Valentine's Weekend

We spent this past weekend visiting Chris's sister, Cara, and her family. We got to meet our new little nephew, Mac. He is so cute and such a good baby! We all enjoyed getting to hold him. I think he was held by someone the whole time we were there. It was such a treat to get to hold and cuddle him as much as we wanted!

I wish y'all could experience how LOUD this picture was!! They were having a screaming match.

The kids got to go swimming at the hotel. They were so excited. They got the pool to themselves.
I like this picture because Kate is floating on her back. She usually resists being on her back, but she voluntarily did it herself.

Big brother Ian will have a birthday next weekend. We are going to miss the party because Uncle Chrissy is working, so he got his present a little early. The kids all had a great time playing with Ian this weekend! He really enjoyed them too. I think the kids taught him how to be loud and crazy! It was fun to watch them play so well together.


Cara and Granny got their hair fixed before we left. Playing hair with Cara and Granny is a tradition that Rachel started and now Kate has joined in.
It was a fun and relaxing Valentine's weekend.

And One Week Later.....We Have a New Nephew!!!

The Stansell family has been blessed with two healthy babies only a week apart!! Chris's little sister, Cara, and her husband, Beau, are the proud parents of a bouncing BIG baby boy!!! Mac Andrew weighed 8lb 11oz and was 21 3/4 inches long. He even has a little bit of red hair on top of his head!! We can't wait to meet him.

Winter Pictures of Ceta Canyon

We went for a hike to the waterfall while we were at Ceta Canyon sledding. We were hoping to get to see the waterfall frozen. The temp reached about 40 degrees by the time we went on our hike and the snow had started melting.

The waterfall was not frozen, but it still looked really pretty.



I got really close to these deer. They were not scared in the least. Luke was even trying to scare them and I was getting on to him to be quiet.

We Have a New Niece!!!

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We went to see Miss Sydney this weekend. She was so sweet and precious. Chris and I think she looks a little like Rachel when she was a baby.

She really loves her cousin Luke....I think she was trying to tell him she was hungry!

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This morning Chris's little brother, Aaron, and his sweet wife, Johnnie, welcomed their third baby into the world. It is a little GIRL!!! Her name is Sydney Clair. She weighed 8lbs 1oz and is 21 1/4 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great!!! Praise the Lord!!!! She is beautiful and healthy!!!

A Weekend of Firsts

This past weekend was a weekend of firsts for the Stansell Family. We had planned to be in Snyder to see our new little niece or nephew, but he or she did not see fit to arrive on the due date. We did not want to sit around the house waiting all weekend so we decided to go visit Aunt Dena at Ceta Canyon. They had received a lot of snow during the week and this was the prime opportunity for us to take the kids sledding.

Our Saturday started with Rachel going bowling with her AWANA group. This was her first time bowling. I think she had a good time after they put the bumpers up to keep the ball out of the gutter. After bowling, we went to watch her play basketball. She made her first basket at the game. We were all very excited for her. It was a perfect basket, nothing but net!!! After the game we came home to eat lunch and load up to go to Dena's to go sledding for the first time. Chris had never been sledding before and the closest I have come is sledding down our driveway in Pasco. The kids were so excited to finally get to go. We have been waiting for a good snow since Dena moved to Ceta Canyon. We got to camp after dark but that did not stop us from finding the nearest slope. Everybody had a great time!! Little dare devil Kate thought it was great fun too until her hands and legs got wet and cold!

Dena and Chris raced down a few times. Overall they finished in a tie.





There was a wipe out but nobody was hurt!!








These were in the dark right after we arrived and bundled up.

We had such a fun weekend that Chris and I are paying with sore muscles. We are so glad everything worked out so we could go. It is a weekend the kids will remember for a long time. Thank you Dena for having us!!

I have several pretty scenery pictures of Ceta Canyon covered with snow. I will post those soon. We hiked down to the waterfall. Everything was so pretty and white.