Park Fun....Brrr!

These pictures were taken back on December 1st by a friend from our Mom's Club. This is when we officially knew winter was here. Nash refused to wear a hat or gloves but had a blast even though I know he was frozen!

Emory and his little sidekick Nasharoo.
Oh these are the days that I miss that California weather where flip-flops are worn year round!!! So glad we have friends out here who will brave the weather to provide some entertainment for the children, and adult interaction for the mom's.

Christmas Dinner

We have moved into a wonderful ward with many young families that are orphans like ourselves.  For Christmas dinner we joined together to celebrate and eat some yummy food. 

Thanks to this lady Heather, who hosted this LARGE gathering!

We had two kid tables.  One for the older kids and the other for the toddlers.  

Peter F. and Reed H. were good at manning the toddler table.

The big kid table.

Hey look I even made it in a picture!

I didn't think about taking a group shot until most of the people had left so we just did a fun girl shot.  (L to R) Brook Ockerman, Heather Laubert, Me, Maria Hendershot.  We are missing Kristen Dowling and Kristina Ferrin.

This gathering made our Christmas complete!  We are very grateful for friends.

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was a lot of fun, although Nash had no clue what Christmas was.  We woke at 7:30am, I went down turned on the Christmas lights and some Christmas music.  This was always what my mom did for us growing up.  Then Darin and Nash came down to see what Christmas gifts were waiting.

The first thing Nash went for was his drink.  Then he walked around looking at everything.  His big presents this year were a train table and a tunnel tent thing.  Darin and I got a treadmill, and some weight sets. 

This is how Nash plays trains.  It is more accessible then standing next to it. :)

A few months ago Nash had HUGE issues with going through tunnels.  Now after working with his OT, look at him go!  Good job buddy!

This dog was too much fun.  He got it from Grandma and Grandpa Willardson.  It rolls around the floor laughing.  Nash loved following it around and laughing....

The Cosby tradition is to have a breakfast requests.  I had my traditional milk toast...YUM!  Darin requested chocolate cake....

Even with all the new toys Nash received this year his very favorite thing is still reading books!  It was so fun calling our families on Skype and seeing their Christmas excitement.  How grateful we are for the internet and technology!

Chritmas Eve 2009

Our Christmas season was a little different this year.  This was our first Christmas away from our families.  It was a weird feeling knowing they were not even a days drive away from us.  When we decorated our tree we decided to hang the Christmas Cards we received on it so that we could share Christmas with our loved ones.  Lame, probably but it at least made us feel good.

I woke up early Christmas Eve morning with the flu.  Darin was scheduled to work until 7pm.  Nash and I were invited to a dinner with another resident's family.  I had to cancel because I wasn't feeling well.  Nash and I spent the day watching movies and reading books.  Darin was lucky to be with a really nice attendee who let him come home at 4pm.  Sadly he found me curled up on the couch and Nash wandering around like an orphan child.  Being an awesome husband Darin went to work fixing dinner.  Only to have the can shelf fall on him while looking for the tomato soup.  Nash was a great helper, he is the best can stacker.

 For our Christmas Eve program we sang Christmas songs, Darin read the Christmas Story, and Nash provided the entertainment. 

Then it was time to open the Christmas Eve gift provided by Granny and Grandad Cosby.  We of course called them on Skype and let them watch Nash open up his present.

It was a worm quilt Granny made and 2 pairs of jammies. 

The quilt was a huge hit!  He began dancing and rolling around on it. He loved looking at all the animals and making their noises.

Thanks Granny and Grandad!

Nash's new thing right now is sitting inside of bowls....very random!

This Christmas Eve was very kicked-back, we enjoyed just hanging out together as a family.

SNOW DAY!

Last Sunday it snowed so hard they cancelled church!  Although Sunday morning the skies were blue and the day was beautiful.  This was the first time Nash played in snow.  We didn't have any boots for him so we put zip-lock bags and layers of socks on his feet.  He is not a fan of hats or gloves, but he tolerated them pretty well.

He was so excited to get outside and see what that white stuff was.

Our snow plow!  :)

I think he liked it.

I am so happy I married Darin, for many reasons.  But this time it is for thinking ahead of time and buying a sled.  He is great at thinking like a child. :)

  We decided to go for a Sunday walk and pull Nash in the sled.  He loved that!

Darin and Nash had so much fun playing in the snow.

I think the real reason for the walk was to find a hill to go down.

When he was sick of riding in the sled he would fling his body over the side and face plant into the snow.

Nash loved every minute in the snow.

He was sad when we had to go inside.