And a Happy New Year!

We went up to Salt Lake to Celebrate New Years with The Samsonites.

We started by eating at Toucanos.  The kids loved the meat. :)

Karsten's new smile. :)

Mikaela and Mitchell tried all the meat.  They were very brave.

And of coarse they had a snowball fight in the 0 degree weather. 

Seeing the lights at Temple Square.

Playing games in our hotel rooms.

Little Red was right in the action.  We had a fun night! :)

Merry Christmas

With Santa at our Ward Party.

We surprised my family at the last minute and drove to Utah.  No one was sick and the roads were cleared, so we took down our tree on Wednesday and drove for two days to get there.  We knocked on my parents door and sang "We wish you a Merry Christmas."  It was fun to be able to be at all the festivities. :)  This is all the grandkids doing the Nativity.

My whole family together.  Look at the good looking group! :)

This is my parents new house they just moved into before Thanksgiving.  The three boys are watching a movie.  (Karsten only lasted as long as it took me to take this picture. :))

Karsten loves the "Ligh, Lights.)

Christmas Morning.

Christmas with the Smiths.  Mikaela snuggling with Annie and Kate.

Karsten loves Uncle Jason.

Kai was really on one that night.

With G&G Smith.  (After Hot-tubing. :))

I also surprised my friends by showing up at the annual girls party.  You can probably tell by the picture how much fun we had. :)

My kids were so excited to see the snow.  (At least Mikaela and Koby were.)  They didn't care how cold or how hard the wind was blowing.  They loved playing out in it.

Kai's Christmas Program

Kai is in a really cute Pre-School.  He loves it and they love him. His program was really cute!