Fun with Family

We had so much fun visiting our family in Utah. There were plenty of opportunities to take pictures (and we took a ton!) so we had a hard time deciding which ones to post. Here are some of our favorites:


Uncle Scotty gives a "group hug" to his nieces and nephew.

Ammon and Grandma Stewart show off the sugar cookie they decorated.

The Frost family gathers for a group picture after the nativity on Christmas Eve.

Carter, Shauni, Carolee and Isaac all bundled up at the Ogden Christmas lights.

We had to be REALLY patient to get this shot of Grandma and Grandpa Stewart with all their grandkids- but it was worth it!

The Stewart family at our New Years Eve party.

Christmas Eve

This year we spent Christmas Eve with the Frost's. I had some minor difficulties posting these pictures so they are all out of order.
Ammon and Baileigh show off their new jammies and Reindeer stuffed animals.

The kids all looked so cute in their Christmas church outfits. We were having a hard time getting them to smile until Colby started making funny faces at them. This was the result.

Grandma Frost gave all the kids new PJ's and stuffed animals from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

We had a great nativity in the evening. Due to the fact that almost half of the participants were under the age of two, we did have some cooperation issues, but we all had a good time.

I love this picture of Megan and Ammon with the "deer in the headlights" look on their faces.

What a fun day!

Playing in the Snow!!

While we were at Grandma and Grandpa Stewart's house there was a huge snow storm. The boys were so excited to go outside and play with their cousins. Carter looked so cute all bundled up!

Baylee tried to help Carter build a snowman, but the snow was too dry and it didn't stick together very well. They had fun trying!

Oh, isn't he cute!

The kids buried Natalee in the snow. By the way, Ammon was out playing too but he was honary and kept giving the camera dirty looks, so his picture didn't make it onto this post!

Ammon's first time skiing

Ammon was so excited to go skiing for his first time! Grandpa Stewart and I took him up to the bunny hill at Snowbird. He didn't last very long, but he sure had a fun time. Ammon's favorite part about skiing was riding the lift. I thought he would be scared, but he kept saying, "I'm done skiing, I want to ride on the big swings again."

I love hanging out with my boys, as Ammon would say, they are my "little buddies."

Grandpa Stewart was great at teaching Ammon and very patient, probably due to the fact that he used to be a ski instructor.

Notice how Carter is in the background watching. He was feeling very left out. I may have let him try to ski but we didn't have any boots small enough for his little baby feet, so he just got to play in the snow.

Merry (early) Christmas

Santa came to our house early this year to save us the hassle of packing up all the kids presents and taking them to Utah. Colby "called" Santa and made arrangements to have him come to our house on the 9th. The boys had a great time and were so excited about their presents!

Fun Videos

Here are some fun videos of the boys. They are sure excited for our trip to Utah!

Christmas time

Ammon was very excited to put up the Christmas tree.

The library had a great Christmas party on Saturday. They had crafts, cookie decorating and a tree lighting. The best part was a visit from Santa. Carter didn't have much to say to Santa, but he was very excited to see him! I was just glad that he didn't cry.

Ammon had been looking forward to seeing Santa for a couple of months. He asked him for three transformers.

Carter fights me every time we put on his coat and hat, but he sure looks cute once we get it on!

Ammon's ABC's

Ammon is learning the Alphabet, which means that Carter thinks that he is also learning the Alphabet. Ammon is doing very well and knows many of his letters. Carter call any letter, "ABC." Here they are singing (and dancing) to the Alphabet song.

The First Snow

Over the weekend, we had our first snowstorm! The boys were so excited. Carter kept saying, "it noing, it noing!" I started playing Christmas music. Ammon got bundled up in his coat and hat and went outside with Caden to build a snowman. It was very, very, cold but the boys had fun!

Nemo Pants!

Carter loves Finding Nemo. He recently discovered that Ammon has Finding Nemo underwear. Once or twice a day Carter will get into Ammon's underwear drawer, find the "Nemo pants" and bring them to me saying, "Nemo pants on, Nemo pants on." One day I put them on over his diaper and he was so excited he didn't want to put his pants back on. He walked around all day pointing at Nemo. I thought it was so cute so I took these pictures. (warning: they're a little racey!)

 

Trick or Treat

I had so many Halloween pictures to share, they wouldn't all fit on one post. Here are some more.
Ammon and Carter at another Halloween party!
This year it was so cold, we went trick or treating at the mall. It wasn't as fun as being outside but it was nice to have the stores so close together and to be inside. The weird state of Iowa does trick or treating on the night before Halloween from 6-8 pm. They call it Beggars night.
Carter wanted to walk around the mall all by himself. He had alot of fun with the "big kids," but by the end of the night he was exhausted.











Carter's dinosaur tail was bigger than he is! Whenever anyone made a comment on his costume he would say, "I dysodor." 

Halloween

We did so many fun things for Halloween this year, I have about a hundred pictures! Here are some of my favorites.
Ammon was so excited the first time he wore his Harry Potter costume. He is ready to cast some spells!
We went to the "Pumpkin Patch Party" at the library and the kids had a blast. They had lots of fun games and crafts for the kids. In this picture, Colby is helping Ammon fish for spiders.
The school district also had a fun Halloween party at the elementary school. The kids were able to play games, decorate cookies and listen to scary stories.

Ammon poses in the clown cutout at the elementary school party. 

Pumpkins!

This year, the boys and I carved pumpkins on Halloween day while Colby was at school. The boys helped clean out the inside of the pumpkins and picked the shapes that they wanted for their eyes, nose and mouths. Ammon said he wanted a scary pumpkin (the middle pumpkin) and Carter wanted a happy pumpkin (the one on the left)
It was so windy on Halloween night, we couldn't get our Jack o Lanterns to light so the next night we went outside and lit them so we could get a picture.
The boys loved cleaning out their pumpkins, but they were both a little hesitant to get their hands dirty. About five minutes into it, they both called it quits and I ended up cleaning out all three pumpkins by myself!