New Years Eve

Every few months my brothers and I try to get together with our families, but with so many little ones, that becomes more and more difficult! We were able to plan a fantastic day of fun on New Years Eve that was full of sledding, lots of food, and the Polar Express movie for the kids. It was great...despite a few wipeouts and owies!

Uncle Dan and McKaleigh having a moment having successfully made it down the BIG hill. We have a really great hill by our house that has a grade, so the little kids can go down the smaller part and the big kids (and Elliot Myers) can go down the big hill!
Me and Alex getting ready for his trip down the hill.
All of the girls...its funny, but in all of our families the girls came first!
Uncle Eric and I getting ready to send the boys down the hill. I think this was Elliots only trip down the small hill...I guess it was not exciting enough, because after that he only wanted to go down the big hill...which I was even scared to dare.
Mallory was so skilled at using Colton's snow scooters. After one try that is all she used the rest of the day!
There she goes...just a white flash down the mountainside!


Alex was so great at carrying his sled up and down the hill. He was so funny to watch because he would get to the top, throw his sled down the hill, chase after it and make a flying leap onto it...I thought for sure he would end of battered and bruised, but he had fun all day!
There he goes...launching himself onto the sled!

He even gave the snow scooter a try...sitting down.
Then we tried together.

This is how most of the dad's spent their time...pushing the kids down the hill.

Brett and McKaleigh trying to decide their sledding tactic. Where to sled with all of the kids milling around? They really did not understand that you had to get out of the way once you made it down the hill.
Brett, Eric and Dan at the top.
Colton trying out one of the sleds...although he was great on the snow scooter. He could stand up on it and ride it down. Both Uncle Eric and Brett tried this and crashed!
McKaleigh riding down...more safely!


Elliot had a personal puller up every hill. It was like his own personal lift!

Dad and Colton getting ready to head down on the scooters. Dad was one of the days crashes!
Cousin Benji was actually one of the owies. After coming down the hill, he crashed into a snow scooter. Right away this bruise turned black and blue and by lunch time he had a shiner! He was brave though...as soon as Dan got his glove off and he could suck his thumb!

Ellie was afraid at this point she might have to go back the the house, but did not want to...she was having so much fun!
Dan and his family.

Everyone (except mom) at the top of the hill. It was a really fun day...but we really missed Uncle Brian (who was in Oregon) and Aunt Katie and Sheri and Zachy and Maggie who stayed back at the house. They did have lunch all ready when we got back...and it was great. After lunch Uncle Brett turned on the Polar Express and you would not even have known that we had a house full of small children! Thanks for the great New Years Eve day everyone!