Beach Pictures

I got a new camera for Christmas(!!!) so of course I wanted to try it out on the beach with my cute little family!  Here are some of my favorite pictures.....

Adventuring

We enjoyed some amazing weather while we were in Oregon (since we live in Wyoming, we are very comfortable in 40 degree weather!)  We spent a lot of time out and about.....

We went to Sea Lion caves with Grandpa Scott!

 The girls got to go on little dates with Grandpa Bob.

 Hiking

 We took lots of trips to the beach.  This day we stayed for the sunset so the girls could see the pink sky (it is their favorite color after all!)  

 Milan found a whole crab, then tried to scare Uncle Chip with it.

Cora was a great little trooper for our adventures.  She loved to ride along with me and look around.  Sometimes, she got pretty tuckered out and took a little nap!

The Sand Dunes.  They had a great time sliding and jumping!

 The girls would hike all the way back up this huge dune every time.  They were pretty tough!

 We also went back to the dunes with the sled.  For some reason, Eden was totally fine with going down huge dunes on her tummy, but a little nervous about the sled.  They got back into it though.

Dave and Grandpa also took a spin in his cool new truck.

Christmas Morning

Christmas Day was everything I was hoping for....magical and happy!  The girls woke up very excited about the American Girl Doll Beds, life size castle, and stockings that Santa left out for them.  After Uncle Chip and Aunt Andrea arrived, we opened all of our gifts.  The girls were surprised and excited about every gift they received.  It was so fun to watch them!!

Milan's favorite gift was the Just Like Me American Girl Doll.

Eden got some great gifts and her very favorite was her "umbellala!"

Hugs for Grandpa Bob

 And Aunt Andrea....she sure was a happy little bug!

 The girls with their American Girl dolls.  They were so spoiled with all sorts of matching outfits, accessories, and even a camping set!

Cora loved being part of the Christmas festivities too!

 While Eden was taking a nap, we decided to go on a little walk and try out the new pink BB gun (Dave might be more excited than Milan...haha!)

 After Grandma RuthAnne arrived, we enjoyed an amazing Christmas Dinner with lots of family! 

Sure felt like a perfect day :)

Oregon

We arrived in Oregon with just enough time to decorate the tree and celebrate Christmas Eve with grandma and grandpa Scot.

First thing, the girls used their creativity to decorate the tree.  They actually lost interest half way through because they were so excited to be at grandma and grandpa's house :)

 On Christmas Eve, we made chocolate cookies for Santa, opened our cute jammies, watched The Grinch That Stole Christmas, read Christmas stories, set out milk and cookies (Santa), carrots and water (Reindeer) and excitedly fell asleep.  

I'm not sure who was the most excited for Christmas morning!  I love the magic of Christmas with little girls :)

Visiting the Torlands

Next stop on our trip was my sister's house in Ontario, Oregon.  We had such a great time with the Torland family that we ended up convincing my sister to play hooky from work and extending our stay :).  First up, we exchanged presents with Brynn.  The girls got a great craft kit that will keep us entertained this winter.

 All the cousins!  We took this picture for the grandparents and amazingly all the kids are looking!

 The girls LOVED playing with Brynn.  Brynn got most excited when she saw Cora (baby!)

 Brynn wanted me to take this picture of her....what a cutie!

 Here's the team decorating sugar cookies/ eating tons of frosting!

Of course, Cora wanted in on the action too.

Marie and I also had a fun home decor shopping day while the boys played Mr. Mom with the girlies.  Fun times!

Christmas at Grandma Kat's House

Once again, we made our annual holiday trip across the country.  The roads were pretty sketchy through Wyoming, but we got to enjoy a great little break at Grandma Kat's house in Utah.  The girls could hardly stop themselves from asking about presents when they saw the decorated tree.  We had a fun little Christmas celebration and of course the girls were totally spoiled with art kits, puzzles, stuffed animals, a Lalaloopsy Doll (Eden), doll clothes (Milan), and ADORABLE matching pink cowgirl boots (they are seriously the cutest thing ever!)

 Of course, Cora just wanted to eat the wrapping paper.  

 We went on a little outing to Scheels.  Milan thought this Ferris Wheel was the coolest thing ever.

 Eden could not be convinced to go on the Ferris Wheel so we watched Milan and visited the fishies while we were waiting.

 Fun little posing opportunities.......

 The biggest hit of the whole store was the escalator (these kids do live in Wyoming after all!)  The girls took too many trips to count and Grandma Kat was a great sport about it!  

We talked about going to temple square to see the lights, but it was freezing and we knew the girls wouldn't last long.  We visited a cute little park in Draper for about five minutes and that was about all they could handle.

We had such a great time visiting with Grandma Kat, Jack, and Uncle Bob!