Hiding Place

Not too long ago I was trying to get the house cleaned and had Manti laying on the floor in the middle of the living room. Sebastien was following me around the house trying to help me clean. I walked into the living room just to peek at Manti and he was no longer on his blanket playing. I was very confused and couldn't figure out what was going on. Did I take him upstairs and forget he was up there? As I walked further into the living room, I noticed the Christmas tree branches moving. Still confused, I walked closer to the tree and saw this....





Manti had scooted (on his back/head) all the way under the Christmas tree. It was so cute and he had so much fun playing under it. After I took a million pictures I moved him back on the blanket with his TOYS, 5 minutes later he was back under the tree. I have to admit, him under the tree is the best gift I could get. I LOVE THIS LITTLE BOY! Here are some more of my favorite pictures...

Are you kidding me???

I am sure most of you know that both Troy and I grew up in ARIZONA, with the HEAT! Since we have been in Cheyenne we get to see what REAL winters are like. We got up this morning (a little late) and were hurrying to get the boys ready for church. Before heading out the door Troy decided to check the weather...to our "not so happy" surprise it was -10 degrees outside...oh just wait, it gets better...of course the wind is blowing so add in the windchill and what do you get??-34 degrees!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? My AZ blood is NOT cut out for this. Needless to say, the only time spent outside today was walking out to the car, into the church, back to the car and into the house. It is times like this that I want to be back in Arizona.

Playing in the Snow part 2

Before Sebastien comes back inside he loves to stomp the snow off his shoes. He will do this SEVERAL times before actually going in the house. He must know I think it is cute and does it until I physically pick him up and carry him in the house!

The video I wanted to post is too large so this one will have to do....

Playing in Snow

As I posted before, Sebastien LOVES playing in the snow. It does not matter how cold it is outside, if snow is on the ground he wants to be out there. Cheyenne is very famous for the heavy winds, causing snow drifts all over. As we were playing in the snow, Sebastien started to sink. For the video you will have to mute the music on our page and listen to the questions I ask him and watch his response...I thought it was pretty funny!

*SnOw*

Since Thanksgiving we have had a couple of pretty good snow storms. Even with it snowing and only 10 degrees, Sebastien still wants to play outside. I got him all bundled and took him out to play and he loved it. He would play in the snow all day if I didn't get so cold. He loves to eat the snow, look at his footprints, throw snowballs and stomp his feet to get the snow off his boots. Being in Cheyenne and having the wonderful wind, we get some pretty big snow drifts in the yard. Sometimes I cannot figure out if the snow is melting or just blowing to the neighbors down the street. We never know how long it is going to last so we have to take advantage of it when it is fresh. Just before it was gone we made a snowman. Sebastien thought it was so cool. Manti was sleeping and missed out on the fun. Maybe next year buddy...



I know some of you are probably thinking "that is one pathetic snowman" but what do you expect from two people who are from Arizona! Sebastien was pretty proud of his daddy for his hard work



It was hard to catch a picture of Sebastien's face. He was too busy running around in the snow, but I still thought this was cute.



He fell down and couldn't get up by himself so I figured this was the perfect time to take a picture. Don't worry, he has three layers of clothes on, he is nice and warm!



Troy shoveling the driveway after the first snow storm. We ended up with about 9 inches when it finally stopped snowing.



Sebastien is supervising Troy while shoveling the sidewalks.

I also have some cute videos to post so keep watching for those to come soon...

Christmas Tree

One of my favorite memories of growing up is when my family would go pick out a Christmas tree. We would go out the first weekend after Thanksgiving and then decorate it as a family. The last two years Troy and I have not done anything in the house for Christmas. Two years ago he was in basic training for Christmas and last year we were going to be in Arizona for the holiday and didn't want to fuss with it. This year we will be celebrating Christmas as a family here in Cheyenne and decided it might be fun for Sebastien to have a Christmas tree in the house. We went to pick out a tree when Aunt Wendi was here and since it was so cold outside she sat in the car with the boys while Troy and I checked out all the trees. I thought Sebastien might enjoy it but I was shocked with how much he loves to look at it. Troy got it all set up while I was feeding Sebastien lunch so when he was finally done eating he was so surprised with the big green thing in the corner. He would walk over, touch the tree then turn around with a big smile on his face and say "cheese"! Every morning when he wakes up the first thing he does is go over to the Christmas tree and point to the plug for the lights. He looks and me and says "dease" (aka please). He is so darn cute!












Anytime we go to Target we walk around the Christmas section to look at their cool Christmas trees. It is always the highlight of the trip. The other pictures are of Sebastien posing by the tree as we gradually got it decorated. He is such a goof, I love his sweet personality!

I am so excited to be starting new traditions with my own little family. I am also thankful for my parents and the memories and traditions they created for me.

Thanksgiving/Christmas Parade

As Thanksgiving was approaching I started to get a little sad. This was going to be the first time we were not going to be with family! The closer it got, the more I started to miss home. Then, I got a call from my big sis asking what we were doing. I told her we were going to be losers this year and not do anything and she surprised me with saying she wanted to come up here! Yay! The next two weeks went by SO, SO slow! When the day finally arrived to pick up Aunt Wendi I could barely stand it. I was so excited to have my sister here, all to myself. The boys had so much fun with her and man did they get spoiled. Our Thanksgiving turned out to be very nice, we had Aunt Wendi here to keep us company. We were also very lucky to have the missionaries over for dinner too, they are so awesome and brought a wonderful spirit into our home.



This is a picture of everyone sitting around the table talking. This was my first time making Thanksgiving dinner and I think it turned out pretty well. Although, I think maybe next time we will get a smaller turkey. Troy is still eating leftovers!

While Aunt Wendi was visiting the weather was perfect. Maybe a little too perfect. I kept telling Wendi I wanted her to experience the Wyoming wind and how cold it could get. She was not in any hurry for that. Her last night here we went to the Cheyenne Christmas Parade and she definately got a taste of the cold. We were all bundled up in several layers and were still freezing! Needless to say, I do not think she will want to come visit us in the winter again.

Shortly after we got to the parade and were getting our chairs and blankets all set up, Sebastien took a spill. He face planted on the cement,got a nice goose egg on his forehead and scraped his nose. He was not very happy. Luckily Aunt Wendi was there and surprised him with a couple of light up toys. He quickly put a smile on his face and the rest of the parade was enjoyable.



Sebastien and Mommy



Manti and Mommy



Troy and Sebastien sword fighting



Sebastien after his meeting with the cement



Aunt Wendi and the Boys