Sunday, May 10, 2015

Christmas

In a whirlwind of driving and traveling we completed a two week family vacation.

The first stop.

Idaho Falls. Dalton time
We enjoyed --












  • A girls shopping trip
  • A sister reunion-- We hadn't seen a Lesley for more than two years.  And the cousins got to meet and catch up too.  Total number of kids---12 two six year old, (Montanna and Lydia)  five year old (Aubrey),  Three four year old (Eli and Brynlee and Eden) Two three year old (Ada and Emily) and three one year old (Anna and Ruger and Logan)
  • Great Ham dinner
  • Family Gift exchange and Grandma and Grandpa parents.
  • Homemade ice cream 
  • Games.
Next stop...
Post Falls
It also had been almost two years since we have been to visit them in Post Falls

  • Homemade ice cream
  • Basketball games
  • Funny faces
  • Temple night and fish fry
  • Lunch Date
  • Movie night
  • Uncle visits
  • Christmas morning magic
  • Banana grams
  • More homemade ice cream.
  • Great Chats
  • Great Food
  • Home improvement project


















This armor was a gift from the Lydia!! It was from the dollars store.  Some of the favorite presents cost so little.  Its just what he needed to play Narnia.  It is all a hit for his friends that come over.






The Nutcracker,  a Christmas classic.  Earlier in November Lydia and I went to the nutcracker ballet.  It was hosted by a company called Beautiful Feet.  They had a Russian Ballet come in and it was amazing.  Ever since then she wanted a nutcracker doll.  











Anna loves babies.  When she opened the baby is was all she would walk around with.
















Eating Stocking food , Of Course!!


Fancy Pants  Esther!!









This was a shirt dress that I made Lydia!! I took a shirt that I had bought from Walmart and sewed on to the bottom of a shirt that I never wore.  It was a fun project and a great play and school dress for her.



The boy and his bow and arrow.






Trying out Lydia's Ear muffs





Let the Nerf Gun war begin!!

Nail time with Lydia's new fingernail polish








Then On our way to Bigfork. We couldn't resist the trip when we were so close!


































  • Great food, Poor mans Lobster- Which is Halibut. So tasty.
  • More Homemade Ice Cream
  • Date Night
  • A few trips to the lake for Ben
  • Sledding

After a couple of days we head to Sugar City to visit Chrystal.  
  • Late night chat 
  • Packing up Christmas tree
It was a night there and then on to the the Beautiful Mountains of Star Valley
  • A short a sweet visit was spent here
  • The kids played with Grandpa
  • Lydia ate and ate all of Grandma's potatoes.
  • We wish we didn't have to leave



Great Grandma reading to Anna.  Anna would pull this little rocking chair where ever she would go.


 More Snow and a sled ride down to he barn and horses.


All the tripping around was spread of two weeks.  We loved spending time with all the family but after a two week trip we  were sure glad to get home and sleep in our own beds.





Sunday, April 19, 2015

October Cabin Trip and Glacier Hike

In October Ben took his first Lineman test.  We spent a few days up at the cabin.  His previous, college roommate, Jacob Wood, came up with his wife and we spent a few days fishing and enjoying the beautiful mountains.  It was such amazing weather for  October.

Eating Smores

Getting wood for the cabin

A view from the deck.



Exploring around the cabin while Anna rests.

 Beautiful fall colors.
 Clear rivers
We went shooting at a little range down the road from the cabin and Anna slept through al lthe shooting.



 Friends reunited
 Couple pic



Look what we found!!
These are the trees on the way on to Avalanche Lake.



 The scenery on the way to the Lake is absolutely beautiful.
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Lydia's Birthday Six Years old

Lydia had a frozen Birthday cake.   She got small Frozen Characters for her birthday.  We had a great family party for her.
 I attempted to make blue sugar ice crystals.  But burnt yellow sugar with blue food coloring only mad us green ice crystals.





She opened her Forzen figurines after she blew out her candles and then we put them on the cake.