Disneyland!!

We left for Disneyland on January 30, 2010.  We went with our friends the Kotters.  It was quite the adventure with seven kids ages 1 to 10! We stayed at the Homewood Suites and it was really nice!  The free breakfast was awesome, but we needed to buy stuff for lunches in the park.  So my nephew Brian and his wife Deb took us to the grocery store.  Gwen and I were glad to have the luggage rack to carry all our groceries in!  A million thanks go to my niece Tiffany for getting us in to Disneyland for free!  And we got to ride in the Lilly Belle train car, where all the celebrities ride when they come to Disneyland.  Pretty cool!  Thanks Tiff!  I'm not sure Josh would go if we didn't get in free...

This is our fabulous Conductor Tiffany in the Lilly Belle.

The seven dwarves!

Josh tried really hard not to talk on his cell phone.  He made it through the first day, but by the second day he couldn't stand it anymore and had to check in at work!

Ally liked getting autographs from the characters.  She and Katelyn were inseperable during our trip.  It was fun for her to have a "sister" for a while.  She liked California Screaming and Splash Mountain.

Logan had a lot of fun on all the roller coasters.  He wasn't afraid to try anything and he loved them all.  He especially liked California Screaming.

Jensen was very excited to get his own Mickey Mouse ears.  His favorite rides were Mullholland Madness, Jumping Jellyfish, and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train.  He did not like Splah Mountain! 

Holden spent a lot of time in his stroller.  His favorite part was when we let him get out and run around.  He had fun chasing all the little birds around.  He was determined to catch one!

We had so much fun! It was so sad to leave and come back to the cold and gray weather in Utah. It was so nice to spend time with our family and friends. My favorite funny moment was when we were in the SLC airport after flying home. Our friends were behind us, so it looked like Josh and I had six kids. Some older gentleman looked at all of us, walked up to Josh, patted him on the back and said "God bless you." So funny to watch Josh turn red so fast! It didn't take him long to explain they weren't all his-so funny!

My least favorite moment was when Holden got the stomach flu. He was sick all night before we flew home. But he did sleep almost all the way home on the plane so that probably made it easier for us all. Overall, it was so much fun and I can't wait for our next trip to Disneyland!

Ouch!

I thought I would post a picture of Logan's badge of honor.  This is the gash on the slide at school he made when he knocked out his teeth.  Ouch!  He says that when they take down the playground at his school, he is going to ask if he can keep the slide.

Christmas Etc...

Logan the toothless wonder!  Two different playgroud injuries resulted in Logan loosing two of his permanent teeth.  The first time he was playing tag and loosened two teeth.  Four days later he slipped on the slide at school and knocked out two of his other teeth!  It left a big gash on the slide at school-a badge of honor! All he wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth.  And Mom and Dad wanted them paid for!

Christmas morning at the Braegger house.  Ally wanted a pink digital camera, Logan a remote control helicopter, and Jensen wanted a John Deere truck with a John Deere carrying case.  They must have made the nice list this year because Santa delivered!

Holden just wanted to eat all the candy that was laying

around...and he had a lot!

At least my house was clean! (Notice I said WAS)

I love this picture.  I think Logan was excited about the Wii!

Josh got to start on his "garage mahal" for Christmas.  I think it's rediculously big, but I'm not a guy so I guess I just don't get it.  Josh was really nice and got me an ipod touch for Christmas.  I love it!  Overall, it was a great Christmas for the Braegger household!

Our Christmas Tree

We headed off to the cabin on Thanksgiving so we could find our tree the next day. Our friends the Kotters came with us. We didn't know if they would want to come again after our adventure last year! (We almost took a trip down the side of the mountain in the truck!) But the weather was beautiful and everyone had a wonderful time!

Such a sweet little boy! Holden had fun on his second Christmas Tree hunt. He liked being outside and going on four wheeler rides. The scratch by his eye is from our fire place at home.

Cool JT
Katelyn, Ally and Logan were excited to find Christmas Trees!

The kids love to be pulled on the sled behind the four wheeler, unless it tips over in the snow. Then they inform Josh that he is a crazy driver!
Sneaking up the ladder! He is quite the little climber!

Holden enjoyed his view from the top!

The boys wouldn't stay away from the ladder (including Holden!). It's a good thing we had it for Josh to put the star on. He stood on the top with a foot on the ledge, a hand on the wall and a hand putting the star on-scary!

Yay! The finished product. It's only a few inches from touching our ceiling. That makes it almost 19 feet tall! The kids had fun making ornaments for the tree this year. We put pretty gold garland in empty glass bulbs. They look so beautiful with the gold bows. We can hardly wait for Christmas!

Halloween!

We had so much fun this year. We didn't find time to carve our pumpkins until Halloween afternoon and I am so glad we waited. The weather was beautiful! It was so nice not to freeze to death or, even worse, carve them in the house. I decided to pay homage to my boy's John Deere obsession and carve my pumpkin with the John Deere logo.

Our kids costumes were quite an interesting conglomeration this year. Ally wanted to be a snowman, I mean snow-woman. It was kind of a challenge to figure out, but with the help of Aunt Suzy and a lot of poly-fil, we transformed her into a passable snow-woman. My favorite part was the carrot nose. Logan was a scary skeleton this year. The mask freaked out Holden a little. It was Jensen's turn to use Ally's Christmas Tree costume and it was definately a hit as usual. Holden got to use the elephant costume-so cute!

We attended Willard City's Annual Trunk-or-Treat. A great way to get lots of candy in a short amount of time. They even provided dinner (chili, hot dogs and scones). Then we drove the kids around town so they could go to a few houses. After that, Josh was dying for a drink (Caramel Coke) from Yogurt Factory so we took the kids there and pumped them full of even more sugar! Gotta love Halloween!

Holden's First Birthday!

Holden turned one on October 17, 2009. The McBrides, Aunt Suzy and both sets of Grandparents we able to come for a family party at our house and he had a fun day. He really didn't know what was going on, but was interested in the presents and loved the cake! He got lots of fun new toys and had his own little Oscar the Grouch cupcake cake. The green frosting made for a bright mess! We love our little Holden "Bubby" (silly nickname, but it stuck!) and are so glad to have him in our family!

Ally is 10!

Wow! I can not even believe my baby girl is ten years old now! Nothing like a kid hitting double digits to make you feel old! She is such a good girl, though. And such a joy to have in our family.
We started out the birthday with a family birthday party on Sept. 27th. The McBrides, Aunt Suzy and Dustin, and both sets of grandparents came over. She got a fish named Glubby from her brothers, some more fun stuff and two 15 dollar gift cards to Wal-mart. She used those toward her new mountain bike. On her birthday (28th) she had school, piano and ballet. But we saved her present from us for her to open (a beanbag chair) and then took her to Idle Isle for dinner.
Then on the 30th she had her "friend" party. Eight little girls for a sleepover! Wow, I never knew little girls could be so wild! She had an American Girl theme and had them bring their favorite doll or stuffed animal. We ate pizza, decorated bags (one for the girl, one for the doll) and watched lots of American Girl movies. She had a great birthday!