Vacation

Family pic on the rocks in St. George

Last month we went on vacation! We went to Boise to visit friends, and then on to St. George, UT. It was a blast. Here's the trip in pictures...

Duck at a park in Arlington.

Kids had fun chasing those ducks!

We always call this the "Death Star."
It's only a cement plant, but one of the many familiar landmarks on the drive.

Family pic in front of the Boise temple.

Here is a fun picture of the Boise temple. Sadly, I didn't take any pictures with our friends in Boise. I guess we were too busy playing! :)

Also stopped in Provo to see my sister, again, no picture of that either. :(

Always smiling.

Always exploring.

Kids had to get creative and make their own toys at Great Grandma & Grandpas. They then took them under the hide-a-bed to play.

Showing me their homemade toys.

This is one of their "spaceships" they made from household items. Creativity at its best!
Although they did have fun playing with the wooden trucks/cars they have and with Great Grandmas grabber.

Frank playing with Great Grandma.

We went and did some climbing around on the rocks outside St. George.

Peeking in a cave.

Looking around.

Peek-a-boo!

Brothers in a cave.

Will had to show off his bouldering skills.

And so did Roger.

And Allen.

Tunnel exploration.

They couldn't climb through, so they walked around and peeked back in from the other side.

Here they are climbing to the top of "sugar loaf." I was in charge of taking the picture (and trying not to have a heart attack.)
Can you see them? Can you see why I was trying not to freak out?

They're in the middle waving!

Another cave.

My fearless one is off to explore.

My sensitive one is bringing me a flower he found. :)

Love these boys!

I love all my boys!

Simple entertainment.

Allen was so tired after all his climbing.

Frank just loved all the new items he was finding in the cupboards.

His favorite.

Frank had a great time with Great Grandpa.

The boys and their great grandparents.

A picture for the generations.

Frank and great grandma. So happy!

St. George is a beautiful place!

I was playing with the panorama feature on the camera. This is the most decent one.

This was a few hours from home. My kids aren't usually big car sleepers, but occasionally it does happen. I love this picture!

We had a great vacation. It was nice to see people. We even stopped at my old roomate's house in Layton too, which was nice(no pic of that either). Visits are never long enough, and we didn't get to see all the people we would have liked, but we had a great time. I love road trips with my family.

One Already!!!

It's so hard to believe that my baby is one. This past year has flown! It feels like it snuck up on me this time. Here's a few pics...

I did a hungry caterpillar cake.

Getting ready

He loved it!

Frank with Grandpa.

Opening presents.

Christmas and New Years

So this post is a little late...

(Christmas morning picture by Roger)

(Christmas morning picture by Allen)

Family hallway tradition picture.

Christmas was great. Everyone enjoyed it and was happy.

Frank's too busy to pose.

I love the look on Allen's face here. Priceless! He really likes to dress up.

He also loved the puzzle in his stocking.

And of course, legos for the Roger.

The kids were pleased and after all the presents were open, the kids played quietly until it was time to go to their cousins house. It was AWESOME!

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For New Years we went to Bend and had a blast with my sister and her husband. I love going to visit family. :)

Sunset on the drive there.

The kids loved the Family Fun Center

Scenic drive. Deer!

Roger having a little down time playing with his "Simon."


Mt. Hood on the drive back.

We did get to go sledding on New Years day, but of course I forgot my camera. We had a great time over the holidays.

December Pics

This picture didn't work out for a Christmas picture, but I thought it was cute anyway.

Just a few pics from around the house.

He really is handy with power tools.

He is practicing his screwdriver skills.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Cheerio heaven! Can you tell he's excited?

The Boy Who Refuses His Jacket

This is my boy who refuses his jacket. I'm not sure why. It will be cold and he still does not want it. I let him not wear it thinking that someday he will learn. We have yet to reach that day. Note in this picture he is dripping. We just walked my boy who wears 2 jackets at the same time to school. Hmmm... Well, at least we had fun "Singing in the Rain."

Permissions

Ok, so just in case you were wondering why I hadn't invited you to my blog... don't worry, I didn't invite anyone.

I got some weird comments from someone I do not know with some links that I didn't like so I set everything to private. I'm not sure if I want to go that route permanently so I'm opening it up again. I'll let you know if that changes again.

Lego Engineers

My boys love legos. They can spend hours every day building and creating. The things they come up with all on their own still amaze me. Today we have a submarine and an airplane.