Snow!

Auntie Patrice gave the kids boots this year, so we've tried to get at least some use out of them. It never snowed much the times we were in Utah, so we headed up to Mt. Charleston to use the snow cone supplies that Arnold gave the kids and also took a trip to Brian Head with the Salos. It was all so much fun!

The Holidays

We celebrated the holidays: Halloween is always fun in Vegas...

Thanksgiving dinner at our house with family and friends...

Making gingerbread houses with Lisa and Christmas morning at our house (complete with new underwear in the stockings) and then taking off to Utah later that day for the rest of Christmas and New Years!

Payton and Ellie's Birthday

Ha! I bet no one even checks this anymore, it's been so long since I updated. I thought I'd just highlight a few things that have happened in the last six months!

Payton and Ellie turned four on November 25, 2011! They had a Harry Potter party and I took them to pick out their own balloons...which is why Payton chose "Get Well Soon".

New Pictures

Here's a couple of our new family pictures!

SCHOOL!!!

Oh Man! I just barely posted about the end of school last year...I only posted one picture of our summer trips...and school already started two weeks ago!

Max is my big first grader now! He really enjoys school and of course, is a very smart kid! He's growing up and I can't believe it...but I still try to get hugs and kisses from him as much as possible and we still get/have to lay down with him, tickle his back and sing him a song when he goes to sleep! I love it.

Here's Max with his best buddies, Aden and Lucas.

And with his best girls...

Ellie and Payton!

It really is too bad that I'm so bad at blogging these days...we had such a fun summer! Besides Waterton and Spokane, we went to Utah for a Mano family trip in Park City and for Taryn's farewell, we went to Southern California to Legoland and multiple temples with Taryn, we got to spend time with Wendy and Jason and their kids from Hong Kong, we had a very extended family reunion in Vegas, we went to San Francisco and took the scenic route home (for 14 hours!), we had a visit from our good friends the Boyles, and we went to Utah again for a Holland family reunion and to see Rhett and Amy's new baby! Whew...what a summer!