Christmas 2010

As you will see from the following pictures, we had an awesome Christmas or Christmas week as we called it. We started in Idaho Falls before Christmas with Ryan's family and ended in Weston with my family on New Year's Eve with tons of fun in between.

The day we arrived in Idaho Falls, Grandpa Gummer took us to ride in a Semi truck at Challenger where he drives truck. Linden was so excited.

Sporting their Christmas Eve Pajamas!

Sarah is driving Linden's car from Santa. He asked for a Drive Wheel and a Screw and was so excited to find this car on Christmas morning. He snuck out of the room before us and when I got up minutes later, I found him driving his car and turning the key telling me it was the screw. They both thought Christmas was pretty great!

Linden is playing with a kitchen from Grandpa Gummer and Grandma Linda. They love it and fix mommy pancakes every day!

They are ready for church in their new Sunday Clothes!

We came home from Idaho Falls Sunday and went to the annual Beckstead Christmas Party on Monday. We had a great time playing the right/left game, musical chairs, pinatas, eating yummy food, and going over to Grandpa & Grandma's house afterward. Thanks Grandma for planning such a fun party.

Linden & Sarah love their cousins!!!

The last part of our Christmas week was spent at Grandpa Van and Grandma Greta's for New Year's Eve. I didn't get any pictures of that event, but here are pictures of the presents they enjoyed playing with after our party there.

Sarah got a chair to match Linden's. She is so excited and the fights over the chair have stopped.

Sarah's pretty dress up from Tanner. She loves to be pretty!

Instruments from Grandma Greta. They love to make music.

Lincoln logs and choo-choo train. Daddy built the train and the Woodward's Country Store and other houses. Linden loved it.

Linden and Sarah!

We had a Family Home Evening where we learned about the prophets. We looked at their pictures and sang this song for part of our lesson. Linden picked up this song. He can memorize songs really fast and loves to sing. He doesn't often perform for others so we are posting this so grandma's and grandpa's and aunts and uncles can hear him do it. He amazes us every day. Such a fun little guy!!!

Our Sarah Babe is a grinner as you will see in the beginning of this video. She is starting to communicate very well with signs and pointing, but is also picking up some words. She is very smart and knows what she wants and how to get it. She will go in Grandma Greta and Grandpa Van's store and say cracker and please. She always gets one.

Happy Halloween!!

We started at Grandpa Van and Grandma Greta's store. The kids instantly got their Dum Dum suckers and opened them. What do you do?, it's Halloween!!

Thanks Grandma & Grandpa for letting us come to your house and trick-or-treat!

Our little train engineer had a great time. He could say Trick-or-treat this year and thanked everyone for the candy.

It didn't take our Sarah long to figure out the candy thing. She won a prize at our trunk-or-treat for cutest costume. I wore this costume when I was a baby. My mom and Grandma Jones made it. Sarah had a ball.

Linden didn't want to quit playing with cars at Grandma & Grandpa Beckstead's and really didn't want to leave. He loves going to visit them. Don't you love the mad scientist parents!!!

Happy Birthday Great Grandma Beckstead!

Linden loves to sing and Happy Birthday is one of his favorite songs. Linden sang this just for you Grandma. We hope you have a great day!! We love you and appreciate all that you do for us.

Memorial Day Weekend Moab Vacation!

When Ryan told people he was going to Moab, they told him to get a picture by the famous arches so that is exactly what he did!!!

What a smart alec!!!

Here's a group shot in Scott's Crack - named because Scott found this passageway in the rocks. It was pretty cool!!

Ryan and Linden in front of one of the double arches.

The Boys posing for a picture.

The group poses by the balanced rock.

Here's a family photo at the double arches. They were way cool!!

There was a playground across the road from our campsite. The kids loved swinging.

As you can see we have a little rock climber who isn't afraid of anything and also a law breaker as he picked flowers at Arches National Park.






Fun on the rocks and in the stroller!!!


We Went to the famous HOLE N' THE ROCK! Okay so not where the pioneers went, but a really cool house built in the rocks and then to a petting zoo.




Ryan came very close to kissing Cramer the Camel!!
The kids got to feed the animals and it was really fun!!

Sarah is . . .

Here is the first video footage of Sarah on the blog. We have her on camera, I just haven't blogged. This was too cute to pass up. We love our little Sarah Babe!!

Yes, I am making a blog post!!

I know you can't believe that I am actually blogging. Life is a little crazy with two kids 13 months apart and time goes by really fast. I decided that I should update since Sarah is now almost 9 months old and Linden is almost 2. Natalie and Kelly, this is for you!!!

Here is Sarah Babe at almost 9 months in a sailor dress that my mom and Whitney found. It reminds us all of Grandma Jones. Yes, Sarah is bald and she pulls her bows off her head and eats them. She is starting to get hair and we are excited. It is very light and very short, but very thick.

Aunt Whee-B (a.k.a. Whitney, Linden's favorite aunt) took pictures of Linden in Grandma's new chairs. He is growing up. A couple more months and he will be two.

Here is our cute Sarah on Easter. She is such a fun baby.

Linden is trying out his new car. He loves it and rides it all over. A button on the top says ready, vroom, vroom, vroom, Go! He pushes it all of the time.

Happy Easter!! The Easter Bunny brought the kids a cool ride on car. As you can see, Sarah loves it. I know you aren't shocked that is a #24 Jeff Gordon car. Our kids are indoctrinated.

Sarah loves to eat food. She made a mess with carrots as you can see. She has just started eating graham crackers and thinks they are yummy!!

Linden got new bunk beds and he and Jackie are trying them out. He loves his new bed with tractor and Lightning McQueen sheets. Let's not forget the tractor blanket and pillow from Grandma Greta.

Linden has a new playroom. We converted our storage closet between the kitchen and living room into his toy room. It is the best because the toys all have a place to go and he loves to play in there. Sarah has started army crawling in there to play with brother.

The kids love to go for walks in the stroller. This is our make shift double stroller. It works for now. Linden has to be in front so he doesn't bug Sarah and until Sarah starts bugging him, we are okay. She has already started pulling at his hat. They love to be outside.