Snowmobiling Weekend/ New Years

Cheers!

everyone made it to midnight, now off to play in the snow

Couch Crib, this is how they watch a movie...

We spent the week between Christmas and New Years at the Cabin with our good friends the Smith’s. It has become our annual Snowmobiling trip. The only problem was that, there was no Snow! Funny but true. We still gave it a go... We haulled the Snowmobiles and a 4 wheeler up to the cabin and the kids sledded on the driveway all week long. Brett and Jon headed up the mountain in search of snow to play in and found a little up by Mirror Lake, but the girls just hung out and watched movies. We also played lots of games ate lots of snacks, slept in, talked, played cards and took a break from city life! All good fun I must say! We rang in the New Year with banging on pots and pans and toasting with sparling cider!

Daddy Daughter New Years Hug (this is what brett looks like at midnight)

Cozy Fire for Sage and Justine

A little Taylor Swift

ipad iphone and dsi trans

Happy New Year! Out with 2011 and in with 2012!!! This past year was full of highs and lows for our family. We had some great things happen to the Holman’s. I was released as 1st Counselor in the Primary. I got certified to teach Yoga and got a couple Yoga jobs. Sage started High School and made the Drill Team. Max turned 12 and recieved the Preistood, changed sports, Made Murray Max Soccer team and went to NYC to see the Yankees play. Mason made Allstars took 1st place in little leage and went to NYC. Brett also went to New York and was Mason’s Weablos leader all year. We took great trips as a family to the cabin, the beach. Brett’s Dad was killed in an ATV accident this year and that has been such a hard thing to go through. We are still working through the loss. Hopefully 2012 is full of health and lots of love for our family. Happy New Year!!!!

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011

No snow, warmer than average temps, and crazy busy. We spent our December shopping and preparing for Christmas as uasual, but it was hard to get into the sprit with the weather. Sage had a competition almost every Saturday in December, so that added to the chaos. I tried to scale back this year on gifts and think I spent more than ever. Had a great time with Brett and our kids enjoying some of our favorite traddition. We went to the temple to see the lights, we ate out with our friends the Nielsons and had our annual Couples Party. We had our Christmas Cookie Party with the Holman’s and all missed Dave. We had an amazing Christmas and 2011 and feel very blessed.

December Full of Drill

Sage has always been a busy girl, but this my friends is a whole new ball game. Who was the genius that picked December and January for High School Drill team Competitions. So this is what we do every Saturday for the Month of Christmas... (who really needs to shop anyway) The truth is, I had a ball! Darling girls and a great team! Sage is a hard worker with a great attitude. And a 4.0!!!! Wow I am impressed, with her schedule I don't know how she did it. We have State on Feb. 3rd! I am so happy Sage loves Drill.

Thanksgiving and Christmas and other Stuff

Some of the great Family we spent the day with.

This was the beautiful table I set

Our Turkey Was Delish

Mason was Great in the Thanksgiving Play!

Red Rock Retreat

Yoga Weekend

I was luck enough to go to my first Retreat the first weekend in November. I headed out of town just after my Yoga class on Thursday morning and arrived in St. George about 4:00 . The Home was amazing the food was to die for and the Yoga was everything! We Practiced about 4 to 5 times a day and after the first day my muscles were so sore I wondered how I would make it till Monday. The good news is the time for Rest and meditation was always available. I am discovering so much more to my love for Yoga than a year ago. I am loving the concentration and awareness, I am finding. (hard to explain unless you do Yoga) I am able to focus better set goals and keep them, be aware of my needs and others by being present and so much more! Oh and I am super flexible, lol that is a bonus of all the Yoga! Lisa Smiley is awesome, she was the host and we learned about chalkras and mudras and pranyama and oh we even had a day of silence! It was so interesting. My take was Wow the world and our lives sure get muddied up with chatter! We also unpluged, which is so lovely and something I will implement into our lives. Great experience and so in love with the Guy that took care of everything here while I took care of "me"

Halloween Fun

Halloween is always one of my favorite Holidays, It was warm and beautiful. Our Kids were so cute and excited, even Sage and Hannah still get into the spirit of the day, Sage dressed in Hannah's Cheer outfit and Hannah was a Drill girl. They have trick or treated for over 10 years together. Max and Mason went without daddy this year first year ever. We had a nice dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Hughes and britt and Chris and Dana. Jack was the cutest Panda ever! We love him so much!

Halloween 2011, our baseball player Zombie and Cheer Leader

Happy Birthday Max

Believe it or not max is TWELVE. My sweet boy Max. Can I tell you how much I love this boy. He is such a kind hearted and sensitive kid. Max is one of a kind he is a middle child through and through. Max is the heart and soul of our family he really is a peace keeper and helpful and respectful. He is showing signs of preteen attitudes lately, which is frightening but all part of life I guess. As long as all of our children are better teenagers than I was then we are very lucky. Max got straight A's and just got ordained a deacon on Sunday. I love that Max will still cuddle and needs a kiss goodnight every night, he is the first person up and the first to bed every day. He will do almost anything you ask him to. I love that he is so well liked and seems to get along well with kids at school. I love that he is so much like Brett and he is the spitting image of him! I love you Maxwell!