Our snow day at Kelly Canyon.

I only lost my ski once going up the ski lift (out of 3 rides)

This is the hill I found myself in after going 100 mph down the ski slope. I didn't know how to stop!

Yeah

watching "moo-bies"

Aunt Tricia came to visit for the weekend. We sure enjoyed it! :-)

Happy Valentine's

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End of January...Month 1

We had the whole Idaho family over for Family Home Evening (except Mom). Rob and I were excited to be able to open our home and share with so many people. 16 people fit easily. What a blessing.
I just like pictures the snow from our front window. One of these days I'll get a picture from the park out over the valley.
Ethan is three-months-old. He is such a sweet boy. I don't want him to grow up, I'm enjoying him as a baby.
Cosette really wanted to go play in the snow. She'd been waiting for Rob to get home to go out with her. When I have the two boys, it's hard to get outside with her. She got her stuff on about 4pm and was just waiting. About 15 minutes later, she'd fallen asleep.

The Webcam

Ethan loves to smile and talk now. It's great! Isaac is still very fond of him and if we're not careful, lays on him with kisses.

Here's the front of the house with snow. It's hard to see, but the Guard Frog is on duty, as well as the elephant.

Silly boy!

This was our first webcam visit with Grandma and Popi Frost. Technology has really shortened the distance between Idaho and California.

You don't realize how much wildlife you have until it snows and they leave tracks. This is standing at my backdoor and taking pictures.

January

Isaac was put in our room for a nap because he didn't have a bed yet. This is what happened when we thought he was sleeping. Note: Don't put a toddler in a room with a bathroom and a whole roll of toilet paper.
Our truck finally arrived on January 3. We had been told it was coming Dec 31, but received a call that it was 2 weeks out.
This is the downstairs playroom. It's much cleaner than this now, and has more furniture.
Here's the kitchen after we painted it pecan sand and pottery red.

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With no furniture yet, Cosette decided the closet would be a good place to sleep.

This is the Rexburg, Idaho temple. It's considered a medium size temple. We went to the open house on New Year's Day (Jan 1). Talk about a hike!! From the stake center to the temple was about 1/4 mile and the temple has three floors we had to walk up & down. Inside was quite beautiful with a distinct wheat motif.

Last night Faith Carter, Cosette's cousin, came to spend a couple nights with us. They went sledding in our yard today.

This is the view from our side yard out over the valley. Beautiful!!

Guest room

After the New Year's Eve party we were invited to, we came home and started to paint the guest bedroom. We started about 11PM and finished about 1:30AM. What a way to bring in 2008! We decided this will be our experimental room. Our next project will be the kitchen.

Year's End

With winter roads come ice and snow. This is our first fender bender. We just happened to slide into a guy with a trailer hitch. You can see the bent license plate frame and crack in the bumper.

Ethan the Reindeer.

Twin Falls temple. It is nearly completed. We spent New Year's Eve driving to Twin Falls about an hour and a half away. That's where Costco is.

Moving and the day after

This is moving day. All the men standing around are the helpers from church. In all we had 14 people loading the truck. It took 2 hours from the minute the truck arrived to the minute we locked the door. That is pretty good for a house. Here below is all we stuffed into our minivan for the trip. It took us 15 hours to get from one place to the next. 12 hours of actual driving and 3 hours of shopping and eating and bathroom breaks. It all went very smooth and the kids rode wonderfully. It was a blessing to have a DVD player in the van to keep them entertained for a couple hours of the trip.
When we arrrived at 12:30 am we found a note on the counter top. It was from the sellers welcoming us to the new house and letting us know that they knew we would be getting in late and thought we wouldn't want to deal with getting bedding out so they bought us an air mattress and sleeping bags and set them up for us to sleep on that night. They also bought us a gallon of milk and cereal with bowls and spoons so we would have something to eat in the morning. Where else in the world would you find that kind of hospitality?
In our back yard we have a short hill that is perfect for sledding. After we got all the winter clothes from Grandma Jo we put them on and headed out into the great white. Cosette LOVED the sledding and Isaac loved to watch. He didn't like the cold so he didn't want to sled much but Cosette and Daddy sure had a blast for a while.
Here is Isaac doing what he enjoys doing most...watching while being held. It was 15 degrees outside but still a blast. Emma stayed inside with Ethan and took pictures from the house.

Cosette and Ethan are taking a nap together. A moment of quiet Mom loves.

Isaac and his buddy Logan are playing at the ward Christmas party.

Who's that sitting on Santa's lap...Brian and Rob. Poor Santa.


Cosette, Isaac, and Ethan with their Great-Great Grandmother Vera Sewell.

We are out

It was a good day for moving. We started at 10 am this morning and had 14 people there to help us load the truck. It took 2 hours to load and an additional hour to cleanup and we were out. We spent the second half of the day visiting with friends and family. We will really miss those who have touched our lives in Fontana. Our great friend and brother Ed Young has asked for several pictures of the new house, so when we get there and get settled we will post TONS of pictures.

WOW

We realize we have not posted in a long time, however we have been packing an getting ready for the BIG move. Rob has been working at CSUSB and Sorenson which leaves Emma to do alot of packing with three crazy kids running around. Rob spends all his extra time packing as well. Fortunatly, we started ahead of time so we will be done in plenty of time for the movers (church members) and the truck to get here. In the last few weeks we have seen Santa a few times and Cosette is at that age where she get really excited every time. It is so fun watching her just believe and have so much fun doing so. She bring a smile to our grumpy faces with her innocents. Isaac on the other hand has no idea but loves the gifts and Ethan is just Ethan for now. We have more pictures to post after the move so just be patient. It will be just a few more days.