I figured it out!!!

I'm pretty proud of myself and feel a little "techy"...I actually figured out how to change the font color...only took about an hour, but I did it!

Trying to figure out how to change font and text color...frustrating...

I am trying to get the font and color to change...I used to know how to do this, but I had thought there were buttons to change it on the actual blog, but I can't figure it out!!

The cousins getting their dance moves on!!!

The cousins all planned and choreographed their own dance moves for us and put on a presentation...it was very cute! Samantha played the music and my almost 9 year old nephew and almost 10 year old daughter Sophie danced and then we got an encore from my almost 6 year old niece and almost 3 year old nephew...so fun!

Katie in the Driver's Seat

It was so funny today we were packing and getting the car ready to travel home and we went outside and Katie had gotten into the car and was sitting in the driver's seat ready to go...she was making sure she did not get left!!! It was very cute.

Visiting My Dad and Leanne

I went to see my Dad and Leanne while I was in Boise and it was so nice to visit their graves....it had been since October and I am so glad that there was time to go and visit them. My Mom had taken Christmas wreathes out earlier in the month and the cemetery was beautiful...I miss you Dad and Leanne!!!

Goofy Pics with their Cousins

More Pics of Family

Christmas with Family

We left Thursday AM to go to Boise to spend Christmas with my Mom and sisters. It was a lot of fun and a very quick trip...we got home tonight and have unpacked and I'm trying to prepare to go back to work tomorrow. We had a great time seeing everyone and the girls SO enjoyed playing with their cousins. It was so much fun for them. I still can't believe that Christmas is over and now New Year's is right around the corner. I am very thankful for decent roads as we traveled this year too.

Our Christmas before Christmas

We left Thursday morning before Christmas so on Wednesday night, we decided to have our own Christmas so we did not have to hall even more than we already had. The girls had fun and Sophie's reaction to her Nintendo DS Lite was priceless...we had a good time.

Decorating our Tree

I'm finally posting pics of our tree. I thought it turned out so fun...we have all homemade decorations...we all made the chains, snowflakes and then it was Sophie's year to make the star for the top. We added a few candy canes and OOOHHH the pine smell is so awesome!

Christmas Decorations...

It's that time of year again...our Christmas decorations are still in storage so the girls and I made decorations again. We made chains for the tree, a bunch of snowflakes and once we have our LIVE tree (which was supposed to be today...BUT the weather has precluded us from doing that) we will decorate with candy canes as well and hang the snowflakes. It is pretty fun doing all homemade. Last year, we did popcorn strings as well, but since we have a cat now, we thought that might not be a good idea this year...I'll post a picture once we get our tree up...I know we are late, but we want our tree to survive through New Year's!

Snow, Snow and More Snow

It started snowing last night and has continued snowing and it is really starting to accumulate! I would say we have gotten at least another 6-8 inches and they are predicting it is going to snow the rest of today, all day tomorrow and through Wednesday. It's be beautiful outside, but WOW...I hope it stops by Thursday as we are supposed to travel for Christmas.

Orchestra Concert Video - Jingle Bells

Hopefully you will all be able to hear this...it was awesome!

Sophie's 1st Orchestra Concert

We just got home and Sophie was amazing as were the other students. Sophie started playing the Viola this year and is really enjoying it and did an amazing job tonight. The Mountain West Strings Academy works with all the Elementary Schools in Cache County and they all came together tonight to play and it was AWESOME!!! They all played at the Concert Hall up at USU and I swear there had to have been at least 1000 people there watching, it was packed. Sophie was so nervous, but she did a great job and we were very proud of her. I will include some pictures as well as a video after. Enjoy...it was a lot of fun.

Sophie's Snowy Snoman Saturday...

So, the temperatures have warmed up some and Sophie is loving that as she can go and play in the snow without freezing to death. Plus, we have had some rain in the past few days which have made the snow more managable. She was up and at it at 8:30 this morning and just came back in a few minutes ago...she has built forts, mini and big snowmen and just had a great time!

Samantha's 12th Birthday with her Friends

Yesterday was Samantha's 12th Birthday and she had a couple of friends come over after school and stay the night. They had a great time. I can't believe that she is 12 already...a TWEEN...almost teen as she loves to tell me. She is a beautiful girl and we are so proud of her!