We are Moving!!

We finally found a job that meets all of the qualifications we have. We will be moving to Escalante Ut a few days after Christmas. Russ is in charge of the horse program and is really excited to get started. He has been gone most of the time working on a few different ranches so when he was home this weekend we had some fun. We went to our ward party and Tessa was so excited for Santa Claus and then we went up the canyon that afternoon to go sledding. Tessa was such a trooper and hiked to the tippy top of the hill. Lexi was a good sport as well being stuck in her snow suit with her arms straight out to the sides. What fun.

It Snowed!!!

It snowed just a little bit last night but we thought it would be fun to take the girls out in it this morning. Tessa could hardly wait to go. Lexi didn't know quite what to do about it and she as good for a few pictures and that was about all she was going to do.

We've Been Elfed

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Russell's New Look

For those of you who do not know Russ had surgery on Monday the 12th. He had a mole or large freckle (still a debate) on the side of his face and it was tested and came back as Melanoma. It was not very deep but the location that it was in was tricky. It was finally decided that he would be put under to take it out. The surgery went well but the waking up did not. We learned that Russ comes out of anesthesia EXTREMELY Violent. He tried to fight off the doctors and nurses in the O.R. and got up on his knees on the operating table and was going to hit some one but just could not get his eyes open. When you have the time call and we will give all the fun details. So here are some of the pictures of before and after.

Family Vacation

We got to take a family vacation up north last week and had lots of fun. I talked Russ into taking the girls to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy and I think we all had a good time. We got to touch the Stingrays which are slimy and take pictures next to the sharks. Tessa was fun to watch while she said "hi" to Nemo & Dory. Lexi was fun as well. She wanted to grab the fish but couldn't get through the glass and was not about to give up. We then stopped to see Nana since we haven't seen her for a while. She always has good stories and food and TONS of love for us.

This is Lexi eating her mommies ice cream. We thought it was so funny because she cried sooo hard and as soon as she saw the cone again she quit right away. Guess I have an addict on my hand.

Here is what we looked like for Halloween. Tessa was a ladybug and little Lexi a cow. They were soooo cute and Tessa got to go Trick or Treating with her cousin Carter. They had a ball.