Sunday, December 28, 2008

ChRiStMaS 2008

We spent our Christmas up to the Cabin in Bear Lake this year. It's a tradition with the Olson side to go up with EVERYONE and take Christmas with us. It gets more chaotic every year. This year we had 3 more kids then we had last year. We're starting to run out of room for all of the gifts. This year we had 11 adults and 12 kids so it was a FULL house. We love getting together with everyone, though. We're lucky that everyone gets along so well and we all have a good time.


Of course, EVERYONE got spoiled. Our kids especially. Kenedee was SO excited to see all of her Disney Princess stuff. It was so much fun to watch her get overly excited about everything she opened.



Brooks got spoiled with a bunch of toys. His favorite, it seems, are his Drums and his Zoo. He's so much fun. He's walking all over the place now and must be the happiest kid ever. All he ever does is laugh and play all day long.



Nate and I both got some nice surprises. He gave me a cute KitchenAid mixer to match our new kitchen, a beautifully framed painting of the SLC Temple, and then I got spoiled with the usual clothes and such.



I surprised Nate with a signed BYU football helmet. He'd mentioned to me that he'd love to have one signed by Hall, Pitta, Unga, & Collie and I told him there was no way I could ever get that done. Little did he know, I called our "connection" with the Cougar Club and he took care of everything. Thanks Jeramiah! He also got spoiled with the usual clothes.



The kids did some sledding down our man-made bobsled track. Grandpa Bart took the time to make it and the kids loved it.



Nate, Brian, and my dad (Bart) went snowmobiling the day after Christmas and as usual, were crazy and had a ton of fun. Nate got a little too daring with a cornice and rolled the sled sideways. Luckily, no one got hurt. They have way too much fun when they go. So much, that they never let us girls go out with them.





We had a ton of fun this year at the cabin playing games, pulling late nighters with board/card games and just having fun with everyone. Thanks Mom & Dad for making this happen every year. Hopefully there's more to come in the future.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

A Quick Update!

Our lives have been so busy lately that we haven't had time to do a post on all the changes that are going on with us. First off for those of you who dont know we sold our house at the end of October and are now living in Santaquin with my parents. We are building a new home in Spanish Fork, our foundation is poured and they should start framing it this week. Our builder is telling us we will be in by February and we are so excited.

The kids are doing great. Brooks started crawling a couple months ago, and is now starting to take his first steps, he is no pro yet but it is so fun to watch him try to walk I cant believe how fast he is growing up. Kenedee is just her usual busy self, and she is so excited for Christmas. Every day for the past week she has woke up and asked me "Mom is it Christmas today?" It breaks my heart to see the look on her face when I tell her no, but I know it will be worth the wait on Christmas morning, she gets so excited about everything. She is so funny, we took her to see Santa and she told him she just wanted a baby, a stroller and everything, we just laughed. I love my little kidos and am so thankful for them. There is no greater blessing than that of being a mother. Nate is busy as ever with work and school, I just want to take the time to thank him for all of his hard work that he does for me and the kids, we love yah babe. We are looking forward to Christmas and hope that we can all remember Christ and the true meaning of Christmas this year. We love all of you and hope that you have a GREAT Holiday Season.

P.S. I will get some new pictures posted hopefully within the next couple days!