Visiting Papa Chirs

Warren, Grandpa Chris, and Johnny

Grady, Tom, Taylor, and Warren

They had a bunch of Wooden mind games the boys were addicted.

Swapping Babies

Hayley, Mason, Lynsi, and Sydney

Yes that is me in the very back. We took Grandma Olson home and I rode there until we dropped her off. Louis loved riding with Abbey, Austin, and Taylor.

For the rest of the time we were at my moms when he would get in her car he would look in the back and ask for the three of them. It was so funny, he thought they were always there.

When we are in town I always try to head up to Blackfoot, ID to see my Grandpa Chris. This time was lots of fun we were all there except for Chris. Grandpa always makes us a really good dinner. He is a potato farmer and a cattle rancher so we usually have roast and potatoes, So yummy!!!

His two sons, our uncles, live up there with him so it is always good to see them too. It is the ultimate bachelor pad up there!!!!

Merry Christmas 2010

Louis and I had so much fun this holiday season we were able to see both grandparents and help Grandma Sharon decorate her house for the holidays. Louis was at such a great age. He was excited over everything. This year he was able to receive his elf and we named him Buddy. Every morning while we were eating breakfast he would remember that we had to find him.

Well Mike finally made to Utah and Louis and I were so excited to see him. Right after he got in we all headed up to Idaho. We were able to spend Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Montgomery and we had so much fun. Louis loved being with cousins 24/7. Louis had so much fun getting new toys from santa and grandma's and grandpa's. His favorite thing was all of his animals he got in his stocking (lion, tiger, zebra, horse, and elephant) and his little Thomas the train and track. Mom and Dad were so excited to get the Wii from Grandma and Grandpa Montgomery, it will give us hours of fun. Our gift from Grandma Sharon and Papa Dave was an Ice Cream Maker, it is put in storage, but I cannot wait to get back to use it.

Holiday Fun!!

Making Chocolates and The Gingerbread House

So Grandma Olson has been making chocolats for Christmas for years. I have helped her a few years so she headed to my mom's to stay for the weekend. I was the longest two day of chocolate dipping I have ever done. We would start at 8:00am and finish around 10:00pm for two days straight. It is fun though to do it all together and learn her tricks from making the candy to dipping the chocolates. Hayley came over to get in on the action this was her first time to get in on the action and see how it is done. Abbey and Taylor also had fun helping. Austin just enjoyed eating!!! (as did all of us)

G.O. making the centers for the candies.

Here is Abbey, Hayley, Taylor, and Louis

Taylor was putting the pecan on top so we new what kind of candy it was.

This is where I was most of the time. Grandma Sharon and G.O. would prep the centers and I would stand there and dip. Best idea ever by my mom was to melt the chocolate in the the crokpot.

Here is Louis and I making our Gingerbread House. He ate I think a pound of M&M's

He did not care to put the candy on the house or around it he just wanted to eat it!!

Happy Thanksgiving

Louis and I headed back to Utah for the holidays. Mike was going to be really busy with work in December so we left to go to Grandma Sharon's for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be with family for Thanksgiving, but Louis and I sure did miss dadddy!!

I also left my camera in Brazil so here are a few pictures my mom took of everyone. After dinner was over and everyone was settled down. My mom started a new tradition to give the grandkids Christmas pajamas on Thanksgiving so they can wear them throughout the month of December. They all loved them.

Here is G.O. with Gabby, Taylor, and Sam

Here are a few attempts to get all the grandkids together for a picture.

Louis did not want to sit there for the life of him.

Here are the kids playing Wii and the boys below watching Football

Classic Thanksgiving!!

Happy Halloween

We were a Batman/Cat family this year for Halloween. I tried to get mike to dress up by putting a Batman mask on and I think he held it the whole time. But we had a ward halloween party that had a d.j. and food. It was a lot of fun. Louis was the cutest little batman.

Our friends from the ward Lilian and Gigi

Here is Hitomi and Sarah that live in our

building and they came with us to the party

Evidence that Mike had a mask, but would not put it on.

You can see it in his hand!!!

Adventure #1: Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro

We had so much fun with Grandma Sharon and Papa Dave they came in October to see us and to check out Brazil. I am glad to say I wore them out and that is hard to do. We had one week with Dave to go and see the sites and Grandma stayed behind another week to hang out with Louis and I.

So the 1st on our agenda was to fly to Iguazu Falls. We only had one full day there to see the falls and they were beautiful. 2nd was to head to Rio for the rest of the week. There we saw Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf) and the Cristus (Statue of Christ). Then it was back to Campinas for a day and then Papa headed home. Everything was so beautiful and it was an amazing experience to get to see more of Brazil and what is has to offer.

Some of the highlights of our trip was when we were in Iguazu Falls we decided to take the boat ride in and around the falls along with walking around them. The whole day it had rained on us, so by the time we had got to do the boat ride it was the end of our day. Louis was soaked along with all of us. Louis had fallen asleep on the bus ride down to the boats, so I thought no problem I can get his life jacket on and he will stay asleep for the boat right....wrong he woke up as we were getting suited up to get on the boat. He was ok getting on the boat and putting the life jacket on and then we started to head up towards the falls and that is when it turned bad. We were driving into the rain and driving up massive rapids on the river. We had to shield Louis so he would not get even more wet and so the rain would not hurt his face and he did not like that at all. Grandma and Grandpa sat in front of us on the boat and mind you we are the only one on the boat right (that should of been clue #1) So the turn around to talk to Louis and all he could do was look up just a little bit and give them a crusty. He had that look on his face the entire time. He was so made that we would do that to him. Sorry Louis mom was not thinking that taking 1yr on a speed/raft boat in the rain was probably not the best mom decision I have ever made. We survived and it was really fun and a great experience.

So here are so pictures from our 1st adventure in Brazil:

Playtime!!!

Well I am trying in the best effort to do a little catch up on the blog.

Here is Louis at the Park trying to get the guts to go down the slide.

Louie always has to get in on the action on whatever is going on so he decided to hop in and have a pedicure just like mommy was doing.

He love forts so every once in a while I will set one up and let him watch a movie. This day dad came home for lunch and joined in on the fun.