Aubrie - Christmas 2006

Aubrie going head first..Here I come....
Here I come someone catch me.....
Maybe I go up the slide first.....
Yea - That was fun......
Ready, Set, Here I go... My slippers will break my fall...

Jag is waiting anxiously to get a turn....

Grandma Ostler gives the best presents......

Ellee and Grandma - Christmas 2006

Grandma helping Ellee feed her baby

Chef Mackay

I thought this was a cute picture

of Brett working in the kitchen.

He's a great cook.

I am lucky to have met and married him.

Goodie Day - December 2007

Tasting some of the carmels to make sure they are good.
Allie working so intently...
Lisa and Jan don't look so happy....
Aubrie learning how to take off the plastic...

You pull this side, then this side and then pop it in your mouth.
Tyler making mother goose popcorn with Justin.
Jan smiling for the camera....
Karalee finally helping again remove the plastic on the carmels.
Taun arrived so he could get in on the action too.
Ellee's really concentrating on her carmel.
On three ... say carmels.....
Jag's got the hang of it.

Goodie Day - December 2007

Discussing the game plan for the next treat....
Un-wrapping the carmels
Allie and Ellee posing for the camera..they make cute little cooks.
Aubrie taking a break in her chair... Look at her smile.
Jag learning how to unwrap the carmels.

Goodie Day - December 2007

Ellee's chocolate fingers ......
Allie's clean fingers .....
Sprinkling the crushed oreo's on top of the dipped chocolates...
Jan and Tyler making something new...
Justin teaching Tyler to make the next treat....

Goodie Day - December 2007

Tyler getting in on the action...

but he hated getting his picture taken.
Uncle Brett
Dipping the chocolates....
Oooey - Gooey chocolate fingers.....
Everyone is helping out....

Goodie Day - December 2007

Crushing the Oreo's with the rolling pin
Taking turns using the chopper....
Uncle Brett helping Aubrie crush the Oreo's
Licking the fingers....yum-o
Karalee helping make the filling.

They finally got the camera out of my hands and made me help.

Christmas Goodie day at Jan and Justin House December 2007

Look at those great helpers and they smile really cute too.
I want to hold the mixer all by myself please.....
Jan getting all the ingredients ready for us.
Justin and Brett talking about the popcorn....
Tyler getting cooking tips from his mom and Aunt Jan....

Jan planned this fun treat making day at her house
early in December before mom passed away.

It was a really cold and snowy day. Brett and I had to dig ourselves out of our neighborhood but Laralynn and Steve who lived closer to the mountains couldn't get out of theirs.

We had a really fun day making all sorts of different treats.
The best part was taking a tray full of goodies home to enjoy over the holiday season.

Mom's House - 2008

Brett and I in front of mom's house....
Our old home....
Our cherry tree....

I took these pictures one sunday when we were down to clean out mom's house.

I am grateful that I did. We had lots of memories at mom's house.

Game night poster - 2008

I made these game night posters for our ward activity.

Jan helped me come up with the idea. They were fun

to make out of old game boards that we found at DI.

Easter Baskets - 2008

Hidden Easter basket - the kids walked right past it twice
Another hidden easter basket
Ellee found this one....
Jag finding his easter basket
Cool look what I got....

Tyler's was on the roof. I ran out of space on my memory cards

so I couldn't get pictures of anyone else finding their easter baskets. They got bubble wands in their baskets so they made big bubbles after everyone found their baskets.

One of my favorite traditions that mom did was hiding easter baskets even for the adults. We had to search all through the house to find our baskets. She was especially hard on Justin and Taun and would try to out due herself every year. I think mom learned this tradition from Grandma Hatfield because she would hide hollow chocolate bunnies and lambs for us to find each easter at her house. Lisa is carrying on this tradition for us.