Holidays 2008

We had a very busy Holiday Season. We kicked it off with a visit from my mom and dad for THanksgiving. This was fun and festive time since we had our first Thankgiving at our house. Stef prepared the meal and we served it at our house. It was low key, but enjoyable. It was great having my mom and dad here for the holiday. The kids especially enjoyed builing GingerBread Houses with Grandma.

We made a last minute decision to go to Sidney for Christmas so this changed all our vacation plans. We ended up doing a Christmas at our home with Chad, Stef and the girls on December 18th, then left for Sidney on the 19th. We had decent roads for the majority of the trip there and pulled into Sidney on Saturday night, just in time for a big family gathering at Grandma and Grandpa Frison's. It was a fun filled night of food and visiting. Sidney was ridiculously cold and miserable outside. It was below zero with a crazy windchill that made it impossible to go outside and enjoy the snow, so the kids stayed in for the entire trip. We spent Christmas eve at Justins parents and Christmas day at G and G Frisons. There were many games of Cribbage and dominoes as well as lots of great food as usual. We headed home on Friday afternoon and stayed in Bozeman for the night at the C'mon Inn. The kids swam and had a lot of fun. The next day was terrible driving home, but Justin came through and got us home safe and sound! Thanks

We came home and spent the day playing in the snow, riding snowmobiles and sleds and just enjoying the day for fun. Dan and Tina with their kids joined us, it was a great time.

New Years eve was low key with dinner with Bobbi, Chris, Tiffany and Brett and Michaels and dice at our house afterwards. It was a last minute plan. New Years Day the boys went snowmobiling and the girls hung out at our house for a day of movies, relaxation and the kids playing. It was a great way to start the new year.

Saturday the boys went sledding again and took Chris on his maiden voyage with his new snowmobile. Tiffany, Bobbi and I went to a double header at the theater and saw 7 Pounds and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Both were good movies and cryers. Thanks girls for a fun day out...

Well that is the holiday season for us in a nutshell. Thanks to all of you who shared in our 2008 and made many wonderful memories and shared in many fun events. I am going to work on my year in review scrapbook page/book, will share at later date. Happy New Year to all. Stay in touch.

Christmas Programs

I love the Christmas season... Nothing is cuter than seeing little girls and boys all dressed up ready to perform, or not to perform (that is the real entertaining part). This year we had three programs to go to. First a t Immanuel Lutheran for Cayli, next at North for Riley and last at Dance Preschool for Cayli. All were a hit, and all had cute candid moments. Here are some pictures of the kids all dressed up... Soooo cute.

First Snow of the Year Fun

The kids had a blast playing in the snow. They didn't seem to care that the temperature was only 10 above!! Justin set them up on the snowmobile and they took turns riding the sled and driving. They had a so much fun. On Sunday they went to Ephrata to Dan Dishon's house and rode on the street with his kids. Sunday night the kids were so tired, but so excited about their fun weekend. Thanks Dad!

Family Photo Day Favorites

We had a family picture day a few weeks ago. These are some of my favorites. Cam was a stinker and cried the entire time. If it wasn't for those dandelions the photo shoot would have been a bust!

The Beginning

So..... I started this blog so I could share our family story and everyday life with our friends and family. I wanted to be able to share photos, scrap pages and everyday happenings with you. I know I won't be the daily blogger and if I get to it once a month for a month in review, I will be happy!

We are gearing up for Christmas and are not sure of our plans quite yet. We will more than likely be heading to Sidney, MT for the holidays to be with family and friends. Justin is itching to go snowmobiling on his new SLED!! He can't wait to get in the snow and get crazy! Today when the snow started falling, he had instant permagrin!!!

Riley, Cayli and Camryn are enjoying the holiday decorations, advent calendars (we have five this year) and they are singing Christmas carols everyday. I just sent out my Christmas cards and am really being a slug. I started to scrapbook again and feel like this blogging is going to be a fun way to share my stuff.

Bobbi and I went to the Broadway play the Color Purple on Wednesday night. It was a great show. It was both funny and emotional. We enjoyed a night out, eating dinner and having a little girl time.

Well, that is all there is to say today. I am still figuring out the blogging set up and how to add pictures and such, so bear with me.