Let it Snow!

This was one of those trips that you loved and hated all at the same time. We decided to bring our friends with us to Utah. They are such an amazing family and hadn't ever seen snow before. We thought it would be awesome to take them to Bear Lake where Kevin's parents have a cabin. That way we would have fun skiing at Beaver Mountain and we could have fun on the snow mobiles, sledding down the hill and playing games at the cabin. Little did we know that we would have something go wrong EVERYDAY we were there. We managed to get the Ford Expedition stuck in the snow not just once, but 3 times! We had both vehicles slide down an icy hill and into each other, the breaks go out in the Yukon so we had to go to a car repair shop instead of ski for a day. When we were going home there was so much snow coming down on the roads you could barely see what was in front of you. I'm thinking our friends our very grateful that they don't have to live where there is snow from the experience we gave them.

What's funny, is even though so many things went wrong we still had a lot of fun because of who we were with. The Lieberman's are an awesome family- I just think our next vacation with them will be on the beach and not in the snowy mountains :) If only they knew what a perfect winter day was like. It's what I miss most about Utah. sigh.

Brecks Cookies with Santa!

Join us for Cookies and Milk or Hot Chocolate, Pictures with Santa, and Story Time with Mrs. Claus, now through December 23, every 30 minutes from 7-8:30.
24 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741

Some of our great friends own one of the best cookie stores I have ever been to- BRECKS COOKIES! You have got to try there cookies- they are to die for! This Christmas season they are having Cookies and milk with Santa and Story time with Mrs Clause- it will be AWESOME! Hope to see you there!



Join us for Cookies and Milk or Hot Chocolate, Pictures with Santa, and Story Time with Mrs. Claus, now through December 23, every 30 minutes from 7-8:30.
24 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741

Are you ready for some football!?

This fall Boston decided he wanted to play flag football. At age four I didn't know if this was a good idea or not. I was skeptical about how the season would go... Would he get hurt? Would it be a waste of time and money? Would he learn anything? Would he cry the whole time? So many questions. But, I will say I was pretty impressed by what he learned from the beginning of the season to the end. He really got into it and had some great runs and touchdowns and some good defense plays. No crying whatsoever- just happy smiles, determination (written all over his face), and really wanting to play and do well in his games. This video clip is my favorite touchdown he had. We had such a great time watching him play and I'm glad we decided to go for it this season. Way to go Boston!

Trick or Treat

For the last couple of years I have given into letting my children pick what they want to be for Halloween instead of doing a family theme. For the record, I have to say I LOVE FAMILY THEMES! But... Avery would have been heart broken if I wouldn't have let her be Hermione and Boston has had his heart set on being Batman since last spring, so yes, I gave in. Van was a pirate. No theme, Random costumes, but hey, they had fun and that's what it's all about, right?

Costa Rica

If you have never been on a trip with out your children, I highly recommend it. I have always been a mom who has been terribly worried about leaving her children home while vacationing but this year for our 10 year anniversary I decided it was time to overcome my fears. I figured witht he new technologies of today I would be OK. Skype is a moms best friend when she is worried and far far away. And it's free!

Lucky for us Kevin's mom flew in from Utah to be with the kids (Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!) We also had many friends and family help us out with car pools and games. Thank you Dolly, Nevine, Stephanie and Mom and Dad for all your help too!

Anyways- Costa Rica was awesome- I just wished I would have taken more pictures. We stayed at Rancho Pacifico which was absolutely amazing. All of the people who worked there were amazing. I enjoyed getting to know all of them. Our routine for the week was amazing first we would wake up to the sound of monkeys, have breakfast, go off and do something adventurous. Then we would get back to our place, get rinsed off, get a massage, get ready, talk to our kids via SKYPE and then have dinner... Every Single Day!- it was absolutely amazing. Many times we would just look at each other and laugh because this is NOT our typical schedule.

This was our little place we stayed in. All the walls are just screens so you have a panoramic view of everything all the way to the ocean.

Lucky for us Kevin's sister Michelle and her boyfriend Mark are currently on a spanish speaking adventure. (They wanted to learn the Spanish Language and decided to put their stuff in storage and have been traveling central and South America for the last 7 months!) I think it's fantastic!

The week before we went to Costa Rica they realized they were only 3 hours away from us and took the bus to come and visit. It was awesome! We took surf lessons together, zip-lined and did a couple of waterfall hikes. We loved hanging out with them and it was so fun to see them and experience such a cool place with them. Thanks you guys- you honeslty made our trip so much fun. We miss you guys! Come and see us soon!



Pat did such a great job with our little ones while we were gone. They did all kinds of crafts, they made all kind of goodies and Avery even sewed her very first quilt! Thanks Pat!

Labor Day weekend

We had a great time with Kevin's parents in Dallas over Labor Day weekend.

First we toured the Dallas Cowboys stadiun (Where BYU would be playing the next Day)

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The next day we went to Six Flags- What a great park!

Shortly after Sea World Tim, Kevin and I headed to the BYU game while Pat (thanks again, PAt!) babysat and took the little ones to IHOP!

Lucky for us Tim pulled some strings and got us great seats. it was an amazing game and the stadium was unbelievable!

The next day we celebrated Kev's Birthday at Ed and Noni's. house and visited their Chicken farm. Happy 33rd Kev!

First Day of School

Avery and Boston were excited for school to start this year.

Avery has to wear uniforms at her school, which I happen to love- It makes getting ready in the morning so much easier.

Avery was lucky enough to know some of the kids on her class. Second grade...I can't believe it's here already.

Boston was very excited for school. He immediately drug his friend Kevin over to the dress ups and put the spiderman cape on. I can't believe how big he is getting.

Blog Slacker

The following posts are dedicated to Michelle,
who's patience is probably non-existent right now.

I still have so much to catch up on, but at least it's something, right?

Beach Bums

We made it to the beach a couple of times. My kids love it... can't get enough of it. I was amazed at how much Van still loved to eat crackers even with sand all over them. Everytime I would try to take them away he would scream, so I let him have it. A little sand won't hurt him, right?