Winter Wonderland

We have gotten a ton of snow today. This is the first real snowstorm that we have had in such a long time. It seems as if we get so much less snow here than I was used to growing up. It has snowed lightly all day long and I bet we have at least 4 inched built up by now. It has been the perfect type of snow storm without wind and the snow just falls lightly all day long. The girls couldn't stand watching it from the inside any longer and put all of their warm clothes on and headed outside. I took a few pictures of them making snow angels and just having a good time out in the snow.

Good Movies

We have seen a few really good movies lately that I highly recommend.

1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Great for anyone who love history and some action.


2. August Rush. Me, my sisters, and my girls all went to this and loved it. It is rated PG and was a great family show.


3. P.S. I Love You. This is a good girl movie. Bring lots of tissues if you're a crier because this one will make you cry a ton!

Family Christmas Party

We went bowling on Saturday for Josh's family Christmas Party.

His parents reserved the whole bowling alley just for our family and we filled the entire place. Josh was not there because we sent him away on a hunting trip that we got him for Christmas so it was just me, Kels, Kam, and Kyler.


Kelsie was so silly. Her pants were too big and she would pull them up as she was bowling. I got it on video with my camera. ( Sorry it's sideways. I don't know how to turn it.)


Kamrin was also silly. She would run towards me yelling that she got one point every time she threw the ball and it inched it's way to the pins.

We had a fun time bowling and finished off the afternoon with some lunch from Tomato's. Thank You Grandma and Grandpa Barnes!!

Kyler is 3 months!!

Kyler is 3 months old today, I can't believe it! He has grown so fast. He has finally slept through the night the past week.(Thank you Babywise and Stefanie for recommending it!) His little personality is so cute. For the most part he is a pretty happy and content baby. We couldn't imagine our lives without him. He is also starting to fill out a little bit, which is good.
We love you Kyler!!

Christmas at our house

We had a rough start to Christmas at our house. Kelsie is at the age where it is harder for her to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. She actually understands that there will be presents under the tree when she wakes up. Kamrin, on the other hand, is small enough still that she goes to sleep because she is tired and doesn't really understand what is going on. Well, Kelsie tried and tried to go to sleep and couldn't. She got to the point that she was so tired but couldn't sleep that she got very emotional. She was very worried that no one would leave her any presents because she wouldn't make it to sleep at all that night. She finally crashed a little after midnight. I also learned that next year I should probably begin wrapping presents earlier. I hate to wrap and am definately not good at it. Josh and I had to wrap everything last night and we were exhausted!! The girls did sleep in until about 7:15, so that was nice. The girls each got a toy, and outfit, and some PJ's. Kelsie also got new boots and Kamrin a new 4 wheeler helmet.




They were also very spoiled and got a 4 wheeler that is just their size. Now we can all go as a family and spend lots of time in the mountains.
Our family has had a nice Holiday Season. We have enjoyed teaching our kids about the real meaning of Christmas now that they are getting older and can understand more. We have had a busy few days with the Ward Party on Saturday and the sacrament program on Sunday. We have also enjoyed spending time with our extended family on Christmas Eve and Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with my family having a nice lunch at the Garden Cafe and Christmas with the Barnes'. We hope that everyone else is also having a nice holiday!!

2007 in Review

Holiday Pictures

We took the kids to Kiddie Kandids on Thursday to get our annual Holiday/Kyler's first pictures taken. They turned out pretty good. The photographer had Kyler smiling for the first few photos, but by the end he was sick of the camera and we were lucky to have his eyes open. I have a bunch of referral discount cards if anyone would like one. They are good for a free 8x10 and 10% off of your next purchase. If anyone wants one let me know and I will mail it to you.