The Nutcracker

My DD is in royal blue with the long, dark blond hair. she is behind the second "Toy" that goes down:)

The video upload is not working so well see if I get it up. I;m working on it:)

Merry Christmas

Hope you had a wonderful day. I wish you a happy and healthy year to come. This is a few of the things we did this year. Enjoy:)

We were able to go on a BIG Cali. Trip. We visited Disney Land, California Adventures, Universal Studios, Sea World, and San Diego Zoo. This is my oldest "assisting" on stage.









We played around with face painting. What goes around comes around:)









Lagoon with my family. My parents took us all for our birthdays this year. Thanks Mom and Dad.











Vacation we took to Bear Lake were Grandpa Christensen was able to meet up with us. Thank you Lara for watching the kids one night so that DC and I were able to go to USU.











The Christensen Family reunion that we get to do twice a year. It is fun being able to keep in touch.










First day of school, 5th, 2nd, and kindergarten.

















Enjoyed Point Defiance in WA along with friends, family, and blueberry picking.










Hiking "the narrows" at Dixie Rock, UT. We were able to do Dixie Rock a few times this year with cousins.














Chased goats at my aunt's house in ID. My kids met "new" cousins and we had a lot of fun.










We Joined my brother and his wife's family for the 4th of July celebrations. we had a lot of fun. Thanks for having us.








We went camping with cousins after a Sanders family reunion. It was a lot of fun to see everyone that came and missed the ones that didn't.

donations

I just came across this site and thought it was a good idea. Here is the link to the classrooms that are asking for Signing Time products but you can search for all kinds of things. Happy helping:)

Lots of stuff

C1 is now gaming with his cousin in TX. On one hand I can't believe my 9 year old is gaming on the internet and on the other hand I'm loving the skills he is learning and the friendship that he is forming with his cousin.
C3 built this "nest" for herself one night. I thought she was very cute and needed a picture before we had to break it down to carry her up to bed.
C2's 7th Birthday cake. He wanted a laser tag cake like his brother. I'm definitely not good enough to do a laser tag cake so this is what he ended up with. We took him and some friends to play laser tag and had pizza at home.
C2 got a "Builders Award" at school for his enthusiasm.
C1's birthday cake. He turned 9 and wanted a camouflage/laser tag cake. I'm not that good so this is how it turned out. He invited some of his friends to play laser tag for his party.
C1 grew this in his garden from a plant that he got from his third grade teacher, Mr. Mower. He was very proud of this and liked to pick at it for a snack.
We went to WA to visit the Grandparents there. I think these pic. show my kids personalities very well. This is c1 in the cold water the whole time!
This is c3 having fun!
This is c2 at the beach! He ventured out of the car twice for a total of less then 5 min.

Blueberry picking, we could not get the kids out of the field.
This one is for all the Twilight Fans out there:)
The boys went to Camp Invention. This is c1's third year.
This was c2's first year.
What is summer without swimming lessons? All the kids are improving.
This is c2 going off the diving board.
This is C3 loving the diving board.
This is the only pic of D and I on our Cruise to Alaska that we took in June. My parents watched the kids. Thanks Mom and Dad:)
We had a lot of fun at Wheeler Farm with our cousins. This is C2.
C1 and C3
We had a lot of fun with this rickshaw.
C1 off to his first Cub Scout Day Camp.
This is last spring, C2 is in the yellow long sleeve shirt.
C1 is in blue.
Hope you all are doing well. Would love to hear from you:)