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We have a small ski resort about 15 minutes from our house and we made our first visit today. I wouldn't be so excited about it if my kids were already good at skiing or snowboarding but since they are learning it will be perfect! It isn't Utah or Colorado by any stretch of the imagination but I think it will work great for them to learn and there are some other resorts a couple hours away that we can visit once the girls get more comfortable. Sydnee's friend Natalie came with us and they all took lessons. They did an intro lesson with a group in the morning and after lunch we put them back in another lesson with just the four of them. It was a beautiful day with sunshine and a blue sky (which doesn't happen every day here so you really have to take note and be grateful when it does). Del and I watched and took pics and video from a deck next to the bunny hill. They might be sore tomorrow but all of them gave the overall experience a 9 or 9.5 out of 10.

Carli's first time up the lift with her instructor.
Carli in deep concentration.
Sydnee practicing on her heel side.

After their lesson Del decided to rent a board and took the girls up for a few more runs. Next weekend I guess I'll join them on the slopes. I'm probably a little bit rusty but I can work on my skills with the girls!
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Santa found us this year and it was a fun day. The kids woke us up a little before 7 and we had such a relaxing day playing with some of the stuff they got and eating and napping. We packed up and flew to Atlanta the day after Christmas to spend some time with our family down there.
Carli could not believe her eyes! She has wanted this bike for a long time.
Sydnee was pretty surprised, too. Those gray Uggs were hard to come by this Christmas Season.
Lulu was in tears when she opened a cell phone! She was so surprised - it was pretty cute!
We made a yummy breakfast of quiche and ebelskevers. We had lots of peppermint bark, too! Lindsey had given Del a tin but I think Sydnee and I ate the whole thing!
We worked really hard on our puzzle and finally got it done.
Del and Carli had to bundle up for a bike ride. It's not like Arizona where we can wear shorts on Christmas Day. I guess if you want to ride your new bike bad enough you have to SUIT UP!
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Our trip to Atlanta started out a little rough. We had a 3 hour delay on our flight and had to sit in the airport and entertain ourselves. We all learned a lesson from smarty pants Del. He told us we should ALWAYS bring our power cords with us for our laptops but Lindsey and I didn't think we would need it! We learned our lesson and fought over the one power cord we had for three laptops. Lindsey also found a broom and entertained us with a broadway style dance. Del put the video on his Facebook page and it's pretty hilarious. We finally made it and it was well worth it. We played cards, walleyball, ate lots of yummy food, and had a broom ball hockey party on New Years Eve and finished the night off with a party at Jared & Tiffany's house.










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This isn't a very good picture but I had to get one before they get tossed. We made one at home and then Carli's class made one at school. Sydnee made one at Young Women's but it had some structural problems and didn't really work too well. But ,all of the yummies that the kids have picked off as they pass by have tasted great I'm sure! Sydnee isn't in the picture because she leaves so darn early and we never have a spare minute before she is out the door.
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Getting ready to FRY the bird!
Bret Burkinshaw came to visit with his girls. The kids had a blast playing in the snow and of course doing a big SHOW in the basement. Anytime you have a lot of GIRLS together you can almost always count on a show. It was pretty cute. This was the first time Del and I haven't been with any family for Thanksgiving and I was nervous to cook 'the meal'. Del deep fryed our bird so I didn't have to worry about that. Bret was my helper in the kitchen and the kids had fun setting the table and sampling the rolls.Sydnee winding up.
Lindsey planning her attack!Macy getting ready to get pelted with snowballs.
Bret - so domestic!
Carli, Marley, and Maddie "toasting" to a great Thanksgiving Dinner.
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Del does this every year - He'll bring something home a week or two before Christmas that we really should just wait and give the kids for Christmas. I'm not complaining because we have had a lot of fun but I just think it's funny because he really does this EVERY year. Anyways, Rock Band is a hit! We had the Jensen Family over last Monday night to play and the adults and the kids were fighting over who got to do what. Carli and Jolie and Savanna went down to the basement and found some "props" in our dress up bin. One of them was a mullett wig. It was pretty funny! Lindsey has decided have her birthday party in February be a "Battle of the Bands".Such concentration!
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Juliett, Lindsey, and Jeff
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