Dinosaurs in Vegas!

We took a quick trip to St. George and Vegas after Christmas. It was good to get away and enjoy time with my mom and dad and Steve's dad and family. Krista's family came too and it was fun to have the grand kids with us. Brooklyn loves Great Grandpa's singing fish and had a wonderful time with Dallin. Dallin is such a good cousin and watched out for her. The highlight of our trip was an excursion to the Natural History Museum in Las Vegas. I love that museum and it holds great memories of taking all my little preschool kiddies there. It was fun to take Brooklyn and to see how much it has changed.

Looking at all the cool fish with Grandpa!

Brooklyn was brave touching the snake skin.

Grandma and Brooklyn

Look how strong Brooklyn is.

GreatGranddad, Dallin, and Brooklyn

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CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is my most favorite time of year! I love all the family time and the spirit that is associated with the Christmas Season. We celebrated Christmas early with Shauna and Sam as it was their year to go to Alton. We got to have everyone else over for a short Christmas Eve program and lots of yummy treats. We enjoyed having Daniel and Nicole even though they were supposed to be in AZ but because of the baby were "stuck" with us. Christmas Morning we went to Krista's and Chris' first and watched the girls open presents and played. Brooklyn and I made Kneaders yummy French Toast for everyone and then we headed off to church with Daniel and Nicole. After that we came to our house to open more presents and enjoy each others company. Later we went to Daniel and Nicole's for a yummy Ham and potatoe dinner. It was Nicole's first ham and it was very delicious. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful, loving family who enjoys spending time together. I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Christmas Fun!

We took the girls to see Santa at The Festival of the Trees and they were all so cute. None of them cried and Ryelle was so funny just looking at Santa. They wanted Shauna to download that picture for them. All Brooklyn wants is a Candy Cane.

We babysat Brooklyn and Makayla while Krista and Chris went out for Krista's birthday. We made gingerbread houses and watched "Tangled" and read lots of Christmas stories. It was a fun night and Brooklyn spent the night with us. We woke up and made "animal shaped waffles" and read some more stories. We had a great time! Soon all the girls will be sleeping over and it will be even more exciting.

Grandkids

We have had so much fun with all these cute little grand daughters. Brooklyn is growing like a weed and loves to come and play at grandma's and grandpa's house. Ryelle is such a sweetheart and is so content and happy most of the time. Our sweet little Makayla is so fun to hold and enjoy. We are so blessed!!

Brooklyn went on the Parade of Homes with us and I couldn't resist adding a photo of her in her booties. She was such a trooper to get dragged along everywhere with us.

San Diego

Steve and I went to San Diego the end of August just for a fun and much needed get-away. We enjoyed the nice Lawerence Welk Villa's that we stayed in and we enjoyed just spending time together. We went to Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, the beach, Kayaking, and sailing and just spend time relaxing by the pool. We enjoyed the great weather and the great seafood in San Diego. It was a nice relaxing trip for us.