Christmas 2015

It's that time of the year again...CHRISTMAS!!!! And it's hard for me to believe how fast the time has flown by this year. 2015 has been a crazy fun year for us. We have seen a lot of changes this year, however, more importantly, it has been a year that has brought us together as a family. Matt applied for, and was offered a dream job at UVU this year, I finished my bachelors degree (after starting it over ten years ago) and became a stay-at-home, and the kids have been enjoying more and more time together as they are learning they CAN be friends. This holiday season has also been a crazy and fun one with lots of activities and time spent together as a family.

My mom needed some photos of the kids for her newsletter, so while these were taken in November, the green and red outfits made them perfect for Christmas! (The only difference between taking them in November and December is the lack of snow)

On December 19th we spent the evening with the Olson family for our annual Olson Family Christmas Party. It has been fun for me to watch Abby blossom this year and spend less time with me and Matt, and more time playing with her cousins. And Liam, of course, tags along with is pretty much the cutest thing ever.

Mom and Austin (upper left), Taylor (Abby's best friend and second-cousin) and Abby (upper right), Chelsie and me (bottom left), Ryan and our cousin Zach (bottom right).

Me and Matt (upper left), Wes and Chelsie (upper right), and Abby, my cousin Tara's son Knox, and Liam (bottom). 

We played these super fun minute-to-win-it games at the party, it was a riot!

On Christmas Eve I took a couple of photos of me and Matt, and the kids, as we got ready for Santa to come. The kids opened their Christmas PJ's as well that night and I was able to get some very cute photos of my babies. It is surreal to me to think that this is Abby's fifth Christmas, and Liam's third. Biggest cliche ever, but they are growing up WAY to fast!

Christmas morning!!!!!

This and That...

I am so grateful for camera phones and the ability that I have to take a crazy amount of photos, haha. These are some of my favorites from December.

I just adore this girl. 

This is about as close to cuddling as my kids get, lol.

Austin and Liam putting trucks on Austin's skateboard, gotta teach them when they are young.

Took the kids for their first time bowling, they had a "ball". Haha, I crack myself up sometimes.

He does not find my picture taking amsuing.

My little winter girl through and through.

Poor guy tripped over me and bonked his head on the coffee table. We took him to the hospital to make sure everything was good. We were sent home about an hour after he was admitted with a bill of clean health :)

Date night!

Before we had our ER ordeal with Liam and his bonked head, we actually had a pretty fun night with the kids at our wards Christmas party.

So for a while now Abby has wanted to go to a barn. The only one I could think of was Rowley's Red Barn. It wasn't quite what she expected (she was sad they didn't have any animals inside the barn), but it was fun going as a family. Plus I got a frozen bag a raspberries, yum!

Sometimes when it snows all night and day, you've just got to make an igloo.

A girl and her pup. 

Abby's first every snowman! She made it all by herself and I love everything about it!

My daughter is a strange one...

They sure are a cute pair.

Sweetest girl ever.

Sometimes Liam rocks a man-bun.

I love nature, although I don't often spend as much time admiring it as I should. When I do take the time to enjoy it, I am always pleasantly surprised by what I find. 

She did pretty good for her first gingerbread house.

Just a little play-doh playn'.