Bousquet Family Pictures

We're so excited to see you all in person next week!

Daisy!

 

 

 

Dear Friends and Family,

We have a new addition to our family. She's an early Christmas present and her name is Daisy! She's a six-month old Bichon Frise. She kind of needs a hair cut, but she's still adorable. The funny thing is that she is kind of scared of children (she's never been around them before), so she's been a little nervous since we met her. She's still really sweet and docile though and I'm sure she'll get comfortable with our family soon. Another funny thing is that she's a little clingy with me, and I'm not exactly known for getting snuggly with animals, so I'm trying new things. Have a very, merry Christmas everyone!

Love,
Aubrey

Blog slacker!

We had a fabulous time in New Mexico! Carl and Steph were really great hosts - I don't think I have been able to relax like that in over 9 years. My boys are finally getting old enough to (almost) take care of themselves! Thanksgiving dinner was VERY good. I can't cook - but Stephanie sure can!

I promised Aubrey some pictures of the babies - and here they are! I can't wait to hold them again. I think Brian is slightly regretting the trip to Albuquerque because I am baby obsessed now.

But who wouldn't be? Aren't they darling?!!

We went to 4 Corners on the way home from New Mexico. Kind of cool to stand in all 4 states at the same time, eh? We can't wait to see everyone in a little over a week!

More portraits!

 

 

 

 

Family Portraits 2010

 

 

 

 

Dear Family and Friends,
We finally got another family portrait taken. It's been a busy few weeks, but now Mark has work off until after Christmas, so let the party begin! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait to see all my siblings and their cute kids after Christmas. Love you guys!
Love,
Aubrey

Snow!

 

 

 

We got a bunch of snow in the last couple days and the girls are having lots of fun! BethAnne even got a day off of school which she is so thrilled about. I haven't seen Boise like this for a long time, it's beautiful! The roads are pretty treacherous, so I hope they clear up soon.

The last picture is our old/new family tradition. When we were growing up, my Mom filled 25 bags with treats for each day until Christmas. Now I've inherited the bags and I'm excited to continue the tradition, my kids are very excited too. Have a great day!

Love,
Aubrey

Decorating for Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday we had fun decorating for Christmas. We had very helpful elves this year. Joy carried around that little ornament (in the pictures) for the longest time, it was so sweet (she's also carrying one around now as I write this, I don't think our Christmas tree will look perfect this year, but that will be fun too). BethAnne and Grace were good decorating helpers too, it's fun that they're old enough now to really help. We're excited to be ready for the season already, it feels like a particularly joyous holiday because we're so close to family again this year. We love it here!

These last couple weeks have been rough here because BethAnne had an especially difficult recovery from her tonsillectomy. It was one of the most routine of any surgery she's ever had, but definitely one of the most painful recoveries. She didn't stop crying and moaning in the night until 12 days after her surgery. It was very stressful for all of us to see her so uncomfortable and we were really concerned because she wasn't eating hardly at all for 10 days and she didn't drink enough during that time either. We hope that her kidneys didn't suffer too much from her prolonged dehydration. We're very relieved now that she's finally getting better. BethAnne is breathing much better now and no longer snoring. She should be much healthier from now on.

I hope you are all well. It will be so great to have all the family here for New Years. Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
Love,
Aubrey

Moab

We went on a hike up Smithfield Canyon to see if Adam could handle hiking to the arch in Moab. We had a little picnic on the way - and cookies and milk at the top. The weather was perfect. Adam complained almost the entire way back so I was a little nervous for Moab, but Brian says he did fine...



And here's Moab. The boys loved spending time with their Grandpa, Carl and cousins. I'm not sure how dad managed to get out of the pictures, but I sure wish I had one to post! Love you all...

Llewellyn October

Halloween - it rained cats and dogs for an hour (the hour Brian took them out), and then was nice for the next hour (yep, my shift). So all and all, a pretty good Halloween (for me anyway - thanks hon!)

We've had 2 great wrestling meets so far. The kids are getting the hang of it. I love the organized choas of 100 little boys and their crazy parents.

I'm hoping this video comes through, but if it doesn't, it's Cam's first pin of his first match. Very cute.

These are two of my great neighbors - Angie and Kellie. We went on a weekend shopping trip to Salt Lake together and had a wonderful time. This is an adult Halloween party we went to - Brian and I dressed in our full scuba gear (way more uncomfortable than I thought it would be!).

Blue Eyes

 

 

 

Joy looked so cute today after her bath. Her eyes are so blue, especially today. Hope you are all well.
Love,
Aubrey

Halloween and Soccer

We ended up with a fairy tale theme for Halloween this year. So much fun!

The dragon is escaping!

Aiden's last soccer game was last week, and Eva's is tomorrow. It's been a lot of fun, but we're pretty excited to get our Saturdays back.