A little more Bogus

It was another great day to go skiing with the family. Its great to be able to see them improve so much each time. Brittlynn still get worn out really fast and is done sooner than the rest of us. I don't really blame her, skiing is exhausting. So sometime we take a little break and just play in the snow. This trip Daddy made she I took a couple of runs with Savannah so I wasn't on the bunny hill all day. I don't mind that much, because I am not the best skier. Someday I am going to have to take some lesson. Brittlynn was doing so well Eric decided to take her on the big lift were the whole family could ride on the lift together. The down side was the top was a blue and she wasn't ready for that yet so Eric ended up carrying her down until it was a lot easier. The best part of it all is the girls are always excited to go back. 

Having almost two families in one because of age in time you learn a lot of things. I wished we would have done more together as a family instead of focusing on the individual. As we actively doing things together...whatever they may be...we bond together and we establish traditions that will hopefully last forever.

A Birthday...and more

20...how can she already be that old. Time sure flies by as you get a little older. She was spoiled on her mission surrounded by people that love her for her special day. If anyone would have said she would be serving a mission two years ago we might think you were crazy. A year ago she made the choice to go. Its a very selfless thing for someone to do. Especially when you have the world ahead of you and the majority of your family not understanding why you would do it. We are excited for all of her adventures and the things she is able to do. Happy 20 years to you...see you when your are 21.

Only because they love their Daddy. They found his hat in the back seat of the truck and of course they had to try it on. It is strange to think these two were born into a military family, but they won't really experience the life of a military child. We still don't know what the future has in store for us, but we probably won't be moving as much. I hope we can still teach them to love and honor this country and the men and women who serve to protect it.

Family History

I love my calling and I love the youth in my ward. I am the Youth Family History Consultant. Which is calling made to help motivate the youth to do family history. One of the things we decided to do is go to the Roots Tech conference they have in Salt Lake City. They have classes and seminars all about family history. They tell you all the new things that are out there to help you better do you family history. After getting in late Friday night a group of us woke up early to see if you could make it through the standby for the Provo City Center open house. It was a great way to start the morning and really help us remember why we do our family history. Eric was able to join me for the roots tech part. He wasn't as excited to be there as I was but we seemed to have some fun. It was almost like we had a mini date. The girls were so happy because they were able to spend the day at the Shumways. They love to go there. They always have so much fun and they are there to entertain the girls in anyway possible. The hardest part for Eric was we came on Sunday. It wasn't just any Sunday, it was Superbowl Sunday and the Bronco's were playing. We made it home before everyone else and Eric was able to watch the his game in fast forward after we got home that night.

Skiing with friends

Skiing with your family is great and we are lucky this season to have been able to go a few times. The girls are getting so much better. Savannah thinks she is ready to ski all by herself. We even let her go on the bunny lift a few times by herself. Today we were able to go skiing with the Whitings. Savannah had so much fun skiing with Hugh. She would follow him around everywhere. She even started skiing backwards to make sure he was going right way.  Brittlynn has figured out how to make it down the bunny hill all by herself. Now we just need to her to figure out how to go back and forth to slow herself down. 

Daddy was even able to ski some of the big hills with one of his friends. It was a perfect day to be skiing and it was better to enjoy the day with friends.

Happy Birthday Eric

Another year older and wiser too...Happy Birthday to you. Yes, it is the special day we celebrate Eric. The girls were so excited to be able to give their daddy their presents, they couldn't wait until the next morning so they surprised him with them the night before. When it comes to their daddy they know the way to his heart is running and football. So they gave him a little of both. For his birthday we had cake and spent the day at the park. This last year a lot has happened for Eric. It will be interesting to see what this new year brings and what new adventures you will overcome.

Skiing, it's what we do!

When we have a time we choose to ski together as a family. Really this is what daddy wants to do for his birthday so we are going skiing. This time we went to Bogus. Savannah mastered the bunny slopes and had so much fun. Brittlynn did a lot better, but she quickly lost interest and decided that climbing up the snow hill and digging a whole would be so much better. So Eric and Savannah spent most of the day on the slopes together and Brittlynn and I played. I am so glad we have found something we love doing as a family. I hope it last forever.

A New Year

To start the year off it is all about Daddy and how do we love this guy. The girls can't get enough of him. Every free minute he has they want to spend with him. He loves that they love to snuggle him and spend time with him.  You can often find him reading with the girls, jumping on the trampoline and laughing with them. 

As we learn and grow as a family we realize that we need to spend as much time together before we no longer have that time. So we read, walk, jump, laugh, play and watch movies. If you want to have a family that last for ever you have to make time for the now. It will be interesting to see where this year will take us with so much change within our family. Eric will be retiring, we need to find a place to call home, he needs to find a career....and I will end up giving up something I love. To a new year spent together as a family.