Happy Birthday MGpa!!

For anyone who does not understand who MGpa is, it is my father, who Paige started calling the moustache Grandpa years ago!! It has just been shortened over time to MGpa!

We are so sorry that you had to spend your birthday all alone and thousands of miles away!! Can't wait to celebrate when you return home! (Paige is hoping you are wanting your belated birthday dinner to be at Chuck-A-Rama!!!)

Oh, and thanks for being such a fabulous grandpa to all those little people dog-piling you!

Happy Birthday Zach-O!!

A Very Happy Birthday to one of our favorite little boys!

Happy Birthday Zach!

Can't wait for you to come see us soon!!!

Oh, Christmas Tree..

For as long as I can remember, my family has gone up to the Pine Basin area to cut down a Christmas Tree. We started going just as the 6 of us, and then a few years later we started inviting my parents good friends the Parker's. Now, years later I bring my husband and children, and some of the Parker's children bring theirs as well. It is so fun to spend the day with family and good friends. As soon as we arrive, we dress all the kids in the snow clothes, and this year, the boys started a lengthy snowball fight. From the pictures you can tell, we didn't have much snow, but they were still able to find some. I can remember going years ago, when the snow was so deep we could barely walk. Here's hoping we get a little bit of that this year sometime.

All the little kiddo's were loving throwing snowballs at the Daddy's!

Carson and I tried to walk up the hill and help, but he could not walk because it was so slippery. So we started down the hill and waited in the truck for everyone to return.

Stephanie was so sweet to help the little ones sled down the hill. She almost had to push with her hands the whole way down the hill to keep them moving. (Morgan says Thanks- Steph!)

My children look forward to this tradition every year, even though we bought an artificial tree 3 years ago. They love to help Grandma and Grandpa pick one out, and go out to eat at the Black Angus afterwords. We have so much fun playing in the snow and seeing good friends again!