ANOTHER LONG POST! CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR!

I had to steal pictures from everyone's blogs because our camera didn't work for over half of the trip (Kes you need to update so I can get pictures from you!). I didn't feel like putting them in order, but here are some cute kiddos on Christmas Eve, Christmas, and sledding. I am so sad it's already over. JP and I have already slumped into a deep depression/nasty cold because of the constant rain here (jk. only kind of). Some people say they would rather have moderate temperatures with rain everyday than freezing cold and sunny. I say bring on the sun (freezing or not) and the snow, but I guess I'm just going to have to get use to the rain!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
















Naomi, Brynley, Aubrey, and Rylee put on a cute little play for us. It was awesome. I couldn't believe they thought of it on their own.



Crazy Indie!

Nashy boy and Havey Baby!

We had a fun little New Year's Party with great company and all of my FAVORITE treats (that's why I'm shoving them in my face). We played games, pool, Wii sports, set off fireworks and rang in the New Year.





I got to play with Hollie, Kelene, and Candice for a minute and it was lots of fun. Hollie is modeling the newest, hottest, scarf, hat, and glove in-one combination. Sweet!


Lame! I basically only have pictures of JP and I skiing, even though we got to go with most of our ski buddies at some point during our trip. We managed to get one shot of Nate and Katie. We thought we were going to wake up bright and early to drive home all day Saturday, but when we woke up to 9 new inches of snow we couldn't resist skiing in Utah with my parents one last time. JP loved every second of it. Unfortunately, I came down with a nasty cold/strep throat/fever/cough/kill me now virus! After a few runs I told JP that I couldn't make it down the mountain. I have never been so exhausted in my entire life. I've been basically knocked out ever since and JP's in bed right now suffering from the repercussions of being married to me:)






We got a flat tire on our way to Utah. Bode and Che were just happy they got to play in snow up to their heads. My job was to keep them from running onto the freeway while JP changed the flat. Neither of our jobs were easy, and Che kept thinking of strategies to get past me and onto the road. Yikes! The 13 hour drive turned into 18 hours. The roads were bad, but we made it.




Rudolph and Dasher are in the Christmas Spirit.

Despite all odds, JP passed his multi-engine commercial add-on check-ride! The course was in Las Vegas and it just happened to snow the week of his class (meaning all flights were canceled). What? In Las Vegas?! He didn't even get to step into a plane until the day before his check-ride, and only 3 out of 16 pilots passed. There was a major shortage of flight instructors, so JP and his friend were forced to teach themselves everything. All of his hard work and TONS of MONEY paid off!! YAY for JP!

The week before Christmas break it decided to snow in Oregon. School was canceled for a WHOLE week!! Usually I would be thrilled, but JP was out of town and I was left to myself without anyway to get to a ski resort or even to a town with a store other than Walmart. I don't think I have ever been so bored in my life!!! Luckily, a couple of girls from my ward were kind enough to invite me over to make cookies and to chat. I went on a LOT of walks with the dogs. These pictures were taken before it really started snowing.