Family pic

Family pic

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Traci, Scott and Christmas!!

(Friendly reminder--I'm not one who bears my soul and deepest thoughts in my blog--save that for my journal--but I sure can take a lot of pictures!!)


We had my sister Traci and our new (as of last December) brother-in-law Scott come for the week of Christmas. They were so fun to have!! Scott played almost non-stop with the kids and Traci is the fastest dish doer in the west . . . and east. I'm not sure we could have pulled Christmas off without them!! We REALLY enjoyed having them here.
Two baseball fans, playin' some ball . . .


Little hike in the foothills





Nicole reads Calvin and Hobbes to the boys

Happy four month old Heidi

Happy married for one year couple--with baby on the way!

We are babysitting some gerbils while some friends are out of town. Nicole who only wanted a dog for Christmas--but knew that was out of the question this year--said that getting to watch her friends gerbils was one of the best things about Christmas. That and having Traci and Scott come!

Visiting the Nativity at the temple. Isaac was the only one brave enough to face the sun for the picture.


Christmas eve dinner

Opening-o-the pajama ritual


Christmas Morning

Heidi taking notes for next year

Gotta love the stocking dump




The one thing Ryan wanted for Christmas this year-- a piggy bank.

Curt opening his gift

Nicole and Isaac playing with Curt's gift

The candy man


Heidi's first Christmas

Isaac's new "real" bat


Riding the World's Longest Tram

a view from up top



We watched the skiers/snowboarders and played around in the snow a little. It was a little too cold/windy for Heidi so we stayed inside.

enjoying the ride


Saying goodbye to Scott and Traci--it was so great to have you here!

December Whirlwind

Kids "dressed up" as shepherds for our ward Christmas party


Isaac's preschool Christmas Program---He goes to a really great preschool, at a Methodist? church. It may be some other Christian denomination, but it proved a quite different program than I am accustomed to. The cover of the program handout read "Rockin' Jesus Tonight" and the kids sang songs called: "Ha Le La Le Lu Jah," "Jesus is Rockin' Tonight," "Are you Going to Praise the Lord?" "Hey Baby Jesus," "Rock the Baby," and "Love Came Down."


a trip to AZ for Tori's baby shower and a quick visit with the Salisbury girls--minus Annie who we missed.

Our TEN year anniversary!!

hours and hours of cutting with scissors--I'm not exaggerating here--hours and hours

snow angels



and a little elf! He wore this thing all month, even slept in it a few times!
OH! And we finally potty trained Ryan. Happy to not be forking out diaper money for two kids anymore!

Monday, December 7, 2009

More thoughts . . .

Nicole says she never wants to go into space--she is scared of black holes
She says they stretch you out

Isaac said he is sad he can't marry Nicole or Heidi
Why?
Because he wants to stay in our family and he loves them a lot