Winter Heaven

There is no place like the family cabin at Alta during a snow storm. The storm was so bad, it took us 2 hours to drive down the canyon. Had we stayed an extra night, we would have been snowed in for the full next day. Here are some photos from our overnighter up at the cabin.

Important January Birthday's

Madeline and Jake had important birthday's this year. Madeline turned 8 and will be baptized on February 6th. Jake turned 12 and will be ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood tomorrow during church. I am proud of my kids for the great people they are now and will become in the future!

Here are a few pictures from Madeline's birthday party. We turned our dining room into "Cafe de Madeline" and Mitch, Jake and Pete were the waiters for the girls. The girls were asked to wear their favorite dress-ups to the party. The menu consisted of Madeline's favorite foods and the girls could order 1 of 3 entres, plus dessert and drinks. They each had enough Monopoly money to cover their meal and a tip. Then we played the "Freeze dance" game and musical chairs. It turned out to be a great party.






Jake didn't have a big party this year, instead, he attended his first Klondike Camp with the Boy Scouts. He also got to spend half a school day skiing with his dad and eating lunch up at Collins Grill at Alta Ski Resort. We also had a family dinner at Outback Steak House.

Snapshots of Christmas

Here are a few pictures from the Holiday's. I have more, but my new photo program is really hard to use, so this is as much as I have time and patience to do now. The photos are of our kids and Pete and I in New York.

That's my Girl!

Peter's family celebrates Santa Lucia because of their Swedish heritage. This was Madeline's first year to dress up and deliver the Christmas sweets. She was so excited. She's growing up too fast--that's my only complaint!