Good Bowling Weather Too

Great Sledding Weather

Oh to be young and never get cold! Thank goodness their Dad loves to go sledding with them and all I have to do is take a few pictures.

Fun Morning With the Chipmunks

I took Connor and Ian to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" this morning. They loved it, despite the 1.5 stars the critics have given it. Hey, at least it wasn't an animated movie, and there was singing and dancing. I think I even liked it. Nonetheless, it was just fun to go with the boys and watch them thoroughly enjoy every minute of it!

Chillin' Out During Winter Vacation

We've really enjoyed chillin' out at home during the holidays. Yesterday we cleaned closets, returned a few gifts and went to lunch. Today we're headed to the library and plan to do more cleaning this afternoon. I have to take advantage of the fact that Connor and Ian still think cleaning is fun!

Some of Our Christmas 'Loot'

The Festivities Have Begun

This afternoon we went to the Salt Lake Children's Theatre to see "Babes in Toyland." The boys sat mesmerized through the entire two hours of fairytale characters. They talked about it all the way home. Broadway it wasn't, but we enjoyed going as a family and the only thing that matters is how much the boys loved it. It was the perfect start to our holiday celebrations!

Merry Christmas from the Colton Family

Ian's Christmas Program

This morning was Ian's preschool Christmas program at the Draper Theater. We were amazed at how many songs they learned. Ian did an excellent job remembering all the words We taped the program so we can watch it again tonight with Connor. After the program, I went to Draper Elementary to talk to Connor's kindergarten class about our family holiday traditions. It was so much fun to be with him at school.

Guess Who's Guiding Santa's Sleigh?

Cute reindeer huh?

New Disney Flick

Yesterday we saw Disney's new movie, "The Princess and the Frog." It's truly one of the best animated films we've seen in a long time. None of the animination is computer generated; it's all done by hand in authentic Disney style. Very impressive (although the boys didn't care either way). Kim expects a Broadway production of it in no time. In honor of the New Orleans theme, Kim made bananas foster french toast with pecans this morning.