Christmas 2009

We had the most wonderful Christmas this year. Grandma Tweet-Tweet and Grandpa Buckle (Kari's side) came to visit. We had such a great time. We took Grandma and Grandpa to Makutu's Island and they couldn't believe how fun it was. We built graham cracker houses, and had lunch with Aunt Pam and Uncle Fred. Christmas Eve my Mom and I got to wrap all the boys presents, and then of course, there was Christmas day. I think we all thoroughly enjoyed watching and helping the boys to unwrap their presents. They got so many wonderful gifts. The favorites seem to be the fire truck from Santa, and the indoor bouncer from Aunt Lana and Uncle Rob. To top it all off, Grandma and Grandpa were nice enough to watch the kids for 3 hours on Saturday so Kib and I could get in a nice long bike ride. What a treat. Saturday night the adults went to a very nice restaurant at Wild Horse Pass. The food and atmosphere were outstanding, and we actually got to have entire, uninterrupted, intelligent conversations for a change. This really was our most fun Christmas so far. We enjoyed having family around for a change, and seeing the boys enjoy the day so much was memorable and heart warming. Here is a quick preview of our Christmas week activities.

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Christmas Newsletter 2009

This may be a repeat for some of you, but here is our annual e-newsletter. Enjoy!

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Thanksgiving Weekend, and other November happenings

It's so sad that we have become so busy that my blogging has been reduced to once a month. We have had so much going on this past month. I took and passed my pilates certification. Zane learned to ride his bike without any training wheels. It is truly amazing to watch. He was only 3 yrs and 4 months old when he figured it out, and he hasn't put them back on at all. Wow. Ryder is becoming quite the little pill, he can't wait to be 2. He sings and dances to all the musicals that we have on the TV. not only does he know the songs, but he is memorizing the dances. It's so fun to watch. Everyone who comes over gets to watch him "perform" for them. He is starting to love being in front of an audience. Kristi and Blake came for Thanksgiving weekend this year. It was the first holiday that we have had them for and we all really enjoyed ourselves. Thanksgiving day was so fun. We did the Turkey Trot again this year, and I baked for 2 days to get ready for the 13 people that we fed for dinner. Our dear friends, the Johnson's, came over for dinner and brought the most delicious food with them to contribute to dinner. The whole weekend we spent outside with the kids enjoying the fresh air and nice weather. I have posted just a couple of fun photos from Thanksgiving.

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