Las Vegas Trip

We went to Las Vegas last month for a little family trip. We were able to meet my sister Michelle's family there and had a lot of fun. I kept forgetting to take my camera on our adventures, so this post will be filled with pictures that I took with my phone :) Woops!


We went to the chocolate factory and looked at the cactus garden outside. The factory was kind of lame, but the gardens were pretty. The cousins were having a lot of fun together and didn't even seem to notice that they were not making chocolate in the factory... only walking around in white lab coats.


We also went bowling and the kids had so much fun. Jonas was a little frustrated that he needed help. The bumpers were up, and the kids did surprisingly well. Maybe Wii bowling helped :)


We also went to the children's museum. It was huge and had a lot to do and see. I wish we had one here in Idaho.


The kids really enjoyed the light and laser show at Sam's Town too. We went during the day and they wanted to go back at night to see it again with the lasers.


At the condo, the kids had fun playing together and putting on shows for the adults. We also went swimming and Eli and Hannah were brave enough to go down the water slides.

After the Moores left on Saturday, we went to a yummy buffet, then to see the temple. Later that night we went to see the Bellagio gardens. They were gorgeous! They had a greenhouse full of live butterflies that we could walk through. We saw the fountains afterward-- my favorite thing to do in Vegas.


So, even though it was a short trip, we packed it full of fun!

Spring Break 2011

Monday morning, the first day of Spring Break, we woke up to SNOW! So I put my brave face on and pretended that I was excited. We put on our snow clothes (luckily not packed away yet) and went out. The kids thought it was fun throwing snowballs at mom (especially Jonas). Then we made a snow bunny together. He turned out cute. By the end of the week it was warm enough to go to the park.

We made a fort and read books inside.
It was a big hit, and not too big of a mess :)

Spring Break ended with General Conference. The kids did really well listening this year. We set up three tables so they each had their own space to do their conference packets and eat their yummy treats.

Maybe next year Spring Break will be a little later in the month and it will actually feel like Spring.

Hannah's Busy Month

It's the time of year when Hannah gets to show off everything that she has been working hard to learn since September. She performed at Grandma Lori's big dance competition. She has fun getting dressed up and gets to wear make-up too. She looked beautiful and did a great job performing! (Hannah's the cutie that's looking at the camera, if you can't tell.)


Hannah also had her piano recital this month. She played "Going Downtown" and did a great job. She does well remembering to practice and she is learning so much.

Green Bay Packers- Super Bowl Champs 2011

The Packers won the Super Bowl. It was a very exciting night at our house. The game was intense, which made the win even better. I wish I had video of the celebration that took place at the end of the game. There were some major happy dances going on. The kids really got into the game too.


Grandma and Grandpa Shipp were here visiting for Hannah's baptism so they joined in the fun.

Hannah turned 8

Happy birthday Hannah! Hannah had fun having her cousin Malory spend the night for her birthday. We had a party the next day.


Hannah had been looking forward to her 8th birthday for a long time. She was very excited to be baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has a sweet testimony and we are happy for her.

Haircuts

This is so family can see the cute haircuts that me and mom got :)
It was a lot of fun to get new looks together.

Christmas Celebrations

December is always such a busy month. We love the holiday season-- it's packed full of fun activities. This year we saw Santa... a few times.
The first time was actually in November at the Festival of Trees benefit where Hannah danced. Jonas was not excited to meet Santa until after the picture when he received a sucker. For the rest of the season he was always excited to see Santa and get more treats.



The Skidmore Christmas party is always a lot of fun. There was a lot of family to see, delicious food to eat, and crazy games to play.
We played some Minute to Win It games. Brady won this puzzle contest, but Eli (and Brady's Uncle Bruce) were not far behind.


Hitting the pinata is a highlight for the kids.


We made graham cracker houses and used up some of the candy that accompanies this time of year.

The kids helped make sugar cookies.
They decorated some special ones for Santa.


Christmas Eve jammies!


Grandma Lori and Vicki joined in some Christmas Eve fun.


Christmas morning- playing with new toys.
(Even Grandma Lori joined in the fun.)





We had a wonderful Christmas this year.
We made a lot of fun memories together :)