Monday, January 4, 2016

How we spent vacation...

New "Car" hats... new snow and fun in it...

The girls also went down to the "new neighbors" with "Fletch's girls" to go sledding... 6 girls, four dogs and a happy neighborhood :) I love living in the woods....

On New Year's Eve DAY... we surprised the girls with a trip to the Bounce Zone. They had free passes from this summer and this was by far one of the best parts of their vacation.





In fact, when asked today back at school what Minnie did over va-ca... THIS was her response :)

On New Year's DAY we hosted the Dunn Kiddos... ALL.OF.THEM.!

and it was AWESOME! :) Spence did GREAT until someone mentioned helping "Mom" with laundry and the big giant dog walked by on his way through the kitchen before getting back in his crate :) Otherwise... he was A HAPPY CAMPER!


Mac'N Cheese and hot dogs with cut up veggies for this crew for dinner....

Games set up by Husband...

and marbles all over the kitchen :)

Time WELL-SPENT with friends...

the fun continued on the way home with five kiddos in the car and a MOVIE!


pretty sure the RIDE is this handsome man's fav. part :)


a real GENUINE smile from this guy... so stinkin' cute!

In between bball games on Saturday.... why WOULDN'T you put every.single. Trader Joe's sticker on your body? I mean really?
 
There was a serious case of Sunday Night Blues last night but we all pushed through today, had an awesome night tonight maxin' and relaxin' and we are ready to takle the next few weeks until... FEBRUARY BREAK!!!! :) WHO LIVES FOR VACATION? WE DO! WE DO!



Saturday, January 2, 2016

2015 The Year in Fast Forward

January and we already had a BOATLOAD of snow....that my crew def. enjoyed...


February and we still had SO MUCH SNOW!


March brought the annual kids derby which Minnie won for the 2nd year in a row!

 
March also started a month of eating differently to see if it would make any difference in my pain....I'm sure those were the most riveting posts for all of you :)
 
 In April I REALLY started ramping up my BEGGING for a puppy... Miss B just really needed her own dog....

We also enjoyed still MORE cold and friends...

 
May finally brought us some warm sunshine filled days...I love these two...
 
and we got our NEW PUPPY....
 
June was of course track track and more track


and the last day of SCHOOL!!!
 
July was our annual camping trip where Cam saw "the fire in your eyes" :)
 

August was someone's THIRD birthday...beach ball themed :)

and of course swimming swimming and more swimming....


Husband and I also had the AMAZING opportunity to get away for a night to celebrate 14 years of marriage....awwww....

September.... oh September...


October was meeting family :)

and Miss B's "surgery"....

an annual fair too!

November got us some amazing family photos courtesy of BIL L

and someone turned SIX!!!!


December has been filled with basketball basketball basketball and we love every second...

and of course our annual hunt for the tree... on a day when some of us wore shorts and others only had a vest on... in DECEMBER!!!
 
The year was full and I wouldn't have it any other way. 2016... let's roll on....