Say Cheese

We were taking pictures for Uncle Bryan and Auntie Angie!

Ski-bobbin'

The kids had so much fun being pulled on the sled behind the 4-wheeler. Uncle Steve looked like he was having fun too!

LeT it SNoW!!

We had tons of snow. It was way fun to pull Easton and Skylie around on the sled. Don’t you love the rubber gloves for water proofing their cloth ones! Hey whatever works is my motto.

Christmas Day

We had a fun Christmas! The kids were so cute with their stuffed animals!

Traditions to Continue

This year has been especially fun because every day we tried to do something that helped us feel Christmas spirit. Some days we sang, others we did little art projects, and some we just talked about Christ and why we have Christmas. We also tried to have Christmas music on at some point in the day. It was really nice. Two things to remember for next year are 1. I want to exchange homemade gifts and 2. make more Christmas goodies. I loved popcorn and movies on Christmas eve. I loved helping the kids make gingerbread houses too.

Wrapping Fun!

Tyler and I had so much fun wrapping our gifts and getting ready for Christmas.

Christmas Eve Jammies

Skylie is obsessed with 'kitties' and Easton is obsessed with Thomas the Train. Mommy and Daddy Delivered. They were so excited. I think Easton has worn them every night they have been clean.

More Gingerbread houses

The kids and I went to Auntie Janae’s house for the day. We had kids everywhere. There were 15 under the age of 15! It was a madhouse, but too much fun. Jeni, Kadie, Gracie and I made the graham cracker boxes. Then everyone decorated their own little house. It was way fun!

Mac and Lance and Devi

We were so lucky that it worked out for them to come.
Thank you guys so much. It was a way awesome to have you here.
They came on the 17th. We miss them. They left on the 21st.

The Furious 5

Tyler and Grandpa Simmons took Davis, Conner, Tanner out pheasant hunting today. They came back with 10 birds. The boys claim they shot all 10…We’ll just say Tyler and grandpa had fun! We have been experimenting with a few new pheasant recipes, they have been yummy.

All by Herself

Macey started sitting all by herself. She sits up but then her back gets tired after a few minutes and she folds in half and is stuck. She started rolling tummy to back on the 13th. It has been so nice because before she was rolling back to tummy but would get stuck and cry and cry. She is much happier now that she can do these things by herself.

Happy 3rd Birthday Easton

You are our sweetie pie. We love you so much. You are so smart, kind and patient. You are an amazingly good big brother. You have the biggest most forgiving heart. Thank you for always letting go and having fun! We are soo lucky to have you. You will always be my little sweetheart!

Happy 4th Birthday Easton Bug, SOOO Big!

This year has been so fun watching you grow up.  You say the funniest things.  You love to quote The Incredibles (do you remember thunderhead…), Ratatouille (What did the customer say…He like the soup!), Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E and many many more (the looks and French accent are the best part).  Today he said “Mom, don’t wash your pits in the sacred pool of tears!”  It is especially funny because he busts them out at the most opportune times.  He is good at calming a stressful moment with funny quotes.   He is a total crack up.  He is seriously crazy about Thomas the Tank engine and all the other characters.  As he opened his birthday presents he would scream the name of each car before I even had read it to him!  He knows his Thomas.  Funny thing is that we only have one Thomas movie, and we don’t let him watch it much (it isn’t our favorite).    He thinks he is soo big.   He picks up Macey and brings her to me…not good.  He knows a lot of letters and the numbers 1-10.  He likes puzzles and playing games as a family.  You have recently decided it is okay to pray again.  (You went through a stint when you wouldn’t.  You little naughty…;P)  Love you Sooooooooo much!On Friday, we did his real party.  It was fun, a zoo, but fun.  We had about 11 kids 4 and under at our house for two hours!  They had so much fun.  They each decorated a mini gingerbread house.  We made chocolate kiss pretzels, Easton blew out the candles on his Cupcake.  Ok, funny story, I thought I was going to be all cute and have a fun cupcake arrangement that the kids had decorated for the cake…that was a flop.  So instead he got one cupcake with four candles.   Everyone else devoured their cupcakes too.  We had fun.  A very special thanks to the moms who stayed and helped with the frosting and policing the party. 

Early Birthday

We did our family birthday for Easton the night before the big day. He was so excited for his presents. He had been begging to see Wall-E and have an ambulance. He also had been asking for Thomas the Train sets and trains. Well, the many people he loves so much came through! He was spoiled rotten. I think the first week he and Skylie watch Wall-E 10-15 times. I should not have let them watch so much, but I really like the movie too, and didn’t mind it. Plus, I got a lot done around the house! Fun. Fun. Fun. It was so funny. When he pulled out the clothes I expected him to toss them to the side but he said "A new outfit!!!" It was awesome!

Christmas!!

Yay, Christmas time is here! We had so much fun decorating the tree this year. Easton and Skylie put the ornaments on and took them off, and then they were on again(times 10). These guys love each other. They are best friends!