Ski Trip

We went skiing in Colorado right before Christmas. I had a wedding on Saturday, the 20th, so we left right after I was done at about 6 pm. When we were about 4 miles from the lodge at 6 am Sunday morning our tire caught a snow drift and we got stuck in a ditch. So in -11 weather Eric had to walk over 4 miles to the lodge with no snow boots. There was no cell service or anything. So the babies and I sat in the car for a little over an hour while Eric walked down to the lodge. They came and pulled us out and we unloaded around 7 am. It was a great trip though. It was very relaxing and a lot of fun. The food was great. We played games and most of the group went skiing. The babies got to see snow for the first time, which made the long drive worth while. And the drive wasn't near as bad as we were anticipating. Driving all night was great and even the ride back wasn't too bad.

Here are the photos:

Waunita Springs Lodge

Our Family

First Time in the Snow

Our 88 Table - we played every night

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas!

It is one week from Christmas and I am so excited. I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday. I love to decorate, bake, listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, wrap presents, all of it!! I haven't gotten to decorate this year like I usually do since I have felt so bad and been so busy though. I also haven't ever ordered Christmas cards! I designed some and haven't gotten around to ordering them.

Here are a few pictures of the babies in some of their Christmas outfits.
Sawyer has started taking her bows out as soon as I put them in...silly girl!!

She also takes hats off as soon as you put them on!









Here are some of the Christmas traditions that I want to start. I would also love to hear about other ideas that other people do!

1.Our church offers an Advent calendar with activities to do with the kids to teach them about Christmas. I want to start this next year.

2. I am going to read Christmas books with them every night starting at Thanksgiving.

3. I am going to make cookies with the kids for Santa on Christmas Eve and leave them out for Santa. Then on Christmas morning they will get presents in their stockings from Santa at home. Then they will get to open the rest of their presents with everyone else.

4. What God Wants for Christmas

5. They will each get their own ornament each year. This year I got one for both of them, but next year I will let them each get one. Here is the ornament that I got this year as their first ornament.

11 Months

Mason and Sawyer will be 1 year old in a month!! It is amazing how fast the first year goes.


Mason is walking around a little now. He can take at least 5 or 6 steps very easily.
He like to point and talk a lot.
He makes monkey lips.
H can feed himself a little now.
He has 6 teeth - 2 on bottom, 4 on top.






Sawyer took her first steps last week.
She makes the funniest faces. Her latest two are her tongue hanging out the side of her mouth and a fish face.
She loves to talk all the time.
She has 3 teeth - all on bottom.




They are so much fun! I have been working on planning their one year birthday party. I am going to do a prince and princess theme. It is going to be so cute!

Christmas Party

Tonight we went to the Abilene Police Officer Association Christmas party and the babies got to meet Santa! As predicted, Mason started crying as soon as he sat on Santa's lap! Sawyer wasn't quite sure what to think at first and then ended up crying.




Sawyer took her frst steps a few days ago. So they are both getting close to walking!

Update

It has been a while since I have updated! Since last time Mason has taken a few steps and gotten a few bruises as a result. He has also had his first ear infection and has gotten a virus. I am still trying to get over my sinus infection (that I have had for 3 weeks now!). They are doing well otherwise though. They are moving everywhere and getting into everything. They have added some new things to their diet - mangos, turkey, yogurt, blueberries, cottage cheese. Sawyer talks so much now. She has said moma, dada, baby, puppy, bye-bye, and uh oh. Mason still only says moma and dada. They babble constantly though. And I love listening to it! Sawyer loves to climb into things. She climbs in the inflatable duck and into the clothes baskets all of the time. She will just sit in there and play! The other day she was sitting in the duck and Eric dumped toys in it. She threw all of them out everytime! She is so funny!

I curled Sawyer's hair for the first time last Sunday. Here it is in rollers...

And here is what she looked like when she woke up!
Playing with Daddy...