Family Night Out

We all had fun learning how to ice skate again. It has been a few years since our last ice skating jaunt. The kids did a nice job and didn't have to hang on to the wall that much. I remember last time we did this my back was sore from holding Ashlynn up the whole time. No need this time, she just needed her hand to be held. We had a fun time!

Welcome 2011!!

Our family had a fun time ringing in the New Year. We joined in on the annual neighborhood New Years Eve party. All the kids were at one house with the Young Women in charge. The kids wore their pj's, ate popcorn, played games and watched a movie and the best part for the them was that there were no parents. When we showed up after midnight most of the kids were passed out in front of the TV with a few still running around. They thought it was great! The adults were at another house eating fun food, playing some really funny games and doing a white elephant gift exchange. We had some great laughs and it was also nice to get to know more people in our neighborhood/ward.

Hope you all have a enjoyable and prosperous 2011!

Until next Christmas...

The Kids Christmas

It was a quiet and relaxing Christmas for our family. We stayed in Utah and enjoyed our annual feast of fondue at Craig and Gail's house then we headed home to open gifts from Grandma's and Grandpa's that live in Idaho. We then got into are new Christmas pj's and headed to bed and checked where Santa was on the Internet tracker. He was on the East Coast delivering presents to their cousins. So, the kids were quick to get into bed and fall asleep. The next morning we all woke up and had a wonderful day together and ended with a yummy meal at our house. The kids were so excited to stay in their pj's all day long. We all hope our families that we couldn't be with had a Merry Christmas!

Can you say Sugar rush...

Treats..yum..yum..

I did a different "twist" with my pretzels this year. I found a recipe that had a yummy sauce that you pour over the pretzels and bake them in the microwave, then drizzle chocolate on them. Then, we added sprinkles to some of the pretzels. They turned out very yummy and looked very festive in their treat box. I made several batches of these with the help from my friend Kristy and our kids folded all the treat boxes. What great team work!

Christmas dance