Frosty the Snowman!

We got snow today! Surprise Surprise!! Every year Nate and Sky make a snowman and this year was so fun! Skyler was very excited and Abbie got to help this year! We have a cute snowman kit that my friend Rachel made for me about 5 years ago and we love it! It has coal eyes, buttons, a carrot nose, and mitten hands then you use the bucket for his hat! It is so dang cute and we are so happy we have it! I never thought I would enjoy playing in the snow again, but it is fun when you have kids that love it!

Christmas Family Pictures

Here are just a few of our pictures I cant get my favorite to down load, but you get the idea!

I really wanted our dog Hank in the pictures, he is not very photogenic though.LOL

Abbie has this Cheesy grin in every picture I love it!

More Christmas fun!

This week we went to the Christmas Village in Ogden, It is a really cute display of little Chirstmas houses that different company's decorate. There is also a larger one that is Santa's house and the kids can go in and see Santa. We all had our favorites, Although they were all darling and fun to look at! It was very cold that night and we forgot our hot chocolate so we didn't stay to long just long enough to at least glance at all of them. Here are some pics so you can get a better idea of what I am talking about!

Abbie wasn't to sure what to think.

This was one of Nate's favorites it was a snow boarder!

This was a fun one it was a eye spy one it had a list of thing you could find in side.

Way Cute!

ZOO LIGHTS

We had never been to the Zoo lights but since we had the pass to get a discount this year we decided go!! So after dinner last night we went up to the Zoo. I have to say I was very very impressed! I think they did an awesome job! There were so many cute festive lights of animals and they gave away free cookies which was a great little treat for the kids! The kids LOVED this they thought it was better than the Zoo it self. They also had 3d glasses you could buy that where way cool they made all the light look like little snowman. I highly recommend the Zoo lights for all ages, but do dress warm it was freezing cold.

Temple Square

It should be every ones tradition to go to Temple Square every year to see the lights! We never miss it! I do have to say I wish we went on the week end because there was NO ONE there! I like it when they have caroling and other music going on. I also feel like there wasn't as many lights this year?!?! It doesn't matter though because it is still beautiful!!!!

We went with my cute niece Sarah and her fiance Adam they are so fun to be around she is pregnant and they are getting married before the baby is born and going back to church they have a goal to go to through Temple later. I am so happy for them.

So of coarse my kids loved the lights Skyler kept acting like he was in some sort of space land and Abbie just points and giggles at everything. We make hot chocolate and bring it in our thermos every year it is a nice little treat to have when you are freezing cold. I am sure we will go to the lights every year for years to come and I feel so blessed to be this close to the Temple so we can enjoy it when ever we want!

This is the most wonderful time of the year!

I thought I would post pics of some of our Christmas decorations! Nate insisted on putting our tree up the first week of November. He LOVES Christmas time don't get me wrong so do I, but if it where up to me we would have waited until after Thanksgiving to put it up!

Top ten things I love about Christmas!

1. Being with family

2. Celebrating the birth of Christ!

3. Going to the lights on Temple square

4.Putting up decorations

5. Shopping for gifts!

6. Watching Christmas movies

7. Making Christmas treats

8.Singing Christmas songs

9. Going to all the fun lights ( thanksgiving point, Christmas St. etc.)

10.Christmas Morning!

Congratulations Dad

I truly never thought I would write about this!!! I love my Dad so much and I am so happy for him and the happiness he has found! I found out yesterday that my dad and his girlfriend Stella were married on Nov. 4th. I am having a very hard time with this since we had not been informed until after it had happened, but I have to happy for him because for the first time in almost 10 years I see my dad happy! For those of you who now my dad you know what an amazing person he is! I think I would have to say he is totally different person since he left my mom. I do not feel very close to him I am hoping that having a wife will show him how important family is! I feel that when leaving my mom in a sense he left us kids too. I miss my dad very much and I pray that we can spend more time together and regain our relationship. I love you very much!