Sad news!

Sad to say, But this afternoon we got news that Russells Grandma Lucy passed away. We were just talking to the kids on Christmas day that we were going to go visit her while the kids were out for Christmas break because we havent seen her in awhile... and we waited to long.
She will be deeply missed!!! We Love you Grandma Lucy!!!

Christmas morning!!

We didnt get alot of pics Christmas morning but we did get a few....
The kids all enjoyed their gifts and was happy with what they got.
Kimber got a stereo, the boys got their pro skateboards of course and Brody got his "Nintendo DS" which is really a Leapster. We had a funfilled Christmas and enjoyed every minute with our family and friends!!

Gift exchange with grandpa

We met my dad in Provo the weekend before Christmas to exchange gifts and had a good time! We met at Village Inn for lunch the walked through sportsmans warehouse after we took a minute to pose for a few pics. Thanks dad, I know it was short but we always make the most of our time!! Merry Christmas!!

Brody's Christmas program

We went to Brody's Christmas program and he played "Ruldolph." He did such a good job and danced while they sang the song to it. It was so cute!!!

Christmas at the Ellis home

This is what it's like at the Ellis home with 3 boys! Brody woke us up yelling that the tree tipped over after the boys decided to have a wrestling match in the frontroom. Me and Kimber worked on it and worked on it to get it to stand but it kept falling over and Russ worked on it for a couple hours until he ran out of swear words and had to leave. After we finally got it to stand we didnt dare touch it in case it would fall again so we couldnt fix the decorations and left it how it was.

Christmas at the Ellis home

Family Christmas party

We always get together with our immediate family every year before Christmas to exchange gifts and have some fun. This year me And Russ thought we would try something different and rent the TAD bowling alley for our family and we all had so much fun! We actually took a time out to pose for these lovely pics!! LOL!! John couldnt part from his Christmas present (from all of us) as you can see! Hee, hee!!

Gingerbread houses

one night while Russ was working, me and the kids attempted making gingerbread houses and what a mess it was!! We were all covered on frosting but I think the kids loved it!!

Want to see it!!

Okay... Here it is, my Birthday present from Russ. I had my eye on it for awhile and after a couple months we finally took it for a test drive and I loved it!!! So the next thing I knew Russ was signing papers and bought it! WOW, I was so surprised because the deal was I was getting a job first.
I'm not trying to be a show-off...... Okay, maybe a little! LOL!!!
Okay, some people hate the color, but I love it!! So what do you think??

Family pics with the Stilinovich's

We went out & had more fun with the camera and tried to take some pics of the Stilinovich's (I actually had to bribe them) it was quite an experience, the adults were just as bad as the kids when it came to looking at the camera to say CHEESE!! LOL!! It was a good time, we're glad we got some good ones, Thanks guys for being a good sport and for your cooperation!!

Dacodas Birthday!

We just celebrated Dacodas 11th Birthday on November 25th. Our plans were to go ice skating but it quickly changed when we were caught in a big snow storm. We didnt want to travel with all his friends to Salt Lake so we went to the bowling alley here in Tooele instead. The boys had alot of fun and I think Dacoda enjoyed it too. Happy Birthday Bud!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Just want to say Happy Thanksgiving to all of our family, although me and Russ spent it at home for the first time with his dad.. we still got to spend time with both of our families over that whole weeks time, We went to see my crippled up mom (J/K) the day before and took them a yummy breakfast burrito from virg's and hung out with them, we had a great time and I wish my mom well, and hope she gets better soon after her feet surgery, she's about to lose her mind!!! we just love the holidays if you havent noticed and spending time with all our family and friends. So we wish you all a happy and safe holiday season!!!

OUCH!!

It Sucked for Oakley because a month or so ago he got into his first skateboarding accident and broke his front teeth..... after a couple dentist visits we thought we had it under control until it got abcessed, OUCH!!! He was in alot of pain and there was alot of swelling and of course it happened over the weekend when there wasnt a dentist available. What a crazy Thanksgiving week!!!

Visit with Dad

So my dad and Donna came for a visit over the Thanksgiving week and enjoyed the time with them, We sent them on a date to wendover in my new Mustang (that's right my new car) that Russ bought me for my Birthday, I'll post some pics of it. But We all had a good time and always make the most of our time together!!

Camera fun!

Okay, so we found this cool place to take lots of different kind of pics so went out for a couple hours today and had fun with the camera. It's an old power plant here in Tooele and there was old rustic houses and lots of old buildings with lots of graffitti (which is good for my kids since they look like gansta's most the time.) My kids thought it wad a park we couldn't get them to cooperate with us, but the pics turned out so cute!!! Check them out!!

Happy Halloween!!

So Halloween is here and we had a good time, Kimber of course didnt go trick or treating this year but she spent the whole month of October volunteering at the Haunted Hospital (The old Tooele Hospital, which is really haunted is what they say) CREEPY!!. She loved it!! My boys and a friend are all in costume and in fact went out trick or treating, they didnt get far before they ran out of gas so that was good for us, it was actually quite a relaxing night!! I just love the Fall and the upcoming holidays, I love being with my family and friends and planning parties and activities. I love it!!! So watch out, you might get invited to some holiday party or we may drop in unexpected to say hi or bring by a treat. So be ready!! Well, I hope you all had a Happy and safe Halloween, cant wait to see all the other blogs and what everyone dressed up to be. Yippee!!

Carving pumpkins

We carved pumpkins with
The Martins and had a fun
time!! In fact is was so fun,
they spent the night with us
and we made a big breakfast
the next morning!! Thanks
guys!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

If you havent tried the Pankratz Pumpkin Patch, this is something you'd really enjoy as a family for a Halloween activity!! As soon as we arrived the kids scattered to look for that perfect pumpkin, they loved every minute of it!!! When they were done hunting, the tractor came and picked us up with all our pumpkins to haul us back to the gate and it was a great time!! If anyone would like to go, give me a call it was so much fun I'd do it again!!!

Here's our family looking for the best pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. This is a family tradition we would like to do every year, Thanks Jodi and Nikki for bringing your kids and making it all so fun! ( Sorry you couldnt come Trina, we missed ya!) The kids always enjoy hanging out with their cousins. Thanks Pankratz for a fun family activity!! You Rock!!

Me and Russ just celebrated our 16th year anniversary on September 20th, I cant believe how fast this time has gone by, He took me to dinner at Diamond lils and we had a great time!!
I just want to Thank him for all that he does for us and for just being a wonderful husband and dad to our family. Russ, I love you and want to wish you a Happy anniversary!!! Wendy

Fail family reunion

It was our 5th Fail family reunion and our family was in charge of it this year and I really think it turned out to be a big hit! I know I had a good time, its always fun seeing all my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. We had a Rodeo roundup and decorated stick horses out of brooms, with a big dutch oven dinner. We rented a snow cone and cotton candy machine and Wendy (She's got to be the coolest Aunt, Niece, and Cousin ever, LOL!!) Drove all the kids around on the ophir float a zillion times, the kids loved every minute of it, I even had a hard time getting Aunt Molly off the four wheeler!! I wonder what the fuss was about??? hmmmmmmm.
Thanks to all our family and for all the love and support this year, we really hope you all had a good time!!!

Here are more pics of the ophir float and the kids having fun decorating it!!