Merry Christmas 2010!!

Connor loved Santa this year!

At first Lily was really nervous, but she eventually warmed up to him. We just told her in order to get presents, she had to tell Santa what she wanted.

Thank you Aunt Mallory and Uncle Shawn! The kids LOVE their new PJ set!

It is our family tradition for Jaron to make our Christmas wreath every year. He does a Fantastic Job!! I look forward to them every year!

Lily and Connor opening their secret Santa gift!

Grandma Doyle sent a package filled with goodies for Christmas!

Lily and Connor with the Milne Cousins

Christmas Eve picture

Christmas Eve Family Picture

Cousins on Christmas Eve. 2 Marys, 1 donkey,1 angel, and three wise men!

 Milne Christmas Tree after Santa arrived!

Christmas Morning! Santa woke the kids up!

Connor got a SWAT costume for Christmas, he LOVED it! Cute huh!

Lily loved her Snow Princess Costume.

This year was a wonderful Christmas Season. We enjoyed friendship, music, laughter and family time! The kids loved seeing Santa on multiple occasions. The best was seeing Santa on Christmas Eve running around outside! We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the Milnes in Sherwood, OR. It was such a fun time! Lily and Connor absolutely love their cousins! We were sad to have Christmas pass so quickly. Lily still talks about Santa coming again.

Snow Day

We are just loving the weather here in Grants Pass, Oregon!! These past few weeks we have had sunny days. I love getting out with the kids. Today I spent a lovely day at the park with my friend Heather! The whole time I kept thinking how crazy it was that we were out at the park on January 28, with no coat on! The kids had a blast. Thinking back on the winter, we only got one chance to go outside to enjoy the snow. The week of Thanksgiving Grants Pass got a little snow to enjoy. Luckily we went out first thing in the morning, because as I recall, it was all melted by mid day. Here are some cute photos of the kids enjoying the snow!

Cookie Time!

Our favorite tradition is making sweets during the holiday season. Here are some fun photos of decorating ginger bread men with the kids. It was a HUGE mess, but SO much fun. A night to remember!

Milnes Visit for Thanksgiving Break

We had a dance party!

Jump Pile on Kevin!

And they all fall down...

My sister Rebecca and her husband Kevin.

Even though it was pouring rain, we went to the All Sports Park in hopes to see the Salmon swimming up the Rogue River. No luck...

Milne Family looking at the Medford, OR Temple.

Medford, OR temple

First Family photo in front of the Medford, OR temple

Cousins visit Santa!

We are so blessed to live by family members. Jaron has family in California, Utah and Idaho! My sister and her family are in Portland. My sister Rebecca brought her family down the day after Thanksgiving to celebrate Jarons accomplishment of graduating from New York Chiropractic College. We had a lot of fun! Lily and Connor love being with there cousins! It rained the whole time, but that didn't slow us down!

Christmas Tree 2010

The views were breath taking at the top of the mountains!

Daddy in charge of Connor and the saw!

Our princess Lilian! She is beautiful.

The kids are best friends!

This picture makes me laugh! This is the tree I liked, Jaron measures it to see if it is too big. I guess it was just a little to big ;)

We almost gave up finding a tree. Jaron was determined! He hiked down the mountain side by himself. 15 minutes later, this is what he brought back! Daddy saves the day!

My angels in front of our very big Christmas Tree!

This year we went up to the mountains to cut down our own tree. The tree tag was $5. We were excited to save money and get an awesome tree! Well... I think we spent more in gas then a tree would of cost at the store. We left our house around 8:45 and got home at 1:45!! And almost drove off the mountain side twice! We were not prepared for the unpaved roads up in the mountains. However, it was a fun experience and Jaron cut down an awesome tree! What do you think!?

Lindsey Continues to Coupon

This was an awesome shopping trip at Albertsons. The total was around $30! I also received 2 $12 move tickets with $10 concession cash!

All of this I bought at Rite Aid Total:FREE!!

My hobby continues!  The hardest part of our big move was finding my new groove for couponing. At first it was hard to find my coupons. I rarely paid for the paper in New York, so the thought of paying 2.50 for one newspaper was ridiculous to me. I was also overwhelmed with all of the different deals to be had at multiple stores. But with faith and persistence, I got back into my couponing groove. I even met some good friends who love couponing as well! My weeks are filled with snagging great deals at: Walgreens, Rite Aid, Fred Meyer, Albertsons, Safeway and Walmart! Some weeks I am low key when the deals are lame. The kids enjoy it most of the time. They are so cute. They love coupons just as much as I do! Jaron is also very supportive of my talent! He even went out last night to get some freebies! I love our savvy way of life!

Family Picture Fall 2010

We took our family picture at the All Sports Park here in Grants Pass. Lily and Connor are growing up too fast! This Fall Lily turned 4, Connor turned 2 and Jaron turned 28.

Our New Home!

We are so excited for our new home in Grants Pass, OR. We love the beauty and weather! I am so grateful everyday for the beauty all around. Our home is so nice! We were so blessed to have friends within the church to help us find this great house to rent. We live right down the street from the Elementary School. It is really nice to take walks there with the kids. Lily misses New York very much. She talks often about her friends and family there. Over all, we are adjusting to all of the change. Lily and Connor enjoy reading to the dogs at the Library on Wednesday afternoons. They also both enjoy craft time at the YMCA on Thursday mornings. Jaron loves his Job! We feel so blessed that he found a great opportunity. His practice is growing each week! We are proud of our Doctor!