New Year: Lots of pictures!

We drove down to Blanding to celebrate the New Year.  The drive down was not so fun:(  A drive we have done in 4 1/2 hours took 7 hours because of bad weather and two kids.  Oh well, we made it safe!  We played games, wii, ping pong, ate, went sledding, read books, slept, and just enjoyed being together.  All of Danny's family was there except for his brother Teddy who is on a mission.  It was definitely a crowd (15!!!) but we had fun:)  We took lots of pictures so enjoy...

Royer Family January 2011

Back row: Aleena, Danny, Bryce, Benny, Nita, Brad

Front row: Kayzee, Memphis, Jennie, Owen, Bruce, Peggy, Emily, Mary, Alyssa

Kayzee was definitely loved by everyone.  She got passed around and cuddled by everyone:)

Her shirt says: i'm as cute as my aunt

Uncle Benny

Aunt Alyssa and Uncle Brad

Aunt Nita (Kayzee is holding her own bottle: growing up way too fast!)

Grandpa

Grandma

Aunt Mary

Uncle Bryce

Memphis got some cuddle time too or should I say Nita got some cuddle time cause Memphis rarely sits still (lucky girl)

Nita and Owen making cookies (Owen loves to make cookies:)

Eating Alyssa and Brad's homemade chocolates (Owen, Alyssa, Emily, and Memphis)

Playing with Aunt Mary

Being dragged around the kitchen (do you think they are having fun?)

Memphis loves having a cousin close to his age: Too bad they live so far away:(

wii fun

Aleena, Danny, Benny, and Bryce

SLEDDING

We went sledding and MEMPHIS LOVED IT!!!!!!!

He is such a daddy's boy (daredevil, fearless, etc).  He had to go down the big adult hill and he didn't want to stop.  He crashed once (Uncle Benny did a good job crashing with him) and got back on wanting more.  We tried to leave him at the bottom of the hill to play but of course he headed straight for the hill and tried to climb up it himself.  He looked so cold and wet but nothing could stop him.  GO MEMPHIS.  Oh I love that boy:)

At the top

Going down...WEEEEEE! (Memphis loves saying weeeee)

Going up (Memphis got hauled up the hill many different ways)

Such a fun day!

Happy New Year 2011 Everyone!

Our Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas and it was fun to talk to our families.  Memphis was definitely spoiled this year.  I still don't think he understood what was really going on but he loves all his new fun toys:)  Here are a bunch of pictures from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day.

CHRISTMAS EVE

We watched The Santa Clause

Then Danny and Memphis went up and jumped on the bed

And played under the bed

Great Grandma Astle gave Memphis the cute PJ's for Christmas

Aleena and Kayzee just watched

Memphis was in bed by 8:30 and Santa came by 9.  Kayzee fell asleep so we went to bed too:)

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Memphis woke up at 7 and we listened to him play in his room till about 7:45 when Kayzee woke up so we went down to open presents about 8.  We let Memphis open all his presents first then we opened Kayzee's and then finished with ours.  We had to put each of Memphis's opened presents away so he wouldn't be distracted to open the next.  We were done by 9 so we all went and took a nap:)  Then we played some more.

DANNY'S

ALEENA'S

I also went and bought myself a bunch of new clothes:)

MEMPHIS

KAYZEE

Memphis seeing his presents for the first time

And playing with his new Toy Story race track!

Kayzee watching her crazy brother:)

New dolly

Memphis got this cool blow up jumping play toy so we set it up in his room.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Royer!

Chocolate face!

 We let him sleep in it that night

Grandma and Grandpa Thorpe got Memphis and Danny remote control cars so here they are playing with them

 Merry Christmas Everyone!

Kayzee has croup now, she is one sad little girl:(

We leave for Blanding on Thursday to celebrate the new year with Danny's family!