Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas Joy

Christmas has come and gone way too fast, but it was a lot of fun!  This year I did a lot of homemade gifts which was great, but really time consuming.  Luckily Brodie was always there to help me out!


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We went down to my parents house  to celebrate with them Christmas Eve/Day, but first we got to visit cutie Keith.  He is so adorable. – perfection.
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For our Christmas Eve dinner the kids and I made homemade rolls…
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And we were supposed to have Christmas Goose  too…. but we accidentally left it in the freezer at home.  Whoops!  Good thing my parents also got a ham.  Here it is freshly killed though…
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Doesn’t it look delicious?

Christmas Eve we opened up presents at my parents house.  The kids were so excited and happy!  It was one of the highlights of my year…. especially since last years Christmas was a bust since we all had the flu.
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Angry Birds Game!

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I just painted a red dodgeball and some tin cans… big hit!  I love this age!

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Really neat 3D book that my grandma embroidered…

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Marshmallow Guns!

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BYU Shirts!

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Daddy’s Rootbeer Sampler

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The next morning we woke up to find that Santa had come!

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Then we headed to Bo’s grandparents house where we hung out for awhile and played with our presents more

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what better way to explain angry birds to grandma then to just have her play it!  And I love that Garrett has on his new Angry Birds t-shirt

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How adorable is this kid?

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We also went out to Gray Lodge (Scott family tradition to go there and watch the night flight on Christmas)  Guess who was excited?

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Then back to grandma and grandpa’s for dessert…. and gun practice….
Brodie showing Starlyn how it’s done

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And she’s got it!

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And one more cute one of Ryker

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Very busy Christmas indeed!  And then the next day I came down with the flu, followed by Brodie, followed by Bo,  followed by Ryker, and then Brodie again.  At least we waited until after Christmas this year…

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

It's Christmas Time Again...

We had our annual Ward Christmas party and then watch the light parade drive by.  It was freezing, but the kids love it.


This is a stinky picture of a decked out semi, but it is relevant because I want to gripe about how stinky my camera is.  It has gotten us by and has allowed for some great memories, but when it comes to night shots or any shots that require a flash - it becomes a piece of garbage.  I complain about it all the time.


Here is Ryker with one of my favorite babies - Collin.  He is 4 months old and a huge chunkster!  He is just about the same size as Ryker and it cracks me up.  He has rolls to die for and is so sweet!


The boys have been on a huge reading kick.  We pulled out a box full of books and it has provided hours of entertainment that mom approves of!


We finally got the tree decorated!  Brodie had a lot of fun helping and we actually waited to do it until Ryker fell asleep so we could enjoy the decorated tree for one evening.



Today we got a package in the mail and I opened it up thinking it was something that I had ordered.... but SURPRISE!!!  It was a brand new camera!  That Bo -- he spoils me!  I love, love, love it!  It is just perfect!  And can't you tell the difference?




The kids and I made some birdseed ornaments for the outside tree.  They were really easy to make, very kid friendly, and we love watching the tweety birds enjoy the seeds from our window.  Great project!




Brodie's been a great tree fixer.  Ryker pulls the red balls off and Brodie puts them back on:



Ryker is just as handsome as always!



He loves playing with the horse ornaments too.


Who wants to go halvsies on Photoshop with me?