Fun in the Snow !!!

I know most of you on the east coast might be over the snow, but this last week we traveled to the snow. We don't see much snow in Southern California, so last week we packed up our car and headed to Brianhead, UT.


Brianhead had a 6 feet base of powdery white snow.


The kids had fun playing in the snow, although Sienna's favorite part of the snow was the hot coco she got after the snow playtime.






Juliette loved the taste of snow. She couldn't get enough. I think all she did was eat snow.




You may remember last year, we took Sienna tubing and she cried the whole way down the hill. . .




Well she cried all the way down the hill again so she and her daddy went for hot coco at the lodge.


Steve thought Sienna and her friend Ryder looked like the kids from The Christmas Story.


Most of the time it was either too windy or too snowy to go snowboarding, but we did have a beautiful afternoon to ourselves.



I will have to post more pictures when my friend gets back home. (She took several pictures on her camera)

Happy New Year!

We are excited for the new year. There is a lot to look forward to. Steve, at some point, will promote and start to drive the big fire truck, and hopefully get more restful sleep at a new station. Sienna got a new bike for Christmas and she is already riding it like a pro. I expect we will have many bike rides this year. Juliette, because she thinks she is three just like her big sister will probably not let us keep her in the stroller much longer and she may even be riding a bike too. I wouldn't put it past her. Me, I am looking forward to getting back into running and making use of my jogging stroller. Who knows, I may even sign up for a 5K or 10K, or if I am brave a 1/2 marathon.





Thanks Aunt Cole and Uncle David for our pretty dresses.

Beach Days

On the last day that Mimi and Papa were visiting we drove to the beach.
Unfortunately it was a very cold and windy day.



So we decided to try again the next day and it was a lot warmer.
Sorry Papa, we thought of you all day though.


Peek-A-Boo!


Santa Monica Pier had a Carousel and a Ferris Wheel.
We rode on both and had lots of fun.



Juliette wanted to look over the sides, but that was
a little too scary for me.

Christmas Morning

We were so happy to share Christmas this year with Mimi and Papa!

We opened presents.

A very common word we heard was "MINE!" Apparently everything opened
belonged to Juliette. We are not sure where she learned that word,
and although it was funny, my mind kept thinking of ways to stop it.



Candy was the hit of the morning, especially Peanut Butter M@Ms.





Hope everyone had a Great Christmas too.

Finding our tree

We were all excited this year when we found a tree farm that would let us come and chop
down our own tree. We all searched for the best tree and were successful.




The big hit of the day was jumping in the jumper that was at the tree farm,
but after a little while we knew it was time to go home for a nap.

These are a few of our favorite things. . .

Juliette loves bags and purses, shoes, shoes and more shoes.




Oh yes, she also loves baby dolls and her silkys.


Sienna loves skirts, bracelets, dolphins
(especially this new ornament we got) and Shamu.


She also loves to make funny faces when she is done taking pictures.


What are some of your favorite things?

Gymnastics

Sienna has been taking gymnastics as well as dance, however I think we are
going to stay with gymnastics. She seems to enjoy it more.
Her favorite thing to do is balance on the balancing beams.


Someone else likes gymnastics too. It's a good thing
there is open gym that she can go to.


Here is Sienna with her teacher. She loves her teacher.