SLACKER ALERT!

Okay I admit that I have been a major slacker with our blog. Well hopefully I can catch up so continue to read because there are a few new posts.

Sledding Fun!

So sure enough we leave to Montana to enjoy the snow and we come home to find that we got our own. We got dumped on New Years Eve so the next day I told the boys that I would take them sledding. They got some sleds for christmas from Grandpa and Grandma Black and have been dying to use them. So I finally took them. The good thing about sledding for us is all we have to do it go to Grandpa and Grandma Black's house because they have a big hill for a backyard. The boys loved it. Even Cooper had a lot of fun and couldn't wait till he could go down again.


After enjoying sometime sledding we started making a snowman. One snowman turned into 2 and then 3. I said it looked like one for each kid. It was a lot of fun and the kids had fun decorating the snowmen with Grandma's stash of buttons. Who said that button's only belong down the front of frosty's jacket. These buttons became like confetti on the snowmen. It was a fun day though and the kids were exhausted when we got home. Needless to say they slept super good that night. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for the fun day in the snow.

Ethan flying down the hill

Cooper before the fall enjoying himself
Cooper after the fall, still enjoying himself

Cody full of smiles


The boys with their snowmen that Grandpa and Grandma helped them make. Look at all those buttons.

Montana fun

This trip was a spur of the moment fun time for me and the boys. My sister lives in Montana and we haven't seen each other since August. She wasn't able to come home and be with us for Thanksgiving and talked about wanting to come home for Christmas but once again couldn't. So I decided that I would go to her. The week after christmas Brian was working nights and we don't get to see him much when he is on nights so the boys and I decided that we would go spend a few days in Montana. I am glad that we were able to go. The boys did great traveling and the roads were good so it was a wonderful traveling experience for us. I got to visit my sister at her "funny farm" as I call it. You would probably think the same thing. They have 40 something chickens, a couple of roosters, a pig, 2 rabbits, and 2 dogs. It definitely keeps them busy. My kids got to take part in the daily chores of a farm. They helped with collecting eggs, feeding the pig, and getting water for the rabbits. Cody was even super excited because he got to hold a chicken. The funny part about it was that my sister told him the only way he could hold it was if he could catch it and sure enough he caught one to hold it. It is a lot of work to make that place function. I admire her for everything she does. Oh and she has a wood burning stove in the house that she has to keep going day and night if they want to stay warm. It kind of felt like I was living on the show Little House on the Prairie. It sure was a lot of fun though.

Another thing the kids enjoyed was the snow. We have had snow this year but it hasn't stuck around for any amount of time. So they were happy to see snow on the ground and actually be able to play in it and go sledding. We had a lot of fun and I am glad that we were able to go. Although I sure was glad to come home to my home with central heat and for the fact that I didn't have to go gather any wood.

Nelson, Cody and McKenzie

Their Go-cart. My boys couldn't get enough of riding in this.

Cooper, my sister Krystal, and McKenzie. Cooper never wanted off the 4-wheeler. In fact he even fell asleep at one point while riding it.

Nelson, Cody and Ethan loving sledding