Snow Fun

A couple of weeks ago, we went snowmobiling on the mountains above Plymouth. (Thanks Neil and Kenyon!) It was so fun. Cooper was a little nervous to let Nick pull him in the tube. (Can you blame him?) There wasn't a lot of snow, but it was a very nice day.

Cooper receives his Bear

At the pack night in January, Cooper received his Bear. This isn't a very good picture, but it is the only picture I got because I had to go with him when he received his award. In this picture, Cooper is reading his part in a skit.
Cooper has worked so hard on getting his scouting awards. He has only been in the bear den for 3 months. He also earned a gold arrow point and a silver arrow point. We are so proud of him. He is an awesome boy. He is such a hard worker. These are just a few of the many things he had to do to earn his Bear:
*Learn about the state of Utah-the state bird, teh state tree, the state flower, the state flag, etc.
*learn some folklore stories
*recycle newspapers for one month
*trace your family history
*bake cookies
*make snacks for a den meeting
*prepare part of your brekfast, lunch, and supper
*make some trail food
*cook something outdoors (Thanks, Dad!)
*go on an outing with your family
*have a family fun night
*learn how to be prepared for a fire, winter accident, school bus accident, and car accident
*go grocery shopping with a family member
*build a model, and many, many more.
As you can see, Cooper has been very busy. We are so proud of you Cooper. Keep up teh good work.

Taylor's 7th Birthday Party

Okay, I am really, really slow posting pictures. I am going to try to catch up for the last couple months. :)
Taylor's seventh birthday was February 21st. Nick had to work that weekend, so sweet Taylor had her birthday party a week later. She had so much fun! She had some of her cute friends over after school. They unwrapped gifts, ate pizza and breadsticks, played with makeup, and watched Madagascar 2. Her friends that came were Hannah, Jentry, Kortnie, Brandi, Mandy, Brooklyn (her sister), and Brianna. The girls had a lot of fun. Taylor got so many cute things. I was very proud of her for including Brooklyn, in fact, all of the girls included Brooklyn in everyhting they were doing. Cooper had Whitney come over, so he wouldn't be too bored. They had fun riding bikes and playing outside.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve morning we went to Matt and Nicole's for the Christensen Christmas party. It was a lot of fun. The kids were so excited about their gifts. Thanks everyone! Earlier that morning, we let the kids each open one present. (I couldn't wait.)

Hunting Pictures

I am still trying to figure out how to blog.

Here are some hunting pictures.

Nick and Cooper had so much fun going elk hunting. It was Cooper's first year.

The boys also went deer hunting with the Burton boys. They had fun there as well, but no animals were shot by the Christensens. Better luck next year!

Pumpkin Walk

Wednesday and Thursday we went to the Fielding School's Fall Celebration. Brooklyn and the other preschool kids made an Alpha-bat display. We painted gourds black and attached black handprint wings. We had stars hanging from our display that stated a letter and each child's name. For example: B is for Brooklyn. It turned out really cute.

Cooper's third grade class carved pumpkins. Cooper is so creative. He made a a pirate and crossbones on his pumpkin. It looked so cool.

Taylor's class had a rock-n-roll theme. She painted a cute little face on a pumkin and it was singing into a microphone.

Halloween!!!

Today we celebrated Halloween. Cooper dressed-up as a hunter. Taylor was a skeleton. Brooklyn was a chicken. They all looked so cute.

Brooklyn had a fun day at preschool on Thursday. We had a Halloween party. She was a very fluffy chicken.

Brooklyn (the chicken) and I went to Fielding School to see the Hallowee parade. There were a lot of cute and creative costumes.

Brooklyn and Taylor had a Halloween party at singing lessons. They were so excited. Cooper had even more fun. He got to go home with Grandma Berry and he went with Grandpa and Grandma to get the mail. He was thrilled to see the semi that carries all the mail.

When we got home, we ate our jack-o-lantern pizza. Then we went around Plymouth and West Fielding trick-or-treating. We started off the night at Grandpa and Grandma Berry's and ended it at Grandpa and Grandma Estep's. The kids were all very excited, but very tired by the time they were finished. (See above picture of Taylor laying on Grandma Estep's floor.)