Cabela's

This is Ellie and Brooklyn. They are the only girls in there pre-school class and Brooklyn loves Ellie. She wants Ellie to be in pre-school next year too.

Shooting the guns!!! Ellie actually shot the guns for the first time. (They usually scare her.)

Ellie and Hailee looking at the fish in the big fish tank.

Ellie's pre-school went to Cabela's for a field trip last week. It was really fun. They got to learn about the different animal sounds and or course see all the animals there. They also got to feed the fish and shoot the guns too. The siblings got to go also.

New Years!!!

For New Years my family side of the family gets together down in St George. This year we did all kinds of fun stuff. From swimming, 4 wheeling, jumping jacks, watching movies, and celebrating the new year.

The cousins, Justin, Adrienne, and Grandpa Dean.





Derek and I

We were celebrating the new year although it was at 7:00 pm before the kids needed to be in bed. We never stay up late and ring in the new year at 12:00pm. So this is our version of a party.

Adrienne and I took the kids to a place in St George called Jumping Jacks. It has all of these big blown up slides that the kids and adults get to climb up and slide down. It is really fun and is becoming a place we go to every time we are in St George.

This is my brother and his two kids.

Ellie and Macie

Some of the group. St George has a rec-center just like here in Lehi. It is so much fun and the kids love it too.

The guys going 4 wheeling.

Ellie coming out of one of the slides they have for the kids. We always have so much fun going to St George. Thanks Mom and Dad for a great New Years weekend.

Christmas!!!

Ellie and Hailee recieved a big stuffed horse for there big Christmas present and they loved it especially Ellie.

Ellie could not wait to get on the horse.

Ellie recieved the hopper ball and Hailee wanted on it so bad but it was to big. So she found her own ball to sit on.

I don't know why this one is flipped. But here is Hailee on her ball. It is a basketball.



This Christmas was really fun with both girls to enjoy it. My parents came up from St George and it was nice to have them here. I love it when they come up to visit. I love this time of year. But this year it went by so fast. It seemed that we put up the tree and then it was time to take it down. But is it nice to be reminded of what this time of year really means.

Christmas Eve and Misc

My family always gets together and we have a party and exchange gifts. This year we all got together on Christmas Eve at my brothers house and had lunch and then exchanged our gifts to each other.
My brother wanted a snuggie and so that is what he got. He was pretty surprised.

My Family. We always take pictures of our families too.

My Mom and Dad.

Justin's Family

Ryan and Hailee

The girls in there Christmas dresses on the Sunday before Christmas. I think they look so cute.

The girls on Santa's lap at Costco. The last two years we have just happened to be a Costco when Santa is there and they take free pictures with the kids. This was one nice looking Santa too. He had the real beard and hair too and I was surprised that Hailee just sat there and looked to him. She wasn't sacred. So that was good.

I just had to add these two pictures of Ellie. They were on my phone and I just unloaded the pictures on there. This at her dance recital. So is the one below.