LET IS SNOW, LET IS SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!!!!!

It snowed last friday and friday night, then sunday night and all day today until about 3:00. So we got dumped on. Its so fun to have a white Christmas. The girls all love sledding behind the
4-wheeler and today we just could pass up the chance. I am so grateful Andy has two weeks off school for the holiday. Its good R&R and also good to spend time as a family all together. We hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!GOING FAST!!!!!!!
Susie acting being silly!!

Gracie pulling the girls around.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACIE!!!!!!

This last weekend we celebrated Gracie's 7th Birthday. First it was her special week at school so everyday she brought something to share so her class could get to know her better like a baby book, poster of her pictures, a craft demo, books and favorite treat to share. She likes the attention alot!!! Because she is so outgoing and friendly to everyone. Friday she had her best friend Morgan come over and they helped make cookies, watch a movie and play games. Then Saturday was the day of her party. We decorated the house, and went sledding with some cousins and then went bowling with everyone. (Everyone being my bro. and Sister with their families). Then we went back to our house and played the Wii and had presents and cake. It was a fun filled day for a fun girl. We love Gracie so much. She is such a sweetheart. Oh, and she lost her two front teeth too!!!

Andy with Rosie and Baby Andy(He is such a sweet thing.)
Playing Pinball with all her birthday $ from Grandpa Rick.

Gracie bowled a stike this bowl.

Susie did greatbowling " ALL BY MYSELF"
Maddie and Susie Sledding together.Gracie is a fearless sledder

Decorating our Gingerbread Cookies!!!!

Happy Birthday DADDY!!!!

Andy turning another year older and still going strong. We still thinks he's SUPER DAD. Especially since he has to deal with all the girls in this life. We love him so much and thinks he is the best dad ever. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!

The girls helping him with his cake (brownies). He's 33, but sometimes he plays like he's 3.Making a Wish.

Susie is a big helping opening presents.

A couple of days ago, Andy make about 10 paper airplanes and the girls went on the roof and threw them down to us. Its was so funny seeing Gracie and Susie so excited. They took turns throwing them, and seeing how they each flew and how far. Just a fun family memory.

Rosie had fun watching the airplanes come down and picking them up and giving to me.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

This year we went to Salt Lake to spend Thanksgiving with the Moysh's. We ate our feast at Jami and Andreys house in Sandy. It was fun to be together and Andrey had his friends there too and it was fun to meet them too. And we stayed downtown and went swimming and shopping early (4:30am) at walmart, and just had fun hanging out, then we met my Dad and Gayle for lights at Temple Square to get us in the mood for Christmas. Then yesterday Andy and Bret and Laura and James and Sharee went up to get Christmas trees and we set up a big, beautiful tree at my moms. I love to visit salt lake and all the fun things to do, but I sure love living in a small town. Susie holding Baby Nik before eating Thanksgiving Feast.
Merry Christmass!!!! Fun to see the Lights, but alittle cold Lovin' Grandpa and the spirit of the Christ Statue.

At Temple Square for the beautiful lights.

FUN DAYS!!!

I can't believe its been over two weeks since I posted last. Well we have been enjoying the great fall weather, busy with our lives here in Manti. The motel has not slowed down, keeping me busy as ever. I started Isagenix again hoping to lose a few pounds during the holidays instead of gaining a few. I feel great and love getting out and exercising. Andy is been busy doing alot of stuff at work, and helping out around here. We've has a plumbing problem that now has to repair the girls bedroom ceiling, Crappy Gracie is having fun in school and getting to be a great reader. She went to the MHS play Beauty and the Beast for a field trip and loved it. Susie has preschool Olympics today and loves playing with Rosie. She has been talking about going to Salt Lake for Thanksgiving for about 2 weeks now, and driving us crazy. She is all packed and has about 4 swimsuits picked out to bring. And wears them daily too. Rosie is getting so grown up and is so cute. She pulls the funniest faces and does the dorkiest things.

I love my family!!! Life is great. I'm just waiting for disaster to strike, because I feel like things are going too good, and I feel like Heavenly Father has blessed us so much.


Rosie with her favorite person in the world, Her DADDY!!
Gracie being funny, More of Rosies funny faces and Rosie with her new curly hair.

A few weeks ago we went to Becky's for Gerylynn's baby blessing. Eric looks great huh!!

Becky also went through the Temple for her endowments, it was a very happy time for all our family. The cousins love spending time together

GREAT WEATHER + FAMILY = FUN!!!!

This week has been the best fall weather and we took advantage of the whole week.

Monday: Gracie and Susie along with there friend spent the whole day outside playing pretend whatever, I can't ever keep up what they are playing this time, but they did build a Fort and they were the guardians and Morgan was the dog, or something like that.

Then later that night was FHE and we played a fun game of Disney's Scene It. Rosie is all about the dice and helping play the game with us.

TUESDAY: Gracie had her friends over Meg and Senora and they love Hannah Montana and so I put the music on the computer and the speaker facing out the window and they dance on the front lawn.

Gracie loves dance and gets way into it. She has dance routines for about 3 of Hannah's songs.

WEDNESDAY: Date Night. Every Wednesday me and Andy have decided to make it date night, so this week I met him at the Palisades Golf course and we had a great time talking and enjoying the fall weather. The funny thing was there was leaves all over the coarse and you could not find the balls very well because of the evening lighting and the leaves all over the place. Then after golfing we went to dinner at the new resturant in Manti, and Andy got to watch the last game of the World Series in peace. It was a fun date.

Here he goes with the long putt, and well he missed it by a foot, needless to say I was a huge distraction for his game!

THURSDAY: Susie had her Halloween school program. She sang serveral songs and shared with us things they were learning at preschool so far this year.

FRIDAY: HALLOWEEN!!!! This is a day that the girls have been waiting for all year. Gracie had a school party and the traditional Halloween parade where the elementry goes out and parades around town in their costumes. In the morning I went and helped in Gracie's classroom and helped carve pumpkins and do actitivties.

After school some of our cousins arrives and spent the rest of the weekend with us. This is Max and Maddie and Charie and Baby Andy all in their costumes

Then we headed for the Trunk or Treat. In Manti, they have a huge Trunk or Treat where they block off part of main street and have halloween music and hot choco and everyone just has fun getting their candy!!

Especially Rosie, she is loving this candy thing!

SATURDAY: The Boys went fishing (Andy, James, Bret and Ben) and the girls did crafts for all the super saturday crafts I signed up for (Heather, Laura, Sharee, Anita), and the cousins just all played and make a huge leaf pile to jump in at grandmas.