Seaside after Christmas Trip

It only took us 15 hours to get there from McCall, Idaho due to the weather, a minor flood, and icy conditions, but we got there. The finally to our Christmas vacation was a trip to the beach where it was warmer than 10 degree's but still too cold for me. The kids as always enjoyed themselves.

The "HOLE"

Josh and Kaiden spent quite a bit of time at the "hole." There was about 5 feet of snow over Christmas where we were and they were able to dig a hole bigger and bigger until they were able to sled through it. It was quite the construction project for the father and son duo.

McKenna's 5th Birthday

McKenna turned the big "5" on Christmas Eve and we were able to celebrate with just the 4 of us in McCall, Idaho at a nice resort my mom let us use. We dined on 5 star pizza, cake, and ice cream.

Kaiden's Christmas Trip 2008

We had a fabulous Christmas trip where we were able to visit with family and vacation some using a timeshare so it was free...can't ask for more than that! The pictures are amazing so here are some of the highlights.

Here is Kaiden cutting down a real life Christmas tree with Grandpa in his backyard in Seneca, Oregon.

Here Kaiden was able to go snowshoeing with Grandpa is the "scary" woods. He later told us that when the snow fell from the trees it looked likes ghosts. He had a great time! Mom, Dad, and McKenna were on the snowmobile that my aunt loaned us for the day.

Snow Day in the Valley

We had a wonderful time the past few days playing in the snow. Kaiden had his first experience with no school days Monday and Tuesday.

McKenna loved eating the snow even while sledding and Kaiden loves sledding in it. We pulled the kids around the neighborhood on sleds behind the jeep. The look on their faces was so great I wish I could have captured it on camera better.

This is What Happens When an Overachiever has Free Time...

Since we sold the business over a month ago Josh has been able to take some time off. So far he plans to continue training for his basketball career, start up a new business Royalty Core manufacturing aftermarket truck parts, purchasing homes to fix up and sell, continue buying and selling cars with our dealer's licence Integrity Auto Center, snowboard all day, and his latest... purchasing motorcycles for resale and of course to ride in the meantime.

This is what happens when you leave your husband alone for a few hours at an auto auction. Yes, there are 3 bikes in our garage...and he's not done. Josh gives new meaning to "I bet you just can't eat one."

Baby Number 3

We found out Tuesday that we are having a healthy baby girl. We're excited about it. The kids got to come and Kaiden was convinced there was some sort of alien inside mommy.

There were two screens in the room. One for me to look at and one for the nurse. McKenna asked if one was the girl baby and one was the boy baby.

The kids are continually wondering how the baby will come into the world. Now they think its through my belly button. I will stick with that for a while.

I'm so excited to see how they are with the new baby. They are wonderful kids!