Could We be Anymore Redneck?

Abbi learns to sew...

Redneck Style!

YES! You are seeing correctly.

That is duct tape plastered to the seat of her pants where she has worn them out from riding horses!!!

She had a hole and she fixed them.

(She has been hanging around Caleb too long.)

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:31

This guy was sitting on the fence right by our mailbox.

We stopped in awe to stare at him.

SNOW Fun!

(I am still posting about our New Years Weekend with Cousins)

While the guys went skiing at

The Canyons

Weston was in charge of the girls and women at home :)

And a fine job he did!!

They spent the afternoon outside.

First stop: 

The sledding hill...

Whoo Hoo!!

Hiking back up

Working on the speed bumps

Hitching a ride back up

Having fun!

Next Stop:

The Sumo Snowman

The day before, they all (big boys included) went out and built this monster snowman.

Grandma and her 13 Grands

The Guys

The Gals

It was a real treat to have the M's here to "ring in the New Year".

Now That We are Warm...

Let The Cousin Fun Begin!!

The propane tanks are full and the house is warm!

The guys spent New Years Eve with a serious game of "Texas Hold 'Em".

The gals enjoyed watching.

With 13 kids in the house there was never a dull moment.

We stayed busy!

Lots of game playing

lots of cooking with many mouths to feed

(Sheila made Bierox sp?)

lots of helping

even more help with the cinnamon rolls  :-)

Grandma got a lesson in Texas Hold Em

(and she won!)

Many hours of football watching

Tessa got to open her (late)bday presents from Grandma.

She got Moon Sand. Everyone (even me) enjoyed playing with it.

 It is similar to playdoh but not as messy and easier to shape.

We played hard and made fun memories.

New Year Surprise(s)!

New Years Eve Day was very anticipated.

It was the day Gma June, Sheila (Brian's mom & sis) and family were to arrive.

And arrive they did!

They drove all night from Arizona to arrive just in time for breakfast.

We ate a nice warm meal.

They were ready for hot showers to wash away the "traveling grime".

Only one problem...

NO hot water!

Actually no propane, which translates (in our home) to -- No HEAT!

No warmth of any kind coming from any of the pipes in our home.

Yep! We ran completely out of propane on New Years Eve with a house full of guests.

We bundled up...

snuggled under blankets...

stayed close...

and made the best of the situation.

One things for sure - we won't ever forget the eve of 2010!

Brrrrr!

My Mouth is Sealed Monday!

Maybe this will work better for me than Wordless Wednesday.

(oh my, I have already blown it!)

Hungry?

My guess is that you are not starving but there are children out there that are!

We visited a church in Salt Lake on Sunday. On that specific Sunday they were packaging food to fight against hunger. We joined in!

The sanctuary was set up with tables. Tables of food - grains and spices.

As you can see, they had bags and bags of food.

The grains were put in tubs and then we would measure, mix, seal and package.

Quite the process and an efficient assembly line!

Abbi and Caleb

Most people were working hard.

BUT not this crazy lady! :)

One of my very sweet friends, Laurie.
I love this girl!

Abbi

Hudson, Weston, Maggie and Brian were helping at this table

The younger children drew and colored pictures to put in the boxes for the children that received the food.

Elizabeth, Tessa and Dani Rae

The finished product!

Ready to be boxed and sent.
This food will be a blessing to many little children. We were blessed by helping out.

It's a Must!

The boys were given Cabela's gift cards for Christmas.

When THAT happens it is a must that you GO to Cabela's.

Who wants to shop online when you can go and see and touch everything that you have ever dreamed about. (Keep in mind, I am speaking for the men of the house.) Us girls enjoy going too. We like going for different reasons.  We like the animal displays, feeding the fish, watching the fish in the tanks, eating Horehound candy and watching our men enjoy themselves.

The Friendly Moose

The large fish tank. We got there just in time to watch them as they got fed. Oh, they were going crazy. Very fun to watch!

Tessa and Me!

Our good friends were also at Cabela's. So while the men shopped, and the little ones fed the fish, Laurie and I got to hang out and visit. Quite nice! (love ya, Laur!)
We had a fun and very successful visit to Cabela's.
Thanks Grandma June for the gift cards.