Ski Trip

What's the sense of living here if you don't ski!  I mean, come on!  I can't believe I never got into this sport when I was a kid!  Kelly didn't either - and now our kids really love it - and it has kinda passed us by.  I'm too old to get my bones broken!  We will stick to the cross-country no speed kinda skiing!
While Jeffrey was here with Trenton we decided it would be great fun to take the kids skiing in Teton Village.  Trenton was the great uncle who helped them for the day - I was the mom who played with the two year old at the bottom of the mountain, and smiled and waved at all the "mom, watch me's"!

This was Reese's third time on skis and she did so well!  She was really nervous about this trip - because it was a new hill for her.  She has only been to Cokeville with the school, and wasn't entirely sure that Teton Village would be tame enough for her.  She begged the boys not to leave her in their snow wake, but uncle Trenton took good care of her and managed to get some good pictures too! I hear they didn't have to wait up for her one little bit.  Good job Reese!

They found a ski park on one of the hills and had a good time playing around on that.  Trenton took some fun action shots that turned out quite nice!  Brady loved the jump!

Jeffrey was the snowboarder of the kids  (Trenton boarded too) and he does so well!  My kids were impressed.  They are thinking they may try that some day when they get brave.

Fun fun stuff!  Even my snow angel enjoyed the ski day : )

ARRRRRGH!

Pirates have recently invaded our house!  Mean pirates - with really BIG muscles!

Pirates are the pretend fun of the week - don't know exactly where it came from - but Brannen now LOVES pirates!  He talks about them all day long.  His friend Daniel was playing here one day and Bran wanted him to dress up too.  You can see Daniel doesn't like to be a pirate nearly as much as Bran - but he was such a good sport! 
Believe me, you haven't had a good laugh until you've heard our little pirate sing,  Yo Ho Ho Ho - Yo Ho Ho Ho all around the house.  Too cute! 

Christmas Recap Part 2

Snow Day!  Well okay, snow days!  We had a few of them this holiday.  Here are the highlights:

Christmas Recap Part 1

We had a fantastic Christmas vacation.  It was so nice to have a break from school for a bit.  We started our holiday with a trip to Grandma and Grandpa Fullmers for a little Christmas party.  Fun stuff!

Yes - the girls still had "Who hair" for the occasion - that's why they look a little fruity. 
There is no excuse for Brady - he just looks like that.  :  )

Brannen is figuring out that going to Grandma's means toys!  He loves to play with everything at her house - especially the dinosaurs!

We had fun opening some gifts ---- and a few good laughs ----- the SNUGGIE is AWESOME!

The kids couldn't quit laughing when Kelly opened his Vikings Snuggie - because Brady had gotten Kelly a U of Wy Snuggie too - he just hadn't opened it yet. 
They thought it was so funny.  Snuggies rock!  He he he!
Fun was had a Grandma's house - for sure.

Tried to get a group shot today after church - because it has been so very long since we've had one.  We almost got a good one . . . . .

That two year old!  I tell ya -- he's something else!

Who Hair

Rae has been having way too much fun lately -
as you can plainly see . . .

The obsession of the week is "Who hair" from the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.  They actually stayed in this hair all day!  Fed Grandpa's horses in it, went to a party in it at Grandma's, and spent the whole day in Who hair.  Silly silly!

So when you need something to do this holiday - think WHO HAIR!  Fun for the whole family - except Kelly!  :  )

Merry Christmas!!

Santa!

Yahoo! We got to see Santa last night! He visited our ward party last night and was good enough to see all the kids. Fun stuff!
I wasn't quite sure how Bran would react. You never know - right?
We got to the primary room, which was surprisingly empty. We were a little late - and all the other kids must have already seen him. Anyway, we walked in and SANTA was sitting in a big chair, across the room. Bran stood for a minute .... looked at santa.... then S M I L E !!! Huge - smile and he sprinted across the room and jumped on to his lap. He LOVED LOVED Santa - poor Santa was hugged and hugged by Bran. Brannen told him that he wanted a Hulk, and a gun - boom - boom - for Christmas.  I am sure Santa didn't understand a word of Brannen speak --- but he'll get it right. He is Santa after all.

Oh the fun the fun! Merry Christmas!

The Helper

I have a two year old helper.  You all know just how much help he is to me!

He cooks the meals . . . . 

He tends the babies . . . .

(Rae had to have a computerized doll for the weekend for her Child Development class - and Bran was totally interested.  He loved to tend "Cody".  And yes - we did lock Cody in the car for the night when we were tired of tending him!  Don't judge us too harshly - we have a REAL baby that wakes us up in the night!)

He keeps Kelly's ipod touch in great working order . . .  . 

He makes sure there are plenty of fun apps on it.

And he also manages to stay so HANDSOME!

  It is a hard job, but somebody around here has to do it!

The Ghost Skunk!

Kelly is one great storyteller.  A talent he definitely got from his mom.  Bran has been asking for stories a lot from him lately - mostly in the early morning when he is awake but we are all still in bed.  Bran's favorite has been the tales of the "ghost skunk" who lives close to our house and apparently visits in the night when we are asleep.  We even find his tracks on our windows some mornings!  :  )  Amazing!  Bran is talking about the "ghost skunk" non-stop.

Thanksgiving at Grandma's

I am a blogger slacker lately!  Here are some better late than never Thanksgiving photos.  We had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa Fullmer for Thanksgiving this year.  Ate too much and had a lot of fun.  The kids enjoyed some sledding outside.  Good times.