The Denver Burts: Yes, it was Magic

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Yes, it was Magic

So a very last minute trip to Cedar City, UT is where we spent our Christmas vacation and yes, it was magic. Where to begin is a little hard to decide. After an 11 hour van ride through the snow-capped Rocky's and through the red-rock desert (what I consider the most beautiful place on earth) we arrived in Cedar City, UT to spend the holidays with Uncle Andy and Aunt Jen and cousins Porter and Nora, Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle Jeff. Don't worry, we left a note for Santa by our fireplace telling him exactly where to bring our presents. We played lots of games (Zingo being a new favorite in our house), read lots of Christmas stories, played tons of cars and even got outside to throw some snowballs around. After opening some very special new PJ's and a comfy new Autobot robe it was time to climb into bed and wait...

The Stroller was a HUGE hit. I'm pretty sure she didn't let either of them out of her sight for longer than 15.35 seconds at a time.

Playing cars... and more cars... and more cars

Isabelle loved the art closet. She's not much of a coloring girl, but to hold those crayons as tight as she can gives her just as much pleasure.

Sunshine was all it took to get these boys outdoors. Lets not forget to mention it was probably no warmer than 30 degrees or so outside.
When he sees the camera, his first instinct is to throw snow... promptly stopping the picture taking

Isabelle, like her cousin Nora, does NOT like the snow or the cold. This is as close as she got to "willingly" going outside - tolerating the coat being put on.

ZINGO! a new favorite game in the Burt household.

The night before Christmas and all through the house...

The kids adorded seeing their Grandma and Grandpa Burt.

She opened no other presents herself once she set her eyes on her very own pink stroller.

The best Monkey Bread ever made to date in this world. Go ahead and feast your eyes and know that it tasted 25 times better than it look... if you can even believe it.

Wondering why there is strawberries on her plate instead of the M&Ms she can see on the counter in front of her.

Nothing like a little army men battle to end a great Christmas vacation.

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Taylor Talk

Taylor: "That's one fine frog and I'm gonna catch him!"

Taylor: "Dad, can you make me invisible and tiny so that I can jump into the TV and live in Ponyville?"

Taylor: "Umm, I forgot what I was doing, hmm. OH WAIT! I unforgot, nevermind."

Taylor: "My name isn't Taylor anymore. Just call me Ninja, only Ninja."

Taylor: "Isabelle, I'm pretty sure you're ruining my life."

After hearing some loud thunder Tay runs upstairs and says:
"Hey guys! That was some thunder. The bad news is there's a tornado coming. The good news is everything is going to be a huge mess."

After being "asleep" for an hour, Tay comes downstairs and says:
"Mom, Dad, I kindof accidentally played with some toys in my bed and dropped one behind it. Could you come find it for me so I can put it away."

"Mom, who glued my bones together?"

Dad: "Hey Tay, I think I saw some dinosaur tracks outside this morning..."
Tay: "Next time we see the dinosaur I think we should shoot it and eat it."

"Hey Tay, who do you think ruined all your Lego Transformers?"
"Isabelle did, because I call her Isabelle the Destroyer."

"What do you want to get daddy for Christmas, Tay?"
"Lets get him a purse so he can keep all his stuff in it and some cords that he can plug some other stuff into."

"My shirt says Wild to be Born, Bells." Actually it says Born to be Wild. I thought it more entertaining not to correct him the whole day.

"Mommy, can we get another baby from the pet shop?"

"Daddy, I need a cell phone."
"Why do you need a cell phone, Tay?"
"So I can pretend to make a call."

I hear Taylor talking at the top of the stairs after I put him to bed about 15 minutes earlier, talking in his doorway.
"Tay, what are you doing? Get back into bed."
"Its o.k. mom, I'm just telling myself a story."

"Really Mom, really. We're picking up Transformers and you put a blue block in with them? Really, mom?" (All this said with an extremely patronizing look in his eye that I can only guess comes from his father.)

Taylor: "What are we doing today mommy?"
Mom: "We're going swimming with Jake and Jamie."
Taylor: "Oh, um, actually I meant to tell you, I already have some other plan, mom. Sorry."

Hearing Tay calling for me after bed I head up to his room where he promptly tells me his tummy hurts. I say, "How come it hurts, honey?" Tay's response is, "Because I hit myself in the tummy. Can you kiss it better?"

Trying to summarize one of the 15 transformer stories we have I say, "Megatron needed the map to get the spark." Taylor interrupts with, "Mommy, don't you mean Megatron needed the ancient code?"

#48) "Mommy, my bum hurts because I ate too many jelly beans." Totally random, right?

#47) "Don't say I'm your bestfriend mom."
"Why not, Tay?"
"Because I'm dangerous. I'm dangerous because I have a snake on my shirt."

#46) "Oh, mom, if you're going to Target can you pick me up a lightsaber. thanks."

#45) Taylor: "Daddy, can you put my Transformer's leg back on?"
Chris: "Sure. What happened to his leg, anyway?"
Taylor: "Megatron broke it off."

#44) "Isabelle, you are the prettiest girl in the whole world."

#43) "That was one gorgeous poop I made."

#42) As Taylor woke up from his nap and headed downstairs, Isabelle and myself were watching him. To this he said, "Don't look at me, I'm too special."

#41) "What are you drawing there, Tay?"
" A Masterpiece."

#40) "Mom, can I go live on the moon?"

#39) "Mom, can I have a warm dog and a hot dog for lunch?"

#38) I had asked Taylor to wait for me upstairs while I finished some things in the kitchen before nap. He waited for a bit and then yelled down the stairs, "HEY LADY! come read me a story!"

#37) "This aspargagas is bad. Send it back to the kitchen!"