Merry Christmas from the Popes

It doesn't happen very often...

...so I have to document this sweet moment.

(And yes, I did chop my hair off :-)

Let it Snow!

I love snow. I also married a man who loves snow. And we made some babies that inherently love snow as well. It makes for a very happy family when we finally get some! Here are some of our recent snow activities.

Activity #1

Coop loves to help shovel the snow. Hopefully that lasts to when he's a little older and can actually do some good!

Activity #2

Ok, so its not snow technically but its the same concept. We had a fun time introducing ice skating to Coop at Caleb's Northstar Christmas party. His skates were about 8 sizes too big but he had a good time anyway.

Ignore the super red/chapped lips. He has a bad habit of licking his lips although we keep reminding him not to.

Activity #3

Coop will take any opportunity to go play in the snow with Daddy. Lucky for me, Daddy is always willing.

Activity #4

Coop LOVES to sled. He could care less that its 17 degrees out or that his fingers are like ice cubes or that his nose resembles Rudolph, he just wants to keep sledding. And after a couple runs with Daddy, he was ready to venture off on his own.

And even Carter was getting in on the action too!

Maybe he saw his big brother and thought he should follow but shortly after Coop's solo run, Carter tried his own solo run by scooting down the hill. Not sure if that was his intent or not:-)

Needless to say we are enjoying the snow and would love to receive more so...

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

Tis the season to be busy

Hence the late post about Thanksgiving/Pope Family Reunion. There won't be much writing, but the amount of pictures should make up for that!

Introducing the grandkids:

The Magnificent 7

The Fabulous 5...recently changed to The Furious 5 after this reunion

(five 4 year old boys=craziness!)

The Unforgettable 4

The Alphabet Soup Group

(Ali, Bella, Carter, Deeter, Ella)

Makes a grand total of 21 grandkids...

any more announcements?

Chloe's Baptism

*Baptized by Uncle Caleb, *Confirmed by Grandpa Randal, *Passed the towel to Malia

*On a lesser note, cake made by me :-)

Thanksgiving Day

*Alabama biscuits (yum, yum), *Grandpa carving the turkey, *Family time, *Stuffed

Good Times in Park City

*Kid Dance parties, *Grandkid Talent Show, *Grandkid Olympics, *Adult Balloon task, *Service turkey, *Grandma AJ grandkid shirts, *Two amazing houses,

*The ever entertaining Furious 5 (need I say more?!)

*The Next American Idol (he's 11)

*Time with Grandma AJ

And of course, a big family picture followed by lots of mini ones.

It was too cold to get creative with poses but these are some good looking families.

What a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Decorating the Tree

Carter just wanted to eat the lights.

Cooper wanted to hang every ornament.

And in the end, both boys just wanted to wrestle.