WALL FAMILY

Our Easter this year that was very low key.  I had to work, Dylan went to church with his friend and Kirk and Rylee waited for us to come home.  I made a dinner and we colored some eggs and that's about it.  And this year Kirk and I celebrated our 15th Anniversary!  Of course we couldn't do much because we both had to work.  We did go out to dinner though and it was nice having some time to ourselves!  15 years went by so fast and I'm happy that we have shared them together!

Since we live in the middle of snow central we have to find ways to make it fun.  But there are dangers as well.  This was Christmas Vacation, it was so cold the whole time and the kids couldn't go outside.  It was usually around 10- during the daytime.  One day it was 20 degrees so I had the kids bundle up and go outside for a bit to play in the snow.   I went outside to give the boys hot chocolate while they were playing and to take their picture when I noticed that Rylee had white circles on his cheeks.  I panicked a little brought them all in, put warm washcloths on his face, and called the nurse line to ask what to do.  They said he had frostbite, stick him in the tub to warm his body and get his circulation flowing, and keep using the warm rags. If his skin turned red he was good, if it stayed white or blistered bring him in!  Thank goodness after awhile his cheeks turned red again!  I have no picture of the white patches on Rylee's che...

We went to Monster Jam on a recent trip to see Jordan and our family.  The kids loved it!  It was so so loud but fun to see! Everyone had their own favorite. Everyone went in already wanting to see grave digger, who is very popular but he broke down very early in the show.  Rylee liked the Mohawk truck and I think Kirk and Dylan both liked the dog one the best.  Best of all it was nice to spend family time together! While we were in Salt Lake we spent some time with family!  My aunts and girl cousins all get together for an aunts birthday.  This happened to be one of those gathering times.  so even though it was for a very short time it was good to see them all! Of course no one was looking at me for this photo!!  We also enjoyed time with my brother and his family and Jordan.

We shared Thanksgiving with Vera and her family this year. It was very short notice but I was so excited that they could come! They got here right as dinner was getting done cooking and stayed for the long weekend. I got to spend some time with my niece and nephews, and its always good to see Vera and Mundy! Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures but I did get a couple. Christmas this year was nice. It was just our little family here at home but the kids had fun and it was nice to see them happy. One of these years maybe we will be able to travel somewhere else for Christmas so we can share the holiday with loved ones.

Rylee is now in 1st grade and Dylan is in 7th! Oh my how time flies!!

This year was horrible in Colorado for fires resulting in fire bans all over the state. We feel like a campfire is an important part of camping. We cook with it, stay warm with it and it helps keep Mosquitos away. They finally lifted our fire ban in September so we decided to go one time before it got too cold. We had fun and found a great new area to camp. Maybe we will have more opportunity next summer.

This Halloween was a fun one. Dylan's costume took a lot of time and got a lot of reaction! Kirk and Dylan made Dylan's lego man costume. Rylee and I made Rylee's rocket! Dylan's costume won the best overall costume in Steamboat Springs for Halloween 2012!! Both of the boys looked good and had a lot of fun working on their own costume. And then of course there was pumpkin carving!!