Christmas 2006

Well, we had a wonderful Christmas this year. We spent a good portion of it with Brent's family. The best part was watching Cami and Taryn enjoy their cousins.

Cami took part in the traditional Christmas story. She got to play the Angel (she was born for the part).



Also, for the first time, she agreed to sit on Santa's lap. She is getting braver every day.

Brent and Amy are very thankful for their portable DVD player. Sure helps everyone be a little less stressed during long drives. Cami particularly likes it.



The kids were very excited to get up on Christmas morning. Too bad their parents were slow in getting up.



We couldn't determine if Taryn liked her gifts or the wrapping paper better. It was fun to watch her try and help everyone open their gifts.






While in Utah, we did get a chance to enjoy the snow. Papa let us ride the snowmobiles around the yard, pulling sleds. All of the kids had a blast. Cami was sure she wanted to go, so Mom got talked into going with her. Dad went really slow at first until he stopped and heard Cami say "Let's go again"




Taryn even got in on the fun by riding with dad on the snowmobile. She didn't scream or cry (which is unusual for her).


The snow finally got wet enough to make a snow man. Cami was super excited to finally get a chance. She has always sung songs about snow men, but last year she was too afraid of the snow and there isn't snow in Vegas.


We also got to spend a great day at Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum and animal park. Cami really loved all the hands on activities. Here, they got to dress up as dinosaurs. They are giving us their meanest roars.....


Taryn found a wall full of puzzles. She was so excited and spent a lot of time playing with them.



The cousins couldn't resist this photo op. Who wouldn't want to sit on a dinosaur!


The entire family had a close encounter with a shark. Luckily Cami let out a great shout and scared it away!



We couldn't figure out why there were no crowds at the animal park until we went out to ride the ponies. BURRRRR!!! Both girls seemed to love the ponies and did really well.


Cami was so excited that once back in the barn (gift store) she went riding again!!

After warming up, we went back out to feed the animals. Cami did a great job feeding the goats. She got a kick out of their tongues licking her hands.



We spend the last portion of our vacation and New Years with Amy's family. It was a fun and relaxing few days.


We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that you all have a wonderful 2007. We would love to see anyone who is passing through Vegas.