Our New Addition

We have been getting so much snow!!! This is the first time in a long time we have had this much snow before Christmas. And we are loving it!!! We got a foot of snow a few days before Christmas. And then we have had little snow showers over the last couple of days. For Christmas it snowed another 6-7 inches. It was so magical to look outside and see the snow falling.
Keri couldn't wait to build a snowman. Cole and Carson wanted to play with their gifts. But Keri said that her gifts could wait. Her snowman couldn't!!! He's now our new addition to the family. You'll find him in our front yard greeting all who pass by. The question is, "How long will he stay?"

Christmas

Our Christmas morning was awesome!!! We got to sleep in till 8:30am. The first time ever!!! When the kids woke up Cole commented on how good he slept. (Usually he can't sleep at all on Christmas Eve.) Must have been something Aunt Celeste put in her food the night before. :)
It was so amazing to see our children get excited for each and every little thing. We are so blessed and grateful for our little family!!!

Boise State Game

What a close game!!! Boise State lost by just one point. Final score 17-16. What was so hard to swallow was that they led the game 90% of the time. Oh well!! Better luck next time...
Even though their team lost the boys had a blast!!!

SURPRISE!!!

We celebrated the boys birthdays today!!! Carson turned 9 years old on Saturday and Cole will be 13 on the 28th of this month. Wow!!! Pretty soon we'll have a teenager in the house.
As part of the celebration we surprised Cole with tickets to the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday!!! He is so excited to spend time with his Dad and Grampy. (Grammy and Grampy bought his plane ticket for his birthday.) I think he is still in shock over the whole thing. He had no idea what we were up to. Hope they have fun!!! Go Boise State!!!!!

Coopers Visit Cooperstown

While we were there our family took a trip up to Cooperstown to see the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was so neat to step back in time and learn about the great men and women that have made our favorite pasttime what it is today...
The kids enjoyed it more than I thought they would. Each of them studied all the exhibits and participated in a scavenger hunt. They gained a better appreciation for the game. And even took an interest in baseball card collecting, just like their Dad.
We even visited Cooper Lane, which was right around the corner.

Sledding at Grammy and PopPops

Want to experience some great sledding? Head out to Pa, hook up some sleds to the back of a 4 wheeler, and go...
Right before we arrived in PA it snowed about 8 inches. The perfect amount to go sledding and have snowball fights with.
Thanks to my parents the kids (and adults) had 11 acres of uncharted territory to explore and sled on.

New York City

Last week our family had the opportunity to go back east and visit my parents for Thanksgiving. All of my sisters and their families congregated to PA for a week long reunion.
While we were out there everyone took a trip to New York City. We went on a tour and saw just about everything. Time Square, Rockefeller Center, Ground Zero, Battery Park, Statue of Liberty, Wall St., Empire State Building, etc....
When we first got off the train at Grand Central Station we were all excited to be there. We started taking pictures and looking at all the architecture. Then I asked Keri if she liked NY and she turned to me and said, "This is the most boring city. I thought there would be a lot more to do. But all we've done is take pictures." She quickly changed her mind though when we walked out of Grand Central Station and onto the streets of NY. There was a feeling in the air that was undescribable.
Our favorite memory of the day was waiting for the tour bus after seeing the statue of liberty and watching Aunt Celeste and Aunt Lizzy fight to get us out of the freezing cold weather. :)

Halloween

Halloween came and went in the blink of an eye. Lots of candy, lots of tricks, and lots of treats. For fun Cole dressed up as a ghost/ghoul and scared some of the kids in the neighborhood. (Most of the people didn't even see it coming.) Next year him and Ledoux want to make it even more scarier. We'll see how much I let them get away with...
Keri ended up trick-or-treating with her friends in the neighborhood. This was the first year I didn't walk/drive with her. She seems to be growing up way too fast.
Carson enjoyed hanging out with his older brother and cousin. He even took off for awhile with his friends...

Keri's Birthday

O.K. I know this was awhile ago but I'm just now getting my act together...
This year we held Keri's birthday party in our garage. The girls bobbed for apples, had a mummy race, a scavenger hunt, and donut relay. It was probably the best birthday party ever. Everyone got a little loud and a little crazy. But that was the fun part. Happy 10th birthday Keri!!!!