Happenings of January

A lot can happen in a month when you're not paying attention. Where did January go? and February? and March? . . . I need to quickly update before the months take over the entire year!

We decided to buy Seth a new queen size bed. He's been using a twin water bed that Aaron used as a kid and it was acquiring way to many holes for our comfort. He now has a much bigger bed to rest his growing body. And now we have a guest bed to use when "guests" come and stay with us.



Seth received a gun for Christmas and was able to finally go out and give it a try--looks like a natural eh?



Nothing beats ATVing with Gramps!



A wind storm came through Chico and it had a huge disagreement with our trampoline. Our fence stayed intact while the tramp did not fair as well.





Fun pics of rainy days and promising rainbows.

Happy 60th!

My Dad turned 60!

We decided to surprise him and bring all of his 7 kids together and celebrate his birthday. It was so much fun keeping it a surprise. My brother and sister came out from Utah and another sister came from Texas. The rest of us are from the Paradise/Chico area. We decided to all meet at Italian Cottage. My dad thought he was just meeting Aaron and I for dinner, but SURPRISE! We were ALL there! Yes, he was a bit emotional at first and then he completely enjoyed himself. It was a great way to give my dad a memorable 60th birthday. (Cute birthday crown!)



Ma & Pa



So, what do you give a man who turns 60? Well, one gift was a skycam so that he can now see his grandkids several states away. Family is what life is all about for my dad!

Make a wish!


The 5 sisters!



It was so much fun having all the kids together again. We've all grown up a bit, gotten married, had some kids, but it's wonderful to come home again and be together; even if it's only for a couple of days!

SNOW!

Before winter break was over the kids wanted to go and spend a day in the snow. It wasn't too hard to find. We just headed up past Paradise until we found some. The day was beautiful and the snow was cold. We even brought along a knee board to give us some fun on the ice. Seth even tried to build a snow cave. The kids had a great time! I'm not much of a snow lover, but I loved watching the kids and taking their pictures. We missed having Andrea with us, but she was at home nursing a cold that she had gotten during the break. Before we left the kids had to finish off their experience with an ice slushie! Brrr, where's the hot chocolate!