I skiied! And survived!

And I actually enjoyed it.

This is a huge feat for me. I was dreading it the whole way up there, but the mountain we went to had a huge deal going an all the kids were taking a lesson, so there was no absolutely no reason for me not to try. I mean...heck, if LC can try, then so can I. Seeing LC doing it actually made me a little verklempt.

I am actually quite proud of myself. I am bound and determined to not let fear rule me anymore and this was a huge step in doing that. And in doing so, I realized that this is something we will be able to do as a family for a long time to come. LC and I just need to get our own skis.

The only bad part is that my whole body hurts. I have never been more physically exhausted. A few more of these lessons and I'll have abs of steel.LOL

Unfortunately, my little camera is broken, so we have no pics. We really need to pick a pocket one up so we can take some pics.

Christmas decorating

We got the tree out on Saturday and set it up. The kids were so excited about doing it and so patient while Todd and I figured out the lights issue. It seems our 2000 mile move was a little rough on the poor thing. I still need to pick up some extra decorations and then take a picture of the finished product, but in the meantime, some pics of the kids working hard...

LC with her ornament for this year--it's the letter L since she is learning her alphabet at school this year and "L" is her favorite.:

Henry with his--it's an F-16 ornament:

Wyatt's is a ski boot acting like a stocking::

A work in progress:

One of LC and I that I just like:

I will post an after picture as soon as Todd gets home from Wyoming. By then, I should be done with decorating...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a quiet but wonderful day where we were able to enjoy our very first meal in our new dining room. Wyatt specifically asked to sit in there for dinner and Henry proclaimed, "Oooh Fancy!" when he walked in to sit down.

Hope all of you had a wonderful day, too!

All caught up

I know, I know.

It's been five weeks since I blogged.

Well, I am making up for it today with multiple posts. In my defense, I am reliant upon Todd uploading pictures to post and he finally uploaded them all today.

So, voila! Enjoy the next 5 entries.:)

Snowfall

We had our first real snowfall today. We've had flurries a couple of times, but nothing has stuck. Today...it stuck. We were in Salt Lake City in the morning . When we left, there was nothing on the ground and SLC was only getting flurries, when we came home, there was two-three inches on the ground. So, the kids geared up and out they went.

Mountain Sunset and X-mas card Pictures

This is a potpourri post of a some pictures of the kids and a gorgeous sunset out our front door:

We took the kids out a couple of weekends in a row to try to get some X-mas cards pictures before the weather turned. For those on Facebook, you've already seen these pictures, but I thought I'd post them here, too:



None of these pics are the one that I chose for our picture. Believe it or not, they're the "rejects".LOL The kids did great this year, so it was tough to choose.

Veteran's Day Parade

Ogden City put on a pretty large Veteran's Day Parade and had over 100 WWII vets take part. Some got into their old uniforms and were part of the color guard and others rode along and waved to the crowds. It was very touching to watch.

Todd and the kids waiting for it to start:

Color Guard:

Float of WWII vets:

The Patriot Guard also rode in the parade and Holy, Mary were they LOUD:

There were too many motorcycles to count:

It ended at Lindquist Field: