Boise Trip

We decided last minute to go to Boise to to see uncle Ryan and aunt Angie and cousins Kathleen, Brandon and Cody. We had lots of fun playing games, tetherball, Wii, spy training, bowling and seeing Pus and Boots the movie.

Katie in Her Cute New Christmas Dresses

Christmas 2011

Waiting at the top of the stairs to open presents

Garret got everything Star Wars-ships, PJ's, light sabers, action figures

Katie got a Kindle

Tanner got a Wii game

They all got a ping pong table

Christmas Eve 2011

We had Christmas Eve at Grammy and Pompa's house with them and Cameron and Rachelle. We ate and ate and ate, then played Bingo, had a little talent show (Katie played the piano, Tanner played the guitar, I played the piano-I am accompanying Karen Hawkins on Christmas in church, and Cam played the guitar while Rachelle sang), acted out the Christmas story and opened our PJ's. Kind of a quiet year since no other cousins were there.

Joseph and Mary riding the donkey

Sheppards visiting baby Jesus (they kind of look like the Wise Men)

Wise Men visiting baby Jesus

Mary and a shepard boy

Kids in their PJs

Katie's 1st piano recital

Katie has been taking piano lessons from Karen Hawkins for about a year. She just loves them and Karen. She had her 1st recital right before Christmas. It was my kind of recital because it was just Katie. She played 12 songs and it was about 15 minutes long.

Gingerbread Houses

We had our friends the Hawley's over to make gingerbread houses. The kids went a little crazy with their house. I don't see cake decorating in any of their futures.

Sitting on Santa's lap