New Year's Eve

We drove up to Becky and Ben's yesterday, and it took us eight hours to get there!  We were first held up in Vegas for an hour getting out of town.  There was an acciddent at I-15 and Sahara, and we were just crawling for an hour.  Once we were past that, the roads were good.  We ate dinner in Saint George, UT.  We thought about staying the night at Susie's, but the roads seemed fine, and we just wanted to get to Ben and Becky's.  So on we went!  We got to Cedar City, and the roads were icy and there was a light snow fall.  It wasn't too bad, but the snow started to fall harder when we got to Beaver.  Once we past Beaver, the snow started to let up.  Then the snow staopped until we got to Nephi, and once we past Nephi, the snow stopped again.  We finally made it to Ben and Becky's at one in the morning.  Brady and Logan were awake when we got there, and Brady fell into the snow as he got out of the car.  When Logan got out of the car, he said "What is this stuff?"  My kids just don't know about snow!  It was a late night, but we were glad to be there!

On New Year's Eve, we slept in, and then Becky and I went to lunch, and we went on some errands, while Vance and Ben watched the kids.  By the time we got back, the Dixon Family had arrived!  The kids worked so hard on preparing a play for us.  They "acted" and sang "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" and "Jingle Bells"!  It was so cute!  Eve instigated the whole thing!

The cousins had so much fun hanging out together.

We put the gate up for Clark when we wanted to keep him upstairs, but he always seems to find a way around the obstacle.  He's too funny!

 It was so fun to see and hold Drew!  He is so cute!

Of course we had to keep up the tradition of having fondue and slush on New Year's Eve.  We had a Chili Fondue for Dinner, Chocolate Fondue for Dessert (it's the best part), and we rang in the New Year with Slush!

 We all made it to midnight except for Logan and Clark!  It's going to be a great year!  

...TOO TIRED!

The Tricycle and Skateboard

Logan got this RoadsterTricycle for Christmas from Nani and Grandpa Skidmore.  This was the first time that we were able to have time to put it together, and of course he had to try it out on this beautiful day.  He loves it but needs more practice on pedalling.

 Brady was so excited to get this helmet so that he could ride his Skateboard that he got for his Birthday!

He loved riding his Skateboard, but he needs more practice and confidence!  

The Day After Christmas

 Brady and Logan got new Church outfits.  The boys are so cute and ready to go to church.  This is Logan's last day in Nursery!

 Quinn and Clark are so tired out after church!

We enjoyed our Christmas meal today since we were so tired out yesterday from all the festivities. 

Christmas Day

Santa came to our house, so we spent Christmas morning at our house.  The boys woke up around 7:30am.  Then we went downstairs to see what Santa brought.

Santa Clause wrote a note saying how much he enjoyed the cookies and milk.

 Santa brought Brady and Logan a Batcave.  Brady also got the Riddler figurine, and Logan also got the Penguin figurine. 

Santa brought Clark a Little People Train Station set.

...other present opening. 

Brady got some new church clothes, and a Batman watch which was one of his favorites.

Brady always wanted a Helmet so that he could ride his Skateboard.

Brady and Logan also each got a new Wii game--Super Mario Brothers and Indiana Jones 2.

Batman Books and Underwear.. what could be better than that!

 Logan got a Ship Lego Set,

 ...Toy Story 3 puzzle,

and some cars from the Heflins.  Logan also got some clothes and many other things.

Clark was a little fussy all morning until he opened this Sea Horse from the Heflins.  It was one of his favorites.  I guess all the excitement was getting to him.

Logan and Clark seemed to be more interested in the stockings!

 As soon as we were finished opening all our presents at home, we immediately went to Nani and Grandpa Skidmore's house for more present opening.

After we opened all the gifts, we hung out and enjoyed each others company.

Nani, Grandpa, Tutu and Papasan, Stacey, Whitney, Chip, Abby, Quinn, and Burke and Germania were there.  Burke got a K'nect for his XBOX for Christmas, and Brady really got into it.  Stacey and Brady played some Adventure games and enjoyed the dancing.

 It was a very Merry Christmas!