Toy Story 3

I took Bridger to see Toy Story 3 on ice last month. Bridger's friend, Isaac came with his mom as well. This was such a great adventure. I rarely get to do something one on one with the kids and Bridger does not like to go anywhere without Livy. When I was telling the kids the plans, they decided they wanted to go and leave me at home! I told Livy she would get to go to a friends house and they were going to a wedding where she could dance. That was all it took!

Bridger still needed some convincing and was happier when he understood that his friend Isaac would be going with us. He dressed up in his Woody gear and kept it on the whole time. He was so fascinated by everything and couldn't wait to tell Livy about the Barbies!

Love, love, love this little boy!

Skiing

So, I didn't make it up as many times as I would have liked, but the times I went, it was great! I'm so lucky to have great friends that go with me and wait up or lead the way as I needed it.

I love living so close to 4 awesome ski resorts. The twins will be learning next year - it will be so nice to be able to go as a family.

Christmas 2011

We seem to always be so busy during the holidays. I don't really know how to make that slow down. We have 4 sets of families to get together with, not to mention the shopping, working, shopping, getting sick, shopping, mailing packages, shopping. You get the idea.

And of course, with me being our family photographer (mock here), child herder, chauffeur, I always end up with random photos. So, here's a few to give you an idea of what we did and who we were with.

Christmas Eve with Grandma Turley

Livy and Fisher make quite the pair.

The Dewsnups

Spiva Family Christmas party

My sister, Brooke, with her youngest, Dietrich.

I'd like to start some fun family traditions that do not involve gifts, but it seems that there is never enough time to add another activity. Something for me to work on :o)

Livy's First Dance Recital

Livy has loved her dance class this school year. They did a little penguin dance. She LOVED getting her hair done and putting on lots of grown up make-up! They performed in an auditorium of a local high school. She was the only one who remembered all the steps. She had no stage fright at all!

Every time I asked her to pose for a picture, she did her best dance pose. I think I'm in trouble!

Getting ready to go on stage (notice Livy didn't get her hands up in time, but she was on her way to making her dance pose again)!

Notice that I have no pictures of the dance? I was on stage in the wings. Still waiting to get some pics from family that was out in the audience.

I heart Mac

I never thought I'd say it, but I love my new Mac computer. As you all know, my house is where technology goes to die. And die it did. Twice. So, I decided I needed a new frustration, just something different. Ya know, change is good, right? Right!

It's not that I don't expect problems with a Mac, just new ones. So far, so good. I'm probably jinxing myself with this post!

Anyway, if you thought we dropped off the grid, we did since November. But now, expect some serious catching up!

Ok, maybe I made it sound like I took a lot of pictures in the last 5 months. I didn't. But the ones I took are worth posting!

Family pictures

I have an amazing friend who took some family pics for us at Wheeler Farm. Love what she did!

Another year

I can't believe it's been 2 years since Chad passed away. We had a really nice family gathering at the cemetery then went to my house for soup and sweets. I am so thankful for all the people that Chad brought into my life. During the day, the kids and I hiked up to the last spot where we had family pictures when the kids were just 9 months. It was beautiful.