Utah

On Saturday December 27 we drove up to Utah and stayed until Sunday January 4. Thank you Phillippi's and Grandma Gayle for letting us stay with you guys. We had a great time in Utah it was just REALLY cold. We did take the girls sleeding a couple times but I was too busy trying to not crash a sled or snowboard and stay warm that I forgot to take pictures. Alexis and Ariana still think snow is the greatest treat to eat.

Austin and Ariana actually played really well together this trip. See they are even sharing barbies and cars!

I love my nephew Derek he is so good with Alexis and look what a great brother he is reading a book to his little bros too.

12am January 1 ,2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (I caught them while they watched my soon to be brother-in-law light fire works)

Alexis is the little head poking out of the brown blanket. She is all snuggled up with Noelle watching the fireworks one of which exploded and shot right at them and hit a neighbors house. (SCARY!)

I love my tounge! (yes it is very late)

Ariana actually is smiling its just hard to tell. I'm not sure what she and Rachel were playing.

Ariana and Austin playing basket ball. One has skill the other not so much. Here's a clue: Austin's ball is the silver one going through the hoop and Ariana's is the orange ball directly over her head!

After not being able to make shots by her self and throwing a tantrum I put Ariana down for a nap. When I went to check on her a couple hours latter I found Bella, my niece Taylor's new cat all snuggled up with her. Every time we were at the house were Bella was Ariana was constantly looking for her. I went on several "help me find the kitty, Mommy" hunts. Ariana was very nice to her but tended to jump up and down screaming with joy everytime we found her. (Bella didn't like that so much)

Friday January 2 Justin's Dad, Alan, held an un-birthday for everyone. He lives in Texas and doesn't get to be around for the actual brithdays. So this year he hosted a very fun un-birthday party for all the grandkids. It started with a yummy buttermilk pancake breakfast, followed by a trip to the movies. Next it was onto Chuck-E-Cheese and after dinner there was cake, ice cream and presents. The girls love their new books. Thanks Alan for a fun un-birthday!

My nephew Derek was baptised on Saturday, January 3. Latter that night all of Justin's sister, Justin, Alan, Cathrine and I went out to dinner at Tucano's. There was quite a long waite for our party of eight so the restuarnt ofered to call one of our cell phones when the table was ready so we could go brose through some shops while we waited. We stoped in this very strange and very EXPENSIVE store. This strange little clown doll Justin is holding was in a little girls nurshery display. What every parent dreams of having in their cute little nurshery right?

Our last night in Utah we played games together. Some were normal like Wii tennis and some weren't so normal like who can run up the stairs the fastest. Ariana LOVES to run around in nothing but underwear and I was kind of surprised that I managed to keep clothes on her for the entire trip until this night. This is her taking her turn running up the stairs.