For New Years we headed up to
Parowan to play in the snow. We had invited some friends to come with us, but their daughter got sick, and they stayed home. I was bummed at first, but we still had a great time! Wednesday we got up there are right away got our snow clothes on, and started to build a snow slide for Claire and Carlie! They had a blast going down the slide. It started getting really blizzard like, so we headed inside for the night, had some hot chocolate, and watched a movie.
Thursday we played outside for a good part of the morning. The girls came in and took a nap, then we got ready to head up to Brian Head (the Giant Steps lift) to watch the fireworks. We got up there an hour early, and got a perfect parking spot! We had planned on sitting on the tailgate of the truck, but it was FREEZING outside! So we flipped the truck around, and decided to sit in the front seats and watch the fireworks from inside. Then we ended up going back outside and standing in the snow with all the other people that came to see the fireworks. There was a DJ right at the bottom of the run, playing fun music, so we danced around while we waited for the festivities to start. Right at 6pm, the employees from
BrianHead all rode up the ski lift with "Torches" (red flares) There were about 60 people all together on the ski lift. Once they all got to the top, the came down the ski run waving the torches. It was pretty dang cool! After that there was a 15 minute fireworks show! It was a lot of fun, and the girls really enjoyed everything! We headed back to the house, had dinner, watched a movie, and headed to bed! Aaron and I tried REALLY hard to stay up till midnight, but around 11:30 we were out!
Friday morning the girls played outside some more, then we packed up and headed home!
It was a fun trip with just our little family. The girls
didnt fight very much, and it was very relaxing! I cant wait to go up again in a few weeks!
This Deer, was not afraid of people. In fact right after this picture, it started EATING my shirt. Seriously, I had to PULL my shirt from its mouth. I about died laughing!
The girls really enjoyed being away from home. They loved seeing all of the animals, and kept asking if we could get a bunny! Claire was very daring and would stick her hands in the gates, and try to pet some of the animals. Carlie, was very careful, and didnt really pet any animals that werent supposed to be pet!
Me at 12 weeks pregnant. Can I just say I am SO glad to be done with my first Trimester?! There were a few weeks where I felt sick ALL DAY LONG. Food didnt sound good, and I was tired all the time. It was pretty bad! Now I am feeling GREAT! Food tastes/sounds good again, I have energy again, and I dont think I have as crazy of mood swings as before! I havent gained any weight, but I feel a little thicker in the middle! Im looking forward to finding out what we are having!
Claire going down the little slide we made.
Me and the girls waiting for the Torch parade to start!
Christmas morning we opened presents from Santa, then headed over to Aarons dads house.
Play with remote control trucks ...
Color
Sit in a train!
And finally, have a picture taken with Santa. I guess thats the 'not so fun' part! Claire did GREAT! She happily sat on Santas lap, told him what she wanted for Christmas, and even SMILED for the picture. Carlie... not so much. She wanted NOTHING to do with it. I ended up having to sit on santas lap, just to get Carlie in the picture. She wouldnt even look up! She is pretty stubborn!
Best of all, its free! They give you 1 5x7, and send you on your merry way!
When it came time for the girls to dance, Carlie DID NOT want to do it. She kept saying how shy she was, and that she didnt want everyone to laugh at her. It was pretty sad. Im just glad Claire still wanted to dance even though Carlie didnt! Claire did GREAT! She danced very well, and wasnt shy at all! Im so glad!
Dave and Linda brought the girls flowers! Thanks for driving all the way out here to see them! That sure meant a lot to them!
Claire helped Aaron put up our Christmas lights. Im so thankful that she took over for me while I dealt with my morning sickness that lasted all day!
Here is the entire family! (minus Keri) Im THANKFUL that we get to spend Thanksgiving with Grandma Walker each year. She is such an amazing woman!
My sister Keri was able to come home to visit in November! I hadnt seen her in over 7 months! It sure was nice getting to spend time with her, and hang out like old times! The twins were SO excited to see her as well! Every once in a while they will talk about how Keri lives in Washington, and they ask if they have cars and houses there! Its pretty funny. I cant wait for Keri to come down again!
Its really hard to get a picture where both girls are looking at the camera!
Claire was brave enough to touch one of the horse shoe crab things in the water. Carlie, not so much.
