Snow Days!

We took the kids on a sledding day today! We were actually going to go to Island Park, but it's been snowing like crazy all day long, so we thought that probably wouldn't be wise. Well, we had a lot of fun anyway, sledding down the hill at Smith Park! Here are some fun pictures (even my parents joined in on the fun!) and even a video or two! :)

A few pre-sledding pics:




Me and Claire at the bottom of the hill!


Josh by his sled; Papa on the sled trying to go down (the green sleds didn't move!!) and Devin and Claire at the bottom of the hill!


Gotta love Andrew's face!!! :)


Papa helping Claire onto the sled:


Josh biffs it! :)

Storytime and some other things of Fun

The story time at the Orem Public Library is what I always imagined story time should be like... About 30+ kids with their parents sitting around enjoying a lady with ultra high energy dancing about and bursting into song! :P Claire LOVED every second! Andrew wasn't so sure about it... and Joshua was 'too cool' to join in, so he sat at a little kids table and read books to himself. So funny! (wish I would've gotten a pic of Josh being studious at a table! :))




Here are also some fun random pictures from different times during our stay in Orem with the Hendriksen's:

The kids sitting on each other! :)


Josh, Claire, Julia (trying to avoid the camera) and Grandma Hendriksen...having a nice time on the couch together! :)


Devin was sleeping a moment before this picture was taken...sad I missed it!


Mellie was letting Andrew take pictures with her camera (brave woman!!)--he took an extreme close-up of his mouth! It was hilarious! (I want a copy of that if you still have it, Mel!)


A couple of little Peter shots...he's so advanced! He can stand already! :)



We went to Costco for a few things to ship home, and this is usually how my kids like to sit in the shopping cart. Yah, we don't quite fit...



Thanks for putting up with us and having so much fun with us, everyone! We miss you already!

Mmmmmmmmmmm....Food!

We went to Golden Corral with Devin's parents...mmmm! Gotta love the buffet! And it was just nice to be with them some more.

Swim Fun

Another thing that Rexburg needs!!

Look how cool this swimming pool is! Wow! There was this huge 'cup' at the top that would continuously fill with water, and then when it was full, would just tip over and pour out over anyone who happened to be under it! Amazing! :)



Mellie and Drew:


You can almost see Devin with Claire and Andrew under the big play-thing:


Julia, Claire and Ethan ready to swim! (I never got a picture of Joshua at this place...he moved so fast!)


We all had such a fun time!

Jungle Jim's

This is what Rexburg needs!!!! This is an indoor play place in Midvale, Utah...SUPER COOL!!! The kids LOVED it! They played and screamed and squealed and had an absolute ball being kids with lots of other kids being kids! :) I will let the pictures speak for themselves!

Blessings

Peter's Blessing Day!! It was such a neat experience! and Peter looked so adorable in his little white tux! My mom made this tux for Josh's blessing day, out of the material that she used to make my wedding dress! :) So amazing! So, here are some nice photos in memory of the day:

Little Peter with Daddy:





A few generations(my mom, Mellie, Celeste, my Grandma, and peter):



My Papa and Me!



Dad and Danno:



Some family photos: