Christmas love and joy

Colter was so excited to get his real snowboard. We went out in the 10 degree weather and tore it up! He did really well and always has such a good attitude about learning new things. Next photo is for Daddy- he loves to dress the boys up in motorcross gear.

More snowboard smiles.He has already decided that he will snowboard most of the time and ski sometimes. Dylan wakes up more like Mommy- Colter was ready to get to the presents.

All dressed up for Christmas Eve service. Aunt Ruth sent that sweater from Europe, so cute.

Colter asked for a Nutcracker that cracks real nuts. Grandma and Mac-Mac came through and he was thrilled. We quickly found out that it can crack pecans, but not almonds- oops. Thanks to Gorrilla Glue, we are back in the pecan cracking business. Our wonderful library had a cute little Holiday PJ party for the kids. Behind Colter and Dylan are friends Finn and Rocky.

There is now an obsticle course with jumps and sleds to pull, the snowbiling keeps progressing.

Ahhhhh.......

Brrr...

Cute new Christmas jammies and tree decorating-yeah!

More sand dune time in Moab, chillier this time but still fun. Daddy "dog pile".

A little Santa time, Colter wants a real snowboard, legos and tools. Dylan wants the "boo shoful" and toys. Skiing on Thanksgiving, it was sunny and warm!

This is Colter's first snowmobile. Yes it is real, but it has a thing that doesn't let it go very fast. He and Eli love it and rip around the pasture at Rob and Sheila's going about 8 mph. So funny to watch. This snowboard is more like a sled and although all of the neighborhood kids have fun going down the slide on it- Colter still wants a real one!

It has been cold here. Like below freezing for days with lots of snow and wind cold---yuck! The good news is that the hydroplant has decided to run for days through these crazy temps and that means no hiking up to the intake! We have spent alot of time working on it this fall and are hoping that it will run smooth from here on out. Ski season started and we have already been out a good bit. Colter is skiing well, still jumping off everything, and Dylan is on the harness and yelling "go faster Daddy!" Dylan is such a happy little guy and he can talk- alot! This week he has added "nuffin","everyfin","somefin else", and "miss you mommy" (even if I'm just across the room) among many other sayings. He tells great stories, usually about Colter or school. He loves to help me shovel snow and I hope he doesn't lose that desire anytime soon. He can sing most of his ABC's, eieio, spider, paddie take and twinkle- atleast he can sing enough to get someone else to sing it to him. Dylan is a dancing fool and loves to "me play hockey, Colter too". School has been going great for both of them. I am so happy about that- they are both very happy and the teachers are very nice. With two weeks till the "holidays", things are ramping up and the energy is increasing. I understand why parents use Santa to bribe some good behavior----I'm tempted sometimes! It looks like another incredibly busy year for the property management crew as more people are choosing to come to homes they already own instead of other more expensive options. Trevor, as always, is a rock star and is getting it all done. We have no major plans for the near future and just hope to ski, snowboard, play hockey, work and enjoy the winter!