Sledding

We got to go sledding while we were in Utah. Kashton loves the snow after the little taste that he got in Oklahoma last year so he was all ready. When Mike was getting his snowboard ready for the trip Kashton couldn't stop talking about buying a snowboard just like his daddy's. So with the money that he got for Christmas from his Great Grandpa and Grandma he bought himself a snowboar.

This was about the most standing up that we got out of him on his snowboard.

My mom and dad and Brynlee came with us sledding too. I felt bad cause Kashton got cold fast so they drove all the way up the mountin for about 30 mins of sledding.

My bestie best Ellie and her son Colin got to come too. Kashton and Colin are the same age and they could not be more oposite.

After a few times down the hill with me or Mike, Kashton decided that he was all ready to go down by himself and spent the rest of the day speeding down the hill.

The other morning we woke up to snow (and by snow I really mean frost and ice). I told Kashton to go look out the window because there was snow on the ground. He came back in and told me "Mom, snow is not fun unless there is mountains because how am I supposed to go snowboarding". So I guess we are just going to have to move to Utah so he can have his mountains.

So Much Christmas So Little Us Part 2

Christmas this year was quite the extravaganza. Before we even left for Utah we had Christmas with Mike's parents. Kashton got a lot of fun things from them including a Buzz Lightyear snuggie and I got a Kindle from Mike. That was all I wanted for Christmas this year. In Utah we got to enjoy all my family traditions. It was a great Christmas.

Christmas Eve at my Grandpa and Grandma Bishops house where there was great food and lots of fun family time. I have missed my grandparents and aunts, uncles and cousins and it was so great to catch up.

We went back to my parents house and opened our Christmas Eve presents which included PJ's, slippers, books, movies and for Kashton a stuffed Grinch since all season long he had made me call him the Grinch.

Christmas morning we woke up and were ready to run down stairs and see what Santa had brought. And boy was he generous this year. Kashton got way to much and everyone seemed so happy with their haul this year. Kashton actually looked at every present and told us all what it did and that it was exactly what he wanted.

I don't know if you can tell that Kashton got spoiled or not but this is my parents extra bedroom covered in all of Kashtons presents.

Christmas night we went to my Grandpa Dee and Grandma Audrey's house for a Japanese Christmas. Every year my wonderful Grandma shows us the different traditions of Christmas around the world. We had a lot of wonderful food and we got to meet my cousins new baby A'Mya.

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Not just the presents but the time spent with family and the traditions. I missed Christmas with my family last year and this so made up for it.

So Much Christmas So Little Us Part 1

So this year I would like to blog enough to actually be able to make a blog book, so I am going to document as much as I can, starting with Christmas and our vacation to Utah.

We got to Utah on the Wednesday before Christmas but we got there really late so we just caught up with my parents and went to bed. We decided on Thursday to go see the lights at temple square, and so did everyone in Utah. It was very busy and very pretty and while Kashton's teeth chattered and he said he wasn't cold we enjoyed the sights and the company.

Time spent with my wonderful siblings is the best.

Family picture minus dad since he was taking the picture.

Since we are all couples Brynlee decided that Kashton would be her couple. They spent a lot of time together.

After the lights we went to dinner and had some fun with my family.

3 Years Old!

Kashton turned 3 a few weeks ago, making him an official "big boy". I planned a party for weeks in advance, did my shopping and got all prepared to make his birthday a happy one. I had told Kashton weeks before his birthday that I would take him to Megamind on his birthday but thought for sure that he would forget about it. The night before his birthday he told me "My birthday is tomorrow mom, we get to go see Megamind". So...

To Megamind we went. We saw it in 3D although Kashton didn't want to keep his glasses on at all. The whole time we were watching the movie I spent the whole time thinking of all the things that I needed to get done for his party and wondered why I always do this to my self.

For his birthday party we decided to do a superhero theme. We had superhero baloons, superhero confetti, superhero's everywhere. Tons of people showed up and piled in to my tiny little house to celebrate Kashton getting older. All his friends and all his family crammed in to one space. We made superhero masks, all the kids did a great job on their masks.

After the masks we sang happy birthday and ate his Spiderman cupcake cake that I let him pick out at Sam's Club. All the kids had stained faces and full bellies for pin the "S" on Superman. They all made it really close but the winner was..... Tayte! We put temporary tatoos on the little one and let them run wild for a little before they all went home with a goodie bag.

Kashton had an absolutely wonderful birthday filled with friends and fun and birthday presents galore. In fact I believe I have made a monster of him!!

Going to the Lodge, Great Wolf Lodge. GREAT WOLF LODGE

My nephew Ross turned 6 this week and for his birthday his mom and dad planned an abslolutely fabulously fun couple of days at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine Texas. They invited us to go and I was lucky enough to get a few days off work and school to take Kashton down there for tons and tons of fun. Great Wolf Lodge is this great hotel that has an indoor waterpark that you can play at. Kashton had such a great time on all the slides. He went on some really big ones all by himself and thought that it was the best thing that ever happened to him. He played in the toddler pool and went down the two big slides that he could go on for two days straight and still didn't want to leave. It was a great time!

All the boys getting ready to start having fun on the slides. Kyler, Keaton, Kason, Kashton and Ross, half of them look so excited don't they!

For dinner that night we went to the Rainforest Cafe it is a huge forest with fish every where and motorized animals. The kids had a blast!

The whole hotel was awesome. Even the hallways were fun for the kids.

Kashton had so much fun that at the waterpark he fell asleep for a few hours cause he was so pooped! I couldn't believe that he slept so much with so much excitement all around!

We bought him wolfy wolfy as a present to remember the trip by. He hasn't let go of him since we left

Kashton was so brave! Here is him going down one of the big slides all by himself

A little late on the Utah post

We went to Utah a few months back to visit my friend Ellie whose husband past away. Here are just a few pics of all the fun things we did. Kashton with Talan hanging out at Kara's house. It was really nice because the boys have never been very good at playing together but this time they did wonderfully so it gave Kara and I time to catch up!

I had a girls night with Ellie, Ashley and Susan. I haven't seen some of them in a really great time so it was so very wonderful to see them.

My parents wedding anniversary was while we were there so we all went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and celebrated.

We went shopping a few times and they had a train that went around the mall so of coarse Kashton just had to ride it.

We also went to the aquarium with Ellie and her son Colin. Here they are looking at a snake (or No Feet as Colin calls him) We had a ton of fun and these boys to played and got a long it was great. We went to their house after and the boys had fun messing up their room. In fact after we left I asked Kashton what he did at Colin's house and he told me "Make a mess of his room mom"

We did a whole lot of fun things with family and friends and had a grand ol' time. I don't get to go home often enough. I wish that was different. Thanks to everyone who made this trip so wonderful.

Christopher Hales

One of my very best friends in the world passed away yesterday Feb. 6th 2010. I will miss him very much and he will remain in my hy heart forever. Ellie and Colin are the loves of my life and I want them to know that they are also in my heart. I love you Chirs and I am so greatful for the friendship that we shared. Chris was such an amazing person and he will be missed.