Daredevil

I find this baby like this or some other crazy place she should not be about 10 times a day. She is fearless! My prediction is she will be our first kid to either need stitches, a broken limb, or a visit to the ER. This is by far her favorite thing to climb up and she can now climb on top of the coffee table so that's fun.

A smile after I rescued her.

Pinewood Derby

My Cub scout Pack had the Pinewood Derby, the Pack is huge with so many boys and it was totally crazy!! I love watching the dad's because I know most of them made the car. I asked Billy to take some picture so here are the two he took.

I put myself in charge of weight check. I really do love my calling, and working the scouts, they are a lot of fun.

Christmas in Utah

We headed up to frigid Utah for Christmas, and boy did we have fun. Came home completely exhausted but had a great time. After having a NIGHTMARE of a time getting there, missing our flight, we started are fun with the Gateway and Build-A-Bear.

The lights at Temple Square, always beautiful!

We partied with family eating, opening presents and then eating some more.

Gardner Village's elf scavenger hunt with all the cousins.

Billy had to fly home for work a few days before Christmas so it was just me and the girls. Christmas eve we went out to eat at a really fun Japanese restaurant where they cook the food in front of you. Regan got a little scared and told me she was going to hide under the table. But it was fun and oh so delicious. Then headed over to the Christmas village in downtown Ogden.

Thawed out with some hot chocolate and watched Elf with grandma and grandpa.

Finally Christmas morning, the kids woke up so early, we all needed a nap by 10. But everyone seemed to like everything. I was the year of the Pillow Pet, each kid got one.

Playing with glitter glue and pixio's.

The girls and I flew home a few days after Christmas, we had so much fun

we all were able to relax:

and let loose!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year!

Ghost of Christmas PAST

I was looking at some old pictures the other day and found this one and just started laughing, when we lived in Idaho our neighbor somehow got a Santa suit. Haley, my neighbor came over with her kids and her hubby Ty dressed up and came around the back in the snow with bells. Lynlee and her little boy were only 3 and scared to death of him!! So Billy decided to show them how it's done and sat on Santa's lap and told him everything he wanted.

Traditions

We are headed up to Utah on Friday so it seems like we have been try to cram a bunch of Christmas thing in before we leave, last weekend we decorated our Gingerbread house. I love when it's Christmas time and its 80 degrees outside so all the frosting is running down the sides of the house. The girls had fun and it turned out cute!

McKenna's Birthday

I have no idea how a year has gone by since this little one was born, but it did and we had to celebrate. Just a few friends and family for cake and ice cream. McKenna is such a sweet heart, always happy and so fun to have in our family.

Enjoyed the cake!! Happy Birthday baby girl!

Saying Goodbye

Best Friends from the beginning!

We had a really rough week dealing with the lice and then our dog Max passed away. He was just one of those great dogs people talk about. He was great with the kids, always very loyal and just loved to be with us. He got sick over the weekend, last week and just never got better, the vet wasn't really sure what he had, but thought he had a major GI infection or a tumor/blockage. He just went downhill so fast, that we had no choice but to put him to sleep, which was heartbreaking for are whole family, I cried, Billy cried, Lynlee cried, and Regan cried.





The worst has also been are other dog Gus, has lost his best friend and older brother, and just doesn't know what to do. He's never been alone before and just roams around the house and the backyard looking for Max. So SAD!! Billy and I got Max, right after we got married so he has been with us through everything, all the kids being born and moving a bunch of times. He was a great friend and we will miss him in our family.

Swimming at the lake.

Making a Lynlee Sandwich.

Camping at Fish Lake