Finally,Snow

We had so much fun sledding in Utah, that we bought 2 slides before we headed back to CA and couldn't wait to use them.

Well, we had to wait and wait and wait and didn't think we were going to use them this year. Finally a storm came and the boys couldn't wait to be out in the snow again.

There wasn't a lot of snow, but just enough for the basics:

-sledding

-snowman

Keaton and Kate were preparing for a snow ball fight.

Xander and Sara enjoying themselves on the sled.

A snow trip is never complete without a snowman and Keaton made sure to remind me to bring a carrot for the snowman he was going to make.

Always Beach Time in CA

On Martin Luther King holiday we headed out to the beach to enjoy 80 deg. weather in Jan. I only planned on stay a few hours, but it was a perfect day and we spent 6 hrs. relaxing and having fun at the beach.

Keaton having fun with Kate Thompson.

Keaton working hard to build a pool. Check out those muscles.

The pool is complete, it originally started out as a bath, but it got bigger and bigger and the children were then calling it a pool.

I was only willing to do a bath(because it is smaller), but some of the Fathers came to help dig and that is how they got a pool.

Digging Buddies

Xander loves Sara Thompson, actually both of my boys love the Thompson girls. Xander and Sara spent most of the day digging.

2000 stripling warriors

Keaton got some dress up clothes for Christmas and he loves this one outfit. Instead of saying he is a Knight, he calls himself A STRIPLING WARRIOR from the Book of Mormon.

What, no hot water

The water heater went out and if you are ever at our house, the boys must get a bath everynight because they are dirty from head to toe.

Luckily, we had hot water at one end of the house, but no showers or baths, so we improvised and the boys loved it. >

Xander never wanted to get out of the sink, >he thought it was the best bath ever.