Christmas 2012

This year we had our annual Gordon Family Christmas Eve party at my sister Lesley's house. It was so fun to see everyone and the new babies that were born this year in our family. Santa came to the party and gave out presents to the kids which made it extra fun. After the party we came home and guess what? The elves had already been to our house! There were 4 presents in our Christmas tree. Jaylin got a new robe, and the other kids all got new jammies. Christmas morning we made breakfast and then it was present time! Presents took about an hour to open this year because we decided to put codes on the presents like Batman, Shrek, Barbie, etc. We had the kids guess which one they thought was theirs, if they got it right they could open it or they had to search the pile for a certain name and once they found that one they could open it. The kids loved it so I think we will do this every year so Christmas lasts a little longer :)

Camping 2011

We went on our first family camping trip. It was a lot of fun and the kids had a blast. We went with Yai's sister, her family, her husband's brother's family, and their friend's family. We went to Beaver Mountain for the 4th of July weekend. We went on a 10 mile hike over two mountain tops with no trail and my toes got bruised so bad. I didn't have the right kind of shoes for hiking. We took the kids fishing and they did great. Jaylin wasn't afraid of the fish at all and thought it was really squishy. David on the other hand didn't even want to touch it. We roasted marshmallows of course and ate great food, and just had a great time enjoying each others company. Sorry for the picture overload.

The Ningcharoen kids and their cousins all squished in the van to drive up to the start of our 10 mile hike.

Kids all ready for their big hike on Beaver Mountain

David and Kensley on top of a mountain

Avery and her new "boyfriend" Dillon hiking, he was so great with her and carried her most of the way.

More hiking

Roasting marshmallows with daddy

The kids playing in the lake

David caught a fish, but he didn't want to touch it

Jaylin's first time fishing!

Jaylin caught a fish and loved the feel of it

Avery caught a fish with Uncle Scott's help

The girls at the lake being social and fishing

Kiersten entertaining the kids at camp while the adults get dinner cooking

Everyone having a good time at camp

Giving Buddy away

This summer we gave Buddy away. He was a good dog, house trained and obedient, but he kept chewing the kids toys. I felt like I was losing $10 here and $20 there and I just couldn't take it anymore. We gave him to my friends mom. Her husband had recently passed away and her dog is getting up there so they wanted him for a companion for her. She spoils him rotten. He sleeps on her bed with her and she also cooks dinner for him every day. I'm glad he went to a good home. The kids have adjusted fine to him being gone. They miss him, but they are also happy that their toys don't get ruined anymore.

Cabella's

We went to Cabellas with Shinichi and had fun looking at the fish and all the different animals. He was pretty surprised with the store and the kids of course had a blast!

Chipotle

We took Shinichi to Chipotle for dinner one night so he could have his first burrito. It was a lot of fun. Of course we have pictures of everyone eating!


David and Jaylin


Avery not sure if she likes it


Yai and David


Our Japanese Exchange Student eating his first burrito!

Japanese Exchange Student

This past summer we had a Japanese exchange student stay with us for 2 weeks. It was a lot of fun and I think Avery fell in love with Shinichi. She followed him everywhere. We took him to the Grand Canyon and down to St. George. We also took him to 7 Peaks Water Park and all around Salt Lake City. Shinichi was a great fit for our family and we miss him a lot. We did get him to start a facebook so we can keep in contact with him!

Snowman

We had a lot of snow and the girls decided they wanted to build a snowman. They used M&M's for the eyes and nose, Taffy pieces for the mouth, and Mini Marshmellows for the buttons.

Avery's 3rd Birthday!!!

Avery turned 3 in March, I know I'm just a little behind :) I made her a white sprinkle cake with pink strawberry frosting and put princess toys on the cake for her birthday. Sorry we forgot to take pictures of her blowing out the candles. She got a couple presents from us and a card with $5 in it from Nanny (my mom). Avery wanted to go to Mc Donald's for her birthday dinner so we let the kids play on their playground for a while then we had dinner and ice cream cones. When we got home we sang to Avery and had some cake, the kids took a bath and went to bed. Happy Birthday Avery!!!

Avery letting us know she's a big 3 year old.

Avery opened her card from Nanny and didn't realize there was $5 in the card. When I pointed it out to her she ran around to everyone showing us her money.

Opening a big present

It's a Hungry Hippo Game!

What could this present be?

I love her face looking at her new toy.

It's Snow White!