SNOW DAY!

Living in Arizona, the only element we have to endure is heat. So, we decided to head for the snow. We packed up what snow gear we could find (which wasn't much) and set out for my sister's house in Flagstaff.

BERKLEY THE SNOW BUNNY!!!

Britton has been in Az since he was 6months old.. the last time we were in Utah for Christmas, he was too young to remember the snow. The pictures can't show the true excitement that he had, it almost made me cry! SNOW was something that I couldn't wait to get away from and yet it could bring so much joy to Britton.


Berk & Britton couldn't wait to get out and play in the snow....couldn't wait the few seconds it would take to put on their coats. The temp. was 30 degrees.....BRR.

Britton's first snowman ever! Berk's first that she can remember!

They just couldn't get enough of the snow!

Just taking a little rest.

Britton and his aunt"sissy".

Since it was a few days after my B-day, we had a little party.Went out to dinner, had ice cream cake (my favorite) and even this giant balloon. After dinner the walk to the car was a "KILLER" I was sooo cold!! It became clear to me that night....I can never leave Phoenix!!!!

Britton getting a ride on uncle Bob's shoulders...Poor Bob, is that a monkey on your back?

Nothing like a little HOT CHOCOLATE to end the day!

more Belize

I had to add more pictures from our trip to Belize. I loved the country and all the people we met. the locals were so friendly and made us feel welcome. The only negative thing I can say was the bugs loved me!!! I was covered with sand fly bites that are like mosquitoes only ten times worse. Britton said you could play connect the dots with all the bug bites on my body.( I even wore bug spray every day.) This was an unforgettable vacation....

A bite to eat on barefoot beach ... as you can see the dress code is very casual..
THATS BRITTON, NEED I SAY MORE....

Waiting for a bite to eat, the kids were not to happy we made them get out of the water.

A stroll along the beach was a daily event.

Waiting for lunch on our patio. We needed a break from the sun..

Looling out from the pier... our favorite spot..

CHEERS!!!!!!

The pier again.....

My little fish...in for a swim.

The view from our room at sunset.. It was really hard to see this everyday....

Again my little show off doing a dance on the dock....is anyone surprised?

Our trip to Belize

Here is a look at our trip to Belize. We thought about all our friends and family back in the cold weather and were glad we were in the sun. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year.



Out to lunch at a resturant on the beach, the kids found a log to play on while we waited for our food.

This iguana was sunning on the steps below our room. It was there every day and not at all afraid of us. Berkley named him Leo.

The kids fishing with their new friends off the pier. There were tons of kids at the resort, that made it nice for jeff and I.

We loved this pier and spent a lot of time out here. We would watch the fish and jellyfish float by, watch the waves or fishing. We even had a candlelight dinner out here!!

Looking out at the beautiful ocean.

You would think Berk & Britton would be tired of swimming... but no...I swear they are part fish!!!

This is a pictue of the villas, they were so incredible. They would put fresh flowers in our room every day and serve us food and drinks anywhere on the grounds. I really miss that!

Our family in front of the resort. Sorry for the sideways picture.

ISN'T THIS THE LIFE!!!!!! A HAMMOCK ON THE BEACH!!!

This is not a trick, jeff is really in the ocean!! He was trying to be brave for the kids!!

It only took us five days to get the kids in the ocean, it was so warm! Britton got stung on the foot by something, I hope he will ever get in again!!!

This is the small plane we took from belize city to Placencia, the kids thought it was so cool.

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!!

Well, we finally did it! I know you thought you would never see a Larsen family blog, but here it is. I had hoped to put in past pictures from camping, halloween, etc. but as you may know, we are not really computer smart and in fixing a problem with Jeff's computer we lost all of our downloaded pictures! So here is what we have......


Berkley and Britton making a gingerbread house with grandma!
And the kids opening pj's on christmas eve.