Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Our December adventures

It is the last day of December and we are ready to start a new year!!! Already!! I can NOT even believe I am saying that! We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We really did have a lot of fun visiting both Josh and my families. It was really great to get so many Christmas cards and read about what everyone is up to! We love that. So here's just a glimpse of what we did in the past few weeks. We arrived on the 23rd at my parents. Jake's 8th birthday was the next day.... (beware, this could get long....)
The biggest BYU fan in our family on his 8th birthday! Jake was thrilled at his new getup! (more to come about his birthday and baptism on another day!

Grandpa Ray, Josh, and Uncle Drew took the boys shooting guns up in the hills on Christmas Eve. The boys love shootin' guns with Grandpa! It was soooooo cold up there!

The kiddos in their matching Christmas jammies on the eve of the great holiday!

Of course, we made some for cousin Brooklyn too!
Christmas morning....And they found thier stockings full!

Luke with his new favorite toy....A John Deer tractor!

David with a his very own Ripstik! No longer does he have to wait to use Jake's!!

This picture is the best one we have so sorry it's hard to see. It's Jake holding his new Airsoft BB/Pellet gun. "Don't shoot your eye out!" Luckily, so far, so good, no injuries!




Amber, in love with her new American Girl Doll clothes. She was so happy Santa didn't forget!
We went skiing at a small resort by Cedar City, UT called Brianhead. It's perfect for the beginners! I am helping Luke on his first big run of the season!Jake stoked and ready to keep hitting those slopes!





David on a snowboard for the first time! He did pretty good until he had a big spill and wanted to go in!Amber...she has to say she likes snowboarding a lot better than skiing! We'll see...she's got a lifetime to figure that out!


Stephanie (my sister) and Kevin and thier kiddos came for an awesome visit! They came Monday evening and just left a few hours ago! We haven't seen each other for over two years! It was great to be with them. We headed into Salt Lake yesterday and visited different places. Here we are at the History Muesem of our church. The kids loved playing make believe and crafting!Steph and her youngest, Cole.

David, Jake, and cousins Brayden and Saydria.

Luke with cousins Cole and Kai! We had so much fun together! Good times, good times!

Phew! That was long! Hope you trudged through okay! Happy New Year!

6 comments:

Dan said...

It looks like you guys had a great holiday! I can't believe it is a new year already either. Jake looks cute in his new clothes, but they are the wrong color. You need to convince him to be a Ute! :)

Carter Family said...

Very fun holiday, Heidi! We are getting ready for the annual New Year's Eve bash... wish you were coming! :) Happy Holidays!
Marlo

Nate and Lana Hope said...

Wow! You guys are busy! Holidays are so fun! Did you make those pjs? you have always been sooooo amazing!

Jeep and Nisha's Family said...

Great pictures! I love the skiing ones the most. It was great to see you guys, and we look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. We have such fun an busy times!

Anonymous said...

What a great Christmas! Ripsticks rule around here too! My girls want American Girl dolls, but they'll have to wait... fun pics all around!

Love,
Angie

Anne said...

I just have to say how much I MISS YOU GUYS. I love the pj's, Heidi, you are sooo clever.

LOVE YOU!!!
xoxoxo