Christmas 2009

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Snow fun and Gingerbread time!

Rylie, Rori and Rylie's buddy from school went out last week to have a little fun in the snow!


Rylie decorated a gingerbread house and had a blast. Rori wanted to help. At one point we thought she had stuffed a small round candy up her nose, but it was a false alarm!
Enjoy!

A hunting we will go!

On Saturday, Dec. 5th, we decided to brave the snow and head out to our usual spot to search for the perfect tree. The weather decided to be a little iffy, but 4-wheel drive can work wonders in the snow. We made up into the mountains past York, MT. If you've never been there, you should try it.




It is home to a great park for kids, the York Bar (home of the famous York burgers), and the York 38 special bike ride (which does not take place in the winter). When Rylie was just a few months old, Mark and I went with some friends to YorkFest. Rylie was riding in the stroller in her carseat. We parked it outside the community hall and somehow, she was left in the stroller (she was sleeping and completely warm). I thought Mark had her and he thought I had her, while neither one of us had her. We were both inside the building and she was not. We quickly remedied the matter. Anyway, here are some photos of the adventure. The batteries died on the camera so I to wait to get the after shot of the tree. Merry Christmas!!!

Portable North Pole-Santa sent videos this year!

To Rylie:

To Rori:


Merry Christmas!!!

What have we been up to?

The month of November is flying by. I can't believe that Thanksgiving is around the corner and through the woods already. Rylie was Student of the Month for her Health Enhancement class (aka gym)at school, so she was in the Student of the Month assembly. We were very proud. The marched into the gym for the assembly to "Eye of the Tiger", very funny. They are the Eastgate Tigers, so it was appropriate. Rori is talking and talking and talking. She has imaginary conversations on retired cell phones. She likes to do things herself and is very independent.

Ryle and Rori got new dresses and they are very cute!


Mark just got back from New York for work. He was just outside of New York City and saw a couple of celebrities. He saw Tyra Banks coming out of the company he was auditing and tried to take a photo but was stifled by the company receptionist. He also saw hockey player, Mark Messier. (I don't know who this is, but we saw him on TV last night as well.) He went into Manhattan one day and went to the Metropolitan Museum and Times Square.