Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas staying here at home. It would be fun to be with extended family, but the hassle of traveling with 4 children seems to override that desire. We loved being together. Hailey and Andrew

Grant playing with all of the cars/trucks that he got. I don't think that he moved from this position all day.


New pajamas

Christmas Eve

We went over to our friends home on Christmas Eve. After eating and playing, all of the children participated in acting out the Nativity. They really got into it and were so cute. It was nice to revisit the true meaning of Christmas.

Let it snow...

We got together with the Bird family to tie dye snowmen shirts. They turned out so cute and the kids had a great time.

All I Want for Christmas...

Andrew lost his second tooth and now has a big gap. I was so excited that I made him sing "all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth."

Here is a special video for Sammi. We love you.

Little Sleeper

I just love this picture of Grant. He loves to sleep with his "buddies" and has to make sure that they are all covered. I have a very similar picture of myself as a child.

Andrew's Birthday

Andrew turned 7 this month and chose to go to Chuck E. Cheese. I mentioned to Chris that the last time we went to Chuck E. Cheese was last year for Andrew's birthday. Chris said, "It's been too short of a year." Anyway, all of the kids had a blast and then we came home for cake (the store bought kind per Andrew's request) and presents. All in all, it was a great day.

Gingerbread houses

OK, I took the easy way out this year and bought a preassembled kit. Loser. But, I have to tell you-it was WAY easier to get those silly houses to actually stand up. The kids loved them and there was significantly less candy in the kit which was also a bonus.

Circus Fun

We took everyone to the Barnum and Bailey circus on Friday. Grant can't stop talking about the elephants and we couldn't believe how flexible the contortionists were. When I grow up, I want to work in the circus!