19 people & a puppy in the snow, McCall ID

Views along the Road

Brecken and Audra flying
Briant loving the ice


Briant catching some air
Grace figuring it out

Boys preparing for war

Brecken and Audra kissing there snowman

Grace preparing for the big one


Harvey heading out snow shoeing


The Oregon landscape on the way home

For New Years week we went up to McCall ID(yes we drove), with the Hubers, to visit the Johanson's. We had a WONDERFUL time!! There was tons of beautiful fresh new snow...there was snowboarding, skiing, cross country skiing, snow shoeing, ice skating, sledding, thousands of snowballs and a new puppy(not ours). It was a perfect trip with great friends, great fun and tons of food.

Christmas morning

Audra so excited about her electric blanket



Grace made Wilson some dice to hang in the jeep, too cute!

Audra made Wilson his fun hat


Can he keep up?





We had a great Christmas!
Christmas Eve we had family and friends over for dinner, the reading of the Birth of Christ & Christmas music played and sung by all. It was beautiful!
Christmas day we woke to the packages. Friday night we spent out at Dad & Mom's for dinner with my brother & sister's families.

smells good

Today we are starting to cook all our Christmas treats, the kitchen is warm and busy with bodies fighting over who gets to stir, pour & lick the spoons. Recipes are being debuted as to which should be made and are the tastiest/favoerite. Which ones did we make last year or miss and that need to be made this year. Yummy fun! Opps we forgot the vinilla in the fudge, quick pour it back in the pot...oh yes that tastes much better now.
School is out, everyone is excited about the holiday and the trip to the snow we have planned. No one has said they're bored, yet...Life is Wonderful.

Don't forget your vinilla.

Christmas is almost here

I can't believe it but it is almost here. For months I've been seeing Christmas decorations in the stores and grumbling about how it's to early...lets have Halloween 1st...now it's in 10 days.
We're planning all the traditional activities...making fudge...dinging and dashing good friends... wrapping presents...hanging lights...decorating...racing to the mail box to see every ones fun Christmas cards...a Christmas eve party. I have to say the kids are at a wonderful age when they want to do it all and are having so much fun. Telling stories of Christmas's past, the things we did and have to do now because we always do, traditions. Throughout the years I've been wondering/worrying about those things we call traditions...am I/do we have any?...I have to say its a wonderful part about being a Mom is that you've started some of your own family traditions that are loved and cherished...Yes we have them and they know them...what a joyful feeling.

stay calm as you look for that last gift...drive safe 'cause its crazy out there...stay warm, it finally got cold...take time out to feel the joy of the season, its all around us.
xoxo

A crazy week for the kids and us too

It was a crazy week, but we made it and as far as I can tell I only missed one thing, so I'm calling that good.
Between the boys they played 7 soccer games & all the practices that go with them.
Audra had violin, SLOYS, Activity days, DARE graduation(thank you Grammie & Papa), dance & the parade. Wilson & Audra had their piano recital.
We had 5 parties 4 of those nights, Harvey was in Sacramento 1 day, we got to go pick satsumas yummy, cut our Christmas tree (its going up as I type), there was more but I can hardly type so...
Between now and Christmas its looking sparse so I think were planning a party this weekend, fun!
Merry Christmas!!!!!

updated sporty model

I got a new smaller light weight model...I can do a little bit more now...it feels good to be able to move my elbow...today i didn't need any Advil so things are looking up...Michaela did the art work for me, i love it...the white line down the middle is a cut to loosen the cast, it was to tight...did you know that when you lose circulation your hand turns purple, then white and goes cold...I learn something new every day.

Christmas parade

Audra was in the Christmas Parade last night with her Balie Folklorica dance group.
They were so beautiful!