Sledding Part I

The day before Christmas, Jason took the boys sledding. We have this great place close to our house. It doesn't seem like the hills are that steap until you start to head down them on a sled. The boys had a great time, Jason got worn out packing Logan up the hill though. Maybe they need a rope tow!

Jason, Bridger and Logan....getting ready to head down the hill. Carly ( a neighbor friend ) and Bridger next to Dads truck! Getting all geared up.

All the kids, packed on one sled....they were loving it!

Sledding Part II

I had told my brother about this great place to sled by our house, so we decided to take my boys and his two little boys over there. Here are some pictures. Bridger and Logan....freezing their butts off. It was fun, but really cold. If the wind wouldn't have been blowing then it wouldn't be that bad. I think it was only about 20 degrees.

Ted, Carson and Mitch!

Here they go. You really get flying down the hill. The kids loved it, but I have to say I was a little nervous.

Little Logan....even he can't get enough of the snow!

Merry Christmas

So we had a great Christmas at the Sheppard house. We started out with lettting the kids open their new pj's and one present on Christmas Eve. I let them open the gifts from my parents. My mom had made the boys these capes. Growing up, we had a little Superman cape that got more use out of it than any toy. So she made them for the boys and they are already loving them. Logan was running around all night saying, "I'm a super hero"! Pretty funny!
Here is the "Super Hero and Vilan" fighting with dad!

Bridger was trying to look tough with all his gear on! He loves it grandma!
The boys opening their presents!
Here we are at Jason's family's house this morning. They scored again there!

The Simple Things

Since I'm now a "stay at home mom" I'm starting to understand how to just appreciate the simple things. When I was working and always on such a tight schedule I was always so uptight....I was always trying to fit as much in as possible. I never really would slow down enough to appreciate the little things. Last night after I made dinner, me, Jason and the boys sat down at watched Polar Express. We turned off all the lights except on the Christmas tree so it was nice and cozy. I just sat there the whole time thinking how nice it was. I wasn't worried about a million other things, or getting up trying to handle multiple things at once. It was just a really nice night with the family. Hopefully there will be many more enjoyable nights like that to come!!!

Christmas Tree Hunting....

....unsuccessful! I can't believe we were gone for about five hours and couldn't even find a Christmas tree. This is our second year going with our friends to get Christmas trees. This year wasn't so good though. We were having bad weather so we were never able to get high enough to get into pine trees. All we had to choose from was cedar trees and we didn't want those. So....no tree! Who knows what we are going to do now!

Hard at work....

Here is Bridger working on the computer. I heard about this cute website that helps kids with the alphabet and learning to read. It is www.starfall.com. He was having lots of fun with it. Thats the thing....it kinda tricks kids into thinking its fun instead of learning. Whatever works right?I just thought he looked so cute!

Winter is finally here....

As you can see, we woke up to several inches of snow and it keeps coming. We went out to shovel the walks, but ended up with the four wheeler out and taking kids for rides on the sled. It was fun! I think this is really one of the first times that Logan has played in the snow. He was loving it!

Last Day at Merit

Today was my last day at Merit. I would have to say it was biter sweet for sure. I am really excited to be able to be at home and spend more time with the kids, but it has been a very difficult couple weeks as I have had to say goodbye to so many great people. After work my girls took me out to go to dinner. It was a great way to bring the day to an end. After dinner, me, Tiff and Mindy went and did Christmas shopping the rest of the night. It was just a great night. Thanks to you girls that made it such a good night for me! Lov ya lots!

Thanksgiving

I have been so bad at keeping up on the blog lately. These pictures are from last weekend when my family got together for Thanksgiving. I would have to say that it was a day that I had really been looking forward to. As I have grown older, I think that I continue to appreciate my family more and more every day. I love getting together with my family as much as I like anything. They are the best, we have good conversation, always good food and we I can always count on lots of laughs. I guess my point is....I am very "thankful" for my family. I probably don't say that enought!!!Janet, Me (holding little Payton) and Kristi.
Here is an overhead shot of the whole gang right before dinner began. This is at my brothers house!

Elf Yourself

Okay ever since I saw this on Nalani's blog I have been laughing about it. I don't know what it is that I find SO funny, but it just makes me laugh out loud. So here is me and my family "elfed"!
(click on the word "elfed" to view)

First Dentist Appointment

Today was Bridger's first dentist appointment today....he did great, me however....not so good. We both had cleanings scheduled today, but I ended up with all sorts of problems. Anyway, Bridger did great....he was crackin' me up. He was dry heaving when they were trying to take x-rays, but other than that he didn't have any problems.

Halloween Weekend

We had a Halloween party to go to this weekend, but decided to go out to dinner first. It was Tiffany, Bob, Mindy, Jeff, Jason and Me. It was lots of fun spending time as couples together. Mindy, Tiff and Me....of course the boys never want to take pictures!

Before we went out, we dropped off the kids at grandmas house....they had a trunk or treat that they were going to, so here is Ryan (Bridger's cousin) and Bridger all dressed up!

Home Alone

Me and the boys were home for a long weekend alone, Jason has still been hunting. As the weekend went on I started taking random pictures of the boys playing.
We were really excited to wake up to snow on Sunday morning, so me and Bridger went out to make a snowman. Bridger got mad and said it wasn't a real snowman because we didn't use buttons for eyes and a carrot for its nose (man....you can't get anything past the kids)

Here's the deal with the dogs, we used to let them sleep in the house...until one of them had an accident in Bridgers room one night, but I guess I gave in a little this weekend when Jas wasn't home, and I felt bad that it was cold outside. So we laid down some blankets in his room and let them sleep in there. Briger could hardly fall asleep cause he was excited.
Whats there to say about Logan? What a character! I just always think he is so funny! He loves dressing up in whatever he can....here he has a little robe on as well as a hat (a little small). He also likes wearing belts....or really whatever he can find.