Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Shupe Family Christmas Part ll...


K-SeriouslyI took so many pictures with my new camera and this is only half of them! Only look if you want, it is mostly for my next blog book that I can't wait to print, my 3rd one YEA!
I love how my new camera focuses on the main subject and the behind stuff is a little blurry, awesome...
So, I thought my old camera was a pretty good camera but after using this new one, I can't believe how much clearer the pictures are, I just had to throw in an example here: this first one of Ella was taken with my old camera, then I grabbed my new camera and took the same picture, pretty awesome huh? I love it!

so much clearer...



Dad and Parley enjoying the DS..




making cinnamon rolls, so yummy!




We played a few games of battleship, Trav was the master...noone could beat him..





on our way to church..


snowmobiling to church..


One of my favorite pictures with my new camera..



Ella loved having Molly dog there, even though she nipped at Ella more than once..

Ella caught red handed sneaking some treats..


Trav told me to take a picture of him doing the dishes because it doesn't happen that often :)
The owners of the Cabin, Grandma and Grandpa Shupe, They took walks every morning in the negative degrees weather, these 2 really are amazing, and I love that we get to spend so much time with them and that my kids know their great grandparents..
miss Ella throwing a fit..
playing tennis on the wii.

building forts..
then playing DS in the fort..
Just dance on the Wii, I got the best video of these guys.. gma and gpa said they were going to go right out and buy a wii when they got home :)








sledding down our huge hill..
and then snowmobiling back up to do it all again..over and over ..


Parley warming his feet up by the fire after sledding...
Grandma enjoying a good book..
for family night we had a lesson then we played, Oink piggy Oink, Parley loves it and it gets pretty funny.



Ella loved snowmobile rides..

getting pulled behind the snowmobile..


Grandpa is always there with his camera and then he goes inside and updates his family history, seriously an amazign man..



Brig couldn't get enough of eating the snow..





Snow fort built by Amy and KP..






we went night sledding one time, it was super cold and the hill was super fast, my boys were flying, it actually made me a little nervous, but they would just crash into the bushes or gpa would stop them. they loved it, checkout Brig's face here..
Parley was always going too fast I couldn't ever get his picture.. and he would laugh his head off the whole way down, it was so cute..
Brig again..




The beautiful cabin..
One whole day we worked on a puzzle, 1000 piecer, it was awesome...




Brig fell asleep one night eatign dinner, so cute..







baking with Grandma, Ella loves to help i the kitchen, and loved this new little apron that gma gave her for christmas, she put it right to use..





just proof of how cold it was...
playing games after the kids have gone to bed..



this was a nightly routine, the boys would haul the wood in and they would put on whatever shoes were right there and they would do the wood handoff..


more proof of how cold it really got...yes that is the negatives..


this is the door knob on the inside of the cabin, yes that is ice...









this is also on the inside of the cabin, it was super cold...

loading up the wood box..

Parley was  good little helper..
breaking off some icecicles..
Our beautiful view from the cabin windows, it reallywas a winter wonderland..
New years Eve... I made everyone stay awake except for Ella and there really was no complaints. We played bunco for a couple of hours, then the limbo to welcome in the new year. Thanks shupes for staying awake with me this year!




we had to do our own countdown because we had no tv to watch the ball drop..



Then we kissed...




and danced..









The morning we went home it was beautiful but so cold!!





It really was the PEFECT Christmas vacation! Can't wait for 2016 when we get to do it again!!

3 comments:

Farnsworth Fam said...

Beautiful Pictures!

I want to see your blog books, I have been trying to do one for at least a year and haven't been happy with the programs I have tried to use...

Amy said...

LOVE the pics! And the cute kiddos! Brig asleep is the best! We have a snap of Kel asleep in front of a plate of take out from the Mandarin after a day of tubing! Love it!!!

Heidi said...

Loved the pictures of all the fun we had! Nice camera too!I'm sooo happy you all would come and be with us. It really made our Christmas to be with you and see the magic of Christmas with my cute grandkids!