Family Ski Day

For the first time ever, Dad, Mom, Kate, Scott, and Austin all went skiing together.  We had such a fun day despite it being crazy crowded!

Scott, Kate, Mom

Austin, Kate, Scott

We have been enjoying going up to Brighton this year a lot, the kids are getting so good!

Happy Birthday Ty!

Our big Ty man turned 5!  For his birthday, we went bowling with our family and the McIntyres.  We had a lot of fun!

Scott

Austin

Ty and Logan liked to sit on this steering mechanism inbetween turns.

Scott enjoying some muffins we brought.

Ty chose to have Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader figurines on his Funfetti cake.  Ty really enjoyed having a day all about him, what a cutie!

At age 5 Ty:

Favorite Book:  All of the Lego Star Wars books
Favorite TV show:  Larva (or Octonauts or Chuggington)
Favorite Color:  Blue 
Favorite candy bar:  Sucker
Favorite thing to do:  Video Games, play with Logan
Favorite Toy:  Figurines from cake
Weighs:  36 pounds
Favorite Dinner:  Chicken Pillows
Favorite Breakfast:  Oatmeal

-loves to make us all laugh
-has some attitude sometimes and likes to roll his eyes--a casualty of having so many older siblings
- is very opinionated
-brings sunshine and fire to our family
-What makes Ty laugh is when Dad "munches and crunches him."

WE LOVE YOU TO PIECES TY!!!

Christmas Morning

We had some VERY excited kids on Christmas morning.  Here they are, standing in order from youngest to oldest.

Kate was so thrilled to get a Kindle ereader!

Jeff was very happy to get a new sunhat to replace his old one

Logan wearing his new Christmas outfit with his new comfy slippers

We even got snow, so the kids went out and played with Jeff in the snow.

 Austin, Kate, and Dad

Scott and Austin got bb guns for Christmas, so they went out and practiced shooting them (Austin in the green camo robe, Scott in the blue)

Dad showing Scott how to aim

And of course, we had to watch The Christmas Story after they got the bb guns!

Kate loving her ereader

The weather was SO nice that Mom and Dad got to go play a little tennis so Mom could try out the new tennis racket Dad got for her!

We had such a wonderful Christmas and Christmas break together.  Dad took the whole week off so we got lots of good play time!

Christmas Eve

Christmas was so magical with this bunch of kids.  Instead of pajamas this year, Mom made robes for all of the kids.  They each got to pick out their own fabric.  They also each got some new comfy slippers.

Ty, Logan, Kate, Austin, Scott

Grandma and Grandpa Lewis came and spent Christmas Eve with us.  They gave all of their presents to the kids that night.

Scott and Austin playing with this K'nex

We had a really nice evening--had a nice Christmas Dinner, read the story of when Jesus was born from the Bible, heard some great stories from Grandma and Grandpa Lewis of Christmases they remember, read The Night Before Christmas and just had a really nice evening together.

Christmas Parties in Idaho

We went up to Idaho twice during the Christmas season for Christmas parties.  We always love an excuse to visit!

One afternoon, Dad took Scott and Kate on a little outing to the Snake River and the Greenbelt.  They loved getting out.

Logan and Austin at Jake's house

Logan and Leo really started enjoying each other.  Here they are fighting (in a friendly way) over this phone.  It was pretty darn cute!

The kids really loved the new baby Everly.  She is sure a peach!  Here is Austin holding her.

At Grandpa Durtschi's house, we had a party to celebrate Grandma Durtschi's 60th birthday and a Christmas party.  They got all of the kids Christmas presents.  Here is Ty with Teagan's nerf gun.

Alicia and Theo

Scott and Palmer

Teagan, Kate holding Everly, Addie, Grandma Durtschi

Here are all of the kids waiting patiently to open their presents.

All of the kids wanted to "help" Grandma Durtschi open her and Grandpa's present from us.

 The kids were loving the wonder blocks at Jake's house

Logan and Leo being buddies

We love our Idaho family so much!  It was so fun to spend time with everyone!!