The Snowflake Festival!!

Last weekend was the Snowflake Festival here in our town!! (This is where several of the business in town host some fun events here in town and then at dark they have a light parade and all the floats/trucks have to have lights on them. The business had out 3D glasses so when you watch the parade you see snowflakes as the lights.) Its always fun to go to but usually very cold! This year was not to bad. We just made sure we were all bundled up and had some hot chocolate to drink to keep us warm inside! This Coca-Cola truck was handing out liter sodas to people watching the parade.

Just Kode and I

The boys thought that this ATV thing was pretty cool

At the end of the parade one of the floats hands out stuffed animals to all of the children watching the parade. This is a pretty big thing to all the children.(and the stuffed animals are not just small dinky things they are anything from very large animals to small key chains for the older kids.) My boys think this is something pretty cool that they could provide stuffed animals to all the children. Bry got an angel bear and Kode got a bunny rabbit. (sorry i forgot to take pictures)

The theme this year was The Polar Express and every year they bring a man into Elko to carve something out of ice. This year he carved The Polar Express Train! It was so cool to see!

Then after the parade was over they had an AWESOME firework show that was in sequence with Christmas music. It was so cool to watch. This is the first time that they have ever done that. One of my most favorite things when it comes to the Snowflake Festival!

Kids Christmas Party!!

The kids Christmas Party this year was another success!! The boys had a great time and got so much fun stuff!

They got to sit on the Grinch's lap.

Then we were off to talk with Santa!

Kode told Santa he wanted a track vehicle, an iPad or a computer!

(nothing very expensive you know)

Bry told Santa he wanted a spy kit. (Bry said he needed a minute to look Santa over to see if he was real or just dressing up. Later he told me he was dressing up. he thinks that Shawn and I help Santa out a little and most of these Santa's we see around town are just all dressed up!)

Santa gave all the children pillow pets this year! My boys were so excited to have anther one! Thanks Santa

Kim wanted to see Santa to! She even got her own pillow pet

Then we were off to have some pizza, eat cotton candy and have a sugar cookie!

There are lots of games, crafts and blow up slides that the kids could have a great time doing. The boys were not much into any of the rides they just wanted to play all the games and make the crafts!Bry making a fun paper pad craft

Kode making a paper pad of his own to!

Bry had one this transformers toy doing the number walk game.

Kode trying out his luck in winning a toy at the number walk game

and he won this puzzle.

It has 10 different puzzles all in one small box

Kode packing up all of his loot. He sure had a great day!

Thanks to Newmont for putting on this wonderful event for the kids!! We had a great time! (Shawn had to work so he was not able to hang with us)

Gingerbread Houses!

Its been a tradition at our house for a few years now that during the holiday season we decorate gingerbread houses. The boys just love doing this! Its so much fun to see their creativity on how they decorate their own house. It is so messy but so much fun!! Shawn even helped out by making some frosting. (you know you can never have to much frosting) It was fun to have Kim here to join us in our tradition!

Here's how they turned out!!Great Job guys!!!

I look forward to doing this again next year!!

Christmas Party

The other night Shawn and I attended his work Christmas Party! It was a lot of fun. They had a really nice dinner, lots of prizes, karaoke, and a fun DJ.

When we walked into the restaurant there was a large glass jar with lots of chocolate candies in it and they handed us each a card and told us to put a number of how many candies we thought were in the jar. Shawn did not want to guess cause he said he didn't want all the candy. Well a few of us gave him some flack about that. So I guessed 2,500 (which was way off) Then Shawn finally gave me his number of 923. Then he said I really don't want that thing!

So we ate dinner and had some dessert then after all that was over with they brought out that jar and said the closest person to the actual candies wins the whole thing. The actual number was 951. So Shawn was the WINNER!!I was so excited!! I really wanted the jar.

(not really the candy just the jar)

Awesome guessing Shawn!! I think that you jinxed yourself though!

So here he is just after picking up all the candy and the jar!

They gave out prizes and we one a $40.00 gift card to Smiths.

(that will come in very handy during the holiday season)

I don't get very many opportunities to get any pictures of just the two of us. So I try to take advantage of every opportunity I can. Thanks Newmont for such a fun Christmas Party!

Thanks Shawn for all of your hard work and early mornings when you really don't want to get out of bed, so we can have the nice things we have and so that we can attend these fun parties. We couldn't do it with out you! I Love You!!