Kate Skiing

This is Kate's second time skiing. Her dad almost gave up before lunch but she started getting the hang of it after lunch. She said, "It is a lot more fun when you aren't falling."

Grandpa (Gary) joined us for the ski day. He spent a lot of time skiing with Josie and then taking turns with Kate. He said it was one of the funnest days he has had in a long time.

What is an Appendix?

My Dad found out the hard way what his appendix was and now no longer has one!

Josie turned Nine

Nine years old! Josie wanted to go skiing for her birthday again this year. This is the third birthday we took her skiing. I think she must like to ski! Casey and I took her to Powder Mountain. It was very cold and she didn't complain once. I even wanted her to so we could go to the lodge sooner. My toes were frozen...

She asked if she could have pumpkin pie instead of a birthday cake this year and also got a new hair cut that makes her look even older. She is a wonderful daughter and sister and we love her a lot!!!!

Stitches!

During our last evening at St. George, Jace tripped and fell face first into the coffee table. His two top teeth went through his bottom lip leaving two large teeth imprints into table. We rushed him to the hospital where he had to get stitches. We had to have him "put out" so he would hold still and stop trying to grind his teeth out.

The event was very traumatic for him but even more for me. I was so thankful they didn't have to pull his teeth since his "SMILE" is such a special part of him.

I wish I would have taken a picture of him with his swollen top lip that stuck out about an inch and was black and blue, but the day we had his stitches out we took his picture.

Grandpa's Surprise

For Grandpa Diemel's (Grandpa II) birthday we went to St. George for a big surprise party. It was a great evening for everyone. We had fun dancing to Johnny and Brad's band. What a wonderful tribute to Grandpa.

Because the kids had a few days out of school we had a nice vacation away from the freezing temperatures at home. The kids had a blast playing at the neat parks and riding their scooters they got for Christmas for the first time.

Too Cute!

What more can I say but too cute! Jace is doing really well at his speech therapy. If he does his work well for teacher Shelly he gets to play the girls DS. He has no problem saying DS and it is the first thing he says when we get to the car. The DS has been a great helper even with potty training. Maybe it is time to get him his own so he doesn't have to play the pink DS anymore!

Our New Car

One exciting new addition to the family was our new car. We were so excited to have something that would start the first time you turned the key and even more important was the third row seat. No more "She is touching me or He hit me"! I couldn't be more thrilled....

Oh! and the year supply of coke that came with the car was exciting too but didn't help me make a new years resolution to stop drinking coke. :)

Happy New Year! 2011

The year 2011 has begun and the best years of my life

are flying by. I want to start a blog to

help us remember these

special times together.

Ringing in the new year was always a fun

time for me when I was a little girl.

I remember staying up late playing

Monopoly and banging pans

at midnight.

We had to ring in the year a little

sooner than midnight

this year....