Remember a few years ago, when blogging was all the rage? Now, if you get on your friends blogs they haven't been updated in like 2yrs. And it just takes so much time to get on here and update the darn thing, but you still have that one stubborn relative that just wont get on Facebook and keep up with your life that way. (if I keep mentioning it, they will eventually, right?)
We haven't been doing too much, it's been a relatively un-busy winter. I battled a sinus infection that lasted 9wks (cuz I'm just that stubborn about going to the dr) and we just finished the 3rd coldest January in Utah history. We have pretty much just hibernated in our house for the last couple months, and probably will for a couple more. But, here is a quick run down of some stuff we did do:
Hadley & I helped with a skit at pack meeting. We rocked it.
Preschool field trips
Devin's class did a display at the Grist Mill pumpkin walk.
We went to Cornbelly's. See how happy Hadley looks? That's pretty much our life right now. Pre-teen hormones, they will be the death of me.
We won most original costume at the neighborhood Halloween party.
Lot's of s'mores around the fire pit.
Hadley got to be a zombie in a charity spook alley.
Soccer season ended.
Lexi has learned that sometimes it's no fun being the little sister.
My baby turned 5. FIVE people!! I am a little sad:( She had a ballerina birthday party with these awesome cupcakes my friend made.
I made these awesome mustache Christmas decor items for my nieces. Cuz they are teenagers and there is some weird fad going on with mustaches. I don't understand it, but I just roll with it cuz I'm awesome like that.
There was a winter dance recital.
Basketball season started. Devin was on two teams this year, our local jr stallions league and a comp team in SLC. Hadley started struggling with plantar fasciitis and ended up in a boot for most of the winter so he got out of basketball. Today was his first day w/ no boot. Hoping it cleared up the problem and baseball/soccer season won't be affected.
Our annual Olson-Willie Temple Square Christmas outing.
New cousins
As one of our family Christmas gifts, we went to Vegas to watch our Boise State Broncos play in the Las Vegas Bowl. It was so much fun. The boys got their pics with several players after the game.
We made cookies for Santa
The kids opened their Christmas Eve jammies.
Santa came.
The boys begged to combine their Christmas budget (we do the Dave Ramsey financial plan so we've talked to them about budgets a lot) and get an Xbox. They got it, and were/are thrilled.
We scored awesome t-shirts.
And fun family games.
We rang in the New Year with great friends and some rousing board games.
My son looks like a drunk in this picture:)
We learned Hadley does not like kisses. Even from sisters.
These two turned 12 & 9. I am way too young to have a 12yr old!! He is starting to do things and hit milestones that I remember like they were yesterday. crazy!
Who needs to pay for tokens when you're thin enough to fit in the machine and get the balls out yourself?
Hadley was ordained a Deacon and given the Aaronic Priesthood. Crazy pants!!
as you can tell by his face...he may be growing up numerically, but not really:)
This should have been up near the top cuz it was in November. We had our final Twilight midnight premiere. It was so much fun! We even did some news interviews and ended up on tv on two different channels. We definitely went out with a bang and I will sure miss our excuse for a crazy GNO!
So, that's been our winter as seen thru my cell phone camera:)
Now back to hibernating for a couple more months.
