Our new friend Alison

Ashlyn doesn't want to take pictures these days unless she is being goofy, so to bribe her into smiling I let her take a goofy picture first.

Alison is a girl that we met on the airplane when we flew back to Oregon over the holidays. She sat next to us and was really fun with my kids. She is a college student here in San Antonio. At the end of the flight she gave me her phone number and told me to call her anytime I needed a babysitter. It was cute because when we flew home to San Antonio after being in Oregon for almost a month Ashlyn asked if Alison was going to be sitting next to her on the airplane! On Saturday I decided to invite her over for dinner. Ashlyn was so excited to see her. I'm sure that we will be hanging out with Alison more in the future.

Slumber Party in Progress

Ashlyn and Adyson pretending to sleep

Well it is 10pm and the kids are still not asleep. This is the first time Ashlyn has ever had a friend spend the night and right now it is looking like it might be awhile before it ever happens again. The kids are having a hard time falling asleep. Adyson wants the lights off and Ashlyn thinks she needs a night light. Also, Ashlyn's wiggling is driving Adyson crazy. These girls might just need a nap tomorrow. Alisha - sorry if you end up with a cranky kid tomorrow!

Christmas Snow Fun

The snow tunnel that grandpa made
Austin eating snow. He kept running away from me because he thought I would try and make him stop. I just told him to make sure the snow was white (not brown or yellow!)

The Santa that Uncle Josh made for the kids

Well we did get a little more snow on Christmas. This was the first time I let my kids go outside and play in it. They had a lot of fun. Now I am ready for it to all go away!

Christmas Has Come and Gone Again!

Ashlyn in Kaden and Versii's new car

We all had a good Christmas. I am sad that it is all over. We hope everyone had a great Christmas too!

Is a white Christmas in store for Portland?

I was hoping for some snow when I came to Oregon for Christmas break but I wasn't expecting this. It has snowed everyday since I got here on Tuesday. Church got cancelled today and it is supposed to snow everyday through Christmas. The Oregonian reported: "The National Weather Service says the chance of a white Christmas in Portland is less than 1 percent. The last time the city got measurable snowfall during the holiday was 1937." It is looking pretty good that we will indeed have a white Christmas in Portland. I guess I picked a good year to come home for the holidays!

Santiago in Kuwait

Santiago made it to Kuwait safely. In about a week his unit will be heading to Iraq.

Ward Christmas Party