Wedding Bells

We attended a wedding on Monday. One of my cousins married his sweetheart of four years. It was at a cute little chapel in Layton. The ceremony was nice, and the reception good. We usually have a good time with my extended family. I used the occasion to get an informal four generation photo. One aspect of the reception I found fairly unique was that they had a photo booth. You got print outs just like a regular photo booth, and then all the pictures were burned to a disk for the wedding couple. All the kids thought it was great. Alyssa found a mirror in the loft area of the chapel and spent quite some time dancing in front of it. I think she may have been daydreaming about being the bride. She has been humming the wedding march all day today.

Christmas Fun

Christmas was a lot of fun. The kids were well spoiled with the help of many christmas elves. We enjoyed the company of lots of friends and family, and just enjoyed being together.

Awesome!

Rylan has been participating in a workshop with Ballet West, he was chosen as one of four kids from his school. Last week at their practice they gave all the kids two tickets to the Nutcracker. I was the lucky parent that got to go with him. I must say I agree with Rylan's one word review: "AWESOME!" It was an unforgettable experience. We ended up on the second row, so not only could we see every freckle on their faces, we could see into the orchestra pit, which facinated Rylan too. I hope they get tickets to the next show.

Glad to be inside!

I am not a huge fan of the snow, but it sure is pretty sometimes, especially when you know you don't have to go anywhere. We are slowly getting ready for Christmas and trying to deal with the cold, not much new to report. I guess no news is good news. (not our house by the way, I wasn't willing to venture out far enough to get a picture. Besides her house is decorated up all pretty.)

Happy Birthday Colton

Our little miracle is 7! Each Thanksgiving we celebrate his birthday and the miracle of his survival. Seven years ago today they were still telling us they were not sure if he would make it or not. Today he is in the first grade, in a regular classroom, with no residual effects of his premature birth. Miracles do exist, and one of them lives in our home.

Still kickin'

Sorry for my long silence. We have encountered a series of minor injuries and illnesses that, along with our regular activities have kept us pretty busy. We have had colds, minor stomach flu, migraines, eye lacerations, twisted ankles and a various assortment of bumps and bruises. Despite all that we are still here and doing well.

We were able to enjoy Halloween, one kid had stomach flu the day before, and one kid the day after.

We discovered a couple weeks ago that Colton needed glasses. He really likes them, but we have already had to use the insurance to replace a pair.

We also found time to enjoy the zoo. Grandma really wanted to see the baby elephant, so the kids were more than willing to go along. We had a great time. The weather was picture perfect and the animals were pretty active.

On the farm

Alyssa and I decided to get out of the house this morning while the weather was still nice. We went to Wheeler Farm to walk around and see all the animals. We had a nice morning.

We patted the bunnies, and talked with the pigs.

Then Alyssa was cute and cuddly for mom's camera.