Girl's Weekend

I went to Orem this weekend for a friend's surprise birthday party and took Hali with me. Kari went down with us and Mom met us in Provo for a fun get together. I wasn't much fun Friday night because I was sick and just needed to sleep. Saturday was filled with lots of shopping and lunch at Red Robin. We all had a great time, especially Hali. She loved her bed and wanted to take a picture of it to show Carter and Paige. It was an "L" shaped pull-out couch and she wanted to sleep on the end. But when she layed down on it, she discovered that it didn't fit her and she moved into my bed.

We had a fun time and hope to make this a yearly tradition!

The Bar

Today we had the opportunity to sit in on a session of the Idaho Supreme Court in Boise, as Todd was sworn in as an attorney and admitted to the Idaho Bar. It was such an exciting day and a neat experience. Way to go, Todd!!!





We all went to dinner afterwards at The Old Spaghetti Factory. Happy Birthday, Mom! Thanks for spending it with us!

Easter

The kids always love looking for their Easter baskets. Paige found hers in a kitchen cupboard, Hali's was under the desk, and Carter's was in a closet in the laundry room. The Easter bunny filled lots of eggs this year, a few were hidden just a little too hard!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Durney

Grandpa Durney (Todd's grandpa) turned 100 years old yesterday and a celebration was held for him today. He is an amazing man! He keeps track of how many grandchildren he has, including great-grandchildren. Our kids love to go visit Grandpa and he always calls them by name. He has a great sense of humor and a very positive attitude!
Grandpa Durney with his children : L to R - Geralyn, Lee, Louise, Ray, Susan, Carl

Welcome Home, Spencer!

Our nephew, Spencer, came home from his mission this month so we went to Post Falls this weekend to hear him speak in Sacrament meeting. It was great to see him again and fun to be around Scott & Shari and family.

Christmas

The kids get to open one present on Christmas Eve....new jammies! Funny thing is, each year they forget it's pajamas.Santa was loaded up on treats this year! Cookies, chocolates, milk, Diet Coke (Todd has convinced the kids that Santa is lactose intolerant and would rather have D.C), and carrots for the reindeer. The kids still talk about the carrot crumbs the reindeer left in the bowl. Carter left a note for Santa so he wouldn't over eat! Santa delivered just what everyone wanted. Carter was so happy to have the Nerf machine gun.

Hali was about to burst out of her skin when she opened Bop-It!
And Paige was excited to get a princess piano!

Gingerbread Houses

All the Sanderson cousins got together to decorate gingerbread houses today. Paige was so excited to do her own house this year! She stuck with it for a long time and did a good job.Hali's house was very organized and neat. She and Brooke had a fun time sitting next to each other.

Carter went for a log cabin look on his house! It was all brown, with the exception of candy canes on the back. He even had a campfire in the front with rocks around it!

Carter, Paige, Brooke, Hali, Kaden, Koy and Kelsi with their finished houses. We missed Kreed in our picture. He got his done in a jiffy and they were off! We look forward to making houses again next year!