Sick kid!

 Bryce has spent his entire Christmas break sick!

And I mean SICK!  He was basically

unconsious for 4 days with a high fever and

horrible cough!  Then, right after Christmas

he started complaining that his stomach hurt.

I just figured it was all related and he wasn't complaining

too much.  Until Friday morning when I drove Christa to the

airport, he called me and said it was really bad and he couldn't

stand up straight.  When I got back I took him to the doctor to see if he was

having appendicitis.  She was pretty confident that's what it was and also

said his lungs sounded like he could have pneumonia.  She sent us straight to 

the hospital where they did some blood work and a cat scan of his belly and

xray of his lungs.  Sure enough, his appendix was really sick.  They took him 

back for surgery after a few hours waiting in the ER (they are never very quick!)

He stayed over night in the hospital and got to come home

after lunch the next day.  He already feels much better!  And here

are his battle wounds.  Hopefully he will recover quickly because

next week he has to start training for his next LaCrosse season!  Poor

kiddo, hopefully he won't get sick again for a LONG time!  He's had

more than his fair share!  And coughing, by the way, does NOT

feel so good to the tummy after you have surgery!

Drive to the cabin

My parents and Toni wanted to go for a drive to see the

cabin in Bear Lake Christmas afternoon.  It was a beautiful

day for a drive!

Christmas morning snow

Merry Christmas!  We woke up to a ton

of beautiful snow!  This is really early in

the morning, still a little dark.

Snowshoeing with Tanner

 Christmas day Greg and Tanner went showshoeing up

the mountain next to our house.  We got a nice big

snowstorm for Christmas.  It was a beautiful day!

 When they go to the top of the mountain they ran across

a few of our neighbors on their way back down.  

 It looks like Tanner is on top of the world!

Hike up the mountain

 Right before Christmas Greg took Christa hiking up the

mountain next to our house.  This is the beginning of the huge

snowstorm that we got!  

 Near the top

 Christa left a little snowman at the top

 Hiding in the bushes?

Gingerbread house

 We spent the weekend before Christmas at the cabin so

this year decided to make the gingerbread house there.

Bryce was super sick the whole time we were there and

this just happens to be a few minutes where his fever broke

and he was feeling half alive, so he joined us.

 Greg is helping too, but looks like he did all the picture taking!

Love the gingerbread house kits!  Christa was able to come

stay with us for the whole week from California.  

Snowshoeing in Bear Lake

 Tanner and Christa drove the Ranger up

the Canyon a ways and then went snowshoeing.

 Showing off her cool snow shoes??

 Taking a break and playing a bit

They had a really fun time!

More Mountain Biking

 Greg enjoying another nice Saturday in the 

mountains

 Greg's buddy Brad up Providence Canyon

It was a VERY cold day!

Beautiful view

Winter

 We spent the weekend before Christmas at the cabin.

The view from our front door early in the morning.  So

beautiful!

 There is a great sledding spot right next to our cabin.

Bliss spent the day before we got there packing down the 

snow nicely so we could all go sledding.  

Mountain Biking on a nice winter day

 Greg and his buddies enjoying a nice winter day in the

mountains.  John and Kelly

Greg and Kelly

Back up a little....

 I have had a difficult time posting to my blog lately.  For

some reason it wouldn't allow me to post for the last few

months.  So....back up a little and Greg took Tanner

and Breeann to the cabin for a few days before Breeann

moved to Colorado to join Brandon.  

 Loving the Ranger

 Much braver than their mama!

Having a picnic up the canyon.  Nothing like a little time

away with Dad!  We love the cabin!

Christmas Eve

 Bryce was so sick with a fever and bad cough.  He ended

up begging me to let him go to bed at 8 pm.  So we had him

open his PJs early.  We were waiting for Tanner to get home

from work and Grandma and Grandpa to get here.

 Christa and Greg playing

 Opening PJs

 Toni came with Grandpa and Grandma for Christmas. She

was being a little shy and kept hiding from the camera.

 Our traditional Christmas book.  Mom reads the book

and then Dad reads the Christmas Story from the scriptures.

Breeann and Brandon face time with us via the ipad for

Christmas Eve.  Isn't technology great??  We would have

rather have them here in person with us but were greatful that

they could face time from Colorado!

Christmas Tree

We're like The "Griswold's" from Christmas Vacation

tying the tree to the top of the van!  

Thanksgiving

 We spent our Thanksgiving in Bear Lake at our cabin with

The Sawyer's.  Robert is carving the turkey.

 The kids chowing down!

 Beautiful Sunset

 Grandma Zee bought the dogs matching Christmas sweaters!

 The kids with the sunset

 Proud Great Grandma Zee with Jaxson

 4 Generations!  Kayla, Bliss, Zee and baby Jaxson

 Shea did a photo shoot and baby Jaxson cooperated so well.

So darn cute!

 Bryce and Andrew playing a little Turkey bowl

 The old men playing ball

 Are we catching a ball or dancing??

 Aunt Tammy with Baby Jaxson.  He got passed 

around alot.  

 Shea loves Greg "the egg"

Kayla is such a good mama