Let It Snow!!

Today we had a super fun time sledding. We brought hot cocoa and found a really fun sled hill at a local park and just had a blast. I guess Utah isn't all bad. We went down the hill with all of the kids, even though some were hesitant. But when we were leaving everyone said they had fun and were glad we went. Which is a big deal. It seems like we always make a big effort to do fun things with our kids and they don't even appreciate it. I'm glad we were all able to have a good time today. Yay snow!

Thanksgiving

My sister Chrysta visited us for Thanksgiving. I've been so blessed to have so many of my family members come visit me this first year that we have moved away from Phoenix. This was Chrysta's second time coming to visit. And we will have more visitors for Christmas. Thanks for spending your vacation time with us Chrysta! We love you and were so happy to have you here with us!

The First Snow

So, it finally snowed! The kids were all super excited, especially Lewis. They could not wait to get their boots and coats on and go out and play in the snow. Renee was taking a nap during the fun but she looks super cute in her snow clothes. I'm sure we'll have more photo opportunities in the near future.

Halloween

This year we went to our ward's trunk-or-treat on Halloween.

The kids had a lot of fun collecting candy and Mark and I got

a lot of comments on our costumes. Oddly, people kept asking

if I was Barney. Please! We won the award for silliest costumes.

I have no idea why.... All in all, it was a fun night. But we really

missed the family Halloween parties that we used to have.

It is much more fun to wear ridiculous costumes when you

are among family.

Halloweens Past

 Mark and I both really enjoy Halloween.  He likes dressing up and decorating and I like eating candy.  It was always my favorite holiday before we had kids, then Christmas trumped all.  However, we both still really get into the holiday and have enjoyed sharing our enthusiasm with our children.  I've recently been thinking about how much fun we have always had on Halloween which promted me to dig up old photos.  We have dressed up together every year since we got married and here is a picture of each year.  

Vacation, kind of

A couple weeks ago we were supposed to take a trip to Phoenix to go to my sister's baby's blessing. We got the tires changed, the oil changed, we bought tickets to the U2 concert, and we were ready to go until I came down with strep throat the day before we were to leave. I probably would have cried all day long if I didn't feel so sick. Mark had already taken time off work and I started feeling better after getting on antibiotics so we spent a few days going to the pumpkin patch, Ogden Nature Center, Living Planet Aquarium, and Tracy Aviary. It was fun; we had a great time! But we still can't get our kids to look at the camera and smile. Mark and I also had Lewis take our picture a couple of times since we are never in pictures together. One turned out well, one not so well.

Pumpkin Patch, Revisited

So, we went to the pumpkin patch again this year. We had such a good time last year that we went to the same place this year. It was a lot of fun this year too! We all love Halloween at our house and like to do as many Halloween activities as we can. I love our family fun days!