Annual Cabin Trip 2013

I have not posted for a long time, I don't know what my problem is.  Life has been good.  I am behind on my posting and hopefully I will get caught up in the next few weeks.

We had a wonderful trip a few weekends ago down to Salt Lake and to Park City Utah for our annual Cabin trip with the Hamilton's and most of Reid's Family (we missed Ben's family and Roxanne's family:)

We had such a great time!  The kids looked forward to this trip for weeks, in fact Treyton and Mitchel had their suitcases packed for 2 weeks before hand.  Some times the anticipation is better than the actual experience.

This is when we first got to the cabin, they were so excited for all the open space!

We usually ride up the hill to the cabin in a snowmobile, but this year we decided we needed the exercise so we hiked up the hill!  I was sore the next day, it was a different kind of workout than what I am used to.

I love this picture!  Savanna was helping Carolina eat her breakfast!

Reid anhd the boys went out looking for wildlife!

Me and Mitchel trying to get warm by the fire! 

Carolina trying to blow the fire!  So cute!

Brad and Corri the wonderful hosts! (And Grandma in the corner!)

The girls getting ready to go to bed!

Ice fishing! The kids had such a blast fishing!  They all caught fish!

 My poor Treyton- the picture doesn't do it justice how bad his face was.  He fell on the treadmill a few days before the cabin and then got sunburned while ice fishing and the poor kids face swelled up!

 On our way home from Salt Lake we went to temple square and they went to the children's museum, it was so cool!

We had a lot of fun!

Grandma Call

 Grandma with me, Mitchel, Savanna & Treyton

 Grandma and Savanna

 Grandma and baby Mitchel

 Grandma and baby Treyton

Grandma and Carolina and Kate

My Grandma Call passed away on Sunday February 4th 2013.  She has not been well for about the passed 2 years and my parents moved her into their home.  This has been a wonderful way to spend time with her, because everytime we have gone to my parents home she has been there.  We have had many opportunities to serve her and to watch this amazing lady grow old gracefully until she passed away. It has been amazing watching my parents take such great care of her.

She had been doing pretty well other than her hearing and her sight she still had her sense of humor and was pretty self sufficient, my parents took care of her meals and laundry and such and had to help her bath because she didn't have much strength.  But the passed two weeks or so she really went down hill fast.  The last couple of times I saw her last week I could tell that she was dying.  It was hard to see her that way, but I am so grateful that I had the chance to see her so often and spend time with her.

She is such an amazing example to me of kindness, gratitude, humor, and enduring to the end.  She was the best Grandma a girl could ask for.  She was so incredibly supportive my entire life.  She never missed a dance recital, piano recital, baptism, baby blessing, or birthday party.  She loved her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids.

It has been wonderful having her so close and seeing my children get to know and love her.  My kids have been very concerned since her passing about where Grandma's body was and if we would see her again.  There is definately a hole in the place that Grandma sat at my parents home and she is going to be greatly missed.  It is wonderful to have the knowledge that we will see her again, and the knowledge that there is life after death.  Thank you for everything Grandma, I love you!

Christmas 2012

This was one of the best Christmas season's I have ever had as an adult that I can remember.  We got an early Christmas present and found out at the end of November that Reid was going to be going back out to the site to work starting in January.  We are very excited that he doesn't have to drive truck anymore, although we were grateful for the job this last year it was very trying to have him on the road.  We couldn't really even stomach him driving even for another month so he gave his notice to Doug Andrus and has been working construction for a friend this last month.  We feel very grateful that he has had the work and mostly that he gets to come home every night.  I know that this job loss happened to us for a reason, I feel like a lot of things have been put into perspective in our lives and most importantly we have felt our Heavenly Father's love for us through this journey.

We had our usual Christmas eve celebration with the Sargent Family, we enjoyed a delicious prime rib dinner at my parents home and then headed over to the William's house for our annual Nativy scene and talent show.

On Christmas morning we got up and had our own present opening extravaganza, then we went over to my parents house and had a yummy breakfast and opened presents with the Sargent family. 

Then later in the afternoon we went over to Reid's parents and had a delicious turkey dinner and opened presents with the Fuhriman family.

 This is what Santa brought Savanna, a motorscooter, some books, the movie "Savannah Smiles", and a watch along with a few treats and small items in her stocking.

 Carolina got twin baby dolls (Charlotte and Slade) a twin stroller, a crayola set, some books and a watch

 Mitch got a motorscooter, some books, a Doug Andrus truck, and a few items in his stocking

Treyton got a motorscooter, an Army guy play set, some books, and stocking stuffers.

We all got spoiled and enjoyed much time with our parents, sibling and cousins.  The kids can play for endless hours with their best friends who happen to be their cousins.  What a blessing!

 Santa also brought some new Wii games

 The kids loved their stuff.

Reid gave me this Simon Dewy painting, I love it!

 Our little Angel Carolina

 The cute star Charlotte

 Baby Jesus- Slade

Our own nativity scene

 Little Olivia

 Shane

All of us enjoying the show

 Sara and Shane did a beautiful duet

 Savanna played "Let it Snow"

 Mitchel played "Jolly Old St. Nicholas"

 My Dad sang "Birthday of a King"

New hair curlers

My Mom and Savanna and I went to the Christmas expo over at Bonneville yesterday.  We ran into a booth that sold the coolest hair curlers that I have ever seen.  I wanted them so bad, Grandma decided to buy some and then all the grandkids could use them.  My girls got to try them last night.  They are super easy to put in, they stay in don't leave straggly ends and the curls turned out so pretty!  Reid was watching me put them in and decided he wanted to do it. 

Christmas Trains and Santa Claus

Savanna making her train

Mitchel

Savanna

Stevan and Slad

The twin's first Christmas- they didn't even cry!

Carolina told santa she wanted a balloon!

Treyton wants an electric scooter

Savanna and Easton- the two oldest cousins- how embarrassing, we made them sit on his lap together!

Mitch asked for an electric scooter also!

Last Monday my Mom had her annual Christmas party.  Usually we decorate Gingerbread houses, but after many years of trying to put together those darn graham cracker houses she came up with the idea of making candy trains instead.  It was perfect, so much easier, the kids had a ball and they turned out great.  After we were finished with the trains we had a not so suprise visit from Santa!  It is so fun to see the kids get so excited to tell him what they want for Christmas.