Snow Camping

I went snow camping with some of the scouts in our ward. Honestly, I was scared to death, but all in all it turned out to be okay. I didn't sleep to well, but I was not cold during the night, so that was a plus. We slept in snow caves that had been constructed the weekend before. Most of the structures had picnic table skeletons; the scouts and leaders dug out the snow from under the tables at the camp ground. I really wasn't looking forward to going, and participating in the scouting program hasn't been my favorite thing, but I think this outing was a turning point for the better. Here some pictures of the structures that were used during the camp:

Christian has skills!!!

Christian has recently started playing with balls. Heather started this by rolling the ball across our coffee table to him. Christian will grab the ball and sometimes roll it back. Sometimes he just holds it and now he bounces the ball off the coffee table. I wonder if he is trying to dribble. We took him to my nephew's basketball game this past weekend, and after we got back he has been doing this ever since. This could just be coincidence but nonetheless it is very entertaining to watch. A few days ago, just for fun, I tossed Christian the ball, only from like a foot a way, and to my surprise, he caught it! We repeated this several times and he caught it more than once, so it is not a fluke. I was so impressed! Here are some videos of his new found skills:

Monkey Trouble

Christian has many toys he plays with everyday. Here are some of his favorites: his basketball hoop, his push bike that makes music, and his monkey. He will go throughout the day playing with these things several times a day. Christian likes to keep putting the ball through the hoop until it starts playing music then he dances to the music. This video shows what he like to do with the monkey.

Dancing Christian

Christian has discovered how to dance. He has really great rhythm. It is really cute to watch him. He can do all kinds of dances. Sometimes its like he dancing to rap, other time he is turning around in a circle and holding one hand in the air. In these videos, he is dancing and clapping his hands at the same time.

Happy Birthday Christian Dear!!!!

Christian turn one yesterday. It seems weird that this year has already passed. Christian has brought much happiness to our family. We can imagine our life without him. It has been enjoyable to watch him grow. We thank Heavenly Father every day for sending Christian into our lives. Our lives have change for the better since Christian came to our family. Here are some pictures of Christian celebrating his birthday with family. My parents, Troy, Tiffani, Rachel, Rebekah, and Melanie all came to his birthday party.

Christmas Pleasures

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with my parents. We went to Nathan and Sarah's for Christmas Eve dinner. This is what we had for dinner: Cook shrimp, cold shrimp, clam chowder, rolls, a vegetable tray, and rice. In my family growing up we had clam chowder. I like Nathan and Sarah tradition with the clam chowder. They put some kind of nut in their clam chowder and who ever gets the nut, gets a surprise. I was the lucky one that got the nut. The prize was the game Janga. I was really excited for two reasons: one that Christian has blocks to play with and two that the game is just plan fun.


We stayed to for the Christmas Eve activities: watching Disney Christmas carol, acted out the nativity, and watched Luke II.

Christian eating the wrapping paper after opening his present.

Christian with his mom.

Rebekah playing with Christian

On Christmas, we had fun just watching Christians first experience with Christmas. Christian go a bike that plays music. He loves it. He mostly just likes the music. He got a phone and some clothes from Grandpa and Grandma. Here is a cute video of him playing with his bike:

Chris got: a cell phone, shoes, white dress shirt, a wireless router, flash drive, micro SD card, and a fun game to play in the summer time.


I received: towels from Chris, a shirt, a digital picture fame, SD card, micro SD card, and a new pantry. My sister-in-law, came up with this idea to put shelves in our coat closet to make a pantry. My dad and brother made this present a reality. I am so happy with this present because we need more space to put our food. Thanks so very much to all who helped with this project!!!

Christmas pictures at home!!!

I been wanting to get some cute pictures of Christian during Christmas season. I haven't had much luck due to how busy he is. It has been fun to see his reaction to the Christmas. I wasn't going to put up a tree this year because I knew Christian would pull off the ornaments. Chris and I came up with this great idea to put it in between our couches. It works like a charm until I think he wants me to hold him, really he just wants to get the ornaments. Our Child Proof Christmas Tree

Choosing an ornament!

Studying the Ornament.

Tasting the Ornament.

I really liked how this picture turned out.