Winter Hiking

We've had surprisingly warm weather this winter, so we found some fun trails to explore on the weekends. Ammon and I have discovered trail running. It's so much more fun than neighborhood running. This kids enjoy getting out too, even though they complain about going every time when we're trying to get out the door. Then they whine when it's time to leave!

We did have one close call the other weekend when Jensen got a little too close to the freezing-cold river and fell in. I ended up slipping in up to my chest trying to get him out and affirmed the freezing -cold temperature. It was a frigid walk back to the car. We're just counting our blessings that Jensen learned how to swim well enough to keep his head above water this past summer.







Goofy backwards kids.

Christmas

Our reenactment of the Christmas story. Evelyn is a lamb, if you can't tell. Ryley is Mary, Ammon is Joseph and Jensen refused to participate. I played the part of the angel. It was a spectacular performance.




Christmas morning!





A new baby doll for Evy! She loves babies.



A new scooter for Jensen!



And a mermaid tail for Ryley!



Holy candy cane Evelyn!



Edible architecture.






Decorations made of Garbage.
Toilet paper roll stars


Packing peanut snoflakes.


Plastic bag snowballs.


Washington D.C. Temple with beautiful Christmas lights! We also got to see Jenny Oaks Baker play the violin. She was amazing.


A quick visit from Grandma and Grandpa Paul.



We went for a visit over to WV to see Grandma and Grandpa Jensen for New Years.




It looks like Jensen is floating away and is going to pull Grandpa up in the sky with him.

Jake's Wedding in Vegas

Jake and Jenny got married!






It was quite the family reunion!


It was so fun to see my cousins and remember all of the fun we had as girls!


Oh my how things have changed! We're Moms now!



Ryley and Olivia are busy making their girlhood cousin memories.


They look like mini brides.



Little Benji and Jess! That little boy was busy the whole reception, exploring the whole room!


But Evelyn and Jensen, still on Baltimore time, fell fast asleep half-way through dinner.



We also got to see some of the sights around Vegas.
The beautiful Vegas temple.



The strip! Bright Lights!
Yummy Buffets!



The broadway Lion King was Amazing! Thanks Mom and Dad!




And Finally, we had some Dam good fun at the Hoover Dam!



We even took a Dam tour.





Evelyn and Benji, sharing goldfish. So cute.