whats that smell?

We smelled a burning smell in the kitchen but couldn't find it for the life of us! We searched and searched and it seemed to be coming from everywhere and nowhere all at once. The next day there was melted ice cream all over the floor and the fridge had stopped being cold. Turns out that this tiny little piece that kept the fridge working had actually burnt and melted! The piece is actually an all white part. A new part and $250 dollars later... we have a working fridge! woo hoo!

Determined CJ

Poor CJ got sick and had to stay home from school, his dad and Liz had got him a balloon and he was determined to keep playing with it. When he took a nap he kept that balloon gripped in his hand the whole time!

Ashley won the District 9 level

We got to go to another award ceremony. Ashley won at the district 9 level. She has now been entered into the state level. We are so proud of her!

Gma Stone should definitely get part of the award since she was the one that gave Ash all of those great art lessons!

Ash was so excited because she got a metal along with her award certificate.

Ash's teacher asked her to bring in her metal and certificate so she could show it to her class.

Utah Day 5, Calin's Bday

Today is Calin's 6th Birthday! To Celebrate we went to the dinosaur museum at thanksgiving point. We went with G&G Stone, The Buells, and the Berrys. It was so much fun!

Ash thought that posing like this in front of the megladon was hilarious!

I cant even imagine a turtle this big!

Ash said she liked this dino the best.

It took a lot of convincing to get CJ to get this close to a dino for a pic.

This place is awesome!

Cousins are so much fun

The kids loved the water portion of the dino museum. they got to make the sand into hills and dams and put the little plastic trees and dinosaurs on them then make the dam break and wash away the dinos.... and then do it again. They stayed in this one section for over a 1/2 hour. They had a blast!

They are so funny!

After visiting the dino museum we went home and make dino chicken nuggets for lunch.

We went out to iecream and CJ got birthday cake flavored icecream with sprinkles.

In the evening we went to "Kangaroo Zoo" an indoor bounce house. The kids had a blast! It was like 9 degrees outside and they were running around sweating having a great time.

here kitty kitty!

CJ liked this one.

Ash taking a rest

Mom, this birthday was great!

After the bounce house CJ wanted hot chocolate with marshmallows but he wanted candles too so we made some toast for him to dip (which he loves to do) and put the candles in it and everyone sang happy birthday to him. It was a great day!

Utah Day 4, Christmas Morning

The kids woke up at O'dark:30 this morning so they could run upstairs and see their presents! They were told the night before that they had to wait till 8am to open presents with the parents. They just barely had enough will power to not open presents...

Stetson, Bryce, Ashley, Calin, Auston, & Kaylee with their presents from Santa

Merry Christmas!

Aunt Star gave CJ a haircut and he looks so handsome!

Ashley talked her mom and Aunt Star into "painting" her hair red. She was so excited!

My beautimus girl!

Utah Day 3, Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve! We finished grabbing last minute presents... and sledded behind Uncle Jared's quad! Aunt Star made candy cane shaped pancakes with strawberry syrup. CJ liked to make stripes with the syrup.
Uncle Jared took the kids to a local middle school and took them sledding behind his quad. The kids had a blast!
I think he is having fun... ya think...

faster... faster... faster...

t'was the night before Christmas and all through the house...

Cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for his reindeer's...

Check out those presents! This is what a tree looks like with 4 families worth of presents. There was a ton!

After a long day of play and work the girls sat down for a few games of farkle and B.S. We had a blast (...and the stupid sillies!)

Utah Day 2

On our second day of our Utah trip we went to my Grandma Stone's funeral and then out to a family lunch at Mimi's Cafe.

Cheese !!!

Ashley attached all of Stetson's Velcro fruit to her thermals and came in and told me that she was a fruit salad.

Merry Christmas!

So cute!

Handsome boy!

Ashley loves her new black boots.

Good looking cousins!