Ice Festival Cheyenne, WY

We heard about this awesome Ice Festival that Cheyenne does. It is their 5th annual and FREE! It is put on by WYO Parks to get kids and parents outdoors and in the snow! FAMILY TIME!! It was awesome they had a kiddie hill, a large mean (we'll get to that) hill, ice carving, ice slides, archery, old school army gear, carriage ride. It was just AWESOME! We also got to have Kyle and Staci from Denver with us for the first little bit of sledding! It was great!

Getting ready at home and ready to go!

 FINALLY!

They had tunnels made so the kids sled through them. That was MaKynzee's favorite part!

Laughin' at the good ride! Lukas fell off but managed to hang on!

Bowen took turns riding with Lukas and Kynzee!

The BIG Mean Hill

Ok it isn't mean...just to me! The kids loved the long ride and the speed!

Lukas first and LOVED IT!

MaKynzee even managed to smile the WHOLE way!

Mom with Bowen...the look is Oh, WOW we are going much faster than I thought we would but still enjoying the ride!

Then HOLY CRAP this is NOT good...I see the ice at the bottom and realize there WILL be impact!

And Bowen cried for both of us! My right side felt full impact of the ice chunk but Bowen just got snow sprayed and he did NOT like that!

Off for a nice slow ice free carriage ride around the capital!

Ahhh, mi amor!

Then we went over to the old army displays where they were firing off canons, you could try archery and suit up with the big guns!

Lukas LOVED the guns. 

 MaKynzee kept saying pow-pow! 

Dad had to assist with archery!

MaKynzee looked good but never actually pulled back so dad did it for her so of course she hit the target and that made Lukas mad! Too bad he couldn't see who was really shooting!

 It was a picture perfect Saturday all together! Unfortunately we had to go home early as little man was cold and tired but it was so much fun and we will definitely go next year!

Train Museum

Spencer's co-worker told him about this super fun model train museum in Greeley. So HI-HO, here come the Bagshaw 5!

Looking out over the whole scene!

Daddy looking over the scavenger hunt list!

MaKynzee flying, Lukas looking over the terrain.

 THE OVERLOOK!

Bowen waiting for the train!

 Our favorite spot! The Forest Service fighting a wild fire!

Look it's Uncle ARIK!!!

Watching the train come from the tunnel!

I don't know how Spencer got this shot...can you see him!?!?

Really cool mountain climbers! Can you see them?

In the caboose car!

The cuties!

Yo Dog! Da' Bowen!

 I can't believe this attitude!

 This museum was not at all what I expected! It was really fun and the kids loved it. Spencer really enjoyed taking pictures! It was a great Saturday!

Things I LOVE about our Kids!

So each of our kids have a very special group of "friends" they like when they are going to bed or sick! now these friends are vital and must NOT be lost ever or holy drama! Some are more attached than others but the fact remains these kids love their little "friends."

BOWEN

Bowen has three little animals he HAS to have to sleep: puppy, elephant and alligator. We affectionatley call them puppy, Elly and Ally! Bowen will get more attached to one for a day but at bed they ALL better be there. They are equally loved and we really can't tell who his favorite is.

MaKYNZEE

Most all of you know MaKynzee and Hippo by now. They are inseparable and she tries new things each week to try and take hippo to school. The animals in her bed seem to rotate like a zoo! The only constant is beloved Hippo! Day or night if we lose Hippo, it is really bad news!!

LUKAS

Lukas had Larry the lobster and then any turtle he can find. Now he is set on four little creatures who he calls  Larry, the Lobster, Larry the smaller lobster, Larry the turtle and Larry the big turtle. Let's just say we are a boy! We were so happy as we lost Larry the ORIGINAL lobster this summer but Grandma and Grandpa Bagshaw replaced him for Christmas. YEAH!!! He totally wanted me to take this picture so yes he is grinning!

Things I love about our kids is their silly quirks! We got Bowen his own Book of Mormon for Christmas because he was "using" Daddy's tagalog Bible. Well even after getting his own Book of Mormon he still insists on having Daddy's tagalog bible when we read family scriptures! Too cute!

MaKynzee is the silliest book reader. I don't know how she does it but each time we go to the library she some how finds the craziest, weird books! So Spencer has been bugging me for a long time to start taking pictures. Well she brought home this book...

 It is by far the weirdest and down right scary...please read and these are only select pages but you get the idea!

Not only is this monster scary looking he freaks out at a box for taking his "hairy toe"! Really it only got better and to be honest the first time I read it I didn't make it through without laughing. We love MaKynzee and her love for ALL things no matter WTH (what the heck) they are!

Our kids bring so much happiness into our lives and the laughter is always there. I am so grateful for them! They are a light in dark times and such a blessing and an out pouring of love!

Toothless Twins?? Terrible Twos??

So seriously Lukas and MaKynzee seem to be more and more like twins then a few months apart. I mean they are in the same size clothes now, they weigh the exact same, they are only 3/4 in apart in height Lukas winning. I mean seriously!! Then there comes the issue of teeth. MaKynzee lost the first tooth but within a week Lukas lost his first. Ever since they have been competing who gets to lose the tooth first. They have lost the exact same tooth within 4 days since that first tooth. They have lost 6 (well 12) in total. The funny thing is their teeth will get loose at the same time and it is a race to see who loses theirs first. We of course thought they were just pulling on their teeth as a competition but the last two (well four) teeth have fallen out themselves! CRAZY...

Lukas lost the bottom right tooth Wednesday...

MaKynzee lost hers Saturday...

Our Toothless Twins! 

Terrible Twos...

Bowen has sure found a way to keep momma busy!

This is of course not washable marker and he looked green for a week! The worst part is...yes...that is marker around his mouth! He sucked on it so even his tongue was green!

What mom?

Mommy much prefers him like this. Although as of late he needs his Alligator, Puppy, Elephant and bear pillow pet before sleeping but guess who he learned that from....

Daddy likes lots of pillows too!!!

With all the picture taking of lost teeth Bowen felt left out and want his picture taken too. 

WAY TOO CUTE!!!

Christmas JOYS

CHRISTmas Eve

So I wanted to do our big dinner Christmas Eve so I wouldn't spend Christmas cooking!

Dinner was DELICIOUS!!

Of course we read the Luke 2 version and the Silent Night book we have to reenact the nativity. 

The family in our new "Angry Birds" PJ's it was awesome!

The Boys!!!

Spencer's shirt was PERFECT for him. It said "I don't have an ANGER problem, I have an idiot problem." Those who know...yeah it was perfect!

The Girlies!

Spencer decided that he wanted a fire for Christmas morning so we tried to figure out how to lite the pilot with no success...Bowen even helped! Love this picture!

Spreading Reindeer food...

Before bed with all set out and ready for Santa!

CHRISTMAS DAY

SANTA CAME!!! The goods Santa left along with a thank you note for the cookies and milk!

Spencer's family has a tradition of a tea ring Christmas morning and I found this cinnamon roll tree on pinterest and decided to try it. It turned out awesome. We put a candle in it and sang Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Bowen enjoying Christmas Day...

MaKynzee enjoying Christmas Day...

 Lukas enjoying Christmas day...

All in all our very first Christmas home in 9+ years of marriage was PERFECT. We mixed our traditions and had so much fun! I think we will keep some traditions and add our own. We will be keeping the cinnamon tree for sure, Yummy! Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus seemed like it really hit home the true meaning of the day and we loved that! Spencer and I spent the day relaxing with a nap and then playing our new game Carcassonne. It was just so super awesome to be together!!