Flips in the snow

So a couple of weeks ago it snowed like crazy here and so we decided to go snowboarding with our friends jeremy and weston. we went to the canyons and it was a good good day. most of the snow was packed down but we were able to find some deep powder if we hiked a little ways to 99 ninety. it was so nice, and its the only reason to like the snow and cold weather. we were able to try some tricks. josalyn had to encourage the boys to try some flips by doing it first. the front flips had more somewhat succesful landings but we were able to do some back flips too which weston was best at. the first one is danny, the next two pics with the blue helmet(safety first) is josalyns flips, then followed by weston then jeremy. wow we sure got high that day!!!! makes your heart beat so fast all day long after doing these! 

sushi!!!!

A while back we had some friends over for sushi. Ashley, Eli and Asher, whom we met climbing. Ashley is a great massage therapist so i am promoting her but doesnt know it yet hehe. We get better and better every time we make sushi well at least we think so. The rice is better and we get creative and end up eating a lot! glad its so good for you. My friend taryn gave me  a sushi kit and we finally broke it out again and wore the cool bandanas that go along with it. It was a fun night, we will have to do it once a month or more. Isnt Asher so cute, Welsey and him have a lot of fun together. I just love these pics.

A new haircut and some ice sledding

  Alot has happened over the last couple of weeks but these are the only pics on our computer to we will start with these happenings. We finally took Wesley for his first day of sledding. We went to sugarhouse park and it was all ice but it was fun anyway. he seemed to like it a lot and he went by himself too and enjoyed it as well. Also he got a haircut finally so its not the greatest cut, great clips did it and its too short i think (better than i would do though). i think he looks like Jim carry on dumb and dumber. but we can do different styles so that's ok. i do miss the shaggy long look though its more his style i think or maybe just his parents style for him hehe.  there are some before and after pics the after ones are first and the before ones are on bottom, you can probably tell which is which. the one with me and him was after a wedding and he had spit up some chocolate cake and ruined his nice shirt but oh well they were all free anyway from my sister -thanks dawnya!

Christmas in Colorado

Well Christmas in Colorado was a blast. We got to go skiing, climbing, swimming, and played racquetball. We ate so much good food and saw so many old friends and family that we were just dying to see and cant wait to see again.It was so fun to go skiing with my parents, Steve Kris Andy and Jen, and Taryn and Joey. We went to Copper and Keystone, not the greatest snow but it was warm like spring skiing. Taryn and Joey let us stay at their condo overnight while my parents watched Wesley what a treat! My good long time friend Jen Downing and her husband Will had a little dinner at her house too and Taryn and Joey came as well as Kathy and Steve. It was so good to see them, i miss all my Colorado friends. Wesley liked his ride from Jens youngest son Cadence. We also got to go swimming at the rec center, it was nice to get wet! Taryn's family had a great party for a couple of graduations and so we got to see more old friend there too, the Brody family looked great!




We had a rockin good time climbing with our good friends Andy and Jen at The Spot Bouldering Gym in Boulder. So many routes so little time!




fun aprons my sister in Penn. sent us does that mean i will cook better? i wish it were that easy. if it were i would put it on danny more often!



Wesley was worn out but had good naps during lunch and fun in the tub with Issac. Is that Danny cooking down there? Yes he helped me make a delicious but Not nutritious breakfast. And the kids even got to go fishing for candy and toys!




Christmas morning




Around the house fun.




We had a Jolly good time, were able to do lots of fun activities. Wesley loved hanging out with his cousins and it was good to see old friends and family. I wish we were able to get more pics of everything, I'm a picture freak so I'm always thinking more pictures the better.I got no photos with my great friend since Jr. high Veronica and her super cute girl Eliana. We went to the park, ate, and chatted, its always good to talk with her.I am really lucky to have such good long time friends that do a good job keeping in touch, it means the wold to me. And super lucky to have such a great family that is fun to laugh with and that is so kind and supportive. It was quite packed at my parents house, for 2 weeks, it was like a little hotel. Fortunately we all managed to have our own room. Good food and fun all over the place, every corner you go around there was food and great people right there for ya.Wesley liked his little closet that he had to sleep in. There were quite a few closets used for sleeping in fact, good thing they were big and clean. Thanks to my parents for a great time and great hospitality, if it was my house I would probably go crazy. Well that was a long post, your probably glad its over now if you made till the end. thanks-The Bates