OK, so I have A LOT to catch up on...this will be totally out of order because I can never figure out how to get the pictures where I want them :) This is our attack cat Figero (aka figgy wiggy). He loves to go after the kids. Notice my new chair sitting in our TV cut out cause I didn't measure before I bought and now have nowhere else to put it....suggestions?
We went ice skating a few days after Christmas with some of mine & Craig's sibs, it was so fun. This is Chance & I trying to get off the ice, he didn't quite get the whole not trying to run on the ice with your skates on idea.
Some of us just holdin the wall up, Craig can't figure out why he looks like a giant next to everyone else in this pic :)
The Larsen family, I have to say, Kinsey did awesome! Aren't they just so cute??
This was one of Chance's fave Christmas presents, the King from the movie Cars. This is us in the car on our way to do the Salvation Army deliveries on Christmas morning. It was a lot of fun, sometimes its hard for me to want to go first thing on Christmas morning, but I always end up glad that I did. It helps put things into perspective you know?
Kenedi opening her presents from Santa, she totally got into the paper ripping. She & Chance both helped us open our presents too :)
If you can't tell, Chance has a Cars thing going on right now. This was a tractor from the movie, he had made me watch probably 100 commercials on this darn toy. Yes, he knows how to pause the tv, come and get me, then unpause it so that I can watch the commercial. Does that mean he watches too much tv? Or is he just really smart? Hmmmm.
Christmas Eve just wouldn't be complete without our live Nativity. Don't these three men just look so wise? Thats what I thought.
Seriously, I doubt Joseph was quite this cute :)
So Craig borrowed some sweet pants from his grandpa's closet...aren't I a lucky girl? You should see the even sweeter shorts he got for Christmas from my brother Nick. I might get in trouble for explicit material with the blogger authorities if I posted the pics of him in the shorts :) Lets just say they let him breathe plenty....
A couple of days before Christmas all the Copples drove to Flagstaff to ride on the Polar Express train, it was really fun for the kids. You may not be able to tell by this pic of Kenedi & her crazy hair.
When we got to the North Pole Santa boarded the train & handed out bells to all of the kids, this is Chance raising his hand to tell Santa he was a good boy this year...which he was. Especially when we ate dinner earlier that evening and forced him to eat when he said he wasn't hungry, then immediatly after eating (still sitting in the restaurant) he proceeds to barf up everything he ate. He didn't make a peep, just puked in his cup, said he still wasn't hungry, and walked off. I know, we deserve awards for being the best parents ever. Sadly we don't have a pic of that...I know you're disapointed.
During the train ride, the conducter & his elf helpers read the story of the Polar Express, which the kids got to follow along in their own books :) This is Chance, Cailyn, & Talli. These three can cause quite a rukus when they are together.
Me & my buddy waiting for the train to start. Do you think he's excited?
Chance & Talli just chillin...literally, it was colder than Colorado!
Our little fam waiting to board the train....like I said, colder than Colorado. It snowed like 37 feet that night, almost.
Part of the fun of the Polar Express is you get to wear your PJ's on the train, so all of the grandkids got new matching pj's to wear. Chance was so excited he FINALLY has someone he can match!! Woohoo for Chance & Drew :)
All the kiddos in their new duds...don't expect us to get all of them posed & smiling....or even looking at the camera.
Chance had a Christmas program with his preschool. It was held at this church build in the 1800's, it had no electricity or insulation & it was probably around -20 degrees outside. Hense the angel that looks like he's on steroids. We won't mention that he was the only male angel since all of the other males chose to be wise men...This is him telling santa he wants a race car & a gun helicopter whatever that is.
So his preschool is a Christian (but not LDS) school. This is the group singing Chance's very favorite song, "Mary had a baby, YES LORD!!" repeated about 100 times getting louder with every verse.
We made treats for our neighbors & some people in our ward before going out of town for Christmas. This is Kenedi "helping", we can pretend that spoon got washed before reusing :)
My other little helper, his favorite part is rolling the peanut butter cookies in the sugar & putting the hershey kisses on. He is actually becoming quite the little helper. Please disregard all of the mess in this pic.
Kenedi protecting Dixie (the dog) from Figgy (the cat). Yes, my hubby likes to sneak the dogs in the house occasionally....it better only be occasionally :)
Anyone who has talked to Chance in the last couple of months has more than likely heard the name Trudy a time or two. Here she is, they made a gingerbread house together, he says she's his best friend. Yeah!! He's making friends :)
