Jimmy is here!!!

Jimmy our 'Elf on the Shelf' is here!!!!  He joined our family last year, and I realize I failed to introduce him.
Please meet Jimmy.

 {Jimmy, reports back to Santa every night about Mattie and Jake's naughty or nice status}

To introduce us to the Holiday season, he made a ginger bread house last night (his first night with us this  year).  He also brought both Mattie and Jake an advent calendar to help them count down to the big day.

Jimmy may be old, but he is on facebook, if you would like to be friends with him, please do Jimmy's fb page

Yosemite at Thanksgiving

I  mentioned it was cold right? So to keep warm we went to the Awanee for their huge fire places...

 My sister Kelly and her family

 The boys

Yosemite at Thanksgiving

During the winter, we stay at Camp Curry.  They have this cool tree chair :)

 North Dome

 Our 'cabin' was right next to my sisters ;)

 There was a "friendly" game of football!

Yosemite at Thanksgiving

When your freezing in Yosemite, where do you go, to the WARM Visitor Center :)

Jake is pointing to where we hiked to earlier in the day.

 Did you know that there is a Indian Village in Yosemite?

 And a cemetery

 And a post office.

Yosemite at Thanksgiving

We went to Yosemite (my favorite place on earth) for the week of Thanksgiving.  It was COLD, no joking, really cold.

Here is Bridalveil Falls in the evening---so pretty.

 A buck!  Very cool, nothing something we see often in the Valley

 On our way to  Vernal Falls

 Did I mention it was cold?

 You can see Yosemite Falls right in the middle.

Jake is a Soccer Star

Jakes team finally won a game!!!
and Jake even scored a goal, in the right goal too!!!