Christmas Vacation

We did a Dora inspired scavenger hunt and Lex's work to surprise the kids with a trip Utah for Christmas.

Baby Briggs, and Ty

Cousin party with the Johnson's

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Vacations are hard work

Minute to Win It , Santa dress up game

Ty loves horses

Christmas Eve Nativity with McCormick cousins, Ty already knew to be reverent.  What a smart boy.

Christmas PJ's

Christmas Morning, Santa made it to Utah with our stuff, all except Lex's bike

Grandma Bev's carmel corn

We sure do miss the Mexican food from Utah, but we made up for it.

We had so much fun on our trip.  It was exhausting, but we were so grateful that we could go and see our family.  We miss seeing them so often and are blessed to have their support.

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December Days

Anna had her Holiday Concert and did very well, 5th chair.

Mom's bday

Ugly sweater party

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Handsome Lex

Kids Christmas concert, Meg is on far right end in the middle row

Lex is on left between middle and side almost to the top

Ty and his dad, he is a Daddy's boy.

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Meg's Tonsils

Meg had strep throat four times since school started so she had to get her tonsils out.  She was very upset until I told her that sometimes people get presents when they have surgery.  She was happier then, but still very nervous.

Tonsils gone, she was so sweet and cute when she was all done.  I wish that lasted for the next three weeks.  Ugh.

Lex went hunting too.

Dad shot two deer, but he didn't take a picture of his doe. (I think it was smaller then mine.)

Hanging out.

Horsey, of course, over Thanksgiving.

We inherited an air hockey table with our house.  Dad and the kids played on it for about two weeks.  Now it sits there empty or with sewing or crafts on it.  Weird.

church wears us out

Oh Christmas tree

Ty, again! Love that kid.

Ty's getting so big!

And so cute.

the big hunt

the morning after we moved Lex and I headed out for my first big deer hunt.  We went to bed at 12:30 am and got up at 4:30am.  Then we hiked for several hours only to end up truck bound because of blinding snow.  Needless to say the first day ended like this picture above.

The next week was much more pleasant and although all in all I missed two huge muley bucks I did finally achieve the one shot wonder status.  I am so proud (even though the antler is fake)

My deer fit inside this old washbasin I found in a junk pile while we were hunting, along with an old window screen frame and some bottles.  Lex thinks the best part for me was finding the junk, he might be right.

That night the kids helped to skin "faline", who turned into sausage and the best bacon wrapped backstrap I have ever eaten.  I might shout a yearling every year.  YUM

Packing and playing

Ty's favorite toy.

Mom hit the fireplace.

Almost all packed, just chillin'

Halloween

Halloween was awesome.  Too bad Meg was sick in bed with strep throat so Dad had to stay home too.  The other kids got her some candy.

Ty's Cake

Ty had a great bday.  It took him awhile to get the present concept and also eating cake but he was all smiles.