Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday to my Ry! He's the best dad and husband anyone has ever had! He is the one who decorated Christmas tree grove (somehow we didn't get around to buying a real tree so he decorated some we already had) and put up the lights outside. Nice work! Just a couple more reasons why we keep him around.

Santa Baby

Notice Tate is dissing Ruthie for the cell phone, feel the love.

Ruthie takes a dance class at our 13 year old neighbors house once a week. She loves class, but apparently the performing thing didn't go so well. At her recital she just went and sat with Ryan. Ry actually missed skiing to be there. But I was working that night so he represented! What a guy!
Also, Ruthie has quite a scrape by her eye from tripping in a parking lot with her hands in her coat pockets. She skidded to a stop on her face! Ouch!

The rest of the girls bowing while Ruthie clings onto her teacher.


This was this morning at breakfast. Are we glad Tate's getting new pj's for Christmas or what?

Thanksgiving trip highlights

We had such a great time in Arizona! Here are just a few of everyone's favorite highlights.



These are the only pictures I have of me on our trip! My favs were:
-Going to see 'Twilight' with my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. Loved it!!
-Learning how to make and can applesauce. Yum!
-Visiting with friends and seeing the Mesa Temple lights

Ryan's adventures included:

-Taking the Jeeps 4-wheeling in the desert and shooting shotguns.

-Mountain biking

-And of course played in a Turkey Bowl!

Tate:

-Chilled with his cousin Emmett. This is the best shot I got. They are not cooperative subjects.
-Loved playing with Dodge the dog! We are lucky he is so patient with the kids.

Ruthie:

-Had a blast playing with Orren (no picture:( )

-Watched football on Thanksgiving (see 3 pictures up)

-Dressed up in her aunts old dance costumes and dancing with them/wrestling Tate!

Tate turns 1!

We celebrated Tate's first birthday on Thanksgiving Day in Arizona. We were lucky enough to have both families there for presents and pie. He obviously enjoyed his pumpkin cheesecake! We love this little man and can't believe it has been a whole year since he joined our family. He such a sweetheart and still loves to snuggle. I will take that as long as I can! His favorite things right now are: climbing everything, throwing everything, balls, cars, animals and anything noisy.