My New IPhone!

These are just miscellaneous pics taken with my new iPhone.  I have been so excited and been snap crazy.  I no longer have to use Das's phone, or settle for crappy photos with my other phone.

Look at those curls!  I wish my curls would look as good as his do.  I'm afraid if I cut them though, that they won't grow back.

Our sweet Ashton.  The second Das walks in from work, Ashton is asking if he can play his IPad.  He's a little addicted.  We sure do love our boys!

This is my new tasty treat I have been making.  It's actually healthier than it looks....for a treat.  But hey, I am pregnant.....so get off my back already.:)  I am just happy I am able to eat again.  This yummy bowl is filled with sugar free ice cream.  Topped with Nutella and sliced bananas.  I'll bet you are all thinking about a trip to the store now.  I really am enjoying my phone.  It takes great pictures, and is so much easier to use then those silly phones.  I must have to best husband ever!  Thanks Das!

A Visit From Ethan

 Last weekend the boys had their dad come into town for a few days.  It had been a year since his last visit, so they were so excited.

Ethan's wife Season, and their daughter Anna joined them.  They had big plans to take the boys skiing.

I was really excited for the boys, since Das and I do not ski.  And they were lucky enough to get SNOW that weekend. 

And from what they told me....they had a really great time.  Das and I are going to have to get them into some skiing lessons.

Also, our very generous neighbor gave us a pair of skis and boots that look practically new.  If we ever get enough snow, we will take them over to the park by our house and let them practice.

While they had the kids all weekend, Das and I took advantage of the quietness that filled our house.  Logan wasn't sure what to do with himself.  And when they came to pick up some clothes and left, Logan cried.  Saturday we got a sitter for Logan and went out to dinner and to see a movie.  And Sunday it was weird going to church without them.  I am glad they had a good time, but we were glad to have them home.  We all missed them!

Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum

 My girlfriend Sharon just had a baby last month and is on maternity leave from work.  She asked me if I wanted to meet up with her to go to the childrens musem and Thanksgiving Point.

The boys had such a great time. The part they enjoyed the most was diggin in the wet and dry sand.  We let the kids play for quite a bit while we sat and chatted.

 We also went into the imagination section.  Very cool stuff in there.

We had a great time!  Thanks Sharon for inviting us!

Logan's first haircut

We decided that Logan's hair was getting way to long in front so it was time for a haircut.

But only his bangs were getting cut.  No way will I cut off all those curls in back.

He did very well!  And he can now see mcuh better.

He loves to go up those stairs still.  And thinks he it is so funny that is scares me.

He also loves to climb under the table and hang out with the kitty.  It's his little hut.

Bear Lake Cabin

Several years ago my sister Chirstine and her husband bought a cabin in Bear Lake.  Das and I haven't had a chance until now to get up there with them to check it out.  This is the view of the lake from the patio. 

 We headed up there Friday morning and stayed until Sunday afternoon.  Christine came up there with her two kids and her brother in law Dan came up to do a little hunting and brought his cute family up for Friday night.

 So a bit about their cabin.  It is beautiful!  You walk into the main floor that has the kitchen, family room, and two master bedrooms.  Both bedrooms were furnished with king sized beds, showers, bathtubs, and fireplaces.

The basement has two full bathrooms, and six bedrooms.  Two bedrooms had queen size beds and 4 had bunkbeds with the full bottom.  A ladder from the side of the kitchen takes you up into a small loft with 4 twin beds.  So it sleeps a total of 24 people!

And I can't leave out all their toys:  fourwheelers, a six person ranger (us up top) snowmobiles, and wave runners.  We bundled the kids up for a small ride on the ranger.  It was just noisy and bumpy enough to put Logan to sleep.

Unfortunately there wasn't enough snow to go sledding and the wind was blowing strongly.  So we spent most of the time indoors just relaxing and playing games.  Saturday Dan and his family went home, and Craig came up when he got off work.  We all climbed into bed and I had Das turn our fire on cuz I got cold the night before.  Around 2am we were both stripping down and throwing blankets off until I finally told Das to turn it off.  And then the wind was howling all night long.  We woke up, cleaned up, and packed up to head home. 

Logan giving Griffin kisses.

We really enjoyed spending time with Craig and Christine.  They are so generous to let people use their cabin.  They have even given us a weekend to take up some of our friends.  We are looking forward to it.

Thanks again for sharing your amazing cabin with us.  We had a wonderful time!

Great family! Good friends! And the best of times!

Logan and more Logan

 What would we do without our sweet Logan!?  Everyday is something new with him. I can't believe how fast he is growing. He loves his daddy and big brothers so much.

A few months ago we bought a gate to keep him from going upstairs.  That obviously hasn't worked out so well.

And when he gets to the top, he thinks he is so funny and will sit on the edge laughing.  Scares me to death, but he has learned to come back down, so I think the gate will come down as well.

 Any time we pull out the computer, iphones, itouches......Logan is instantly by our side ready to play.  He manuevers them pretty well. The other day we did face time with Das while Das was sitting next to us on the couch. He thought that was pretty great.

Das took this picture last week of him being very persistent to go play with his brothers upstairs.

And he got stuck!  I am sure one of these days he will fall down the stairs.  It's bound to happen.  But at least we tried.  A few other little things he does...fakes laughing when we are all laughing at something.  Says the word sh**.  Well at least that's what it sounds like.  Says here kitty kitty, or at least tries. Says dada.  Signs "eat" and "play". He makes a grunting noise while turning his face red.(constipation sound) He sticks his tongue out and spits when he is angry.  He has started hitting us when he isn't getting his way...which isn't often.  And my favorite...he gives slobbery kisses and loves.

New Years Eve 2011

Joe and Kelly Johannessen were so kind to have a party at their home this year.  A kid friendly party that was awesome. 

The night started out with pizza and snacks.  And while the kids played, the adults chatted and relaxed.  Joe and Kelly have a nifty toy room in their basement where most of the kids hung out. 

It was someones (good) idea to celebrate New Years Eastern time for the kids and then get them to bed.   

They then passed out a bunch of blowers and hats for the kids.  Das had bought the boys confetti guns from the dollar store.  It was pretty cool, and messy. 

I love Ellie!  She is gonna come live with me if I don't ever get a girl.:)  After the celebration for the kids, the dads took them outside for fireworks. 

Before settling the kids down for the night, we took some pictures. 

The Kids!

The group!  Joe and Frank, Kristi and Jeff, Joe and Kelly, Das and me, Leesa and Kevin 

The Boys! 

The Women! 

Thanks Joe and Kelly for daring to host the chaos!  Your home is beautiful and the company was great as always.  Hopefully you guys will want to do it again next year.:)  Maybe one day when we have a bigger home, we will host one. Most everyone was staying the night. They had a couple of rooms set up and those who could brought sleeping bags. We had my nephews homecoming to be to early Sunday morning, so we weren't able to sleep over this year.  When we got home, the boys were out real quick. It was only 15 minutes until midnight, but I was beat.  I told Das to come give me a kiss at the New Year.  He almost fell asleep himself.lol  but I got my New Years kiss.  All was bliss...until the fireworks started going off.  Logan woke up and I had to put him into bed with us.  I am sure if I wasn't pregnant and so tired all the time.....we would have been letting off our own fireworks.  Happy New Year everyone!