Funny Photos

Peek-a-boo I see you. This is our favorite game to play. Here, Andrew is coming down the stairs. He is such a busy boy, he really keeps my hoppin....but he's so happy and so much fun. His smile and little laugh make me melt.

My two boys, best of friends. They love to hang out in their "lazy boy" chairs together. They are so much fun to watch and play with. (Mason 3 1/2, Andrew 1)

Andrew has already learned that the remote control is a valuable posession. What a tease.

Look at me, so BIG! One year old and walking, weighing in at 38 pounds and 30 inches tall.

Andrew's FIRST Birthday

For Andrew's first birthday we had a big party at the house with friends. I made soup and bread and salad and of course birthday cake. I made a special sign that was hanging up over his chair and we all had such a great time. It's really hard to believe that a year has flown by.

Andrew loved eating his cake - it was covered in little marshmellows. Of course he started walking when he was 11 months, so by his first birthday he was toddling all over the place, getting into whatever he could find.

I love my little man! He brings me so much joy. Happy birthday sweetheart.

2008 Christmas

Christmas Eve took place at Nana's house (Matt's mom). We had a nice dinner and then opened presents from her. Merry Christmas from the Price Family! Don't you think this should be on our next Christmas card? Here we are....all looking our best at 6 am.

Allison and Mason were so excited that they woke up at 2 am. We promptly put them back into bed and told them it wasn't time to get up. Then they got up at 5 am. This time Matt got up and laid down with Mason for a little while. We held off until 6 and then went downstairs to let the fun begin.

Allison got a treasure chest with dress up clothes. She is our little actress, always singing and dancing!

Mason got a cool stomper set that came with two trucks. They are motorized (of course) so they have traveled all over our house.

As for Andrew, he was mostly excited about the wrapping paper and bows. They were fun to swing around and carry all over. It was sure fun to watch him his first Christmas.

He loves his new little car! He is now walking all over and learning how to push himself along on his car.

I realize now that we never took a picture of the cute little Christmas tree we had. Matt took the kids up to Idaho City one Saturday and cut a fresh one for us to have for the season. They had a great time together and we have decided to make it an annual family event. They got a cute little tree that we put on top of a table so Andrew wouldn't tear it apart. It was the perfect solution for us this year. Andrew really enjoyed the lights and decor, but it was all at a safe distance.

Happy New Year 2009 Everyone!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City with the Chipping family!

Andrew (10 months) and his cousin Sam (4 months).

Em, Dad, Jen, and Neal....all awaiting the holiday feast!

My sweet sister Em!

Oooh, look at that spread! Lu's rolls are the best! We had quite a feast!

We cleared out the family room so we could all fit in the same room together. We had a great time eating and hanging out with my family.

Family Photos

It's pretty tough to get all three kids looking happy and excited! We took several pictures this fall for our Christmas cards and these are some of the best.

I'm so proud of my family! I love them dearly.

HALLOWEEN FUN!!

A trip to the Linder Farms Pumpkin Patch always gets us in the Halloween spirit! The kids enjoyed a ride on the tractor pulled train, ran through the maze and interacted with the animals at the petting zoo.

All Aboard! We're off to find the Perfect Pumpkin!

The kids had a great time helping with the carving session. They each got to work on their pumpkin.....mmm, those slimy insides are always challenging!

Trick or Treat!!

My Cute Clown!

And my little Witch!

Time to get some candy! Watch out mom, we're going to wired for weeks to come!

Rahhhhhhh.....from my little monster. His little outfit says "My first Halloween, don't scare me."

Sun Valley

We went to Sun Valley for a weekend get-away in September and stayed at a wonderful condo that belongs to some friends of mine. We arrived on a Thursday night and then played all day Friday and Saturday and returned home on Sunday. On Friday, the weather was gorgeous! Allison and Mason went ice skating with their dad on the outside skating rink. Allison claims that she was teaching her dad how to ice skate. She did really well for only the second time she has done that. Later that day we rented an extension to place on my bike so that Allison could sit behind me on my bike and we could ride places together. Matt had Mason in the bike trailor behind his bike, so we went for some fun rides around town. We all played and had so much fun. One of the highlights for me was seeing a mother deer and her two babies. We saw them several times while we were there and at one point they were right outside our window. I had never seen a baby deer so close before. It was really cute. Mason was mostly facinated with their white bums, and small tail. We hope to be able to visit there again soon, the kids loved it!