Lucy is Four!!!

We woke up early and took a trip to the mountains to go tubing!!! It was SO MUCH FUN!!!! Our first stop was the bagel shop!

The kids did great on the way up. ( we made sure Lucy took dramamine beforehand poor thing! ) We finally got there and the kids were SO excited to get out and touch the snow! In fact all day Lucy kept saying she wanted to touch her nose to the snow!

Stetson BARELY made it. He was one inch shorter than you were supposed to be..but I stretched him as tall as could be for everyone that asked.

Lucy and I coming down the hill together.

Stetson and I.

I let him wear my hat for a bit.....the weather was AMAZING. We weren't cold at all!

Stetson LOVED the snow!

The lines to go tubing. We only got to go three times in two hours!!! Sad, but we still had a ton of fun!

And Lucy even got to touch her nose to the snow!

We then drove home, and had a party for her that night!

She got a ton of fun stuff and the thing she liked the best that night was her keyboard.

Stetson breakdancing to the music Lucy was playing!

My mom got an AWESOME cake!

Our two kiddos dancing the night away while we all watched and laughed!

I had a ton of fun on her birthday, and she said she did too :)

Christmas Day

Christmas Day was fantastic!!! We learned that anything with wheels or balls made Stetson happy!!

After Christmas at our own house, we took naps and then went over to Lynda and Steve's. Here was our feast, a la Wood Ranch! It was amazing!

Lucy brought her new doll over to join in on the fun.

We attempted family pictures as soon as we got there. This one is the best we got :)

Stetson got his beloved grocery cart. Troy hates the fact that he got one, but he LOVES it!

Lucy got "heel shoes"...her favorite thing these days!

You can't really tell, but we are sporting matching locket necklaces that Lynda got us :)

We even got a chance to Skype with Crystal, Kyle, Trey and Kajsa! Technology is awesome!

Here the kids are huddled around the laptop to see their cousins.

Christmas Eve 2011

We had my grandparents and brother and mom over again for Christmas Eve. I made my chili again, and this year, just brownie sundaes were dessert. It was low key, less people than normal, and it was a lot of fun! We even decorated with Lucy's preschool projects. Here she is next to her beloved gingerbread man!

I have really let go lately and let her tape her projects where she wants ( usually just in her room or next to our desk in my room ).This time I taped her projects to the kitchen cabinets. Those who know me well, know that this was hard for me to do, but totally worth it! She loved it!

Here we are a eatin away!

Lucy was very excited to get her "American Girl doll". It actually is a knock off one from Target, but she calls it her American Girl doll. Some of her friends have real ones, and she just figured hers was too. We don't need to spoil it by telling her otherwise!

We had a secret santa that came by that night and dropped off A TON of presents for our family. It was an amazing surprise!

Playing with his remote control car.

Uncle Mike really helped Lucy a lot dressing and undressing her doll.

Right before she went to bed, we put reindeer dust out on the lawn....

Right before Troy and I went to bed....

Santa's piles for the kids.

Gingerbread houses 2011

It has been quite a tradition for us to make gingerbread houses with Troy's parents! Here they are beforehand with each grandparent.....

The boys team......
Versus the girls team!
We had a lot of fun! And the kids thought eating all this candy was WONDERFUL!

Lucy and Troy are very disciplined when it comes to hard work and a good project.
Stetson on the other hand, liked playing with the box. Much more becoming!
Especially when the box contains a bow!
After all was said and done, Lucy opened up a bit.....and got a mouthful of frosting!
Even though Troy's was SO much better, mine looks better in this picture. Mine is the one on the left.

The Bible in 90 days!!!

Can you do it? I hope I can! That is a lofty goal, especially with all of my masters homework that I have, however I really feel it is something I need to do. I haven't decided when I am going to do the reading, whether it is getting up earlier, or doing it at lunch. I feel like if I attempt to do it at night, it is not going to be a goal I will accomplish. 90 days is QUICK! There is a lot of reading each night. I have never read the Bible though cover to cover, and I feel it is time. Let me know if you want to join in on the journey! It starts today, Feb. 1st, and if you click here you can read the blog post we all are supposed to be checking in on (those of us who took the challenge). We are supposed to check in every Wed. for accountability purposes. I think that part might really help me! Wish me luck! What a great goal right?