Sledding!

Seems we had a TON of snow in December so we got to go sledding several times. I thought Spencer would get cold and tired quickly, but every time he climbed up the hill he was shouting, "Mom, I want to do that AGAIN!" all the way up. He thought it was a blast. Here is Adam taking a rest from climbing that darn slippery hill.

The absolute BEST was sledding at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Mantua. They hitched up the tubes to the 4-wheelers and flew all over the place. It was a riot!

Did Santa Find Our House?

We had told the kids that Santa was NOT bringing them a Wii for Christmas, but Grammie & Papa T really came through and got them one anyway! The screams of delight were deafening. Also, the Rock Band game tends to be deafening. :-) Thanks Grammie & Papa!

How in the world did Santa fit a ping pong table down the chimney? Ben thinks he must be magic.

GO UTES!!

Move over Michael Jordan. Here comes Spencer!

Christmas Joy

We had Christmas Eve at our house for the first time this year! It was different, but fun. Grandma and Grandpa Pendleton and Grammie & Papa T came for the festivities. We had dinner and our annual Nativity program. We sang songs, and had lots of musical numbers from the kids.

If only he was so sweet all of the time!! What an angel.....

Merry Christmas

Our family has been very blessed this year. We feel very lucky to have five beautiful, healthy and happy children. We love our new home and community. We are so thankful to have the gospel in our lives. We are thankful for all of you, dear family and friends that mean so much to us! May you have the Spirit of our Savior with you during the Christmas season and throughout the coming year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Gingerbread Houses

It's not Christmas at our house until we make our lovely gingerbread houses! The kids woke up yesterday to the smell of baking gingerbread and they knew that it was the day. They were so excited! I think they ate more candy than they put on their houses, though!

Hmmm. Cam doesn't know how to spell my name!


Adam's best buddy Brit joined us for the festivities!

Spencer kept insisting on eating the Cinnamon Santas, even though his face would turn bright red and his eyes would water. We would try to get him to eat something else, but no, he preferred to turn his head into a volcano!

Beware of the Grinch!

This year, Spencer is afraid of the Grinch. So when he starts acting up, we don't tell him that Santa's watching or he's going to get a lump of coal. No, all we have to do is mention that the Grinch is coming, and he'll promptly behave! Spencer has had a great week because he finally decided to be potty trained. That's got to be Mom's best Christmas present ever! No more diapers!!!

School Choir

Aubree has been in the school choir this year. She has really loved it. I was surprised, because she had to be really dedicated and get to school by 7:30 am to practice! Those of you who know Aubree, know that is not her best time of day, so that's really saying something. The choir had a Christmas concert last week and they sang the cutest songs. It was really fun.