SCOTT AND RAE'S FAMILY!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Island Park!

We spent the week after Christmas in Island Park. We rented a cabin in the Shotgun area. We ate a lot of good food, played in the snow, played games, rode snowmachines, and had fun together. My cousin Shawna and Shannon and their kids, My Aunt Barb and My parents came up for a few days too. It was a blast to have them there. The kids really had a good time. This has become one of my kids favorite traditions that we do every Winter. Houston, Stetson, Me, Travis and JoAnna.

JoAnna - after getting white washed by her brothers. She loved it. ha ha.

The boys got a snow board from their Grandpa Terry. They loved trying them out while we were in Island Park. I think they are pretty handsome boys!


Houston!
Trav and Houston wanted me to get a pic of them jumping. But as you can see, they are mainly crashing! It was great.

Travis!

Travis, JoAnna, Stetson, Houston and Scott

Stetson loved being outside in the snow. The cold didn't bother him at all. His favorite was going on the snowmachine with Scott. He fits into our family perfectly. In this pic he's yelling at his brothers as they go down the hill. He thought it was great.

Houston, Scott and Stetson going down the hill on the sleigh.

JoAnna's 6th Birthday!

Trisha spoiled JoAnna and Piper at her salon. I think going here was Jo's favorite birthday gift.

JoAnna had a big smile on the whole time we were there. Every now and then the girls would burst out clapping out of pure joy. It was soooo cute!

The girls got full pedicures, their nails painted and their hair done up in curles and glitter. Every girls dream.

JoAnna and Piper had such a great time. Trish gave them each cookie, cocktail and gift cups filled with cute socks, files and lip gloss. Aren't the beautiful!


We celebrated JoAnn's birthday while we were in Island Park. We made a princess sprinkle cake and had a great time. I can't believe she's 6!

Christmas Time!

My parents gave JoAnna a new doll that she just loves. Maybe she'll leave Stetson alone for a while (you'll understand when you reach the bottom of this post.) It was a wonderful Christmas.

These are the creations that the big boys built. Houston's is a Lava Roller Coaster and Trav's is a Douple Farris Wheel. They are sooo cool!

Stetson got this Rocking horse, which I knew he would just LOVE. But no - he was scared to death of it and wouldn't go near it for a week. Houston and Jo finally got him to sit on it, but not for too long.
The boys also got a new KNEX building set that they were pretty excited about. They mainly like building it with their Dad. And I think Scott likes building it with them just as much or more.

Stetson loved it all. He was so much fun this year. He just went from one thing to the next as fast as he could. His favorite things are his books and hot wheel cars.
Christmas morning was wonderful. My parents came over at 6:00 a.m. to open gifts with us. My kids were so excited to see what Santa brought them. Trav and Houston each got a rip stick and JoAnna got a beautiful Christmas dress and craft stuff.
After the big family party, we came home and all the kids got to open their Christmas PJs. This is also the time we read about the birth of Baby Jesus out of the Scriptures. It is so important to me for my children to know and understand the true reason we have Christmas. We are truly blessed.
Christmas Eve is always one of my favorite things about Christmas. We went to Jeremy and Lacey's house for a yummy dinner, program and gifts. It's always a little crazy with 20 kids, but most of all a lot of fun. Jana made each kid a t-shirt with the number of grandchild they are. It was such a cute idea. It wasn't so easy getting them all sat down for a picture (I think I got them all.)
A couple days before Christmas, my Mom and I got together and baked goodies for some friends and neighbors. We always end up doing more than we should and it tunred into a marithon!!! My kitchen was a dissaster and we were exhausted, BUT - we had fun and it helped us get into the Christmas Spirit.

JoAnna loves to dress-up Stetson. He is her own play doll. At least he's a good sport about it (most of the time. ha ha)