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Tis the season. Since announcing our news, I hope everyone is cutting me a little slack for the lack of posts. It took everything in me to post this one! I know I'll regret it if I don't do it, life is happening now people! Anyways, my pictures go too far back to update everything, so we'll just stick to Temple Square. My family and I went to SLC to see the lights and have a night on the town. We just ate some dinner and walked around for five minutes. It was right after the cold front moved in and it was FREEZING. But the kid's loved it and it is a tradition from now on so we knew we had to do it.

Just a random pic of me and my Lizzy Poo

Gracie made a gingerbread house at school. I was so proud of her! She did a great job.

It's possible he is the cutest ever.

And so are they.

Yay! We are both looking!

We were all supposed to close our eyes, Gracie is just the only one doing it right :)

success!

More sucker making! This time went a lot smoother.

Merry Christmas everyone! For the first time in my life I am spending Christmas with my own family. Not at my house, not at Chad's... at our home. I'm so excited. A little sad, but mostly excited. I can't wait to start traditions with my own kids and to see their faces on Christmas morning. There won't be much to distract me from that this year. So until 2011, Goodbye!!!!

This week

Last weekend we went to Logan to visit Chad's parents. I always love going up there this time of year because of all the snow and the fog. The kids always love to go sledding and make gingerbread houses. They have been pretty bored around the house so it was nice to get out and go visit family. Before we left we had to get the tree up! The kids were such good helpers this year.

Sledding! This was in the middle of the day but the fog was so bad you could hardly see.
Grace was catching Mike before he went to the bottom of the hill

Grandpa and the kids coming up the hill

Little Mike

Grandpa and Gracie's turn!

Mikey's turn!

Grandpa and Grandma got a couple of black kitty's. They sure are cute!

Gingerbread houses!!

Gracie and Dad vs Mom and Mike

Mom and Mike's

Gracie and Dads

Making suckers for our sucker tree!! We mostly made a mess. And like five suckers.

Yep, I'm one of those people that takes pictures of their animals. This is how we found Roxy and Tie asleep last night.

Can't contain ourselves!!

We are over the moon excited to announce our 4 will become 5 in June!
(reason for blog slackoff.)

Finally

I finally got it working. I'm not sure what was up but here we are! Our week was nuts. Last week I decided to go to Kanab on Sunday night so Chad could have a few days to get caught up at home. BIG MISTAKE. The weather wasn't too bad but people don't know how to slow down in the snow so there were like fifteen accidents from I-70 to Beaver (about twenty miles) The kids and I were stuck on the freeway for 3 hours! It was amazing. Really. Worst trip ever. Angels were with us because it could have been a lot worse. The kids did okay thank goodness for DVD players. When they started getting restless we just put on our snow stuff and played in the snow! What normally takes 4 hours took us almost ten. argh....

Grace on I-15 north of Beaver

Finally at Grandmas! Gracie and Anna painting their nails

Ohh baby Carsyn. I love this gal!

What is a trip to Kanab without some Junction take out?

Of course Grandma bought the kids matching jammies. Grace and Anna put them on quick and ate their ice cream.

Baby James started pulling this stink face. It was hilarious!

James and Carsyn

The day before Thanksgiving. Let the baking begin!

Lex got her clip in extensions and we all just had to try them on.

By far my fav pic

James and Mike

Dax got to spend Thanksgiving with us this year! It was so fun to have these little boys play together. We can't wait for Dexton to come join them!

The kids table (I love that the girls are playing cards and the boys are on the Ipad)

Grandpa and James

Chase chugging some lemon juice.

Aunt Rhonda and Ty. We missed Hayden this year!

I was in charge of Yams this year. I didn't find out until after I made them that it was an option to buy them in a can.

Dax man

Waiting for the big dinner!

For some reason this is one of the Cutler family's favorite past times. Find a camera and take as many silly pics as you can. I only posted three.

My cute mamma.

Again with the stink face. (James, not Casey)

Chad wishing he could sit at the kid table

The feast! And yes that is gravy in that silver pot.

Everyone in attendance! (minus me)

Clayton literally passed out after dinner

Clean up!

Nap time. (me, Casey, Kenna and Chase) You can't even see Casey but she is right next to me.

Bingo! The kids were intense

I love this pic because of the background people

Raking leaves to play in!

Also, Chad turned 30 on the 28th!! Crazy. I feel so bad I didn't get more pictures! I was too in the moment I guess. His big gift was we signed him up for flight school! His first flight is on Thursday. He is pretty stoked! Even though it scares me to death I know he'll do awesome! I Love you babe!


Chad reading his picture book we made. 30 reasons we love him.

Opening the book that says Pilot 2011

It was a really fun week! I'm glad it's over. Bring on Christmas.