Sledding

The boys have been wanting to go sledding since the first signs of snow this year. Santa had brought the boys a sled and we had some what of snow in our little town, so the day after Christmas we took the boys sledding up at the springs. It was a lot of fun, we could get the sled to go for a long ways without stopping. Korbin fell asleep after a few times going down the hill, so we went home and Dad stayed home with Korbin while Mom, Kellen and Karson went down to the school to sled some more. Love spending time with my family.

Christmas Day

We had a wonderful Christmas! Nothing better than seeing the look on the boy's faces when they saw what was waiting for them in the living room. I loved every minute of them unwrapping their presents. I am so grateful that we can afford to give our boys a good Christmas. We are truly blessed. For Christmas this year Kellen got a bee bee gun that he has been wanting for quiet sometime, he also go a blade helicopter, hotwheels track, stuffed animal dog, and clothes that he needed. Karson got a "motor bike" that revs when you twist the handle (he thinks he is pretty cool on his bike), he also got a Dusty Airplane, hotwheels track, stuffed animal dog, and clothes he needed. Korbin got a Elmo guitar that lights up, a tent, a truck, a stuffed animal dog, and clothes he needed. Trevor surprised me with a kindle...at first I really didn't know what to think of it, I am pretty old fashion when it comes to technology, but I think it will be nice to have once I grasp the concept of it. I got Trevor some maps that he wanted for his GPS. Kellen and Karson got some fun binoculars and Korbin got some cars from Grandma and Granpa Scow. Grandpa and Grandma Johnson got the boys some neat bean bag chairs. We all got spoiled!We spent the day at Grandpa and Grandma Johnson playing with cousins and family.

Christmas Eve

We had a good time on Christmas Eve eating good food, playing fun games, decorating cookies for Santa and of course partying in our Christmas jammies my Mom made for us. The highlight of the night was playing "Do you want to build a snowman?" The kids got to turned their Dads into snowmen with toilet paper, I am glad Ryan and Trevor were such good sports about it. Another game the kids really like was the candy cane hunt, where we had them go in a room and we hid candy canes around the house for them to find. I enjoyed watching the kids decorate cookies, it was fun to see what they came up with. It was a great way to spend Christmas Eve.

This time of year

Kellen had fun at his preschool party with his cousin Kaecee. He was excited to wear his jammies and drink hot chocolate. 

The boys made gingerbread houses that turned out so cute. I have the sitting on my kitchen table for everyone to see.

We love going to the live nativity that they do every year. It is a good way to remember the true meaning of Christmas. 

Taking the boys to the festival of lights is also something we try to do every year with the boys. They get so excited to see all the different kind of lights. I love watching how excited they get.

Tis the season of making sugar cookies...lots and lots of sugar cookies. Good thing we love to eat them!

It really hasn't snowed all the much this winter yet, but the boys can not get enough of the snow we have had. They have loved to play in it and attempt to make little snowmen. Korbin hasn't figured out how to walk in the snow with all his snow clothes on with out falling over. For the most part he will just stand there and say "I stuck." 

 A little six year old girl named Addie that lives in Fountain Green has a rare brain disease and is not expected to live long. The community did a light parade in Fountain Green for Addie. We went and watch it, it was pretty neat. They had horses with Christmas lights on them, tons of fire trucks, fun floats people had put together, the Grinch and Santa Clause were in the parade too. By the time it was over we were freezing, but it was worth it. 

Santa Clause and Our Christmas Trees

The boys were so excited to see Santa Clause. Kellen sat on Santa's lap first, I think he could have sat on Santa Clause's lap all day and talk to him. I had to hurry him, because there was such a big line. He told Satan he wanted a bee bee gun and that his Dad would help him shoot it. After Kellen told Santa what he wanted he had to make sure Santa knew that Karson needed a new bike for Christmas, because Karson's bike is old and the chain falls off all the time. Karson was next he told Santa he wanted a ladder to help Dad put up Christmas lights. After Karson was done Santa said that they were good boys, because they both wanted to help their Dad. Then it was Korbin's turned Santa held him long enough to get a picture. Korbin screamed for the few seconds Santa had him. I am so proud of my boys for thinking of others when they talked to Santa. Love my boys, they are such good examples to me.

We love our Christmas tree and the boys love having a Christmas tree in their room. Korbin loves to rearrange the Christmas tree...he is such a busy boy.

Thanksgiving

Kellen and Kaecee at their preschool Thanksgiving party. Love these two.

 After Kellen's preschool Tuesday the boys and I headed over to my Mom's house, Trevor came over Wednesday night after work. Thanksgiving day the boys went out trapshooting while us girls were getting the food ready. The food was great! After we ate us adults played some volleyball while the kids played in the primary room. After a few games of volleyball the kids came and got us adults for a "special program" they had been practicing while we were playing volleyball. The kids had put together a program for Grandma Scow, because Thanksgiving was also her Birthday. It was the cutest thing. They all sang Happy Birthday to my Mom, they also sang I am a child of God and than they all took turns saying something they loved about Grandma Scow, they even decorated the chalkboards for the program. We were all impressed that the kids could come up with such an amazing program, they had my Mom crying by the time they were done. After the program we ate some pie and us girls did our craft and the boys played board games.

 My Mom to this day has never had a fake Christmas tree. She insist on having a real tree, even when my Dad tries to talk her into getting a fake tree. Not only does she have to have a real tree, but she has to have the prefect Christmas tree, she will look as long as it takes to find the tree. I love that about my Mom. Growing up part of Christmas was finding the Christmas tree. I remember hiking through snow looking for a tree, because my Mom's favorite kind of tree is a blue spruce. I loved being a part of finding the prefect tree for my Mom. We always had hot chocolate and donuts in the truck as part of the experience.  Her standard now days for a tree has gone down, she settles for a pinion tree, but still gets a beautiful tree every year. This year I wanted to start the tradition of hunting for a Christmas tree with our family. The day after Thanksgiving my whole family went hunting for Christmas trees together. It was so much fun. The boys got to ride in the back of Grandpa's truck with their cousins, while uncle Kory and Nick threw snow balls at them. They loved it! I love the tree we found. It is beautiful! Can't wait to go again next year. 

 This picture pretty much sums up how Trevor felt about getting a real tree. But he eventually came around to the idea of having a real tree. I love that Korbin is smiling so big!