Snow fun!!

Since we actually finally got a good snowfall, we took the kids out to play. Jason hooked the sled up behind the four-wheeler and drug us around. Ian had a blast! Whenever I would put my hand up to try and block the snow getting in his face he would push my hand down.

Ian had a lot of fun crawling around in the snow and eating the snow that got caught on his glove. Plus he was chasing our dog around and that was fun too! Daddy took Ian on a ride on the four-wheeler and he couldn't get enough of it. Whenever Jason would stop Ian would put to the handle and want to go again. Silly Boy!! I guess the cold and snow don't affect him. Brenna always has fun playing in the snow and sledding. She got to ride the sled by herself and get pulled around the back, up the hill, down the hill and over bumps. She had fun until she started getting cold, and then she was tired because she didn't have a nap, then had a meltdown and had to go inside and take a nap.

I usually don't play in the snow, but I actually had fun. Maybe I'll have to steal Jason's snow pants one day and go sledding in the backyard with the kids (I'm the only one in the family that doesn't have snow pants). This was lots of fun so be on the lookout for more snow pictures from us....maybe if we get some more snow we can build a snowman soon. Yay!!!

Time for presents!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!

Brenna had a pretty good Christmas. She was excited to see all the presents under the tree. She got lots of cute clothes (of course they were cute since I picked them out). She got an Easy-Bake Oven, a camera, a scooter, some baking stuff to bake muffins with me, new shoes, and of course she got her Bumblebee voice mixer mask.

This is her face when she saw the mask. She was super excited!!!! But that excitement was short-lived. We took it out of the box and went to put it on her so she could go crazy with it and it totally freaked her out! She screamed and wanted nothing to do with it. So we took it back to the store and she picked out a piano and Tinkerbell Hobbyhorse hopper. What a silly girl! The one thing she kept asking for Christmas, she ended up not wanting. Oh well.

I was super excited for Ian's first Christmas. Especially since he loves to shred paper. Just look at the look of joy and concentration on his face. Once he got the paper off enough of the presents andsaw that they were toys he could play with, he was done with the paper and wanted to play. He didn't even open the rest of presents (pretty much just clothes anyway), he just wanted to play with his toys...but can you blame him? They must seem pretty exciting for an almost one-year old. He did a good job opening the ones he did.

Jason had a fun Christmas too. He was just like a little kid. He got toys!! I got him a NerfBlaster gun that he can go crazy with the kids. He also got a really cool remote control car that spins, twists, lights up, does cool tricks, and that Ian has a blast chasing.

Jason wanted one of the old-school Transformers that really transforms. I got him an Optimus Prime one that changes into the truck. Jason got to work figuring it out. He has more patience than I do, I wouldn't be able to twist all the little wheels, mirrors, doors, and everything else to get it to fit just right.

Of course there are no pictures of me on Christmas since I was the one doing the picture taking...that's okay...I don't mind. Seven a.m., no make-up, hair not done, wearing sweats....not a good picture-taking look for me. I got a food dehydrator, cooking/kitchen stuff, perfume-Escada- that we have been looking for for 3 years now, and some lotion/perfume from Victoria Secret- Lovespell. I guess Jason wants me to be in the kitchen, but smelling good.

All-in-all, I think we had a good Christmas this year. It was a blast watching the kids open presents. Our power went out on Christmas Eve, which was a blessing in disguise. We got to spend time as a family, read stories, talk about the meaning of Christmas, and not be distracted by T.V. and whatnot. Brenna is finally grasping the meaning of Christmas, that it is not about a fat man in a red suit.

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!!!!!

Over the river and through the woods...to Grandma and Grandpa GG's house we go!!!

Before you start reading this, you might want to go grab a drink and a snack...it's going to be a long one.

Thanksgiving this year was a blast!!! We went up to Great Falls, Montana to Jason's grandparents' house. They do a Thanksgiving family reunion every three years. Pretty much all of Jason's family was there. The only ones who couldn't make it were Jason's sister Emily (we missed you Auntie Em!) and his cousin Neika. We did a count of everyone there and I think it was around 46, plus the 11 who couldn't make it. Holy cow!!! All this because two people fell in love

Before dinner everyone who wants to, gets together for a "friendly" game of football. They had lots of fun but of course it wouldn't be complete without a few injuries. The worst were Jason's Aunt Jennifer banged her head on the ground after being tackled by Uncle Steve and Uncle Steve got his knees all scraped up. So all-in-all, nothing major. Jason got a taste of humble-pie because his team got beat.

Aunt Kay had all the kids make gingerbread cookies and gingerbread houses. They had lots of fun with it!! They made some very cute houses...but of course Brenna's was the best. She loves to help cook, especially doing cookies. Her favorite part is the decorating so this was right up her alley.

Chow time!!! Brenna and Ian were ready to feast by the time the turkeys were done. We had 3 turkeys, one of which Jason deep-fried. That one was the best. Once you've had deep-fried, you never go back to the oven kind. My mouth is watering just thinking about it....I think I'll go grab me a turkey sandwich now.

After dinner, they had each of the families do a little skit to introduce everyone since there have been a lot of marriages and new babies since the last one. We did our version of Goldilocks and the three bears. In our version, Goldilocks is snoopy little girl who barges into someone else's house and after she wears herself out she takes a nap. Then the bears come home and see Goldilocks asleep and since she ate all their food, they're hungry...so they eat her up!! Brenna was Goldilocks and Jason, me, and Ian were the bears. It was cute.
This is our family: Uncle Dallin, Brenna, Jason, Peggy (Jason's mom, she's kinda hidden behind everyone) Ian, me, Richard (Jason's dad) and Aunt Kelsey. Jason's sister Emily and her husband Lee couldn't make it.

This Jason's Aunt Lisa's family (she's the one in the white shirt with brown vest/overshirt). Let me see if I can get them all, If I mess up the spellings, sorry!

In front: Brock (white/blue stripe), Jeff (green plaid) Weston, (red plaid) Leah (black) Manny (light brown), Damian (on his lap); In back: Katie (purple) Drew (white shirt behind her), Abby(brownish/pinkish) Aunt Lisa, Jessie (gray/brownish), Sam (white shirt on end). Her oldest daughter Neika and her family couldn't make it.

This is Uncle Steve's family. Steve (white shirt), Little Steve, Devon, Anna. Their oldest daughter Alexandra couldn't make it...and the other family member, Tucker (their dog).

Aunt Kay's Family. Vennesa (purple, Ben's girlfriend), Ben,(behind her), Aunt Kay (white stripes), Aaiden(boy Kay is holding) Dawson, Kaiden, Amber (behind the boys), Nathan (next to Amber), Haleigh. (I hope I got them all right)
This is Uncle Eric's family. In back: Aunt Jennifer, Uncle Eric, Rachel (blue); In front: Taylor (stripes), Sarah (pink), Jaron.


This is Brenna's Uncle Dallin. She keeps saying she is going to grow up and marry him. He is single and he's a great guy so if you know any great single girls........

This is Brenna with her Grandpa and Grandma.

This is Brenna with her cousin Sarah. They are about 6 months apart in age. They had lots of fun playing together. They are both smart little stinkers with attitude.

This is me and my sweet little girl. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted to of everyone. I was too busy having fun with everyone that I forgot to take pictures of everyone.

We had lots of fun this year!!! It was so great to see everyone. It was nice to reconnect with those we haven't seen in awhile and then meet all the new addition to the family. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for a great holiday!!! Thank you to everyone who made the trip up there so that we could have fun with them!!!

(my turkey sandwich was yummy by the way: turkey, cheese, mayo, gravy to dip in, oh ya...it was good. I LOVE leftovers from Thanksgiving!!!)