let it snow

 

 march, march, march. making tracks.

 engineering the frozen kitchen.

 airplane flyover

 snow up the glove! that is the worst!

cole's blessing

 We blessed Cole on Dec. 5th. I have been behind so I am just posting the pictures of him in his blessing outfit now. He is such a little angel. He has grown up so so much since then!

I LOVE this kid's eyelashes! They are so long!

day on the lake

 Best day ever. Period. I love being out on the lake in a boat. and to be able to do it in December! Wow. The boys love love boat rides. It was Cole's first boast trip and he loved it! Ben loved the engine noises. He kept telling Grandpa Clark to go faster.

 When we go to Texas we take the ski boat out on the lake and got to one of the lake restaurants. They are awesome. There are docks off the back of the restaurants so you don't park your car you dock your boat! So awesome. Great food too.

Yes that is me in a wetsuit. I went waterskiing on December 21st! Best Christmas present by far! It felt so amazing! Meanwhile back in Utah Kiersten was skiing 2 feet of powder. I will take the lake and the sun anyday.

buzz lightyear to the rescue!

 Who is that caped crusader? Is it Batman? Superman? Spider Man?

 No! It is Buzz Lightyear!

 "I come in peace."

Christmas Day in Utah

Yes we had two Christmas mornings! Which was fantastic. The only problem is that Ben now thinks that Christmas happens every couple of weeks. Ooops.

Aunt Chicken (Kiersten) was Ben's favorite person to help unwrap presents.

Cole was satisfied being snuggled by the Grandmas.

Ben cruised through presents so fast. He hardly stopped to take a breath.

Ben was such a great brother. He opened all of Cole's presents for him! At least he showed Cole what he got.

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!! Ben loves loves Buzz. He flies him around all the time and yells, "To infinity and beyond!!"

My favorite part of Christmas morning was watching my mom, grandma and grandpa open my surprise gift! I made a photo book for my grandma with the photographs I took of her making chocolates. She cried, which is a huge deal. She never cries. It my whole life to be able to make her that happy.

Grandma and Grandpa Richens spoiled Ben with ski rentals for the season! Ben couldn't wait for the slops so Aunt Chicken braved the cold with him to ski on the frost.

This is Ben "dropping a cliff."