Out door hockey!

There are 3 postings today of the past 2 weekends!

Here is Braden at his first out door hockey practice.  He was very excited about it too.  Yesterday (Saturday) he was suppose to have his firts out door game.  Becasue of the cold temps he did not.  In stead they had practice instead.  It was a very nice day today. 

We were hanging out with the Spive's while the boy's practiced.  Ava the daredevil she is. Started jumping off the snow bank and having Jason catch her.  Good thing that there was tons of snow arounds us.

Ava's first time on ice!

Today after Braden has hockey pratice we took Ava out on her skates. She had a blast and was very good at it. Jason and I took turns holding her up and she would walk alittle bit and then she told me I want to try by myself. I let her go and off she went.  Walk not skating a few feet away from me towards Jason.  We are very proud of her!  Jason even showed her how to get up when she fell and she was able to do that a couple of times too.  She was very excited at skating today and she wants to do it again!

Part 2 of Christmas 209

After spending some time with my mom and Jim and my brother's family. We head over to my dads house for the day.  Ava did not know if was Grandpa Fox or Santa at the house when were arrived.

Then on New Years Eve we jumped into the car and head to Oakes ND. To see Jason's side of the family. We did lots of fun things while we were in Oakes.  Bowling was one of the kids favorite things were did besides opening more gifts.

Here is Ava with Uncle Keith!  She had a blast bowling for the first time.

Here is Braden running away not wanting to see if those 2 pins ever made it down! He had a blast also and was wanting a strike.  I can tell you it is not like Wii bowling!

Here is Macy, Ava and Great Grandma Hattie playing with the dice.  They were making towers and seeing how high the could build them before the fell over!

The Loepp's got Braden and Dino egg.  The Valcanio was filled with water and then you put the dino egg in the center and it started to foam.  Once all of the foam disapeard there was a T-rex in side.  Very COOL!

Chirstmas 09 Part 2/odds and ends

Here are some Odds and Ends photos I took over the past couple of days.

Jason plowing us out on Saturday afternoon.

Ava and Jason with her new Princess Piano.

Braden and his signed BSU hockey jersey!

Papa Jim w/Colton, Ava and Brianna and Braden on the couch Chirstmas morning.

Ava and Grandma on Chirstmas morning.

Braden, Trysten, Colton and Brianna in a fire truck.

All of us playing the dice game. The kids had a blast and so did the adults!

Grandma and Ava going down the hill at Grandma's house.

Griffin, Ava, Colton and Brianna in their snow fort!

Christmas 2009 Part 1

Merry Christmas Everyone!

We are curently in Int'l Falls celabrating Christmas. We have been busy the past two days here. The Offerdahl's came a day early (Wed) and we came Thursday morning.   Christmas Eve we decorated cookies, made egg's and baccon pretzels, seldding down the little and big hill at the house and have got in the hot tub.  We even did a little Christmas Program before we open our gifts.

Christmas Day we open gifts, played with all of our new toys and then we went to the Fire Department. What you say the Fire Department. Yes! We went the and brought a fruit basket and a plate of goodies for the workers. The kids got to check out the fire trucks and we had a good visit (photos to follow at a later date)

Both Braden and Ava got what they wanted from Santa this year. A DS game system for Braden and a "girl" Leapster for Ava. 

Below are some photos from the past 24 hours. Enjoy!

Decorating cookies

Heather and I chilling on the couch with Jason before we did your Chirstmas Program.

Christmas Day! Yes that is Braden in his sigeeresy of all of the BSU hockey team! What a success that was.

The men with all 5 of the kids went seldding.

Here is Papa Jim and Brianna waiting for Jason to silde down the hill.

Papa Jim wrestling with the kids on Christmas Eve.

The kids opening all of the gifts.

Christmas Program at Church

My little Angel and Shepard did a great job at the Christmas program at church today.

December

We have  been having fun the December!

Braden is in hockey 3 times a week with games on Saturday.  He has even found my old roller blades and has been using them in the driveway to play hockey.  Last week he has his Christmas concert at school and it was a delight to see him up with all of his classmates.

Ava has been busy helping me bake all of the time and playing with her dolls.  My friend from high school made Ava that cute pink hat.  We got it in the mail today and she had to have me post it on the blog to show everyone how cute she looked!