Ben and Logan going for another ride

See a pattern?

Ben and Logan going for a ride

Winter Wonderland!

Merry Christmas!!!

We had a great Christmas morning. The kids had so much fun!


Santa brought a bike for Ainsley.

Logan got a bike from Santa.


The kids found the bikes outside like this.


Madison read a poem from Santa telling them where there bikes were.

Logan got a robot.

The girls got Snuggie's that they wanted.

Logan got some army men.

Bay Area Fun

We went down to the Bay Area for a few days before Christmas and had a wonderful time. Here are just a couple of pictures from our trip:

The girls at McDonalds with their cousin Samantha after roller skating!

Logan all set to watch the Princess and the Frog.

The girls ready to watch the movie.

We went to see Princess and the Frog, played Rock Band (I did a lot! I later found out my kids made cookies and crafts-Thanks Mom!), played outside, went Roller Skating, went to McDonalds, did Christmas shopping and had tons of fun.

Popcorn Chex Mix

Thank you Mattie and Aubree for introducing me to this yummy chex mix. I love it and so does everyone else.

1 box Chex (rice or corn)
1 bag popped popcorn (Try to get all the kernels out!)
1 cup slivered almonds (optional but I recommend even more!)
1 cup whole pecans (optional but I recommend chopped up and more!)
Put in a Big bowl and mix around

In a sauce pan boil:
4 sticks of butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup corn syrup
Bring to a boil for 5 minutes

After being boiled, dump over mixture and place on large cookie sheet. Bake at 225 for one hour. I only do it for about 40 minutes becasue I like it softer.

After baking, put it back in the bowl and stir every 15 minutes so you don't get huge chunks.

SNOW IN FOLSOM!

I know when my family and friends in Utah, Idaho, Ohio, and Washington will laugh when they see these pictures but I had to post them. Madison came into my room one morning, far too early, saying that there was white stuff outside. I told her it was just frost on the grass and to go back to bed. Ben had to get up for work and looked outside and said, "Nicole, there is snow outside!" I could not believe it. It was not much, but it WAS snow and the kids were excited to run out and see it.