Santa Babies

What cute little Santa's! Mischevious ones, anyway.

Christmas Edition of getting to know your friends

Please feel free to copy this cute Christmas Tag, I think they are fun!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both, I wrap if I can but some things just plain require a cute bag.

2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial. This was supposed to be the year we had a real tree, in fact we were going to hike up the mountains, Grizzwold style and chop one down, but it just didn't work out.

3. When do you put up the tree? Well since we are actually having Christmas at my house this year I put the entire tree up, ornaments and all. On Dec. 17th. And be grateful for that. My kids have already distroyed it and half the ornaments, and we are only 3 days into it. I haven't put my entire tree since before Austin was born. Last year I had a tree and 3/4 of the tree had lights, I am so ghetto.

4. When do you take the tree down the tree? This year,probably the 26th. If I have any ornaments left by then.

5. Do you like egg nog? Love it! In icecream, plain, as french toast batter, whatever.

6. Favorite gift received as a child? My Grandpa Tagg made my sister Melissa and I a Barbie doll house, and that was awesome.

7. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I want the Fisher Price one, that way I don't have to worry about it so much.

8. Hardest person to buy for? My In-Laws, they seem to have everything!

9. Easiest person to buy for? Austin, hands down, that kid is going to be so spoiled this year.

10.Mail or email Christmas cards? Um, I am embarrased to say neither this year, maybe there is still hope for e-cards.

11.Worst Christmas gift you ever received? My cute grandma bought us underwear one year, practical, but not my favorite gift ever.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf, Santa Clause 2, The Grinch with Jim Carrey, and White Christmas with Bing Crosby.

13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yeah I have...

14. Favorite thing to eat on Christmas? Chocolate oranges from my stocking.

15. Clear lights or colored on the tree? Clear

16. Favorite Christmas song? Baby It's Cold Outside, I love it on Elf.


17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? This is the first year we will be home, usually we go to my Dad's house.

18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes!

19. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We open a Christmas movie, and jammies on Christmas Eve and the rest the next day.

20. Most annoying thing about this time of year? The people at Walmart, I dread going there for groceries or anything else this time of year.

21 Favorite ornament theme or color? My theme has been snowmen, blue and silver colors. But I am about sick of it. So I am hoping this is the last year for that.

22. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? Cheesy potatoes, from my Father in law, he has those dialed.

23. What do you want for Christmas this year? This really cute brown coat from Old Navy. I know, Brown, surprise, surprise. My closet is so boring.


24. Christmas morning tradition- Muffins and hot chocolate for breakfast. Last year my sister Lacey made these amazing muffins, mine will be out of a box this year. I have never been able to have home made muffins turn out, so you gotta stick with what works.

25. What do you/did you leave out for Santa? Milk and cookies of course. This year I am going to make gingerbread men on Christmas eve with the boys to leave out for Santa.

Visit from Grandma and Papa Pletter

My Mom, Steve, and Bowen came to visit a couple weeks ago, and that was before the weather hit. So we were still enjoying our mild winter weather, and took the kids to the park, they obviously had fun.

My First Thanksgiving

Well it was the first year I hosted Thanksgiving, everyone contributed and the food was great. My Dad and Mom did the turkey and the ham, Shelley, Jolene, and I did the trimmings. It was cozy with 19 of us in our little home, but we were very glad everyone was there to celebrate with us. The kids enjoyed the olives the most. Keeton and Hallie have demonstrated for us. We had a great dinner, and I am excited for Christmas dinner as well. Maybe I will be brave enough to do the turkey by myself!

Best Mexican Food on the Western Slope!

After the dinasour museum we took the kids across the street and had the yummiest mexican food since moving over to Grand Junction. We ate at El Tapatio in Fruita, and have been back there since. The kids really enjoyed the quesidillas.

Dinasour Museum

So the last time Ryan had his 2 weeks off, we took the boys to the Dinasour museum in Fruita. It was so fun. We took Ty Daniel too, he is practically Austin's older brother anyways. They loved it. There was a platform to stand on that simulated an earthquake, and made lots of noise. There was a place for them to make dinasour footprints in the sand. They had a large dinasour that moved and made the appropriate noises. All in all it was very kid impressive.

New York

After a remission in his cancer, it came back and this time was in his brain. My Grandpa Thorn died on October 22nd. So Melissa, me, my Dad, and Karilynn; flew back to Rochester, New York for the funeral. Here is a couple of pics with my Grandma, and Keeton. We miss him a great deal.
This is my Dad's Aunt Patti and Uncle Rolly. My Grandpa Thorn's sister, at her home in Newark. We were able to visit with them for an afternoon, amongst the other funeral functions.