All Aboard...

Jace had an animal train today and he played the conductor. He made sure that every animal had a yellow ticket too!

He also had his very own little picnic on the animal train! Lucky, lucky boy!

Ice Fishing with Daddy...

Justin took Jace ice fishing this afternoon, and Jace loved it. Jace even took a little nap sitting in his chair.

They loved it so much that they didn't get home until almost 9:00pm. Good thing they had the ice fishing tent!

Wish I could have been there, but Cole and Gracie are still a little too young!

Cougar...

Justin drew a cougar tag this year, and he ended up getting one the first day that he went out(because my prayers go straight to heaven and I prayed that he would.) :) He went with a friend who has dogs that can track cougars. His tag was for the Central Manti Unit(my old stomping grounds.) He shot it with his 44 Magnum Revolver while it was up in a tree. It then jumped out of the tree and landed 5 feet from him, almost giving him a heart attack...

December 27, 2011

Christmas Afternoon 2011...

This year my sister Stephanie hosted Christmas. They made a yummy honey ham and sweet corn and then everyone else brought the rest of the sides/drinks/dessert. Besides the obviously good food, there was great company...

A cousin gift exchange...

And of course our favorite part, the adults White Elephant gift exchange...
Of course there are always the gifts that are not so desirable...

Re-gifts...?

Hmm... what am I suppose to do with this?

Carlee ended up participating in both the cousin exchange and the adults so she made out good... with a bunch of money!

And those that lots of people want...

Good good times!

Christmas Morning...

Christmas Morning started at 8am...not too bad. Cole got this little farm set, and he was so excited. He didn't even care about opening any presents, he just wanted to play with his little farm.

New soccer balls to play with...can't wait!

Jace sure does love pez dispensers, and now he has a whole lot more to add to his collection.

The boys playing with their new instruments.

Gracie slept through most of Christmas morning, but joined us for the very end.

The aftermath of Christmas morning.

Daddy and Jace painting his new little wooden train...which he says is his favorite present that he got from Santa!

Christmas Eve...

Tonight we had a Christmas Eve party with Justin's brothers and their families and Nana Kristin. We had the traditional Cheesy Chicken Potato Soup with bread sticks and a yummy salad. We also did a white elephant gift exchange, and Kristin did the Nativity with the kids which was so cute. The kids loved opening cousin presents and presents from Nana.

Some of the chaos...

More chaos...

Cole has been sick for 1 1/2 weeks, and is finally feeling better. Love his sweet smile!

Jace has been carrying this present around for 2 weeks, seriously...he even slept with it. He was so excited to finally get to open it tonight...batman underwear and a batman shirt!

The kids singing "Frosty the Snowman."

Great Grandma Burrup...Adult Christmas Party...

Tonight we had an adult Christmas party at Ed and Julie's. Grandma Burrup was there, so we had to get a picture of Gracie with her Great Grandma Burrup!

Great Grandma Burrup with Gracie and Savannah

Grandma Julie and Grandpa Ed with Gracie and Savannah

Gracie and Savannah(born 2 weeks apart.)


Playing the white elephant gift exchange game...so much fun!

Vivian's Baby Shower...

Tonight Julie took us out to Archibald's for Vivian's baby shower...and for some good food. It was so fun to be with just the ladies.

Julie, Vivian and Ashley

Melissa and I with Ashley's baby Savannah.

2 Week Check-Up...

Gracie had her 2 week check-up today. She did great, especially when they pricked her foot for her PKU screening...she only cried a little bit. Here are her stats:

Length: 19.5 inches = 18th percentile
Weight: 6.4 pounds = 5th percentile
Head Circumference: 35 cm = 25th percentile

She is little, but just perfect. She is such a good baby too. She sleeps a lot, nurses great and rarely cries.

Cole's 18 Month Check-Up...

Cole had his 18 Month Check-Up today. His stats are:

Height: 32.5 inches = 52nd percentile
Weight: 24 pounds = 25th percentile
Head Circumference: 46 cm