Caleb's school program

 Caleb has a cute little Christmas Sing at school. Each grade got to sing a couple songs then the whole school sang a couple together. It was really cute and Caleb sang loud and proud!

Cambree's School Program

 Cambree had a cute little Christmas program at school. She did such a cute job singing all her songs and we are SO proud of her. Lately she has been into posing for pictures!

Santa came to visit after the program. Cambree asked Santa for a game, Caden asked Santa for a flashlight!

Merry Christmas

Hart Happenings  2011

2011 has been a great year for the Harts. Here is what we have been up to:

Brandon started his own little side business at the end of last year and it is doing so well that he is actually working from home full time now. Recently he partnered with his boss to form his own company doing online affiliate marketing. He really enjoys it and it is fun to have him home every day. Also, he is serving as the Stake Young Men’s secretary in church along with Scout Committee Chairman in the ward.

Amanda is still able to stay at home and take care of the little munchkins and wouldn’t want to do anything else. This past year she has enjoyed her new hobby teaching people how to make their own temple pictures, and other crafts. She recently got to go on a trip with her girlfriends to LA to see Dancing with the Stars and Ellen. Amanda is still serving in the Relief Society Presidency which keeps her busy but she loves serving the women in her ward.

Caleb started 1^st grade this year and is doing so well in school. He loves math, reading, and recess. He teamed up with some friends to start a football team that plays every morning before school and at every recess. Caleb played in a little basketball workshop this year and played in two different soccer leagues. He enjoys watching football with dad, playing football and soccer outside with friends and is hoping mom and dad will let him play in a football league this next year (nope!). Caleb is a great big brother and provides so much laughter and entertainment for our family.

Cambree started Pre-Kindergarten this year and loves to go to school. She loves to play Barbies, Polly Pockets, dress-ups and anything girly. She is very good at imaginary play and loves to interact with all her toys. Cambree played soccer in the spring. She wasn’t really into it, so we will stick to dance. She loves her dance class and can’t wait to go each week. We actually had to move her up a class because she was getting bored with her age group. She is now in an older class that challenges her more and she loves it and is doing really well. Cambree is the sweet princess of our family and you can always count on her for hugs or kisses.

Caden is the comedian of the family. He turned 2 back in May and is such a spark of energy. He talks extremely well and says the funniest things. Caden loves to dance and sing. His favorite song is “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story. He knows every word. He likes to play outside, play with his brother and sister, and loves to watch Mickey Mouse. Caden likes to run errands with mom, wrestle his siblings and tickle dad. Our family would not be the same with Caden, he provides so much entertainment and joy and he can’t wait to be a Big Brother.

That’s right…..there is another baby Hart on the way! We are expecting another little boy due to arrive in February, leap day to be exact! We are very excited for him to get here and are trying to come up with another “C” name. The same time we got pregnant Amanda contacted Fifths Disease which is a nasty virus that put the baby at high risk for up to 20 weeks. We had ultrasounds every 4 weeks up to 20 weeks and everything looks great! We are out of the dark and no longer have to worry. He is a healthy active little boy and we can’t wait to meet him.

As a family this year we were able to take 2 big trips together. Back in February we took the kids to Disneyland for a week and in October we went back to Indiana to visit Brandon’s family. We had a great time on both vacations and feel blessed that we were able to travel together. Caleb was not a fan of Disneyland and tells us constantly that he has no intentions of going back. Cambree loved Disneyland and went on all the big rides that she was tall enough for. Indiana was a time to see family that we hadn’t seen in a long time and it was so much fun. We hope to be able to go back there more often.  We also enjoyed our annual trip to Bear Lake with the Hart Family.

Our little Hart family feels so blessed this year. In a down economy we are grateful that Brandon is able to work and provide for our family. We are grateful for our good health. We are grateful for family and good friends. We are truly a happy little family…..if you can even call us little anymore!

We hope that you enjoy your holiday season and get to spend it with those you love.

Merry Christmas

Love,

Brandon, Amanda, Caleb, Cambree, Caden, and little baby

Hart

Girl's Trip!!

Last week I headed to Hollywood with some girlfriends and had the trip of a lifetime. Brandon watched the kids so I could go and have a break for a couple days. My friend Melisa used to work in TV so she has some connections and was able to get us VIP tickets to Dancing With The Stars and Ellen. We had such a blast and we are thinking that this needs to be an annual trip!

Getting ready for DWTS 

                                     

we were not allowed to take cameras or phones into the show otherwise we would have had a million pictures. Our seats were right behind the Kardashians!

Day 2: we went to go shopping at the Grove and were asked to be an extra on Extra! We were hoping to see Mario Lopez but he wasn't there.

Then there was Ellen. We had VIP passes and got to sit down the isle she dances down!! The actual show was kinda lame. There were no giveaways or games. We saw Taye Diggs, Jermaine Jackson, and Kermit the Frog. I did win a shirt for my mad dancing skills! haha

Then I came home and watched us on TV

We had such a blast! Thanks Melisa for the tickets, and thanks ladies for a great time. Same time, same place next year???

Halloween 2011

 We had WAY to much fun on Halloween this year. Cambree went as Little Bo Peep, Caleb was Spiderman and Caden was Woody.

 Can you tell what Brandon and I went as? Some people were asking us what we were! Seriously people?

Cambree's Halloween program

 Cambree had a cute little Halloween program and carnival at school. She is such an animated little girl and watching her sing the songs was SO cute.

Indiana trip 2011

WARNING: There are a million pictures. Click on any picture to enlarge it and make sure to click Older Page at the bottom.

 It has been 5 years since Brandon has been to his home land, so it was time to take a visit! So we boarded a plane and set off to visit his family.

 The kids had a GREAT time on the plane and were so good. The above picture is while we had a layover in Denver. The had a kid section with kids shows on the tv. Genius!

There was some rainy days so we headed to the Children's museum. They have the largest children's museum in the world. It is fantastic. We went when it happened to be the local's fall break so it was super busy. So we weren't able to do everything that we wanted to do there. But we still had a great time

 We had to hit the Barbie exhibit or we would have had a major tantrum cry fest on our hands.

 Cambree and Harmony

 This giant transformer was one that they actually used while making the movie!

 Fall time in Indiana is amazing. We may have mountains here but they have large huge ginormous trees everywhere. The colors were just amazing. We stopped at a local apple orchard and got cider slushies and played at the park.

 The kids helped grandpa rake the leaves. The would all put them in the wheelbarrow then grandpa would let them help deliver them to the GIANT pile.

 Caleb was having a GREAT time! Cambree quit after the first wheelbarrow dumping. She got leaves down her pants! haha

 One of the main reasons we headed to Indiana was to see this beautiful lady! This is our famous Grandma Weber and we just adore her. Cambree was telling us one night that she thought Grandma Weber was so beautiful and she wished she could have white hair just like her.

 Grandma Weber has a room in her house dedicated to Christmas and keeps in decorated year round. She loved showing the kids all her decorations. They loved seeing it all. We were talking to Caden one day and we were telling him to get his shoes on because we were going to see Grandma Weber. He looked at me really confused and says, "Grandma Weber??" Then the light bulb went off and he says, "Oh, Grandma Christmas??" I laughed and told him "yes" we were headed to see Grandma Christmas. At our house she will always be known as Grandma Christmas! haha

 Caleb and Uncle Daniel

 We went the week before Halloween so Grandma Weber let the kids "trick-or-treat" and she gave them each a bag of candy

 Brandon with John and Kathy Greisemer. (aunt and uncle)

 As soon as school was back in session we headed to the Indiana Zoo. The BEST zoo I have ever been to. It was completely empty and we had the whole zoo to ourselves.

 They had an exhibit where you could pet the sharks. The kids were a little timid at first but once they tried it they LOVED it and kept asking to go back all day.

 They had a large arena with a whole dolphin show. The kids loved it when they did tricks and jumped out of the water. Here we are with our cute cousin Harmony

 The you could walk underneath the water and watch the dolphins swim above you

We had such a great time visiting family. Brandon and Cambree were sick most of the time but were still good troopers. We are hoping to be able to go back more often......I think we have a new fall tradition!