love family

Papa and Ian sure love each other!

One of the fun crafts Gabe did with Grammy

Amy holding sick little Gage - poor baby

New Years Day dinner at Mom and Dad's

Colt and Gabe giggling together

Ian utterly enthralled with the candle flame... uh oh!

The best snow on earth

 

Utah really does have the best snow on earth.  Love it!  We went snowboarding one day with Mindy and Griff and Matt and Amy over Christmas break. What a perfect day. Soft, powdery snow, clear visibility, great temperatures, awesome company, my favorite resort... conditions couldn't have been better! It was astonishingly beautiful too. The trees were adorned with several inches of fresh snow, even the tiniest branches were stacked with it.  When the sun broke out of the clouds after lunch, it was magical.  It transformed the mountain into a glittering wonderland. The slopes sparkled like they were dusted in crushed diamonds, even the air was full of drifting fragments of ice crystals that reflected the sun like tiny pieces of glitter. All framed by stark white mountain slopes and a bright blue sky. It was breathtaking. I was so distracted at this point in the day that I may have had more enjoyment just staring around me than snowboarding! I knew my iphone pictures wouldn't do it justice but I couldn't help snapping away anyway! It was so fun for me to spend the day with a few of favorite people in the world. My siblings and their spouses are genuinely so fun to be with. I miss them!

sledding with the 4wheelers

Matt and Amy took us all out on their 4 wheelers one day.  It was soooo fun!! Everyone had a blast!  We all took turns on the quads and in the sled while the babies slept warm and toasty in the house... perfect!  After playing in the snow, we headed in to enjoy hot cocoa. Yummy.  What a fun day!

Nyah, Eric, and Gabe

Dad and Wesley

Gabe, me, Eric

Matt and Amy pulling all the kids on the sled.

Cute Logan and Nyah enjoying their hot cocoa.

Gabe and Wesley being as silly as can be!

Christmas 2012

It's only Valentine's Day and I'm finally finishing Christmas! Better late than never, I say. Especially with journals and blogs. Besides Christmas was so special, as always, that there is no way I could skip it.  So here it goes....

Lined up ready to see what Santa brought!!

Gabe and Wesley - what handsome boys!

Mom gave us a priceless gift of dozens of FHE lessons... laminated story figures, fish pole games, stories,even a flannel and white-erase board - everything you can imagine to make an absolutely fun, creative family night. It's amazing! It represents 100's of hours of work and I am so excited to use it!! Mom you're the BEST!!

 We spent the second half of the day at the Richardson's where we all got spoiled with more gifts and fun times!

Eric's cute sisters Cailtynn and Crystal

I think Nyah enjoyed the baby's exer-saucer even more than Ian! Silly girl!