Christmas Tree Hunt!

Every year we go into the mountains to get a tree, and sometimes two, the day after Thanksgiving. This year the girls got out of school a day early so we decided to go get our tree the day before Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun together! It took us a few hours but in the end we found what we were looking for. These pictures are from our first stop. We stopped about 4 times and by then we didn't want to carry the camera any more. Plus after using a hatchet to cut down two trees I was too worn out to take pictures. I'm sure we will post some pictures of the trees once they are in the house and decorated.

Alexys helping Katie not fall down in the snow.

Katie trying to see out from under her snow hat.

Alexys being her sweet funny self.

Hope you all have or had a great Thanksgiving!!!!!

Alexys

After Tracy's funeral my whole family came over to our house because that evening Alexys had a choir concert. Alexys had 2 solos and a duet.

She did a beautiful job!!

This is at the football game. We were all a bit tired from the long drive. Alexys might look a tad annoyed with me but she still loves me!!

She has beautiful eyes!!



As you can see we enjoy being close up when we take pictures of Alexys.

This is at the cabin we stayed at last weekend.

I love spending time with my family!!

Katie

Katie is a very busy girl. She seems to be on the go constantly. Between all of her therapy and school she is also in dance and then there is just the simple fact that she has more energy than 3 average kids. She keeps us on the go but we love her. Here are some things she has done over the past few weeks.

Alexys & Katie at the school Halloween carnival.

Katie in her dance clothing at her Grandma and Grandpa Housley's house


Katie on our trip across Idaho to watch a state football game. She didn't seem to care we had to wrap a pull-up around the headphones in order for them to fit her little head. Funny girl!



Katie at the football game. We had just driven over 6 hours to get to the game and she was still smiling! She does great in the car. We spend a lot of time going places so it's a good thing.


We spent this past weekend up at a cabin.
This is Katie on Sat. morning eating her waffles.


What a happy girl she is. We have been blessed to have two wonderful daughter. I will post some of Alexys' updates in a few days.

Have a great day!!!!

Baby pictures of Tracy

Here are a few pictures of Tracy when he was a baby and in grade school.

He was such a cute baby. The first one is of Mom and Tracy when he was around 18 months. Still an only child.

This is Tracy at age 2.

Tracy in grade school, my guess is around 7.

My Brother Tracy

Tracy passed away peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours Sat. Oct. 31, 2009. He was a special spirit of our Heavenly Fathers. He suffered from epilepsy for over 40 years and God has finally given him the relief he deserves. I am so happy for him, but my heart hurts. Our family will miss him and we look forward to the day we get to meet him again and when we will have the opportunity to get to know him as his true self. We love you Tracy!! Till we meet again...

Clean Pantry!!!!

So I am always grateful for the fact that I have a pantry. It's not a giant one but it's a good size for me. Some day I hope to get one that is bigger but for now this one is great.

Anyway! I decided today to rearrange mine and I always feel so much better when it's done. It's amazing how many things you have in there that you don't need or that is just out of date. So now I have room for some things from the case lot sale. The rest will just have to stay out on the shelf in the garage till it's needed. Now if I could get the rest of my house organized again!

Well sorry to bore you but I just wanted to share and maybe lite a fire under some of you out there that might need to do the same soon! Have a great day!!

It may not seem clean to you but it is clean for me.

We do have a lot of stuff in here don't we.

Top shelf.

An Afternoon At The Park!

We have one of the prettiest city parks. It sits on an island in the middle of town. Most towns don't even have a river running through their towns, but we have that and a park in the middle of it. I have always loved this place and it's fun to be able to take my own kids there.

The water is way down right now. Normally all these rocks are under water.

She loves to look at the water

Katie was having fun climbing everything!


She wants so much to be able to do these things on her own but luckily her Dad is willing to climb with her.

Craig is such a good Daddy!! Super Dad even! :)

Alexys decided after being at the park for a while to go and find a pretty, quiet spot to lay down and read.

But Craig and Katie found her!

And then her quiet came to an end!

They do have fun together!

Always wrestling... he needs a son here to play with, oh wait! Katie makes up for that she loves it!

I had to step in and save Alexys... I do love this man!

Even if he is a big tease... Maybe because of that.?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So funny!!

What a fun afternoon!!!

I love my family!!!!!!!

First Day of Dance

Katie started her dance class today. She really had a good time. I forgot to take my camera so these pictures are from my phone. Sorry they are such poor quality... She is still cute though! We need to get her some ballet shoes and some tap shoes. She can't wait till next week!

Katie with her class. (She is almost 8 and the oldest of the other girls is about 5)

Worn out!

Watching the other kids getting ready to leave.

She had a great time!!!!

Powder Puff Football & White Water Rafting!!!

Friday September 11 was South Fremont's Homecoming. So Alexys played on the Freshman Powder Puff Football team. She did a great job. She really got in there and made some key plays. I wish I had gotten the picture when she leveled the girls in the grey pants in front of her in these pictures. These are the best pictures I got of the event.

So on Saturday September,12 Craig and I went with the Elders of Twin Groves Ward and we rafted the Hoback. It was a lot of fun! I didn't dare take my camera so I only have these two pictures of before we went. If you want to see some really funny shots of us taken by the photographers on the river go to Floatograph.com and find us on there. We were there on the 12th and for some reason our time of day says 100. Anyway!!! We all had a fun weekend to say the least!

School Pictures!

I decided I didn't like regular school pictures or their price. So I decided to take my own pictures of the girls this year. I took Alexys and her friend Alyssa down to the river bottoms by the railroad bridge to do their pictures and then I just took Katie into our back yard and the field behind our house. I think they turned out good. It helps to have girls that take good pictures.

Katie is almost impossible to get a good picture of. She never stops moving so most of her pictures are a big blur. So I am happy with the ones I got of her.

Here are three of each of them.

These were my favorites out of all the many I took.