These two yayhoots have been so sweet to help me when being a girl gets the best of me and I can't quite do all that the guys can do. They pitch in and help me so much. I'm so glad that I'm in the class with them!
When we were backing away from the tank after it had been shut off, the hose nearly knocked me on my butt because of all the water pressure. I could not believe how much strength it took to hang onto that nozzle! I would never have lived it down - of that I am certain.
Last weekend I got to work on a call with my old buddies from Santaquin. Both East Juab and Santaquin got paged to the same call and I was so excited to see them. Nothing like putting a patient in the chopper with some of your best friends - old and new. It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do to leave my EMS buddies in Santaquin when we moved to Nephi and these two are among some of them that I missed the very most. We have so many fun memories and they taught me SO much. I am the EMT I am today because of these two and the others there. But I will have to say that I have grown to love my crew in Juab County so much. I could never leave the amazing people I run with now. I am so lucky to work with people that have heart's of gold like those from Santaquin and Juab County. I love them so much.
I guess I forgot to put that we read stories too!
Isn't this old boat awesome? We hooked it up behind our vintage 76 Panther and hauled the kids around in it. We have such state of the art machinery at our fingertips!
I'm not sure if Emma can even see where they are going. 
I have the sweetest grandparents ever and I am so lucky that I get to go spend time with them like I do. I'm really glad that my kids know them so well. They are so much fun.
I was in the laundry room folding clothes and I looked over and saw this. Emma just loves to read books. She will bring a book up to me and ask me to read it to her. I have made it my goal to stop whatever I'm doing and read it to her. Someday she won't want mommy reading her stories anymore.
What a good daddy Mick is. Our kids think the world absolutely revolves around him... as they should. Mick and I were saying that it was nice because we are finally to the point that we can go sledding with the kids and don't have to pack them up the hill every time. It makes it so much funner when you you aren't completely dead after 2 runs. Emma actually climbed the hills most of the time all by herself.
Ariana spent most of the time sliding down this hill on her hind end. She got moving pretty good too. She is always so animated at everything she does.
Even Lucious catches air off the little jump at the bottom of the butt hill. It was so cute to watch her hike the hill and slide down and do it over and over again. It's amazing how something like that can keep a little one so entertained for such a long time. She loved it.
Bet did pretty good about not landing on her head until this one. Luckily she wasn't too hurt.
Then Mick and I decided that we needed to get in on the action. . .
When you were a kid you didn't really worry to much about flying off jumps with just a little tiny piece of plastic between your tailbone and the ground, but as an adult. . . in midair you realize that this is going to kick my butt. The very first run I went down, Brett told me he scored it a 1 and so I couldn't be judged with just a 1 so I had to go up the hill even farther to get a better score. Luckily I did better the next few times around.
I love this pic because Hana is just a squealing and laughing all the way down the hill with her daddy. Mick has his foot out as if that's going to stop them from the jump at the bottom.
Bethany wanted a 3 barrel so bad. I think she looks so beautiful with her hair done like that.
I thought this pic was so cute of Grandma Julie showing Lucious that there was one more present for her under the tree. We went by Mick's parent's house that afternoon and stayed for a few hours. Grandma and Grandpa gave the kids some really fun things. They also got presents from Justin and Lara and Pete and Kenna. Thanks you guys! You are all so sweet. I am so lucky to have good inlaws that I get along with so well.
Mick knew that I was snapping a million pics with my new camera. He always calls me "Photo Phylis" and he told me that I was "Turbo Photo Phylis" that day. So he was really hamming up looking in his stocking. You would have thought there was an envelope for 100 grand in there.
We have started getting together as a family on Christmas night at my mom and dad's house to have family dinner and open presents. It is really cool because it always seemed like after Christmas morning the day was so blah after the excitement was over. This way it stays an exciting day right until the end. My grandma and grandpa Jorgensen and grandpa Johansen came down. It is always good to see them. I have been so lucky to be as close to my grandparents as I am. I really miss my grandma Jo. She was an awesome lady who was always doing things for others. She was so cool and laid back. Truly someone I want to be like. My brother Mark and his wife Shae, my brother Alan and his wife Emilie and little Sammy, and my sis Kristen and her husband Chris were all there. The only ones missing were my little Bro Brian and his wife Maribel.
The kids could hardly make it through dinner, they were so excited to rip those presents open! I think it is so funny because in all the pictures that I took after dinner, they all have red punch mustaches. Thank heavens none of that landed on Mama Jo's carpet. Not a good thing.
Now this child looks psychotic. And thank you mama jo for the automatic dart gun that has had darts flying at my backside since Christmas. That gun packs some power I tell ya. I think the only thing that would have made it better would have been to get Mick one. Actually, maybe not because I would have truly been caught in the crossfire. Mick has shot this gun just as much as Ty has. And he thinks he has grown up!
Grandpa Jorgensen helping Lucious get the ribbon off her present. Grandpa is so cute with my kids. He will tickle them and they just love it. I remember loving that as a kid. We'd finally escape and then we'd go back for more. I hate for someone to tickle me now. What was I thinking back then?
Mom and I had both given Bethany scrapbook things on Christmas so when I pull my stuff out to make cards, she can do that with me. Mick and I were trying to think of things to give the kids that wouldn't just be all toys to go in the toy box that won't be played with within a week or two. She has made me so many sweet little cards since then. I gave Ariana some things too and they have both had so much fun making things together.
I was so sad to take down the Christmas tree and put away all my Christmas decorations this year. It has been such a great season. My kids are the perfect age and it makes it so much fun. It is truly my very favorite holiday. 
We sat together by the wood burning stove and read the story of Jesus' birth out of the scriptures. The girls were so wound up, they didn't really listen all that well. It's kind of hard to have a spiritual moment when they keep giggling and poking each other. I'm hoping that somewhere in there they will get something out of it. 
The girls wanted to model their new pjs. Bet and Hana's were Hannah Montana and so they are posing as rockstars. Emma picks up on everything they do and has to do it to. I have to laugh because Hana hasn't wanted to take those pjs off since. Every day during Christmas Break it was a fight just to get her dressed every day because she wanted to wear them ALL day. 
Ty had to pose too of course. That is a killer sword made out of the wrapping paper roll. Very intimidating Bones.
