Grandpa Newman's 86th Birthday!

My Grandpa Newman's birthday party! We go down every year in January and celebrate his birthday with all my aunts and cousins that can attend. This year many families attended and it was a fun time surprising and showering my grandpa with gifts! We sure love you Grandpa Newman! 

Shiplap Wall Project

Every year we do a few projects to our house to add richness, value and beauty! I wanted to shiplap walls for a long time and decided this was the year. I knew exactly what walls I wanted to do and we went to work making it happen! I love the way they turned out and it adds so much character to our house. Thanks babe for all your hard work helping me do this project! You're a champ!!

YMCA New Year's Swimming

Every year in January the city pool opens and they have a family free day! So we decided to give it a try...let's just say, it was a nice try! It was a bit cold, even with the dome shelter over top, but the girls still gave it a good effort. Mom was kind of chicken and wouldn't even get passed her knees! haha! Next time we will just stick with our tradition of going to Thousand Springs Resort, as it is a heated springs resort. 

Colton visiting

We love when Colton comes to visit! We always have a great time with him and we love the special time we get with him as it only happens a few times a year. Boy! Are these kids getting big!

Christmas time is here...!

Christmas season is always magical and joyful! I love spending time with family. This Christmas season was no exception! It was a wonderful holiday spent with Dad, Trudy, Sean, Wendy and Jerry and of Course our beautiful kids. We recreated the night Christ was born, right in our living room, with the Penguin doll as baby Jesus. Everyone played their parts well. 

We had a great Christmas morning opening presents and playing games together! And don't forget the amazing food and laughs we had!