Snow Play!

Saturday Dirk had to dig our camper out of the side driveway. We needed to take it in for some warranty fixes. The kids love to help him dig in the snow. They found some big snow balls and attempted to build their own snowman.

After Dirk was done digging (thanks Dave for the four wheeler!) it was time to have some fun! Him and Rayden decided to make a snow hut. They had so much fun piling the snow high. Rayden came running in the house to tell me I had to see what they were making. I missed the picture oppurtunity of Dirk inside the hut digging it out but I did get some fun shots of Rayden inside!

Don't you love this one of Dirk? He reminds me of a penguin getting ready to slide!

Rest of 2007 and Starting 2008

Dirk had the 26th off of work. Him and Rayden hung out with Grandpa at the Hobby Shop then played with airplanes. Lexi and I went to the theater with Grandma and Grandpa to see Enchanted. It was a really cute show that Lexi wants to go see again.

On the 27th my sister Liesl and I drove to Ogden to spend the night so we could be with my mom on Friday for my father's surgery. So Friday I spent the entire day sitting in waiting rooms waiting for updates throughout his surgery. Despite the fact that it doesn't sound like much it made me extremely tired! I'm glad we were there to distract my mom. It was a long day. We drove home in a snow storm that evening but it wasn't that bad. My kids stayed with Liesl's kids and husband and didn't seem to notice that I was gone at all! To wrap up my father's story. He was doing so good after his surgery that they let him come home 3 days early. He came home yesterday instead of waiting until Saturday. We are glad he is home and hope for as speedy a recovery as can be expected.

New Year's Eve we spent at Liesl and Travis' house. My kids actually stayed up past midnight despite the many attempts to put them to bed. They slept forever on New Year's Day. We lounged around and didn't do much the next day. It was the perfect way to end our holidays.

Yesterday Lexi had a birthday party for Taya Ballard. I don't have any pictures because Ashley's camera batteries died so I gave her the ones out of my camera so she could get somes pictures. They went bowling and both her and Rayden did it all by themselves. As sad as this is to say Lexi got a higher score then I usually get. She got a 94! She had a blast.

So as you all can see I should have kept up on my blogging but we were having so much fun with Dirk home so much that I didn't touch the computer. Now we have to get back to life as we know it. Hope everyone had great holiday season and wishing you all luck in this New Year!!

Here is a view of the snow from my back door. I love the fact that we had a white Christmas this year!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day started very early for us. It was about 5am when Dirk and I woke up. We are as bad as little kids. We went and got the kids up by telling them Santa had come. That is all it took for both of them to pop right up. Lexi was more excited for Rayden and what Santa brought him to even notice what Santa had left her! They had so much fun playing with their new gifts. It took them awhile to get to the ones under the tree. They spent the whole morning playing with their new toys.

So any other Dixon's out their who think this picture looks like Ilse? I couldn't find a good comparison picture. Maybe it is just the fact that Lex is sporting the double lip look Ilse was famous for!

Ray and his new monster truck. He had to take this to Nate and Sarah's house for breakfast. We had the annual breakfast at their house this year instead of ours.

In the afternoon we went to my parent's house. The first thing Rayden wanted to do when we got there was to start up the trains with Pop. So my father and Dirk got them going. Rayden loves to sit and stare at the trains and Pop had a new one up just for Ray!

We had a great time with the family opening presents and spending time with Pop before he went back to Ogden for his surgery. Needless to say we all went to bed a little earlier then usual.

Christmas Eve 2007

Despite the fact that we had the Sorensen party early Dirk and I took the kids to his parents' house on Christmas Eve anyway. Most of Dirk's family showed up and even his cousin's family was there. Of course this would be the day that I forget my camera at home! We were the last to leave. Lexi insisted on bringing their Christmas Eve presents to Grandmas's house. Since we were the last there we let them open them up with Grandma and Grandpa. They got their Christmas jammies and had to change into them immediately. They both slept in Dirk's and my bed that night while we continued our tradition of sleeping under the tree. The kids actually went to bed fairly quickly to our surprise. They are so precious!

Sorensen Christmas Party

The Sorensen Christmas Party was at Rex and Lyn's house in Midway this year. Since most of the family had to drive the two hours to their house we decided to move the party from Christmas Eve to the 22nd. This worked for Dirk and me as we were able to take my Mom to the Ogden hospital to spend the day with Pop and the kids got to take him his birthday present. We then spent the day with Dirk's family. Rex took some of us for a ride around Midway to see the "sights." We saw lots of deer and huge houses. We went back to the house and the family played quite a few roucous games of spoons! This has become a family favorite. I am not allowed to play because no one wants me to get hurt and yes people do! I get designated to take all the pictures for everybody so some of the best shots were not taken with my camera, like the one of one of the brothers flying across the table after a stray spoon! The kids had a great time playing together. I don't think Dirk and I saw Lexi until it was present time. She and the other 2 girl cousins stayed locked away in Mady's room all day. After present time we had to go to get my mom from the hospital and head home.

Happy Birthday Pop

Well I don't know how happy his birthday is but I wanted to wish him the best possible day he can have. For those who know and also for those who haven't heard yet my father is spending his birthday in McKaydee Hospital in Ogden. Wednesday he had a major heart attack and was sent down there for his care. He is doing fine but is bored stiff. He has to stay flat on his back and not get excited which means he can't have very many visitors, yuck! The bright spot to his day is he is getting to come home for the Christmas holiday. We had to cancel our party to keep him calm but we are looking forward to having him home. He has to go back Wednesday/Thursday for a Triple Bypass Surgery. Three of his main arteries are clogged and they have to go in and fix that. Once that is done he will be in bed for 3-4 weeks while his sternum heals. They said it will take him four months to be back to normal and then he should be around for another 30-40 years to harass us all. (Pop's words not mine.) So here is looking at the positive and being glad that he can come home! We are heading down to see him pretty much right now with the kids. So thank you all who have called and checked on me. I appreciate it tons. Here also is hoping that you all have a great holiday season!

Take A Guess

I thought it might be fun to have a little game. The link below will take you to a website where you can guess when Simon will arrive. I thought it could be fun to see what everybody thinks!

http://www.expectnet.com/games/FuntoGuess

I decided to post Lexi's dance recital. Enjoy! You can pause the music to hear the video.

A Christmas Filled Weekend

We had a great weekend! Friday kicked it off by me getting the last of the Christmas shopping done, FINALLY! Then Friday night Lexi had her dance recital. She did a great job and was adorable. We missed the Ward Christmas Party because after Lexi's recital we went and got ice cream with Dirk's parents. We had a great time.

Saturday we didn't really do much more then hang out together as a family which is one of my favorite things to do. That night Dirk and I went to the Voice Male concert at Ellen Eccles Theater. For those who don't know Voice Male is an accapella group of six men. We went last year and loved it. This year was just as good. They mix humor and sincerity in celebrating this holiday season. Lexi and Rayden had a great time hanging out with their cousin Ashtin at my sister, Ilse's, house.

Sunday we went to church. After church we had the traditional turkey cooked by Dirk. It was very yummy. At first it smelled a little funny then we realized that Dirk forgot to take the bag of gizzards out of the middle before he put it in the oven! Whoops! It didn't ruin the meal at all though. Last night we went back to church for the Christmas Devotional. It was a great evening filled with Christmas Carols and a great Christmas message. I got to direct the YM/YW combined choir and also to sing in the ward choir. I LOVE music so this was a perfect way to start the week before Christmas off. All in all we had a great weekend and are looking forward to this next week which has many fun activities for us!

Just For A Laugh

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1406639607
Click the link and enjoy a laugh at our expense!