december iphone

Avery trying to prove it's not cold by standing on the porch. Money box at school. That girl. Fudge is so funny.

Took 3 years, but he is finally moving up in swim class. Swimming across the pool. Braces for this one.

Vivienne received the Good Citizen award at school. Braid. Waiting for brother. Bare feet on Dec. 20.

Ballerina and a proud brother.

Before the show. Lounging with Papa. Goofing. Snuggling at dinner.

Thankful turkeys.

Observing their Hanukkah gifts. Fixing the Christmas tree at Hebrew school. Gift diagram by Avery. Latkes!

Who loves Frozen? Pic by Viv. New boots. Happy Hanukkah.

Birthday drinks. Annual spa tradition. The germs found us. My amazing hiding place for the holiday gifts.

Magic carpet. Awesome time snowshoeing with mom.

Really F#$%ing tired. They slept on the ground while we unpacked the car.

Viv: I want a pink pony named Gabby. Avery: I don't really want anything, but there are things in the world I don't know about. Christmas at Union Station.

Christmas morning. Gabby and a globe. Shoveling the yard. Shoveling the sidewalk.

Soccer shoot out. Goal! She won 1000 tickets. That's a lot of tickets.

Racing with Auntie Sarah. New Year's dinner. New Year's Twister. Left hand red!

Here's your birthday slash Christmas present. Impractical shoes. Looking at herself again. Trying on my shoes (she was shocked to learn that I do own a pair of heels).

ski school

He's going to need a few more lessons.

On my birthday, we headed up to Eldora so that the kids could have a ski lesson, Scott and Arlin could ski, and mom and I could snow shoe. It was a wonderful day even though the weather was cold, windy and snowy. I really couldn't get close enough to get any great pictures of the kids, but by the end of the day, they were riding up the magic carpet and gliding down the hill easily. To say they were tired at the end of the day, would be an understatement. They both started crying when I picked them up and only stopped when they fell asleep in the car. That being said, we'll be back...trying to raise skiiers.

winter recital

Love

All aboard!

Vivienne performed wonderfully at her recital. It was however, my least favorite one. The people sitting around us were very rude and Vivienne's teach kept dancing in front of her so I'm happy I got the pictures I did. Plus, I totally forgot to get some formal pics of her with my camera. It was also sad because both Annabelle and Shanaya performed at other times so we didn't even get to see them dance. That being said, I loved the blue dress and loved seeing how much Viv has grown as a dancer.