Floyd Family Christmas Party : December 7th & 8th

This year for the Floyd Family Christmas Party, it was decided that we needed to do something totally different. With having lost Fred this year, we needed to make some fun family memories and get Denice out of the house!

 

Travis and Amy had gone to some different cabins in the Timberlake area above Heber with her family so we decided that would be a great place to go. We rented a cabin for Friday and Saturday nights. Dan had to come back home for a "special meeting" where Elder Scott came and spoke to Bishops and Stake Presidents in our area. Because of the bad weather and amount of snow up where we were, Dan left at about 3:30 in the morning and didn't get back until about 4:00 in the afternoon. He said the meeting was amazing and totally worth drivng all the way back home for.

 

 

 

 Friday night we all visited for a little bit before opening gifts...

 Dan's mom took a moment to let everyone know what she expected of them while we were staying here... and that everyone was responsible for their own children... "you" break it, you pay for it.

 Austin makes a lovely clown...

 McKenna got a gift card from her cousin... all teenagers love gift cards!

 Then we made all of the kids go upstairs to the loft to play.... while we did a giant white elephant gift game...

 Greg and Angie... don't they make a lovely couple...

 Creepy Elf?....

 Saturday I couldn't keep Courtney away from the pool table. It is all she wanted to do! I can't remember why she drew on the mustache with a marker.... weird...

 Saturday night the kids got to play a fun game...

 First they pulled out all of the kleenex from a box...

 Then we put 3 (or more? I don't remember for sure) ping pong balls in the boxes....

 And then duct taped them to their back sides...

 Turned on some music and they had to try to shake the balls out of the boxes...

 The littles wanted to try too.... this game was hilarious!!!! And the kids loved it!!!

 Sunday morning we headed home... what a fun few days with the family! This is what we came to know as "Travis Pass"... on our way up Friday this is where we found him off the road in his Tahoe. It was too late to pull him out so we decided to wait until Saturday when it got light. Unfortunately he was towed late Friday night... $600 later he got his Tahoe back... not the best moment of the weekend!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012.. Kenna's Birthday!

McKenna is 17!!! Why does that sound so old to me? It just seems so different and I don't know why. This morning she came out looking gorgeous! Happy Birthday beautiful girl!

 This is one of my favorite things our Young Women do for the girls on their birthdays. I had several calls again... being that we are on the corner... asking if McKenna was getting asked to a dance or something.

 I went and grabbed her from school and took her to lunch at Kneaders. It was nice to spend some one on one time with one of my favorite people in the whole world! That cookie looks good!!!!

 For dinner she wanted to go to Teppanyaki. We took her friend Heber with us... the food was great!

 Then we came home and she opened her gifts...

 And blew out all the candle on her birthday cake...

Happy 17th birthday my sweet girl. I am so glad I have the privledge of being your momma!

Bye Bye Bunnies....

It's a sad day at the Floyd house... Courtney decided... on HER OWN I must add... that her bunnies were starting to be neglected. With her swim schedule she just wasn't spending the time with them that they deserve, and she knew it. She deicided we should find them a new home... so late Saturday night we posted them on KSL and LITERALLY within 3 minutes we had a call. The family that we gave them too wanted bunnies that would be good with kids and were so excited! They came the next day after church and were thrilled to also recieve the most amazing bunny cages ever constructed!

 

 

Although Courtney was relieved they would be going to a good home, she was really sad too. She loved these bunnies so much.

 You can see in her eyes how sad she was... she had spent many hours crying... but she knew it was best for them...

We miss you Sweetie and Foo Foo...

King Family "Grandkid Movie Day"

The first Saturday in December has become the official "King Family Grandkid Movie Day." My parents started the tradition of taking all the grandkids to a Christmas movie... but becasue they were pretty little when the tradition started, they "made" us parents come along. Now we all still go... and we love it! This year we saw "The Gaurdians"...

 

 

We also brought a couple of extras with us this year... Camilla and Eli were going to be home alone because their grandma was in the hosptial and their mom was taking care of her... and their dad was working... so we included them in the fun! Mckenna, Courtney, Camilla, Eli, Karen, and Brent...

 

 You can kind of see Logan... Angie... Grandpa King...

 Tyler, Matthew, Austin and Logan... teenage boys... need I say more?

 This was also December 1st... which is the day for one of our favorite family traditions... "Dinner in the Dark". We turn off all the lights except the Christmas tree and candles on the table. The kids love it!

What a great way to kick off the month of December!!! Merry Christmas!

November 29, 2012

Day 29.... Today I am thankful for the rewards that come with hard work. Courtney was moved to the BLUE team at swim! She is really excited for the new challenges that lie ahead. She will now be swimming 5 days a week... from 4-6 pm. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday she will do 30 minutes of "dry land" workouts which includes running, etc and then 1 1/2 hours of swimming... Tuesday and Thursday will be a solid 2 hours of swimming. Incredible. I can feel my grocery bill increasing by a third already! Go Court! Swim fast little fish!

November 28, 2012

Day 28... Today I am thankful for the Young Women's Program.

 

When we got home late Monday night this is what we found on our front door. We didn't read them or take pictures until Tuesday morning ... but Courtney was so excited to get up on Tuesday to check them out!!!! She took them off the front door and put them on her bedroom door. I am pretty sure they will be there a year from now. I am so grateful for the Young Women leaders and girls of our ward for welcoming Courtney and making her feel so special!

 Wednesday night was her first night attending Young Women's. It was sureal watching her and McKenna head out the door together! They did a "service" activity... cleaning the nursery toys. Ewwwww. She said it was the grossest, slimiest, nastiest, stinkiest, most disgusting.... and wonderful night EVER! Doesn't she already look so much more grown up?

I am so grateful for the inspired Young Women's program and for the ability it has to shape and define the lives of our daughters. Over the years we have watched McKenna grow in her understanding of who she is, why she is here, and how her obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel of Jesus Christ will bring her true and lasting happiness. I am so excited for Courtney as she begins her journey. I LOVE my Young Women!

November 27, 2012

Day 27... Today I am thankful for my bed. I am thankful I was able to sleep in today. I stayed up really late doing laundry and I needed it!!!