Winter Swim

The boys were so convinced that the end of January was the perfect time to swim! Do you think they thought that after touching the water? I was entertained!

Snow Fix

Dan and Barby invited us up to their cabin for the day to get our annual snow fix!
It was a beautiful sunny day. We sledded, threw snow balls, got pulled behind the quad, and as always ate yummy food all day thanks to Barby! Duke also made us tasty snow cones with fresh fallen snow YUM!

Do you want to eat her as much as I do?
Gwen liked being pulled by the sled but got frustrated when she tried to walk in the snow and kept falling over! The 30 minutes she played in the snow was worth getting her all bundled up!

Max loved collecting icicles and tried to bring one home but it didn't make it.

Thanks for the invite and for the good fun, food and company!

Christmas Day

I didn't take many pictures of Christmas Day because I decided to enjoy the day rather than worry about documenting it. I have a hard time doing both! So this is what I got...

Gwen was happiest with the pretend cell phone and tiny stuffed dog from her stocking. By the end of the day I could squeeze the dog and collect about a cup of slobber!

Briant and Max were very excited about their gifts and very grateful.
They both told us that this was the best Christmas ever! They say that every year but it never gets old. Here they are playing with a miniature bowling set that was in Max's stocking.

They each got a huge Nerf gun. (a product of Black Friday shopping)

The long awaited basketball hoop was the crowd favorite this year! They have been playing on a little Fisher Price hoop that Briant got for his 1st birthday and we thought it was time for them to upgrade! Thanks to everyone that helped put it up Christmas Eve to make it a surprise!

Gwen very much enjoys the Snuggie that Shauna gave Jared for Christmas. I think she was hoping it would be more of a gag gift but Jared actually was excited to have it and uses it a lot!

We enjoyed the morning at home than went to the Burr's to talk to Jacob (Jared's brother on a mission). We finished up the day at my Mom's for dinner.

Derek gave rides in the basket of Rachel's bike that she rescued from my Dad's junk pile.

Cash and Derek

The brother's and Jared also got the dirt bike out and pulled each other on the rip stick! Some good white trash fun was had by all!

It was a very merry Christmas!

Party!

Briant's "Holiday" party at school.
I love going to these to see the kids in their element.

Gray on Briant's back.

Will, Gray and Briant

Christmas cookies

Our annual Christmas cookie party with Kendal and Martin!
SOOOOO YUMMY!

Oh Christmas Tree

I love my little silver tinsel tree...however the boys hate it! Every year they say that they are going to ask Santa for a "Green" tree. Well when we moved into this house there was a green tree left behind. Jared asked the boys this morning if they wanted to put it up in their room. They were jumping up and down they were so excited! They made snowflakes to hang on the tree...then decided to tape them to the front window (they wanted the tree to just have lights on it). This evening I was asking Jared if he knew where Max was. I found him fast asleep under the tree! Oh the simple pleasures!

Only 4 to go!

Another formal down and only 4 to go! On Saturday I did Rachel's hair and makeup for her winter formal. She wanted an old fashioned themed hairstyle and I think she was happy with how it turned out. She looked stunning!
p.s. I think it's so cool that they made each others flowers out of fabric!