Christmas

For our Christmas Party, we had the kids make Levi a snowman. He was such a good sport and a good source of entertainment for all of us!

Santa made a surprise visit, and Vance was on his best behavior!

Ari wouldn't even look in his direction!

Sweet Cole is just happy to be here. He didn't make a peep.

Our tree

Vance opening his gift

Uncle Levi with sweet baby Cole.

Staley boy got a new trainset from us and the kids loved watching him play with it. Jimmy thoroughly enjoyed putting it together!

Opening presents, Liv's helping

Candice opening her gift

Grandpa reading a story to Liv

Levi's new hat

This year, we had our Christams party a week or so before Christmas and we all played games and ate a lot of good food, and Santa also "surprised" us all by stopping by with some presents. Christmas Eve we got together and ate some more yummy food, then we went over and let the kids open a couple of presents (which were additions to their little people nativity scenes.) Then we got in our jammies and read the story of Baby Jesus' birth. Every year Jim and I do ornaments for everyone and read a letter of the symbolic meaning of the ornament for that person. Jim did one for me this year, which was a little boy and girl sitting outside their home, and in his letter he explained that I feel like "home" to him and the kids. It was very sweet. After all that, we opened presents. For our kids, we did one spiritual gift, which was a statue of Christ, one preperation gift, which was an emergency kit, one "fun" gift, which, for the married kids was a night to Anniversary Inn, and for Levi it was a Kindle. And then one clothing gift. Jim got a razor, for those of you who aren't familiar with them, it's kind of a mix between golf cart and a four wheeler. Now he can ride it to scrape the sidewalks, yay! He quite likes it and I hope he enjoys it. He spoiled me pretty good with some sassy clothes and some very special meaningful gifts. We feel so blessed to have our family so close so we can get together for these special times. I hope you all had a Christmas as memorable as ours.

Park City for Pioneer Day

Staley and Ari having fun together

Sweet Alyvia ready to go swimming

Candice and Staley going down the Alpine Slide

I got to take Ari, aka Speedracer, down

Going up to ride the Alpine Slide

(Me, Ari, Vance and Brody)

Staley and Vance with their very best bud, Grandpa

They love eachother so much! They have so much fun together (most of the time!)

Staley mimicks Vance, they are buddies.




We went to Park City for the 4th of July, and had so much fun we had to go back on the 24th for Pioneer Day. It was so much fun. The kids had a good time with eachother and we sure got some cute pictures.

Disney Mania!!

The desserts after the "Celebration Roundup with Woody". Good Food.

Staley & Ari having a blast.

My sweet grandkids.

Me, Cinderella & Princess Ari

Me and My Daughters-in-Law on Mother's Day.

Sweet Liv, who didn't make a peep the whole trip. She is such a sweet little spirit.

And Last but not least, Levi and Jasmine. He quites likes this one.

Easter

Pants-less Ari smiling for the camera

Staley Decorating his cookie

Vance enjoying the treats

Staley's Melt-down after a mix-up with the Egg Hunt

Finding Eggs

Resting after all the fun

Partners in crime

We started off Easter taking up a whole row in Sacrament, which I was so excited for. It warmed my heart to have my whole family there with us.

This year Candice was kind enough to let us come over to her house and have Easter lunch/dinner and our usual Easter Egg Hunt, which led to a couple of melt-downs... but all in all, it was a great Easter for all of us. It was especially appreciated for Candice and Jimmy to have us all over because she's been extremely sick for the last week or so. It was a great time and the food was great!

Photos

New Years Eve 2008

For New Year's Eve, the family got together in their pj's, Jim and Wendy bought for everyone and celebrated the new year. Ari and Staley spent their time dancing together and then fighting, and then making up and then they started the process over again. We attempted to watch Mamma Mia, but ended up turning it off due to the fact that it was just weird. None of us got into it. All in all, we had a great time and are excited to 2009!

Jimmy and Staley. Staley loves to wear grandpas slippers

Grandpa, Ari and Staley rockin' out. These two love to dance. They have some great moves! I love how Staley has on his snow boots while dancing.