Sledding!

My parents and Lara came to visit last weekend so we decided to go sledding. We got to enjoy the snow, the sun, hot chocolate, a nice fire and each other. It was a good day.

How we met! (Tagged by Jamie)

1. Where did we meet? We both went to American Fork High School.  I do remember thinking he was cute in high school, but we didn't officially meet until after high school through a mutual friend  at Pizza Hut where I worked at the time.
2. What was the first thought that went through your head when you met? HOT!
3. Do you remember what he/she was wearing? Nope.
4. Where was the first time you kissed this person? In Eagle Mountain outside his home in my car after coming home from a Tim McGraw concert in SLC.
5. Where did you go for your first date? The Lehi Rodeo... now I am really starting to sound like a REDNECK! haha
6. How long did you know this person before you became a couple? About 5 years after I knew of him.
7. How did he/she ask you out? He called me.
8. How did he propose to you? We ate at Rodigio Grill in SLC, then went up American Fork Canyon up to Tibble Fork. We walked around for a while and sat on a rock. After a while we went to the jeep to leave and he "supposedly" lost his keys so we had to go back to look for them by the rock. It was a set up; instead I found a Ring. It was fun.
9. Do you and this person have kids together? Yes, 4 very lively kids!
10. Have you ever broken the law with this person? No. Well not on purpose!
11. When was the first time you realized you liked this person? Before he went on his mission to Brazil.
12. Do you trust this person? Absolutely!
13. Do you see her/him as your partner in your future? Of course!
14. What is the best gift she/he gave you? 4 kids
15. What is one thing He/She does that gets on your nerves? His love for playing chess online on the computer.
16. Where do you see each other 15 years from now?  Enjoying watching our kids grow up and having fun along the way. Daniel will be working hard I am sure and hopefully I will be done or working on a college degree.
 17. What causes the most arguments? Dumb things that don't matter. 
18. Who do you tag? No one, you are all safe. :)

Our kids had their Christmas program last week, they did a good job and they were so cute. Here is a picture of the kids with Santa after the program.

 We had a lot of snow last week and had to shovel our way out on Thursday... I am sure it's not as bad as other places but it was a lot of snow for here in Caliente. 

Christmas

On Saturday it finally snowed! Our kids were so excited that they ran out to play in their bare feet. It has been snowing the past few days and we now have a lot of snow on the ground. It melts quick here so we will enjoy it while we can. I decided to put together a Christmas Card and post it here on our Blog.. Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday...

Hailey turned 7 yesterday! She had a birthday party and we all had a lot of fun. We love you Hailey!

Brazil

Here are some more pictures from Brazil.

View from our hotel.

Boat ride around Buzios.

Corcovado

Sugar Loaf tram.

Back home with our kids again! Thanks to everyone who helped watch our kids while we were gone. It means a lot to us.

Brazil

Here are some pictures from our trip to Brazil. It was a much needed vacation. It was nice to relax on the beach and tour Rio de Janeiro.

This is overlooking Rio de Janeiro from Corcovado. This is where the Christ statue stands.

We went to a soccer playoff game in Rio (Flamengo vs. Palmeiras; Flamengo's won). The soccer players are really good and the crowd really gets into the games, it was a lot of fun to watch. 

On the weekends they shut down the street next to Copacabana Beach so people can use it. We rented this 2 seater bike and biked to the end of the beach. 

Here we are on Copacabana Beach. It rained about half the time we were there, this day there weren't many people on the beach because of the rain.

We took a boat tour around a city called Buzios. It is just north of Rio de Janeiro. It is a pretty town.