Cabin Fun

 2014!!

On New Years Day we headed to the Swensen's cabin for a few days.  We had a great time despite Asher getting a little flu bug.

Walking across frozen Georgetown Lake. 

 I'll admit, I did have a few paranoid mom flashes of one of the boys falling through ice, but then the ice fishermen told us the ice was 2 feet thick! 

We also had quite the fun time sledding.  We'd pull the sled behind the moto up the mountain road and go flying down.  The first time Kason came down he was laying in the sled like on the luge and Dick had to tackle the sled for fear he was going all the way to the bottom of the mountain!

 Getting Pulled up 

A little worn out.  She actually fell asleep in the back of the moto!

Ice cream!

Yes, that is a big ol scoop of ice cream she's holding in her hand.

 Free Ice skating!

 Kason showed quite a bit of improvement this go around.  

And Asher...well our backs still told us he has some more practicing ahead.

It was great to spend some time together in the mountains!

Christmas 2013

Christmas Vacation at the Swensen's was fun as usual! 

Ninja Turtles from Santa

Warms my heart.  Asher had just opened the sword Kason gave him.

Her first official purse.  It even has "lipstick" and a phone in it. What more could she ask for?!

This picture cracks me up.  The boys "crafting" by putting their guns together.

sledding indoors!

Kason pulling Kenzie around, right before this activity got the nix.

These two little stinkers.  This is the sauna, or more appropriately called, the cave, the hideout... 

Whenever it was dinner time we'd say "where's Asher, where's Taylor?"  This is the first place to look for these two.

Shooting some guns.  First time with a real gun for Asher.

Holding cousin Boyd

Then we got to come home and have another Christmas with my family over facetime.  We love our families!

All decked out in pajamas and slippers

Christmastime

It seems like such a long while ago that I took these pictures!  I love everything about Christmas time and remembering the reason for the season!

I was so excited to finally have room for a full size tree.  No more squeezing a little one into an already squished apartment.  We braved the - 25 degree blizzard to go get this beauty:

Putting the star on top...

...3 different times. :)

Here's the little tree we've had from the dollar store since we were first married.  I still love it and the kids got to have it upstairs this year.  Can you spy the 8 ornaments on 1 branch and the little culprit who did that?!  Emry would many times be excitedly screaming, "Christmas wights!"

All dressed up for Christmas time at church.  Once again, Grandma saves the day!

Just another day before heading to family's house:

Epic battles,

coloring,

writing the gold plates (we go through loads of scratch paper a day),

hiding (standing on the flour bucket in the pantry is one of Emry's favorite spots.  She opens the door and yells "peek-a-boo, I see you"),

classic whippy faces,

and dancing in the kitchen.

Finally after our church Christmas party and a fun cookie exchange we headed to Isaac's parents' house.

Lovin the bath, probably the last picture of a bath together.  Kason claims he is done with baths and has moved on to showers.

The girls painting nails with Katie

Christmas Eve dinner

2 Years Old

Well, Whippy is 2!

Kason wanted to name her Whippy before she was born and the name has stuck, thanks in large part to Jim and Michelle. :)

This girl keeps us on our toes and we love her to pieces.

This is the face she made every time we told her she was going to get birthday presents.

She also quickly learned to say "Emmy biday" and "2" while holding up all five fingers.

A common face lately

I love this picture.  Look at all those boys surrounding her playing with a doll.  I think she has us wrapped around her finger.

She likes to draw and usually commands me to draw a star and fower (flower) for her on the paper.  So, she got a pretty amazing flower cake (poor girl is always going to have the holiday busyness around her birthday.  We've decided December is not a good month for a birthday).

Love her

About Emry:
-Still sucks her thumb and twirls her hair.
-Major stranger anxiety (or really anyone other than Mom, Dad, Kason, and Asher anxiety)
-Loves flowers, stars, and kitty cats
-She can hold her own against her brothers and has been known to bite
-My favorite thing is she loves to give hugs.  She always gets up early before Kason and Asher.  When she sees them come into the room first thing in the morning she yells their name and opens her arms wide and runs in for a hug.  She also has to give hugs before bed
-She loves playing hide and go seek with her big brothers and can pretty much count to 10
-I remember being worried that she wasn't talking as much as early as the boys did.  My worries weren't necessary.  She talks in sentences now....alot.  And is into the "why mama?"
-Alot of times she not only says no, it's a "no way!"
-On the other side of the spectrum she usually says sure instead of yes.  It's so cute to hear her say "shu, mama".  It sounds so amiable.
-Her latest gem of a saying is, "Gimme dat!"
-She calls herself "Emmy" and I find myself calling her that alot as well.
She sure makes us smile!