New Years + camping + good friends = Good Times! Part 2...

Continued...

Eric towing the buggy back to camp...


Avyree driving the Jeep. She actually steered the Jeep about half way around the camp...


The boys getting ready for Brian's FIRST ride on a dirt bike. I did spare Brian the 500 pics I had of him trying to start, then stalling and trying to restart and stalling...etc etc etc and decided not to post them. Gotta love my husband's helmet head too! Hahaha....


Oh I love her. I cannot get over how big she is! Happy and sad...lol...


Oh...Eric and Haylee STILL waiting for Brian! Lol! Oh wait...look...he's moving! :O)~ And by the way, he did REALLY GOOD for his very first time on a dirt bike and a big 450 no less!


And the 2nd full moon Saturday night with gorgeous clear skies!


So that was our awesome New Years Eve camping trip. Thanks dear friends for making it so much fun! Can't wait til this weekend! :O)

3 year old + Burger King = Happy!

It doesn't take much to entertain a 3 year old! Especially THIS 3 year old! I took Avyree to Burger King this morning after we dropped Haylee off at school and she was a happy girl!

Waiting for her breakfast...


And the show begins...


Avyree's breakfast...


My breakfast...


The many faces she makes while she eats...


Talking with her mouth full...yeah yeah...I know...


Give a kid a dip for food and it's that much more fun & messy...


I don't know...lol...


Now she's hammin it up for the camera...


Oh good ole Burger King...


Some fun distortion...


Getting full and happy...


Now she's full and off in Avyree land...


And that was our morning. Never a dull moment with this one! Hope all is well & thanks for stoppin by!

My lil FOX girl...

It doesn't get any cuter than this! Avyree wearing Derrick's old gear ready to ride!





Told you! Lol!

Storms and low snow levels...

We've been hit pretty hard this week with much NEEDED yet worrisome storms. Much needed of course but worrisome due to the burn areas from the fires last summer! Many have been evacuated but it appears everyone and their homes have remained safe. When I woke up this morning I saw that the snow levels dropped pretty low over night. It's very beautiful. Much more beautiful than my pictures show. So I drove up the street and took some quick snaps! Luckily I went when I did because about a half hour later the rain started again and I was no longer able to see the mountains. And please excuse my poor masking job to retain the detail in they sky. I was being lazy so it's not very clean! Lol!

Blockbuster parking lot...



Alberstons parking lot...


In front of Alberstons...


In front of Pet Smart....


I hope everyone is safe and that your homes are holding up against the rain and mud! Hope ya all have a great weekend!

Park fun....

A little out of order but here is Haylee making Great Grandma Louie's Chirstmas gift...a stepping stone for her yard...


and the girls having some park fun on Christmas Eve...







Hope the New Year is treating you and your family well! :O)

Christmas day....

I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Christmas with your families! Ours was fabulous. This year I brought my camera with me the whole day instead of just our Christmas morning! So this is a large post!

Here is Christmas Eve...

Making cookies for Santa...




For Santa and the Reindeer's...



Haylee's letter to Santa...



Christmas morning...

Santa & the Reindeer's were very hungry...



The goods...



The first looks...



Opening stockings...



Fun with lip gloss...



Poor Lily in her crate while we opened presents. I gave her a bone but she didn't want it and kept hiding it under her blanket...



The candy pooping cow...



Eric opening his gifts...



Avyree wearing what Sissy bought her from her School Shop...



Haylee in action...



The skateboard she wanted...



Avyree in action...



My gifts! I LOVE Jack!



Haylee opening her BIG gift...her Nintendo DS...


Avyree loving her gear...


From happy to Avyree...



Silly Nugget...



Avyree with her Dora Princess that she wanted...



Haylee's glued to her DS and Super Mario Brothers...



The joyous mess...



I kept the clothes on her as long as I could...



Eric playing with his BIG toy...PS3 & UFC 2009...



Then we headed to Grandma Louie's for breakfast like we do every year! Here are some pics from our morning.

Aunt Doni & Logan...



Avyree & Katie...



Logan...


The Anderson's...



Haylee & Grandma Louie...


The family...



Then we relaxed at home for a while before heading to Aunt Doni & Uncle Dana's for dinner...





The great gran kids... Haylee, Avyree, Logan & Marcus...



The little ones being SILLY...



The yummy food!



Three generations! Uncle Dana, his son Dustin and Dustin's son Marcus...


Shannon & Grandma Louie enjoying dinner and relaxing after...



Mother & son and funny cousins...


Grandma Louie, Allan & Haylee...


The Family! Oh...any art you see on the walls at my Aunt & Uncle's house was painted by my cousin Lauren. She's the most talented person I know! Her paintings are stunning and moving!

Thank you for breakfast morning Grandma! It was wonderful as always and I appreciate your hard work to keep our tummies full and our hearts happy! And thank you Aunt Doni for hosting your very first Christmas dinner that was LOVELY! The best in years! And thank you to my family..I LOVE you ALL!

Thanks for taking a glimpse into our Christmas celebration. It was one I hold very dear to my heart!

We went camping in the desert for New Years and I took HUNDREDS of pics, so I'll post some when I get them done!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :O)