Snow Days

We spent the morning at Emily's last Saturday and the kids had a BLAST tubing down her deck stairs. They packed the stairs with snow so it was smooth sailing! Emily has an amazing camera and snapped a bunch of pics of the kids. This is one of my favorites, so I scrapped it for a challenge Brittney is having at scrapmatters.com. I wish we had stairs the kids could ride down! :)

Andy and Kelly!

Andy, Kelly, Bell, Mack and Lola are staying with us this week. Yay! They came up from Mesa for a family wedding and we were lucky enough to have them stay with us. The kids have loved playing in the snow! Matthew and Isaac think they've discovered the world's best friends! We are so sad to see them go, but it's been a great time! Next time it's our turn to visit Arizona! :) We can't wait!

Hey guys... Guess what?!

Winter Wonderland!!!

Wow! My Christmas wish is really coming true! I remember winters as a kid having so much snow that we could carve caves out of the mounds of snow created when Dad shoveled the driveway, and I've always wanted that for my kids. So it looks like this is the year!

We woke up this morning to a HUGE snow storm! From the time I went to bed (around 12:30 this morning) and 7:30 when I woke up, we received 6 to 8 inches of snow! And it's still snowing! Yee hah!! I just LOVE this stuff! It took me about 45 minutes to dig out half of the driveway and my car in order to get to work this morning, but it's worth it... And what a great workout! ;) Anyway, here are a few pictures I took at my office. They don't really capture exactly how much snow there really is, but you can get a sense just by what is still on the trees. So for all you Texans, see what you're missing?!? Oooo I'm lovin' this!

Aren't you jealous!??!?

New and Improved!

Come check out the new and improved ScrapMatters blog. http://scrapmatters.com/wordpress. We're going to be updating it daily with so much! Freebies, instructions, photo challenges, and more! If you're an experienced digital scrapper or a newbie, you'll find something to enjoy!! Check it out!!

Happy New Year!!

From all of us to all of you (I think there are 3 of you!), HAPPY NEW YEAR! We wish you all the best this coming year. May the peace and love of our Savior permeate every aspect of your lives. We love you!

Our First Carriage Ride!

Last Friday was such a fun day! We decided to take the boys to Temple Square to see the lights and while we were there decided to go on a horse-drawn carriage ride. Too fun! However, it took us about an hour to find a parking place! We weren't aware that it was the night of the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas concert, but quickly found that every parking place between Sandy and SLC was taken! :) It was crazy busy and EXTREMELY cold (around17 degrees!!), but so much fun. The boys loved the lights but really had a blast with that horse! Our driver's name was Mindy and our horse's name was Bart. The ride lasted about 30 minutes, but after walking outside for so long, Ben and I decided it would be best to get Noah out of the cold. So half way through the ride (as we got close to our parking place) Ben and Noah hopped out and ran for the car. They were very glad to get into a warm car! Matthew, Isaac and I finished our ride, but Isaac was REALLY upset that Dad left. So after about 5 minutes of crying, the carriage that had been following us pulled up to the side. It turned out that Mindy's husband was the driver of that carriage and came up beside us to offer Isaac a candy cane! It was SO sweet! He just said, "It sounds like someone could use a candy cane!" and reached out his hand. I jumped up as quickly as I could to take the candy from his hand as they zoomed past. How nice was that? Then as we road down the street we passed about 5-6 college students all dressed up as Santa. They had stockings full of candy canes and chocolates. As soon as they saw my two boys in the carriage, they ran along side us until they pulled out candy canes for them. Matthew and Isaac were in heaven! As we approached the end of the ride, our carriage drove north on Main Street and we saw the most beautiful view of the Salt Lake Temple. It was the most amazing night... even though it started out so frustrating with the traffic and parking, it really was a great experience to be able to enjoy the holiday season together. How lucky am I to have this sweet family to share it with? As Rev Run would say, "God is good!"

Here are some pictures of Temple Square, and a LO I did for our first carriage ride!


Wow! A photo with the whole fam! Thank you, kind stranger!


Look at that cute little bundle!


I think I took 186 pics just to get ONE where they were both looking at the camera!


This is one of my favorites. It's taken from across the reflecting pool...


Here is the LO I made. Find full credits here.