Ringing in 2010

Wow! Crazy how it's 2010 already...a new decade...I can actually say my husband is going to graduate from medical school "next year":) YEAH!!!! It seriously seems like yesterday we got the news we were moving to mexico for 4 years! Time is really flying and we are trying to cherish and make the most of every day......before we know it we'll be off on another adventure:)

This year we headed up to pinetop for new years....we wanted to be able to spend some time with my dad because he had the week off from work. Mark and Lynz also rented a cabin up there close to ours so we were excited to spend time with them as well. And the babies of course....Xander and Tatym....my little Tatey pie and Nars (I nicknamed her but Xander nicknamed himself!...hehe) Alex and Les also headed up, so that was even BETTER....some good 'ol PRINGLE family time.....it was great. Mark and Lynz brought up some quads and Alex brought a snowmobile as well. The boys had LOTS of fun the first day up and were out on the 4 wheelers playing in the snow ALL day long:) Crazy boys..... They had a blast. The kids and I spent the day hanging out in the cabin with Lynz and the babies and her friend Sara and her two kids, John Michael and Banks who also came up and stayed with Mark and Lynz.....we missed Les that day:( She couldn't come up until new years night because she had to work. Hanging out with my sissy's is the BEST.....we have so much fun doing absolutely NOTHING together! I love it, and often miss it living far away:(

We spent the next few days pretty much just HANGING out...just being together and talking... playing in the snow,playing air hockey at Mark and Lynz, making cookies, roasting marshmallows, holding the baby:),riding 4 wheelers,hanging out with dad and Terry, drinking LOTS of wine, eating, eating, eating.....did I mention we ate? ...a LOT? Gotta love my brother in law Alex......he LOVES food and is a good cook! Mark brought up a smoker and they made some pretty good dinners every night. I'm definitely paying for it now, but I'm back at the gym so it's all worth it to go home and eat YUMMY things......

New years eve we had dinner at Mark and Lynz with everybody and celebrated the new year EARLY with the kiddos. Erik and I had bought a fun new years goodie bag with some pop-its, confetti type fireworks and blow horns for the kids. We took them outside at the cabin and let them go to town.....we even did a count down and had them yell...HAPPY NEW YEAR! It was adorable, they got the biggest kick out of it. I'm so happy we did it.....they should get to celebrate new years too....lol!

Yeah! Auntie Les got there just as we were going outside to do fireworks with the kids....they were SO excited to see her!

Afterwards, Erik and I went and put the kids to bed at our cabin where mom and dad Contreras were....they just couldn't make it til midnight to ring in the new year! We were "kid-less" so we decided to head over and say hi to our dear friends Seth and Bri who were hanging out with Seth's fam at the Bingham cabin. As always, it's great to party with them! We have SO many wonderful memories with them throughout the years and can't wait for MANY, MANY more......
New years day, dad and mom Contreras hosted a beautiful breakfast with menudo, chorizo burros, chips and salsa, bloodies, mimosas.....oh, and tamales!!!!!! PERFECT spicy, mexican breakfast for new years day:) Thanks guys! Everybody was in heaven! We had the whole crew there......Lynz, Mark and their kiddos, Bri and Seth and their kiddos, Alex and Les, Grandpa Tom and Terry, and Auntie Lanie and Uncle Sal were also there. It was a gorgeous morning ....the sun was shining so it wasn't too cold but there was LOTS of snow for the kids to play....so we spent most of the morning watching the kids play in the snow and sipping on mimosas! Thanks to Grandma Contreras....she had boots, snow bibs AND gloves for every kid there! It was amazing......so the kids had such a great time and us adults did too! Auntie Lynz got creative and made a super cute snowman with kids also.......they loved it.






What can I say? Another PERFECT trip to the mountains......Until next time!!!!!! Here's to a beautiful 2010!!!!! Cheers!