errands and did some returns.  then played with toys.  then on thursday we went out to Gilbert to hang with the family. we went by the house we put a bid on and showed some more of the family.  we also went to Peter Piper for lunch.  all of rickys brothers and sisters went too.  then we went out to dinner with some of rickys friends from high school.  we always try to get together at least once a year.  

here are some more random pics from the last week or so. 

Last Sunday we blessed Averi.  It was really neat to see all our boys in the circle.  We were missing a few of our boys in our family but it was still pretty neat.  Ricky did a great job.  He thought it was sort of short but it was perfect.  It was funny because 3 times during the blessing Ricky called Averi Kali.  I thought it was funny.  After the blessing everyone came over for lunch.  It was a tight squeeze in the Diana house but it was fun.  

The rest of this week has just been crazy.  I have been trying to get ready for the ward party.  On tuesday I went out to Ellens to have her help me make centerpieces and plan out the decorations for the cultural hall.  It was funny because all we really did was go around her house and find her Christmas decor and make those centerpieces.  She made quite a few bows on boxes.  She is just so good at that.  Tonight is our party.  Ellen and Steve are coming in to help set up.  Thank goodness.  

Race lost his 3rd tooth the other day.  

Here are some pics in Tysons favorite hat on his favorite bike.  He is always walking around the house with this hat on.  It is so cute.  

oh btw we put an offer on a house last week.  we hope we get it.  it is in gilbert 4 houses down from derek and heather.  i really hope they dont mind us coming in on their territory.  we are really excited.  the house is in foreclosure so we have to wait to hear from the bank.  it has quite a bit of things to fix up but it is all cosmetic so over time we will make it our own.  

that is the rogers for this week.  

fun fun

wow, i am just logging on to my computer since the 1st and finally blogger has added features for us MAC people. I have fonts, bold, different sizes, and colors all this new good stuff.  So much fun!

anyways, lets see...again...

Race had his first basketball game of the season last Saturday. he loved it. his team is really good. he made one shot. he actually didnt get too many opportunities to shoot. he is a great point guard. basketball is his favorite sport. he plays it everyday at school. ricky is the assistant coach so he helped during the game. needless to say i should have just stayed home with tyson. 20 month olds just dont sit for anything and with basketballs around that is all he wants. so of course the good mom i am let kali and trent babysit him outside in the rain/mud puddles. i am sure with all the adults outside people were wondering where these childrens' parents' were. i did go check on them about every 5 minutes. it was cold they were wet but alive so i went back inside.

Sunday we went to Gilbert for Raidens baby blessing.  Ricky Hanchett did a great job.  Then we went to ellen and steves for lunch. 

Monday and Tuesday were pretty normal days.  I did go get my christmas present with Ricky.  I got the new iphone.  it is the coolest thing ever.  i have been wanting one forever and with work getting busier and busier i just needed to be able to check my email frequently.  i love that i can sync it with my computer at home with the calendar i have always used on my computer.  i just love it. 

Wednesday I went to work with ricky.  tyson went to my sister in laws and we took averi to the shop.  it was in need of a good cleaning.  there was quite a bit of art that needed to be filed.  

Yesterday i stayed home all day.  it was nice. i got so many papers off my desk.  it was a very productive day.   last night i went to a bridal shower for kalis kindergarten teacher.  it was really nice.  

as you can see it is 2:30 in the morning.  averi is quite gassy lately.  right now i cant find her gas drops and she is being quite fussy.  she has a "bubble" that we are working on right now.  yesterday was a BIG DAY for me.  Averi officially smiled at me and cooed a little bit.  it was a big smile.  it was so cute.  she is 5 weeks today.  wow that has flown by.  it does feel like she is just part of the family though and has been for a long time.  she is such a good girl.  

okay i am off to put averi back to sleep and see if i can go back to sleep.  wow i would get so much done if it didnt need to sleep. my house is silent and i could just go go go.  

slacker

wow i have been a slacker.

lets see...
THANKSGIVING!

We went out to the Rogers for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. It was just so fun to hang with Jeff and Becky from Texas. All the babies are just so cute. In the pic of all 4 there is Brody 5 months, Raiden 3 months, Sadie 6 weeks, and Averi 3 weeks. so fun!!

We hung out there most of the day.


Basketball started on Monday for Race. This league seems so serious and competitive. I am not sure i like it. Race does so that is good. they practice twice a week. today was our first game. race made one shot. the other team had great defense and our team has quite a few good shooters.

Last Tuesday I went into Races classroom and that is always so fun. I love going there. I love seeing the kids in their environment they are in most of the day. Race is such a good boy.

Wednesday my friend Becky took our annual family pics. Tyson only allowed us to do our family shots for about 5 mintues. My hair was frizzy, my eyes were squinted in most of them but we did get a few good ones. Then we hung out and had a yummy dinner of course.

Friday-Ricky and I went Xmas shopping. We only had Tyson and Averi so we got a lot done. Then we went to dinner with our friends from the west side. it was so fun to see everyone. we miss them.

Here are some other random pics of the past week:
Trent with all his fun things he made at school in November