A new year and fun in the snow!

We hope everyone had a fun and safe new years! We sure did! We started it off with me learning how to sow. I got a sewing machine for Christmas and really wanted to learn how to use it, so my sweet sister in law came over and helped me figure out what the heck I was doing and you wont believe it I made 2 pair of pajama pants for my nieces. They actually turned out great I am very proud of my self. Then we played games monopoly and I won yeah me! I was going to let Sky stay up, but he feel asleep at 11:00. Nate and I haven't stayed up on new years for like 3 years Nate feel asleep at 11:30, but we woke him with a noise maker it was hilarious. I always try to make resolutions this year I only made a few.

1. Be a better mom have more patients with all the kids!

2. Be more diligent in my scriptures and prayers

3. Stay on a budget and get out of debt!

4. and of coarse get healthy and loose more weight!!

So my kids got snow pant this year for Christmas and they are obsessed with playing in the snow they are out there every chance they get! Nate is usually out being a big kid with them. Here are a few pics of them playing in the snow with one of the day care boys Levi who we just love to pieces!!!

Merry Christmas!

WARNING LONG POST!!

I cant believe it is all over! All the preparing, wrapping, decorating, cooking, and ect. I love Christmas I hate the clean up!

We had a great Christmas we were very busy the whole month and did lots of exciting and fun things! Our Christmas started on Sat. we had a Christmas party at my dads with my sister Amy and her family and my dad and step mom Stella. It was fun to hang out and eat good food we also exchanged gifts with them Skyler got Hulk hands to beat his sister with and a big dump truck. Abbie got a princess dress and bathtub paints. I love being around family it is always so much fun!

Me and my sweet Dad

My dad and Stella

Christmas morning was awesome we woke up at 6:00 am because I am a freak and cant sleep on Christmas eve! I get to excited I know what you are thinking I am 25 and act like I am 5! Santa left a bunch of fun gifts for us and we loved opening them the kids were very into it this year and got excited about every present even the clothes and such. Abbie got a Kitchen set that Nate built, and a princess tent. Sky got a baseball hit away toy and a toy computer that he had been asking for about 4 months! Nate got a snow blower, a drill, circular saw, and guitar hero, I got a CTR ring, a new camera, new house phones and Rachael Ray knifes to go with my pans form last year! Nathan drew me some pics of my kids and built beautiful frames for them he also got a embroidery that I had made about 3 years ago and made a frame for it I will have to take a pic of them all they are amazing! We all got a bunch of other stuff but these where the favorites!

Our big family present was a trip to Disney land! We are going in March with my sister Amy's family it will be so fun!

Openeing the Disney present!
Yeah we are going to go see Mickey!

Later that day we went to our families houses and visited. At Nate's parents house it is like a whole other Christmas our kids and us for that matter get very spoiled from all of them! We had a fabulous Christmas and hope all of you did too. Merry Christmas!!

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!