Happy New Year 2019!

We had a fun New Year's party at Tricia's house with lots of games and yummy food! The kids had their own party downstairs and loved it.

And here's my 2018 Top Nine Photos...

Getaway in SLC

Adam booked a little getaway weekend in Salt Lake for one of my Christmas presents. We stayed downtown and went to see the lights at temple square. After we had dinner at Ruth's Chris, which was delicious!

We also had a couple massage and this yummy brunch. It was a super relaxing weekend and a nice little getaway!

Mickelsen Christmas

We spent the other half of our time with the Mickelsen's. We did our yearly tradition of reading the nativity story and having the kids dress up. Liam was Joseph and Gigi was a sheep.

Gigi had lots of sleepovers (which I didn't get pics of) and Liam had Dex over too.


Adam took the kids sledding one morning

And of course we had to get some Waffle Love! So good!!!

Craw Christmas

We spent half of our time in Utah with the Craw's. Christmas Day the kids woke up to wonderful present from Bill and Georgia......
a trip to Hawaii!!!!!


We then opened up our presents but I forgot to take pics! Anne and I decided to go for a run since the weather was so nice. We had to wear our matching leggings!

We played lots of rounds of Dominoes

Gigi and Liam decorated a gingerbread house

We went to Mary Poppins together

And our Christmas/New Year lobster dinner, which was amazing!!!

Christmas Jammies Part II

We decided to do a family photo with everyone in Christmas jammies and I love it! I think it will become a yearly tradition now!

Grandma Jim and all the grandkids, so cute!

 Bill and Georgia with the grandkids

Bill, Grandma Jim, and Georgia

 The Reeder Fam

 And everybody (except Dave & Theresa!)

and of course Kramer, Ozzie and Buddy

December Happenings

A few happenings in December...

Gigi's Author Study at school...

Liam's gingerbread house he made at school

Liam kindergarten Christmas party

Getting a mani/pedi with Gigi

Santa Buddy

Christmas at Home

This year we went to Utah for Christmas so we had to open our presents early so I didn't have to bring them all with us! The night before the kids left this cute note for Santa...

And here is our {early} Christmas morning...

Christmas Jammies

I love matching holiday jammies and have to get a pic of Gigi and Liam in them every year! Gigi picked them out and of course she wanted the onesie kind!

Christmas Decor + Basement Pics!

I love decorating for Christmas every year, even if it is a lot of work! I love how special it feels and the sparkling lights throughout the house. Here's my decorations this year...

one of my favorite decorations is this little snowman that Gigi made a couple of years ago! She is quite the little artist!

And I finally remembered to take pics of our basement decorations...

love this little ceramic penguin that Gigi painted!

the gallery wall with some tinsel garland...

a little Christmas village on top of our entertainment center. The houses light up at night!

and of course I had to have a little Christmas tree to make it more festive!

So that's our home decorated for Christmas!