Winter Break Favorites

Jam sessions at Uncle Greg an Aunt Erin's

Christmas eve Jammies

Our annual train ride to temple square.


Gift giving with the kids-

We have so many fabulous neighbors that we do a fundraiser instead of neighbor gifts, but we bend a little and every kid gets to pick one family to give something to.

Instead of a gingerbread house the kids made a gingerbread manger scene. It looks simple but it took all day!

After Christmas we took a tour through the LDS humanitarian center. It was a great way end the holiday. The kids even used part of their Christmas money and put together hygiene kits.

Man the holidays flew by fast this year, but we sure had some fun times.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Parties

Every year my aunt and uncle cut down a 20 foot tree and decorate it. What a feat!!!! We love going to their house for our annual family Christmas party! Our other annual Christmas party tradition with the neighbors, boy do they know how to through a party. Games and treats galore!







We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives!

Happy 13th Birthday!

Wow, officially a teenager! She loves life and is doing way more than I did at 13. She has so many " likes".....hanging with friends, singing, playing the piano and of coarse the violin, she likes to run and play volleyball. She loves her school newspaper class and right now wants to go into journalism. So far, she's a 4.0 student (but we've only had one quarter:)) What a fun kid to watch grow up!She started her B-day going out to breakfast with a friend, followed by the mall with more friends, then her grandma took her on a shopping spree to the gateway, next was cheesecake with the fam and a late night movie with another friend. She really packed it in.

Happy Birthday Bree!!!!

Happy Birthday Saydi

I can't believe it's been 11 years. I feel like the luckiest person in the world to be this girl's mother! She is the funnest kid to have around. My favorite thing about Saydi is that she always thinks about others before herself. Even today, when I took her to breakfast and asked her where she wanted to go, she said "wherever is the least expensive". And then she ended up bringing half of her food home to share with her siblings. Then when we went to Walmart to pick out a class treat, she decided on card games because someone in her class has a peanut allergy (and because Abby was looking for games to take to school today for her "game day".)She is constantly thinking of others.

What a gift! She loves doing hair! (I haven't had to do hers for years now) she LOVES GYMNASTICS AND CHEERLEADING and sometimes loves playing the piano.



She loves her cousins!

Happy Birthday SAYD!!!

Piano Recital

I am so proud of these girls!
Abby played "March of the Clones"


Saydi played "Ding Dong Merrily on High"

And we couldn't ask for a better piano teacher in the world!!!!!!

Moments

Bath time.....Kates favorite time of the day! "Love notes" out of Legos.

Happy Birthday Carter

Yes, this was nearly a month ago. I can't seem to get ahead enough to journal (blog). Carter had a fun Birthday. I can't believe he is 6. Some highlights were..... a Lego Creationary game, and a Star Wars Lego Wii game. Grandpa and Grandma joined us and so did the Hugies.

His sisters decorated for the party.
He just wanted cupcakes. (yea) I can't make cakes very well!

Happy Birthday Carter!