Winter Wonderland

We love playing in the snow so when it snowed up north a few weeks ago, we headed up. We ditched school on Friday and met my mom, my sister Julie and her kids in Heber. There was a ton of snow but it was FREEZING!! We bundled everybody up and for the most part we kept warm.

Alli didn't really like it - she mostly cried at the top of the hill and wanted to snuggle with Grandma. When we did force her to sled down the hill, she got really mad when the snow hit her in the face. Hopefully we haven't scarred (or scared) her for life and she'll eventually want to go again. When I asked her what her favorite part of the trip was, she said "walking up the hill". That's like the worst part for me so I guess it must've been pretty bad for her!
We got a new sled board for the trip and Dana thought he'd surf down the hill. I'm pretty sure he chickened out after the first two feet and bailed off.
This is Emma, Thaeden, Alli and Shaelee playing in the snow.
Emma had fun and was such a trooper. Those long legs sure came in handy when she was hiking up the hill in a foot of snow!

Connor totally loves the snow. He never complained once about how cold it was or how hard it was to hike up the hill. He just kept going up, coming down. One time he hit a bump, flipped off the tube and did a 360 landing on a small rock. He had a little bump above his eyebrow that I think he was quite proud of. This was the funnest sled - a double - with Connor and cousin Trey.

Santa's Lap

The kids were so excited about Santa this year. They're finally getting old enough to actually ask for things (and to expect to get them, too!)

Connor asked for a Wii (big surprise) and a transformer.

Emma talked Santa's ear off like he was her best friend. I'm not sure what all she asked for but told me she asked him for a Bratz bus. We don't have any Bratz dolls at our house so I'm not sure where she came up with this one!

Allison was a little leary of Santa. I whispered in her ear that this was one of Santa's helpers and was actually Uncle Kevin dressed up. This got her to at least sit on Santa's lap but she would not speak to him and wouldn't even look at him. By the end of the party, she did warm up and went to give him a big hug. She told me to tell Santa that she wanted a baby and the Disney Princess Nursery.

Dancing with the Stars

Emma and Alli started taking dance lessons this year and they had their first recital in early December. They both did so great and I was so proud of them for getting up on the big stage and not freaking out. I think I was way more scared than they were.
Alli's class performed a cute routine to Mele Kalikimaka and she did awesome!

It was cold the day of the recital but Alli looked so cute in her swimming suit (in December) that I still made her take a few outside pics.

This is Emma and her friend, Kenadee. They've been friends since a few months old and they get along great. They are so cute and looked like perfect angels as they performed their routine.
Emma definitely has the body (all legs) for a ballerina. Hopefully, her coordination will catch up to her legs!!

Sorry to be a Slacker!!

Okay, so before I start posting I have to totally apoligize for being such a lame blogger lately. I've been super busy with all my kids and holiday stuff and I figured if something had to slack, it had to be my blog. Anyway, I will try to get a few posts done in the next week to update you on all the fun stuff we've been up to!