**THE POLAR EXPRESS**12/11/10

We were invited to go on the Polar Express this year with a bunch of family and friends. It was a lot of fun and I'm glad we was able to experience the Polar Express"!!

We started off the night with dinner at The Hub, a restaurant in Heber.

"cheese"

waiting to hear "ALL ABOARD"!

we all wore our pj's...Gage looked so cute in his Ho Ho pj's

on the way to the North Pole we read The night Before Christmas, sang songs and had hot cocoa and a chocolate cookie!

watching for Santa!

THERE HE IS....not a great picture, but I had to take it anyway!

Gage was in awe the whole time as he watched Ho Ho make his was toward us!

He was so excited!!

he very quietly said "I want Toy Story"

playing with his "top" that he got from Santa

and on the way back from the North Pole we played peek-a-boo with Cash, sang songs, and enjoyed the ride!!

OUR FIRST GINGERBREAD HOUSE 12/12/10

We were leaving Wal-Mart on Sunday and ran into this Gingerbread house kit. I have actually tried making one before from scratch and it was a mess!! So since this was all ready to assemble we thought we would give it a try.

Gage could not wait to open the candy and help out

GOOD JOB BOOG

he new right where to put the door knob

he really wanted the Ho Ho and managed to get it later and eat it

I think we done pretty good, the icing was melting but after a few minutes in the freezer is was fine! It smells so good, everytime I walk by it all I smell is gingerbread!

*OH CHRISTMAS TREE*

Our tradition is to put up the tree on Thanksgiving night. Of course it is fun every year but this year Gage was so excited, its all he talked about.

Such a big helper

oooh...awwwwe..

how cute

checkin' out the village

SnOw FuN (Nov. 2010)

Well, the first snow fall of the season and Gage could not wait to get out in it!

Dusty was trying to make him a little "Frosty"

and he just had to have his Santa hat on!

this picture cracks me up, he could barely walk in that snowsuit, he reaaly needs another one!

making a BIG FROSTY!

"help Mom I can't get up"!!

"hello Frosty"
he was in heaven

first taste of snow

Dusty made another baby Frosty and of course Gage wanted to take it in the house!

HA HA!!

he loved going down his slides in the snow!

Dusty calls Gage Mr. Winter! He loves this time of year (all year long)! He loves looking at the lights and watching Christmas movies. He takes after me in this department I guess...and I couldn't be happier!

HALLOWEEN 2010

On Halloween we were invited to Rykers birthday party and then that night we went trick-or-treating!!

We had so many places to go that night. Gage had a lot of fun and everyone loved his costume!!

Gage had fun in the bounce house

hangin' with cousin Dax

get that ghost Boogie

everyone getting the candy from the ghost

oh no Gage shot Papa!!!!

JUST LIKE HIS DADDY

When Dusty gets out of the shower he always wraps a towel around him, well of course Gage has to do the same thing :)

HALLOWEEN DAYCARE PARTY 2010

Gage had so much fun that day! They sang halloween songs, had treats and dressed up!

my little buzz

treats Gage took to daycare

we had to dump out all the candy he got that day and he had to try every single one!

rrrrrr...scary dude!

CARVING PUMKINS 2010

this is my favorite part, I love to clean out the pumpkins!

Gage dug right in..

Nana & Papa was helping too..

Dusty couldn't wait to carve his ten $ pumkin

CORNBELLIES & BARNYARD BOO

Cornbellies was so much fun! We can't wait to do it again next year!

duck races

tryin' to make our way through the maze Ew!! of course Dusty had to try out the corn :)

takin' a ride entering the "belly of the BEAST" Gage did not like going through this dark maze....neither did we!!

my little boy headed out ALL BY HIMSELF to play on the slides

there he goes.....he did not want to leave these slides

bouncing pillows

he didn't want to leave these either!!

we also bought a huge pumpkin that day before we left. We spent TEN DOLLARS on it but it made Dusty's day!!

checkin' out his very first tattoo....he got a ghost but he called it FROSTY :)

making a witch and decorating cookies

and last but not least....he WANTED to ride a "BIG" horse!!

we were so shocked at this, usually he only wants to look at the horses from a distance. That day he jumped right on and had a blast!!