Please Someone Tell Me This Is Normal??

Swim Time

Our friends the Bosleys had their little girls birthday party today at the Clearfield Aquatic Center. I have never been there before and it was SO much fun! It definitely gets you in the mood for spring/summer. Tripp loved it, I think he went down the slide like 5o times and this was Belle's first time swimming and she loved it too. What a fun place to be when it is so cold outside I totally recommend it!

Just a few Randoms

There hasn't been a whole lot of things happening with us lately. We did go snowmobiling with our friends up in Sun Valley for about 4 days and we went without our kids. This was a first! Brad was dead set on having me ride and I had more important things to do like get caught up with my scrapbooking and chatting with the girls but I decided it was best to keep him happy and I went out one day with him and the guys. I was ready to kill him for taking me where we did but I did have fun. The rest of the photos are just some random pics over the last few weeks.

Me and Brad (I hate helmet pictures)


Ryan, Brad, Dave, & Blake

My two crazy kids....I didn't know it was possible for two kids to look so different...never mind I guess they have the same eyes and spiky hair :)

I have never known a little boy who loves tractors and trucks as much as him

My super sweet "Beanies"

Ok so Tripp has this Super Man cape that he wears all over the house and the funny thing is that he insists on using my broom when he wears it. He runs up and down the halls and all over the kitchen, too bad he isn't doing anything effective with it. So I said to him today in casual conversation mostly to myself "Tripp who do you think you are, Harry Potter or Superman"? He stopped and looked at me with all seriousness and said " Mommy I Sup-man". He has no idea who either of them are.

This is how I found the little Houdini one morning seriously I don't know how she did it

Tripp bugging his daddy while trying to take a nap

HAPPPY CHRISTMAS

**Warning extremely long post with lots of pictures ahead**

This year's holiday season was as fun as ever. It flew by really fast for me because I took on a semi full time job for the month of November and December at the dentist office I used to work at before I had Tripp. The gal I was working for broke her hand. It was fun to get caught up with everyone I used to work with.

We started the season with a friend party with all my gal pals at Jenna Higley's house. It was a fun night with all the kids and good food. My camera decided to die that night so I don't have any photos from that party. Then we had another fun little friend party at Speed Street. If you have never done this I would suggest it. We had a great time and it definitely brings out the competitive side in ya.

Ryan, Brad, Mike, Dave, Steve, Shaun, Ryan

Lori, Mandy, Aimee, Natalie, Me, Hollie, Krystal & Baby Kole

CHRISTMAS EVE
We stopped by Grandma and Grandpa Hipwell's first...


Tripp with his Grandpa Kelly who he adores!! And my dad is so good with him and to sit and play cars with him.

Belle


Tripp and Belle getting their jammies from Grandma and Grandpa Hipwell on Christmas Eve. I was so sad this pic was blurry cuz Tripp is going through this phase where he won't cooperate for any kind of picture hence the reason we didn't do Christmas cards this year :(


For Christmas Eve we always spend it with Brad's family. This year they went to a movie "The Christmas Carol". Then we went to Jim and Karen's for chili, to open presents, and to open a time capsule that the Cragun Family did 10yrs ago 20yrs ago.


Belle favorite thing the metallic tissue paper

Tripp got a Big Boy Potty" So he striped down in front of everyone to give it a try!!!


Nick, Jonah, Belle Libbey, Heather




Trying to take yet another family photo that didn't work!

CHRISTMAS MORNING
It was fun this year because Tripp understood about unwrapping all his presents. There were a few moments that it was a little over whelming to him but he got over it pretty quickly. Santa brought him all kinds a car, airplanes, and coloring stuff. So hopefully now my furniture won't get so abused!! Belle got a doll, a walker stroller, and clothes. She is at the stage where she is going so fast I swear she grows out of everything within a month, so Santa knew that she need clothes more than anything :)


Tripp's prizes from Santa


Belle's prizes from Santa... I know it looks a little unfair but Belle got a lot of clothes that are packed into those boxes

Belle got a Baby


and a piano

Playing with his Geo Trax

CHRISTMAS DAY
On Christmas Day we usually spent it with my family. It's a lot of fun and as usual very chaotic with all the little cousins opening their presents.

Mommy and Belle

Tripp playing with his car mat

Tripp, Taegen, Belle, Addi, Marlie


Trying to get another family picture but this time we had to bring the dry eraser board with us!


Brad getting a bunch of new tools...I wonder what that could be??


Me, Addi, Jadda

Christmas Cookies

We went over to my Mom's house to make Christmas cookies today. Tripp was quite the little baker today. He loves to help me make whatever, he sees the kitchen aide and automatically wants up on the counter. He tell me "Mommy dump, I dump." He likes to put all the ingredients in the bowl.


Tripp helping with Grandma and Aunt Jadda

Tripp doing what he does best

Finished products

The Little Baker was exhausted from helping and passed out in Belle's swing

A Few Family Pics

Here are just a few random shots I got of the fam. It's been forever since I've done a post, we had some camera issues.