Christmas 2010

Warning.... SUPER LONG POST!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas!

This year we had such a fun and busy Christmas! We are so blessed to have most of our family close enough to see on these special days! Tyf and her family are here for a week, so that was CrAzY having 4 kids 5 and under opening presents!!! But it was was so much fun!

On Christmas Eve We went over to Brett's parents house to celebrate Christmas with them! It was so great to be together and enjoy the company. We ate TONS of yummy food, opened gifts and went on golf cart rides to see all the lights in their neighborhood! Of course Gage couldn't stand it any longer and insisted on sitting on Grandma's lap and driving the golf cart. TOO FUNNY!*On the golf cart, looking at lights!
*Gage got "Your Baby Can Read"!!!!! YAY!
*Aunt B got Gage an awesome tractor! He LOVES it!
*Grandma Sherri made the boys pajamas and this was late in the evening! So excuse the faces.

After Grandma and Grandpa's house we came home, and SANTA came to our house, and left Gage LOTS of fun things!!!! He got his first Tricycle!!! Once he saw the trike and got on it, it was like there was nothing else in the room but he and his trike! It was so stinkin' cute!! Gage got lots of books, a hoodie, a new chair, and maracas! He was loving the noise! We had so much fun opening presents with Gage this year! He was so in to it!*Getting on the Trike! He knew exactly what to do!
*Finally able to tear himself away from the Trike to open other gifts!
*Maracas! Gotta love it!
*So excited to find candy in his stocking!
As soon as we finished opening gifts at our house, We went to my parents house. My sister is staying there so they were all ready to go once we got there! Barbie had breakfast all ready once we got there, I so love her traditional Christmas Breakfast, Cinnamon rolls, pigs in a blanket, fruit and fruit dip, and bacon! So yummy and easy to eat while tearing in to presents!
There were so many highlights of Barbie's house for Christmas! Cash got a new Bike. Santa brought balance beams (1 for Tyf's house and 1 for Barbie's house). Cloths, goodies for our pantry, a guitar, horses on sticks that the kids can ride,crayons, bath crayons, blankets and Oh So Much More!!!!*Not excited or anything! Check out the Ear to Ear grin!

*Gage wearing his Helmet! He totally hates it.

*Family Pic! I am getting so much better!
*Gage's FAVORITE Christmas decoration at Barbie's house. This ceramic gingerbread house plays music, and he is OBSESSED with it!

Santa!

Every year we are so very lucky that Grandma Sherri has a "VERY SPECIAL FRIEND" Santa who comes to visit! It is so fun to get people together and have a photo-op and not have to go to the mall with the rest of Arizona!

This year Tyf was here with her crew and Brian and Kimberly were there with their boys, and a nurse that Sherri works with brought her daughter too! It was so much fun!
Sherri had a snowflake for all the kids to color, and they all loved it!
Then Santa called from the neighbors house and we went over there!

*Reese Telling Santa she wants the "Toy Story" set for Christmas!
*Cash telling Santa he wants an iPhone!!!
*Carter LOVED Santa! HAHAHA
*Gage LOVED him even more than Carter!
*Tyf and I trying to at least get a picture with the 4 kids... WOW that was an adventure!
*Evan came prepared, he had the booklet of Transformers to show Santa exactly the ones he wanted!
*With Barbie and Uncle too!
*Sooo Classic of Tyf's kids!
*Brian and Kimberly with Evan and Kyle.
Kyle wasn't a fan either!
*Gage was perfectly fine if he didn't have to be next to or talked to by Santa!

This was so much fun, Brett and I totally loved watching the reactions of all the kids to Santa this year...Hopefully next year I will get a picture of Gage smiling with Santa, since the Baby will be too young to care! YAY!

22 Weeks!

With our lives being so hectic this past month, I have not been paying too much attention to how fast this pregnancy is going! Already in the middle of week 22! WOW! So fast! Now that my Best Friend, Kylie's wedding is over and I don't have a dress to fit in to, I feel like I blowing up like a balloon everyday!
We decorated for Christmas last night, except for our outside lights, but, both Brett and I aren't feeling very well the past couple of days, so when Brett is up to it, that is next on our agenda!
Oh and our tree is pretty bare this year, mostly because as we were putting ornaments on the tree a certain someone was taking them off!



*22 weeks, Gage LOVES giving "Sister" kisses!

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving my family came over and ate at my house! It was really fun, and I was REALLY excited/nervous to make my OWN turkey this year! The past couple of years My Mom has been there to:

#1 Do the gross parts!
#2 Touch the raw turkey!
#3 Tell me what to stuff it with!
But this year I did it all! Even the gross parts!
P.s. I thought the Neck came in a bag...but FYI it doesn't! haha
But it came out PERFECT! I was so happy!
I also tackled Gravy from scratch for the first time, and it was DELISH!
I was so, SOO Happy about that too!
*The Wii was on pretty much all day, and it was fun to have everyone over at our house!
After we ate We took the kids to the park to run off some of their energy!
It was so nice to have my sister and her family here for Thanksgiving this year!
I can't believe I have NO pictures of them!!


*Thanksgiving Day 2010!

Zoo Lights!

This year We went to Zoo Lights with my Parents, and My Sister, her Kiddos, and my Brother!!!

It was so much fun! And the kids all did amazing!
I so enjoy going to Zoo Lights every year, and It was so fun to go with my family and make it a fun night with everyone! We went on Members only night, the preview! And it was not busy at all! So perfect! We will go on that night every year from now on!
*Family Picture!
*Yes it is true, Austin is really that tall!
*The Kids all bundled up! It was chilly that night!
*Uncle, Reese and Cash got to ride on the Camel! They were in heaven!
*My parents!