~ The Roberts ~: 17 fun filled days

Christmas Break was full of fun and excitement.

17 whole days to enjoy as a family.

~ Event 1 ~
A 30 year old tradition in the Roberts family, ornament decorating. Each year the Roberts gather together and decorate homemade cinnamon ornaments. It is my most looked forward to events of the season. Each year our artistic ability gets a little better.

Us girls surprised Sally with a new table for Christmas that she had mentioned she would really like for the Ranch. I think we all thought it would look good in all our houses as well.

~ Event 2 ~

Go-Cart races it was! With the sun shining, it was hard to not pass up such a beautiful day outside so go-cart races it was.

~ Event 3 ~

Brought an early Christmas gift to Josh and I. Thanks Dad and Mom, we love our Santa!

~ Event 4 ~
Another early Christmas gift for the kids. What goes so well with all this wonderful snow... A Bob Sled! The kids have had so much fun with their sled already, thank you dad and mom our kids are truly blessed to have such loving grandparents.

It was an evening full of fun in the snow.

~ Event 5 ~
Christmas Eve spent with the Roberts Family. This is the birthday cake Tamar made for the day.

She called it her 'Winter Wonderland Cake'.

Christmas Eve was filled with Tea Sets, purses, phones, and dress up.

A Razor jump. Just look at how excited Hans is, it scares me a little.

'Captain Underpants', which I have to say is a VERY FUN series of books. I am even finding them enjoyable and exciting.

Hats and Hot Dog roasting sticks.

Lyndsy did a great job of finding this very clever and perfect gift ideas for Brian and Josh. So fitting.

Josh and I also recieved new bikes for Christmas. No longer will we be getting out of bike rides with the boys. Now I just need Spring to come.

But the best part of the whole day was watching Big Lyndsy unwrap and read 1 of his very own stories he made up about "Huckapoose the Brave Ant". Lyndsy Michael made and hand illustrated the whole story and put it down in a book for his dad. It was truly amazing.

~ Event 6 ~

Christmas at my sister's

Christmas morning was spent in the dark with no lights,no power & NO COFFEE! We enjoying a quick morning of watching the kids open their gifts from Santa and then it was in the car and over the mountain to John and Brynne's. The afternoon was spent enjoying time with my family, opening gifts, playing new games and having some really yummy food.

Once again Grandpa put his talent to work and built each of the kids a gift full of LOVE. (the best kind if you ask me are the handmade/homemade ones).

Oh Boy, a WHOLE yard of bubble gum. Thanks Uncle John and Aunt Brynne.

Somehow with her busy new life of being a Veterinarian, my loving sister made both Mom and I beautiful scarfs. Thank you so much Brynne, I promise one of these years I will make you something just as thoughtful. I just need to learn how to sew, knit or be crafty at something.

~ Event 7 ~

Brought the flu

After a morning of Alyee vomiting all over me at breakfast and being sick, we managed to make a quick trip onto the beach and grab a picture of my family. All 5 of us at the ocean at the same time, can't remember the last time.

~ Event 8 ~
A day of Lego's and lots of poopy diapers.

Just 1 of the MANY Lego projects that was built over the Christmas Break.

~ Event 9 ~

Good-bye to Ocean Shores

There is nothing more fun to my family than a bag of bread, a sandy beach and lots of SeaGulls. Feeding the SeaGulls is just 1 of the many things my boys LOVE about the sandy ocean beaches as do I.