Made it back from the cabin. Got to spend Sunday evening to Thursday relaxing and reading my new book about a World War II hero and Olympian, Louie Zamperini. We got some sledding in and I got to play with my new camera. The kids sat in the hot tub, watched movies, and played hide and seek. We just barely made it back and I am itching to get unpacked, but I'm exhausted. I love going to the cabin, but it is also good to be home and sleeping in my own bed. :)

pictures coming soon!


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I LOVE the Christmas morning expressions when kids see presents.... I dream of capturing it on film and this year was pretty good (minus Paisley's face not being seen/how much more I should have zoomed in/and lighting is terrible) But Beck's face is pretty priceless!Nutcracker dolls from Maimi Dawn. Thanks Maimi! Paisley's face says it all...We LOVE dress ups at our house. Sword and knight costume from Maimi Dawn (she made the costume) and belly dancing girl skirt for Paisley. Great additions to our costume stash!Paisley on Christmas Eve in her Christmas jammies. Beck had recently just stormed out of the room because he saw a "baby" pictured on the outside of his jammies (There was a picture of a toddler because the brand was Child of Mine) so I coaxed him out with some Star Wars jammies I had stashed away...We invited Tiffanni and Ruben and kids over for Taco soup, pinata, and Bingo.The Nelson girls complete with their parents came over towards the end of the party (Kortni was nursing the flu) and the kids got CASE tractor sprayers from Uncle Brandon and I got an AWESOME frame that Brandon built with wire in the middle to attach pictures to. And if anyone really know me they know that I LOVE pictures, so guess how big the frame is?? HUGE!!!! And it's done! The kids didn't wake up until 8:30 and then they were surprised because they had forgotten it was Christmas! I think that Beck's favorite thing was his Lego Batman game which he has not stopped playing. Paisley's favorite was probably her Dora house that Santa brought and a Dora doll with baby Boots, the monkey, and stroller. And yes, I am spoiled and I got an awesome new camera which I quickly set up to finish taking Christmas pictures with.... These are from my phone, don't get them confused with the ones that will be following from my new Canon! Yeah!

Stephen is downstairs setting up new computer. Yeah! Old one was seriously on its last leg... It was a good computer. I got it for our 1st anniversary. I am currently making mashed potatoes to take to Christmas dinner at Todd and Denas in Othello. And there's nothing like a snack of cheese and yogurt and since it's Christmas we'll throw in some donuts.... While still in your Christmas jammies at 2 in the afternoon of course!

Santa has made it to the Ashton family's home... Earlier today I asked Beck if he thought he had been good enough for Santa to bring his Lego Batman game Nd he said, "heck yeah!" silly kid... He should probably be getting a lump of coal in his stocking.... But it looks like Santa was nice...


Earlier tonight we had Prunedas (Ruben and tiffanni) over for taco soup, pinata, and Bingo. Nelsons (brandon and kortni and girls) stopped by to drop some presents off to say hello. I tried desperately to get someone to stay the night. I find it super fun to have lots going on Christmas morning, but it seems that everyone wants to sleep in their own beds. :)
So now that Beck and Paisley are sound asleep, at least for a few more hours, I better go downstairs and see if Santa needs sone help putting a two person basketball hoop together. What are those things called? You see them in arcades and stuff? Two people shoot at the same time, and the hoops are smaller? Well, anyways, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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*Korbi quit her

Job * Beck started &
Loves break dancing class

* Stephen got called as Stake
YM President * Paisley started
Talking! * Stephen and Korbi took
A trip to New York to visit Stephen’s
Parents on their mission * Korbi started
Piano lessons as her 2010 New Years Resol-
ution * Stephen sported a bleached out mullet
to Spring Fest to humiliate Korbi * Beck’s 1st year
@ preschool without his mom being his teacher *
Zero Wrecks on motorcycle since Korbi got her endor-
sement * Paisley’s favorite phrase right now “Me tiny
Girl” * Beck writes his name * 2 mohawks for Beck * Pais
Was a fairy princess
for Halloween * Beck
played soccer for the
first time, which we
won’t be doing again!

Best Santa Ever!

Paisley and Beck at the ward Christmas party. Paisley actually told Santa that she wanted a "bobbie" (Barbie)

Beck asked for Lego Batman game...

Beck's break dancing buddies had a performance Friday night and were awesome!

4th anual Girls Night Favorite Things... me, Katie, Bethany, Amber, and Jenica front right. Good times girls, good times!

We've had our tree up for a bit, but I forgot to post these pics of the kids as we picke dout our Christmas tree. I love REAL Christmas trees. The smell, the feel, the look... Love it!

Thanksgiving and more 2010

Thanksgiving dinner guests at Mimi's house. Front L-R Beck, Alizah, Paisley, Branson, Piper, Hanna, Shaydon. Middle L-R Justin, Jordan, Mimi, Slater, Tyler, Bridger, Trenton, and Kaela. Back L-R Dawn holding Broxton, Bruce, Tim, Debbie, Charles, Brandi, Britni, Collin, Kortni, Brandon, Korbi, Stephen, Sommers, Scott, Al, and K.C.

About a week before Thanksgiving my little brother, Kalan, came down to Moses to get his car that had been parked at my house for a year. (Seattle parking is a killer!) I LOVE when he comes to visit and always wish that it was for longer...

After the long puke filled (Paisley) drive to Burley we rested for a day and then I went and saw my high school friend, Anne. We haven't seen each other for 3 years! Her daughter Sadie is pictured above with Paisley and then below I am holding her newborn, Elijah, 6 weeks old! Hard to believe that we are all grown up now!

At Papa Goose and Maimi Dawn's house we made a gingerbread house, Britni, mom, and I did the black Friday thing, went car hooding, and the ladies went shopping with my Grandma Mimi in Twin on Saturday. Stephen thought it would just be a quick stop and Macy's and then lunch, but I guess he doesn't remember what it's like to shop with Hunt women. ;) 8:00 am-8:00pm. you got it. I think we hit about every store in Twin Falls! So much fun! Car hooding is a very fond memory of mine. I was quite surprised that Beck enjoyed it as much as he did. He didn't get off the whole time! And they went again the next day while we were shopping all day. Paisley, well, she didn't love it so much, but she only went for a bit while I took us back to the house.

Below Left-right: Justin, Branson, Beck, and Bridger

This may be one of the first years that we have gotten everyone together for a family picture while eating YUMMY Thanksgiving dinner at Mimi's house (We missed you Jake, Kalan, Tyson, and the "Colorado Hunts!" Well, technically, Jenica and Katelin may be from just about everywhere now ;) Am I missing anyone else? The Beck girls, minus Jake :(

Korbi, Britni, Dawn (sitting) and Kortni ALL the grand kids and great grand kids minus the few mentioned above, plus Jax, Lizi, and Landon, Tyson's son. The Stephen Ashton Family, Bruce and Dawn, and Grandma Mimi

The "siblings" minus the handsome Uncle Terry. :)

Al, Dawn, mother Twylla, and Tim

And the best looking pair at the whole dinner! Me and Grandma Mimi! Soooo yummy! You see that Mountain Dew right there? That was one of the last ones I had. I went 3 whole days, broke down yesterday and had one... and now I'm craving another, but Stephen and I have a weight loss bet going until Christmas and I really wanna win!!! When we got back from Thanksgiving Break we were greeted with a full day of snowfall. And added to what was already there, we had a very nice snow day! Stephen stayed late for work and took Beck down the driveway a few times...The only thing Paisley wanted to do was eat the snow... Then after Stephen left I took the kids down the road to an empty lot and tried to sled for a little bit longer and then it was inside for hot chocolate. If it wasn't for the scary driving and getting stuck in the snow, I think that Winter could be one of my favorite seasons! Paisley has grown SUPER attached to her mama. Poor little thing, I don't help the issue with how much I tote her around. But I decided it was time for her to venture out a bit and took her to her first gymnastic class. I stayed the whole time of course and it was awful at first. She didn't wanna do much of anything, and hung on my leg for about 30 minutes, but I persisted and by the end she even let one of the other coaches touch her in a backward roll and then I got a "tada!" I think in the end she may just like the spotlight. ;)