Happy 8th Birthday Joshua!

We celebrated Joshua turning 8 today. He had a fun birthday party with several of his friends. We all went to the theater to see the new Cars 2 movie and then came back to the house for presents, cake and ice cream. Curt and I made Josh a darling Lightning McQueen cake. It was our first attempt at a 3D cake but we thought it turned out pretty good. Joshua loved it and it tasted yummy too! The kids all went home with Mater teeth lollipops. It was a super fun day and a special occasion for our big boy!

Happy Easter 2011

Our family had a very happy Easter. The kids were excited to find their easter baskets, followed by our eggs a-la-golden rod breakfast and Stake Conference.

Happy 3rd Birthday Princess Kloe!

Kloe had a really fun 3rd birthday. Kloe woke up the morning of her birthday to find that we had turned our house into a princess dream of pink and yellow. She had her traditional ableskiever breakfast, then that evening had a birthday party that included pink princess crowns for all to decorate, kiss the frog and a princess cake. Happy Birthday to our little girl!

Merry Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas at home in Kimberly Idaho. The kids were excited to give gifts to each other and were especially excited to see what Santa had left for them. Kloe found a princess castle and Josh an electronic drum set and Nerf guns. We enjoyed spending time together this year and participated in our traditional activities including a trip up the canyon to see the lights, watching our nativity movie and of course going to Utah to see our families and spend time with them at our holiday parties.

Thanksgiving and Tree Hunt!

This year for Thanksgiving, we went to Idaho Falls and stayed with Clint and Holly and their family. We had a great time and ate TONS of awesome food. We braved the Freezing cold weather to go hit the black friday sales, played games, and enjoyed being together. After we came home, our little family went up the canyon for our annual collins family christmas tree hunt. There was so much snow this year! we had more fun sliding down the hill than hiking in the knee deep powder. But we were rewarded for our effort, we found a beautiful tree! After, we warmed up with a hot cup of cocoa. We love this tradition!

Happy Halloween 2010

Happy Halloween 2010! We had a fun time with the kids enjoying the Kimberly festivities, beginning with the carnival and then followed by the parade and then trick-or-treating. It was a fun year and the kids loved dressing up like their favorite Star Wars Characters! May the Force be with you!

Family night!

We went up to the picnic area at rock creek canyon for a fun family night with our friends John and Valerie Cronin. We had a fun time grilling hamburgers and making smores. Kloe especially loved singing songs with Valerie around the campfire. John and Curt waded out into the stream and enjoyed a little fishing. While Valerie and I watched the kids throwing rocks into the water. It was a really fun family night for all.