Bringing in the New Year!

Welcome 2012!! This year, for New Years weekend, we had our very best friends come for a visit! Arlin and Shannon have been such a big part of our lives since Shaelyn was born, and it is so nice to have such wonderful friends. While they were here, we were able to go sledding. Up sinks canyon, there is an old ski resort, that is the funnest tubing hill that I have ever been on. We sure had a lot of fun!

Izzy and Aylah trying it out...

Cute little Grayson...

Once we got the girls to go down, they didn't want to stop. And they did not want to go with any adults...they wanted to go all by themselves.

    

Spencer...I LOVE his face. This kid is fearless, which doesn't make mom very happy sometimes. :)

I really got a kick out of watching Aylah go down. I thought she would be so scared, because she is such a quiet little thing, but as soon as she started to move, she started laughing so hard. I think Arlin actually looks a lot more scared than she does. :)

The kids... Minus Shaelyn and Grayson. Spencer is actually there, Izzy is just sitting on him. :)

Contemplating... Things sure do change as you get older. :)

Izzy wanted to try things out on her stomach...

Trying really hard to convince Shannon to go...

Still thinking it over...

Wow! I love the feet action! Can you tell I was trying to slow down?

Arlin getting some air...

And David too...

And Shannon too...

We had such a fun New Years, and couldn't have spent it with better people. We love you guys!

Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful Christmas this was for our family! It seems like it snuck up on us so fast, but it sure was a great one! I absolutely LOVE this time of year. We put our Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving, which David thought was a little crazy, but I love the holidays, and they always seem to go by so quickly....so I like to enjoy it all as long as I can. :)

 
                             

Christmas Eve- In their new Christmas Jammies

  It seems like as we get closer to Christmas time, David gets his project "itch." He is EXTREMELY talented, and his work absolutely amazes me. Last year he made my parents a beautiful queen bed. This year, we got Spencer a Sulcata Tortoise for Christmas, so David decided to build a tortoise table. If anyone knows anything about these tortoises, they get very large in size. When we got him, he was in a very small aquarium-type cage, that was way too small for what he needed. David drew up some plans for a new home for our new pet, and in a couple of short days he produced this....

This is what he lived in before...

All the kids meeting "Crush" for the first time!

           David and I have been  married for almost ten years now, and I can honestly say, that he amazes me every day! I have never met anyone in my life that can do absolutely anything, and can do it the way he can.He teaches me so much!  I am a very lucky woman!

My Christmas Present...

    This year, in October, we got a camper! We have been wanting one for so long, and are SO extremely excited about it! We are already planning a long trip up to Yellowstone this year, and cannot wait! I wish it would hurry and warm up already! :)

          We really had a wonderful Christmas this year. Its such a special time of year. A time to really reflect on the savior, and his life, and what he has done for each of us. A time to really focus on family, and what is really the most important things in life. We love you all!