Christmas Nativity

Nyah as Mary - Austin as an Innkeeper

Project Fun

   

Olivia - I *love* how Olivia draws people.

Jolie

Nyah

Sophie

I had fun with the girls' rejected gingerbread men bodies. My follow-the-rules-kids were having panic attacks.  

Snow Fun

First discovery of snow in the wee hours of the morning when I let out George.

Burying Kurt

Christmas Fun

Decorating the tree. I had to move all the ornaments off the bottom half of the tree because George was eating them.

Jolie discovered how to make snowflakes and has started a snowflake factory. 

We visited the Up House and took a picture with Santa Carl.

Our Stake had a fabulous Christmas activity - the kids acted out the nativity, decorated cookies, picked out delicious treats at the hot cocoa bar, make an ornament, & met Santa (or like Sophie who stayed as far away from Santa as she could).

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a delightful Thanksgiving weekend at home, with no visitors, hanging out in our pajamas and being lazy. 

Austin & I did get dressed to go on a hike in the snow. 

Jackrabbit prints

Woodpecker

Kurt Trip: Australia

Kurt was able to spend a day sight-seeing with his Uncle Ralph.

Boating with one of the lawyers he had meetings with

  

A furry friend Kurt & friends helped cross the street and into a tree. 

Homeschool Days

WWI Class at commonwealth - Trench warfare simulation.

WWI class at commonwealth - attempted bombing simulation - we spent most of our time teaching the kids how to use the towels to launch their bombs (wet sponges).

Trying to do classwork

Hanging out while Austin & Nyah are at ballroom

At Utah Children's Theater's Heroes of WWII play

Horse club at commonwealth working on watercolor pictures

Girls working on making posters of themselves with pictures

We swim at the rec center a lot during the winter

Nyah's display at Night of Excellence

WWI class & Sophie at the Hutching's Museum

At a Nutcracker performance

Sewing

Sophie was trying to fix her bean stuffed doll who was chewed on by George

Making a nest after watching Animal Homes

Visiting Santa Carl at the Up House

Kurt & Kelsey Trip: St. Thomas

The day after Peter'sBaptism & Halloween, we began travelling again! I drove the kids to Idaho and then Kurt & I flew to St. Thomas for a week of relaxation!

Semi-relaxation anyways. These are about half of the stairs we had to climb each day to get back to our bed & breakfast. 

 Our bed & breakfast room - it was a lovely little place.

There were iguanas and other lizards everywhere!

View from our island tour bus. The island is only about 5 miles x 6 miles, so we did a driving tour and walking tour and pretty much saw the whole thing!

Start of 99 steps up to Blackbeard's castle

Blackbeard's castle

View from our hotel- we went snorkeling and kayaking in the bay.

On a catamaran where we traveled to different locations to snorkel - we saw tons of sea turtles, sting rays, and of course tons of fish!

George excited to get picked up form the kennel.