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!!!