Did Anyone Say Skillz??

I don't get to brag about PJ's skills very often so I figured this is the perfect occasion for me to do it. We moved about two months ago and have been getting our new place painted, decorated, etc. Here are a few pictures of PJ's amazing skills with the kids' bedrooms. He worked really hard doing the prep-work with the color, taping, paint mixing, and pattern design and it certainly paid off. Check out these pics..

This is Dylan's Room. (Colors matched exactly to his bedding)We were so glad we got to finish painting it before the new baby comes. PJ used a lot of math and creativity to create this pattern on the walls...kind of cool huh?

Alex likes to play with basketballs, baseballs, footballs, etc. so we thought a sports theme would be perfect for his room. I seriously don't think he slept the first night he was there because he was so excited about it.

The numbers are my favorite part of this room.

Holiday Pics.

Just wanted share some of the pictures we took over the Christmas holiday. We had a TON of fun with everyone. We were tired when the festivities were over, but it was all worth it! My sister and her family were down here from Vernal for almost two weeks and we had a blast every single day they were here. The kids played a lot, cried a lot, laughed a lot, and the adults ate a lot and enjoyed of Mami Yoly's food every day. On the 23, we also got to go to the movies with mom & dad Carver, Crystal & the kids, and reenacted the Nativity scene later that evening. Then, on the 24, we got everything ready for the traditional Christmas eve party, and celebrated Andrew's birthday. We ate, played games, and even got to dance a little bit (it reminded me so much of Christmas in Ecuador). The kids opened presents from the family later that night, and they also opened presents from Santa on the morning of the 25. PJ and I loved, loved hosting our first holiday at our home. We love entertaining and having family and friends over and look forward to doing it a lot more this year.

Heeello Snow!

With the first snow storm of the season, we finally had a chance to take Alex outside to play in the snow for the very first time! He was like a kid in a candy store...he couldn't get enough! His mom made sure to put on about 8 layers of clothes to keep him warm and he ended up looking kinda like the kid from the "Christmas Story". Here are some fun pics of Alex playing around:

View of the mountains from our house...bbrrr...just a little chilly.

Alex putting on his best frozen-face cheezer.

Alex having his first bite of snow...mmmm, yummy!

Alex helping daddy shovel the snow...don't worry, I only had him do his half of the walkway and I did mine...its never too early to put the kids to work.

Here is my wife showing Alex how to make the perfect snowball...not bad eh?

Alex and dad having a snowball eating contest...I only got a few licks because I think my snowball was yellow-ish...and it wasn't lemonade.

Alex seems to have perfected the snowball making skills...soon he'll be chucking these at innocent pedestrians and passing cars---just like daddy! jk


Lorena and I gettin' snuggly trying to stay warm...Lorena looking gorgeous of course...if you can't see me clearly, its because my white skin blends in with the snow.


And one last bite of snow before he goes inside...man that stuff is good!

Alex digging for hidden "treasures" in the snow...lets hope he doesn't find any

Stay tuned because in the next couple of weeks we are going to hit the slopes for Alex's first sledding experience! Nothing better than cold hands, cold feet, and frozen snot on your face while riding a piece of plastic down a hill!

Temple Square

Last Sunday, after our crazy holiday move, we went to see the lights at Temple Square with family that was still in town from the Thanksgiving holiday. We were so glad to be able to come along and be able to spend some time together in such a special place. I couldn't take many pictures of the whole gang because my hands were numb from the freezing weather, but here are a few we took with our camera.

Alex and Kayla --we miss you K.K.--