Monster Truck Winter Nationals

My brother and his wife invited us to go with them to the monster truck show at the E Center. We didn't tell the boys we were going until we were getting ready to go Saturday morning. They were definitely excited. The whole way out to Salt Lake Kayden kept asking if we were going to be there on time cause he didn't want to miss it. Of course we were there an hour before it started. The boys had a ton of fun! They couldn't stop smiling the whole time. They also had some motor cross and tuff trucks to go with the monster trucks. I think the boys were in heaven. Afterwards we went to Costco and the Olive Garden for dinner. We all rode out in my brother's truck so we had a lot of fun visiting too! I think we will definitely go again.

Winter Warriors

Every year John tries to get whoever he can to go on a New Year's day ride. He usually gets my dad and brother to go with him. This year he could only get my brother Cody to go with him because my dad had to go out on a truck for a little while. John and Cody were so bundled up all you could see was their eyes until they put their sunglasses on. They rode clear to town and back. They were gone a good 45 minutes. When they came back they said their hands were so numb they could hardly turn the throttle. I think you can honestly call these 2 die hard bikers. Now that Christmas is over we are all ready for spring to come so we can start riding again. The girls included!

Christmas Day

Every year I keep waiting for my boys to be up and begging at the wee hours of the morning to see what Santa brought them, especially this year because they are getting older. But again I had to wake them up. The boys had a blast playing with their new guitars! Grandma and Grandpa I think enjoyed having us here for Christmas this year and I have admit it was a lot of fun.

Christmas Eve

Christmas eve was just our normal traditions this year. We had snacks and watched Christmas movies on TV. Then Santa came and dropped off a present for the boys. They put out the magic food for the reindeer that Grandma Kathy gave them and their magic key for Santa. Then they put out milk and cookies for Santa and went to bed.

ChRisTmaS BaKinG

My sister-in-law and I made Christmas cookies yesterday. We had a ton of fun! I think we are going to make it a tradition and make them every year. Sunday I also helped my mom make fudge and english toffee(my fave!). This is one of my favorite parts of the holidays, getting together with my 2 best friends and making treats! The gingerbread men were a new recipe and were delicious this year. They have orange zest and a lemon squeezed into them. Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays as much as us!

Getting Ready for Christmas

A lot has been going on lately. We went to Stewart's Market and saw Santa and Mrs. Clause the 1st part of December. I was so happy this year because Kayden decided to at least stand next to Mrs. Clause and get his picture taken this year. Most of you know that Kayden is a little shy and has not sat on Santa's lap since he was about 2. Riley of course had no problem!
Then Kayden was star of the week at school. We made a poster board with a bunch of pictures of him. He got to be the teacher's helper and cut to the front of the line all week. On Thursday he got to bring something special to school and answer questions from the class. Riley and I got to go watch and tell Kayden's class a little about him. It was a lot of fun. I can't believe how fast my boy is growing!
Today was Riley's Christmas program at preschool. He was such a cute little reindeer!! It was a bitter sweet moment for me because Riley is my baby and he is growing up so fast, but on the other hand it is so fun to watch my baby grow up. He is becoming such a big boy!

Craziness-MyLife!

So I'm sure you all have heard all kinds of things that are going on with us lately. Well there is plenty going on and I thought I would just give you an update in case anyone has any questions. I am having a hysterectomy on Nov. 11th. I will be down for 6 weeks. I am hoping to be up and around faster than that. It should be about the same as when I had the boys and I was always up and around within a couple weeks.
Monday night we found out that we have to be out of our house in 30 days because our landlady's son is moving back to Utah. I had a little bit of a panic attack because I am having surgery in 2 weeks, so that means I want to have to have everything packed and ready to go in 2 weeks. After calming down I realized I can do this-I just might be calling everyone to help! I will let you know when we decide where we will be living. In the mean time, wish us luck!!