Twas the season

Well, I'm finally getting my Christmas blog done. I didn't feel like I took a lot of pictures since the last time I blogged but I guess I was wrong! I took a lot! We had an awesome Christmas this year. It was our first one all alone and it was very quiet! It was nice because I didn't have any distractions from my kids and I was able to watch and enjoy every minute of it. Right before Christmas my sister and her family came to visit so it was nice to have some family around for a bit. Than right after Christmas we headed to a cabin with Chad's family. We are small in numbers these days but we still had so much fun.

Right before Christmas we got a MONSTER snow storm. I couldn't believe how much snow we got.

The plow put all of the snow right in front of our house so the kids had a fun hill right outside!

That little black thing is Mike. He was loving every second of that storm.

I took a quick drive around to see the snow and when I drove past the city park I noticed a tree laying on the ground. The snow was so heavy and we that it broke a tree down!

Baby James

Mckenna and Casey

Mikey got a Motorcycle from Parker! It is his new favorite.

Christmas eve Jammies!!

Santa came!

He ate his cookies and Rudolph ate his carrot

I wasn't too into taking pictures Christmas morning, so I only got a few.

Gracie in her dress-ups and Chad helping Mike with his new dragon.

Onto the cabin! It wouldn't be the full experience without some tens&2's with Grandpa and Kaye.

Grace and Riley going to play in the snow!

Grandma took the kids for a walk

It was Freeeeezing.

Mike's turn to go down the hill!

mmm.... snow.

Riley's turn!

The cabin

crafting!!

carving the turkey

Gracie found grandpas glasses

Linda and her folks

The look of death

Making suckers!

Fa la la la la la la la la

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!!!!